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ATC instructs: "Cessna 9AB, hold short runway 27." What is the correct readback?

Choices

  • "Roger, Cessna 9AB."

    Incorrect. Review the explanation and the cited FAA reference for the correct answer.

  • "Holding short, Cessna 9AB."

    Incorrect. Review the explanation and the cited FAA reference for the correct answer.

  • ✓ "Cessna 9AB, hold short runway 27."correct

    Hold short instructions require a full readback including the runway number and your callsign. This is a mandatory readback item per AIM 4-3-18. A simple "roger" or "wilco" is insufficient for hold short instructions.

  • "Wilco, runway 27, Cessna 9AB."

    Incorrect. Review the explanation and the cited FAA reference for the correct answer.

Why

Hold short instructions require a full readback including the runway number and your callsign. This is a mandatory readback item per AIM 4-3-18. A simple "roger" or "wilco" is insufficient for hold short instructions.

FAA source: AIM 4-3-18(a), Pilot/Controller Glossarybrowse the reference library →

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