Important Info from PRC Tower

Hi Everyone,

Below please find the new "Line Up And Wait" phraseology change becoming effective September 30th. I will also be posting some of these around public, ramp, and hangar areas to let our local pilots know what to expect. It's a pretty simple change but if anyone has any questions just give us a call here at the tower. If we have someone to send over to the next PAUA meeting we'll try and do that too.

Jim Lucia
PRC ATCT
928-445-2160

ATTENTION: All Pilots

Effective September 30, 2010 the FAA (nationally) will be using different phraseology to instruct an aircraft to taxi onto the runway and hold, awaiting takeoff clearance.

OLD Phraseology: “N12345 PRESCOTT TOWER, RUNWAY TWO ONE LEFT POSITION AND HOLD”
This authorized an aircraft to taxi onto runway 21L, and wait for a takeoff clearance.

NEW Phraseology: “N12345 PRESCOTT TOWER, RUNWAY TWO ONE LEFT, LINE UP AND WAIT”.
This authorizes an aircraft to taxi onto runway 21L, and wait for a takeoff clearance.

This new phraseology mirrors the phraseology in use by other countries that use ICAO rules.

NOTE: The phraseology used by a controller to tell an airborne aircraft that another aircraft is “HOLDING IN POSITION” does not change. Also, when an aircraft is holding on the runway, and the tower issues an amended clearance, but does not clear the aircraft for takeoff, the phraseology “HOLD IN POSITION” does not change.

Questions? Contact Prescott Tower @ 928-445-2160