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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 9:31 pm
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Originally Posted by thorntow
In FAA Air Traffic Control phraseology, there in no such phraseology as @Cleared to line up and wait. The proper phraseology is "(aircraft call sign) taxi into position and hold, (reason for hold)." The acft should reply with an acknowledgement.
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