I wonder if it's got anything to do with the recent introduction of heli phraseology.Hold (position?) in the hover is now standard R/T,but applicable on runways etc.Might be a case of right phrase,wrong circumstance.If that's the case has the CAA introduced dodgy R/T?
We used the phrase''Lift into the hover,standby for departure'' for 30years and 1.5 million heli movements.Never went wrong,as heli pilots always use those terms.
now.