HOLDING POSITIONS
Join Date: May 2000
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Holding Position sounds like "Hold in Position", which means "Line up and wait" to a lot of Pilots from around the world, especially Americans. It is unsafe to use, and thankfully my LCE agrees.
Also, the Mats Pt 1 phraseology says to use it, but when someone asks you what a holding position is, what do you say? You look it up in the Mats Glossary, and find that it's not there. However, Holding Point IS defined in the Glossary.
A complete contradiction, that highlights the rocky road that we're being led down. At least I managed to photocopy the Amendment to stick in my Mats - it sounds like I'm going to be one of the few with a complete copy soon.
Common sense, or unsensible budgeting?
Also, the Mats Pt 1 phraseology says to use it, but when someone asks you what a holding position is, what do you say? You look it up in the Mats Glossary, and find that it's not there. However, Holding Point IS defined in the Glossary.
A complete contradiction, that highlights the rocky road that we're being led down. At least I managed to photocopy the Amendment to stick in my Mats - it sounds like I'm going to be one of the few with a complete copy soon.
Common sense, or unsensible budgeting?
