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Sample test figure: Runway holding position marking (approaching from the taxiway)

FAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement · asked on the Private Pilot test

Sample test figureRunway holding position marking (approaching from the taxiway)FAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement
How to read it: Two solid lines on your side and two dashed lines on the far side: you are on the taxiway, hold short here until cleared onto the runway.

1 FAA question that refer to this figure

  1. Question 1 · Private Pilot

    From the cockpit, this marking confirms the aircraft to be

    • A.on a taxiway, about to enter runway zone.
    • B.on a runway, about to clear.
    • C.near an instrument approach clearance zone.
    Show answer and explanation

    Correct: B. on a runway, about to clear.

    The image is a runway boundary sign: yellow background with a black graphic of the runway holding position marking, two solid lines and two dashed lines. AIM 2-3-9 says it faces the runway and is seen by the pilot exiting the runway, as a cue for when the aircraft is clear of the runway. Seen from the dashed-line side (the runway side), with the solid lines ahead, you are on the runway about to clear it. A pilot on a taxiway about to enter a runway would see the solid-line side and a red runway holding position sign. An ILS critical area boundary sign shows a different, ladder-like graphic.

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