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Old March 6th 06, 02:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default FAA to be phasing out "position and hold" in the US



Ron Natalie wrote:


You betcha. As a matter of fact, there IS NO POSITION AND HOLD AT
NIGHT as a result of one such crash.


You're partially right. There's no position and hold at an intersection
at night. This was because of the crash in LA where a 737 ran over a
Metroliner a few thousand feet down the runway.