On Mar 10, 12:21*pm, TakeFlight wrote:
Had a dual flight the other day at RDU (runway diagram link at bottom
for reference). We requested runway 14 for departure, and ground told
us "taxi to runway 14 via Juliet, Charlie, hold short of 23L" (we were
departing from the general aviation ramp).

Yes, this really depends on the airport and is very common when two
runway's approach section are right on top of each other. I've seen
the same thing at Albuquerque international. When I asked ground to
cross the "hold short" runway they thought I was an idiot and told me
to ask tower. In anycase, your CFI probably had this inside
information to avoid ground from thinking you're crazy. As pilots we
learn the general rules for airports all over the place but some
controller who's only worked ground at one airport probably thinks its
normal and us "out-of-town" pilots are odd.

-Robert, CFII