Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Mike Weller" wrote in message
news:1124231216.c341073bb004b05a4f8ce94bd50ab494@o nlynews...

I've never felt comfortable sitting in "position and hold". And I've
done it many times.

My opinion is that it is much better to taxi onto the runway and kind
of sit sideways, so you can see everything.

That's so much better than thinking, "I hope no one is behind us!"



The purpose of P&H is to expedite the flow of traffic. Sitting kind of
sideways delays your departure.

Slightly, but having another airplane land on top of you delays your
departure even more.

Matt