Low Visibilty Hold Short

#1

New York Region Low Visibilty

As I’m sure many of you who have flown on the expert server today have noticed, the visibility is quite low at KJFK. I would just like to warn all pilots that for your own safety, you should be holding short at the low visibility hold short lines. Now you may be thinking, what are those? Well here is a photo of a low visibility hold short line and a normal hold short line below. (Top: Low Visibilty, Bottom: Normal.)

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As you can see, the two lines look quite different. On a day like today when the visibility is only 1.61km, you should be holding short at the low visibility line for your own aircrafts safety. It is not so that you’re not in the way of other aircraft but so that when whatever is on final is not able to see very far in front of them, you are out of the way.

Yes, I know, this is only a simulator, but let’s get the most out of it and fly as realistically as possible especially if you’re on the expert server. An experience I just had today was when I was on final flying the Boeing 787-9 and with the visibility so low, I was slightly out of lign and not totally lined up even after making sure to follow the localizer exactly with an airplane parked directly beside the runway. It was a pretty close call. Anyway I hope that everyone understands my statement that for full realism in this wonderful simulator, follow real airport rules.

Fly safe!

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#2

I don’t mean to be picky, but the correct terminology for the “low visibility” hold is called the “ILS Hold”. Just thought I’d pipe in that little information. Otherwise, excellent post. On days like this it’s important for people to understand different pavement markings.

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#3

Thanks for the info! Don’t worry I didn’t find that picky at all, I knew what that meant and I was just describing it in my own words to hopefully make it easier to understand for others. Cheers!

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#4

Thanks for the tip! I’ll be sure to look out for the ILS Hold

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#5

The line is the ILS hold line. All aircraft are suppose to hold short of it anytime another aircraft is flying the ILS.

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#6

If you read my comment above, I was just trying to make the explaining easier for others to understand. Take care.

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#7

I really enjoyed this tip as well as some of the guys adding the correct terminology for ILS hold short line. Look at me talking like a pro 😁

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#8

That’s what it is, I thought it was like underground piping or something xD

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#9

Thanks, and yes, this community always seems to be willing to give help whenever it’s needed!

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#10

Thanks for tip! I actually didn’t even know about this.

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#11

Very informative post - I had no idea! :)

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#12

Thanks, new info for me

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#13

Sorry, just making sure you knew.

#14

It’s totally fine. Your comment was a good help for those who didn’t know!

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#15

This is also shown in here:

I already knew this information but it still serves as a good resource for others - great job!

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#16

Yes, I knew very well about pages like this, although, people are most likely not going to be researching this kind of thing so I thought that I would make a post to bring attention to it once again as it seems that not too many people know. Thanks for sharing though. :)

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#17

Thanks for clearing that up :)

Talking about hold short lines: Here’s a friendly reminder to everyone who still didn’t get this:

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#18

very nice and informative post

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#19

Wow, I never really knew that these even existed up until recently xD

#20

You’re not the only one. Most people don’t notice them because they’re taxiing 30kts. 😂

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