Subchapter 10.2 – Complete Flight Sequence with Detailed Commentary

You push back and taxi. Five minutes later, you arrive at the runway hold line and are ready to line up.

Line Up Clearance

Salzburg Tower · OE-DMS

PILOT: OE-DMS, holding short runway zero-six, ready for line up.

TOWER: OE-DMS, line up runway zero-six.

PILOT: Line up runway zero-six, OE-DMS.

Analysis: You are now on the runway, positioned for takeoff, but not yet cleared to take off. You must wait for the explicit "CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF" instruction.