JO 7110.65 3-8-1

Establish the sequence of arriving and departing aircraft by requiring them to adjust flight or ground operation, as necessary, to achieve proper spacing.

PHRASEOLOGY-

CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.

CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF OR HOLD SHORT/HOLD IN POSITION/TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY (traffic).

EXTEND DOWNWIND.

MAKE SHORT APPROACH.

NUMBER (landing sequence number),

FOLLOW (description and location of traffic),

or if traffic is utilizing another runway,

TRAFFIC (description and location) LANDING RUNWAY (number of runway being used).

TRAFFIC (description and location) LANDING THE PARALLEL RUNWAY

CIRCLE THE AIRPORT.

MAKE LEFT/RIGHT THREE-SIXTY/TWO SEVENTY.

GO AROUND(additional instructions as necessary).

CLEARED TO LAND.

CLEARED:

TOUCH-AND-GO,

or

STOP-AND-GO,

or

LOW APPROACH.

CLEARED FOR THE OPTION,

or

OPTION APPROVED,

or

UNABLE OPTION, (alternate instructions).

or

UNABLE (type of option), OTHER OPTIONS APPROVED.

NOTE-

The “Cleared for the Option” procedure will permit an instructor pilot/flight examiner/pilot the option to make a touch‐and‐go, low approach, missed approach, stop‐ and‐go, or full stop landing. This procedure will only be used at those locations with an operational control tower and will be subject to ATC approval.After ATC approval of the option, the pilot should inform ATC as soon as possible of any delay on the runway during their stop-and-go or full stop landing.

For proper helicopter spacing, speed adjustments may be more practical than course changes.

Read back of hold short instructions apply when hold instructions are issued to a pilot in lieu of a takeoff clearance.

REFERENCE-

FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 3-7-2 , Taxi and Ground Movement Operations.

AIM, Para 4-3-22, Option Approach.