FAR DECODED — GLOSSARY

STAND BY

Definition

STAND BY

Means the controller or pilot must pause for a few seconds, usually to attend to other duties of a higher priority. Also means to wait as in “stand by for clearance.” The caller should reestablish contact if a delay is lengthy. “Stand by” is not an approval or denial.

Source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).

Where This Term Is Used

74 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.