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Operations

# STAND BY

SDBY, STBY

TERM · Operations

At a glance

## Meaning of STAND BY

Means the controller or pilot must pause for a few seconds, usually to attend to other duties of a higher priority.

### More about 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.

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