PLT140: Land and Hold Short (LAHSO)
What code PLT140 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Land and Hold Short (LAHSO) before your checkride.
Recall airport operations - LAHSO
What this means for your checkride
Land and hold short operations (LAHSO) ask a pilot to land and stop before an intersecting runway, taxiway, or point. You may accept only if the available landing distance is adequate for your airplane and conditions; you can always decline, and a student pilot should not accept a LAHSO clearance.
LAHSO involves a firm stopping commitment near crossing traffic, so the FAA tests when to accept, the available-landing-distance check, and the right to decline.
Pilots feel obligated to accept a LAHSO clearance. Acceptance is the pilot's choice; if the distance is marginal or you are unsure, decline and ATC accommodates you.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.