Under FO restrictions for pilots with less than 100 hours, which runway condition is listed?

• A. Runway contaminated with water, snow, slush, or similar
• B. Runway with rain only
• C. Dry runway
• D. Icy patches only

Answer: (A)

Runway surface conditions have a big impact on takeoff and landing safety, especially for pilots with limited experience. For pilots with under 100 hours, restrictions are placed to avoid situations where reduced friction could overwhelm maneuvering ability. The listed condition uses the explicit term for a surface that can compromise grip—runway contaminated—and it includes common hazards like standing water, snow, slush, or ice (or other similar substances). That broad phrasing is what triggers the restriction, because it covers a range of real-world surface hazards that increase risk. A dry runway is the baseline with optimum friction, so it isn’t restricted. A runway with rain alone is wet but not automatically categorized as contaminated in the same way, and icy patches are indeed hazardous but are encompassed by the broader contaminated category. Thus, the correct choice reflects the standard description of the restricted condition for low-hour pilots.