Wake Turbulence
This instructor and a student are holding on the runway for departing cross
traffic when
suddenly a deer runs out of the nearby woods, stops in the middle of the runway,
and just
stands there looking at them.
Tower: Cessna ABC cleared for take-off.
Std: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Inst: "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std: "Maybe if I taxi toward him it'll scare him away."
Inst: "That's a good idea."
(Taxis toward deer, but deer is macho, and holds position.)
Tower: Cessna ABC cleared for take-off, runway 19.
Std: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Inst: "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std: "Maybe I should tell the tower."
Inst: "That's a good idea."
Std: "Cessna ABC, uh, there's a deer down here on the runway."
(long pause)
Tower: Roger ABC, hold your position. Deer on runway 19 cleared for immediate
departure.
(Two seconds, and then--I presume by coincidence--the deer bolts
from the runway, and runs
back into the woods.)
Tower: Cessna ABC cleared for departure, runway 19. Caution wake turbulence,
departing deer.
- It had to be tough keeping that Cessna rolling straight for take-off.
Back to PSTAR Section 7 - Wake
Turbulence
This page written 3 July 2003 by Robyn Stewart.
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