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Key Takeaways:

  • While waiting to taxi at Charlotte County Airport, the author overheard a pilot report a turtle "taxiing" toward runway 22.
  • Shortly after, another pilot humorously inquired, "What type of airplane is he in?"
  • The author concluded the anecdote by noting the turtle never reported its "five Ws."
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I was picking up my Cherokee 160 at the Charlotte County (Florida) airport after IFR/weight-and-balance certifications.

As I was preparing to taxi out, I heard another pilot report there was a turtle that was “taxiing” toward runway 22.

Not too long after this report, I heard yet another taxiing pilot ask the question, “What type of airplane is he in?”

I never did hear the turtle report any of it’s five Ws!


Arthur L. Hewitt
via e-mail

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