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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot at Charlotte County Florida airport reported a turtle "taxiing" towards runway 22.
  • Another pilot humorously misinterpreted the report, asking what type of airplane the turtle was in.
  • The author noted the turtle never provided standard pilot information, playing on the absurdity of the situation.
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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 its five Ws!


Arthur L. Hewitt
via e-mail

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