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Plane taxis to Orlando gate _ after alligator crosses tarmac
Most times it’s bad weather or bird strikes that delay flights. This time it was an alligator. Anthony Velardi says his plane had just landed at the Orlando International Airport on Monday when he spotted the large reptile casually lumbering across the tarmac toward a pond. He posted a 10-second video on Facebook. Velardi says the Spirit Airlines flight had to wait about five minutes before it could taxi to the gate. He says an airport truck arrived at the pond to make sure the alligator didn’t… (fox2now.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Many years ago (early ' 70's) I was taxiing a Cessna 172 for take off at SYR. Several maintenance trucks were on runway, but when they departed and after run-up, Tower said Cessna November xxxx cleared for take off. Caution - wake turbulence - departing box turtle.
He just wanted to give the people a full Florida experience.
"Tarmac" = any area on the grounds of any airport other than that of...oh, heck, I'm a millennial reporter, so the "tarmac" is everywhere and everything in, about, and near an airport, including ramps, taxiways, and runways!
My father was hired in the 30's to kill rabbits on the Indianapolis/Wier Cook/IND runway.
Must have been a tail dragger...
It might have been a COMFORT creature that broke away from it's master.