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Offline ups702

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JFK Turtle
« on: June 15, 2006, 20:14:24 UTC »
Just when you thought you'd heard everything, you're proved wrong. This is my first attempt at clipping from archives, so hopefully it works. Dead air and other traffic removed.

Enjoy!
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Offline Jason

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2006, 20:53:04 UTC »
Quote from: ups702 on June 15, 2006, 20:14:24 UTC
Just when you thought you'd heard everything, you're proved wrong. This is my first attempt at clipping from archives, so hopefully it works. Dead air and other traffic removed.

Enjoy!

That was great!

Thanks for the clip,
Jason
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Offline Jeff Turner

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2006, 13:19:14 UTC »
Reminds me of that Jim Carrey Movie... "turrrrlte"  "turrrrlte" 

LOL

Good one...

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Offline Jason

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2006, 14:12:06 UTC »
Quote from: Jeff Turner on June 16, 2006, 13:19:14 UTC
Reminds me of that Jim Carrey Movie... "turrrrlte"  "turrrrlte" 

LOL

Good one...


Isn't that from a Dana Carvey movie?  Funny clip nonetheless...

Jason
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Offline digger

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2006, 13:14:54 UTC »
When I first saw this thread, I thought it was about this incident, which has been circulating on the web for years:

http://www.eddh.de/x-files/dl_files/twa-turtle.pdf
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Offline bcrosby

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2006, 01:47:52 UTC »
no offence to the turtle..  but.. why worry about it anyways?

what kind of damage could it to do the aircraft?
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Offline digger

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2006, 09:46:01 UTC »
It might adversly affect a jet engine that it got sucked into, and yes, that could happen. Google for news stories about people being sucked into jet engines (mechanics, who got too close during runups, for example), and you'll find some.
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Offline AB8820

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2006, 22:58:45 UTC »
"...he's now about 3 1/2 feet to the left of the centerline, heading west..."

LOOOL!
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Offline atchockey

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2006, 23:11:53 UTC »
I was on a jumpseat ride on DAL back in the days when ATC could ride on the flightdeck. We were taxiing out to the rwy at MCO when I noticed ahead an object on the taxiway.  I mentioned it to the captain. It turned out to be a 4' long alligator blocking the taxiway.  After a few minutes waiting , the captain spooled up an engine and the gator scurried off the rwy.


Turtles and geese were common sightings on the rwy at APN when I was controlling in the Air Force.
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Offline Jason

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2006, 23:40:43 UTC »
Quote from: atchockey on June 26, 2006, 23:11:53 UTC
I was on a jumpseat ride on DAL back in the days when ATC could ride on the flightdeck. We were taxiing out to the rwy at MCO when I noticed ahead an object on the taxiway.  I mentioned it to the captain. It turned out to be a 4' long alligator blocking the taxiway.  After a few minutes waiting , the captain spooled up an engine and the gator scurried off the rwy.


Turtles and geese were common sightings on the rwy at APN when I was controlling in the Air Force.

Nice story!  The best is when the runway condition is commonly reported nil in parts of canada due to the...uh...let's say "goose waste."

My dad had to hold short of an alligator a year or so ago...the thing just wouldn't move and both spooling up the engines and TRs didn't do a thing.  I guess patience is key in those situations..

Jason
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Offline Jeff Turner

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Re: JFK Turtle
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2006, 14:24:27 UTC »
Quote from: Jason on June 16, 2006, 14:12:06 UTC
Quote from: Jeff Turner on June 16, 2006, 13:19:14 UTC
Reminds me of that Jim Carrey Movie... "turrrrlte"  "turrrrlte" 

LOL

Good one...


Isn't that from a Dana Carvey movie?  Funny clip nonetheless...

Jason

Damn... Your right... Oh well... Both were pretty good movies

[MOD: Edited post to take it out of quote brackets]
« Last Edit: June 30, 2006, 14:29:24 UTC by Jason »
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