CFI and his 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 XXX cleared for take-off.
Std: “What should I do? What should I do?”
Inst: “What do you think you should do?”
(think-think-think)


White-tailed_deer

Std: “Maybe if I taxi toward him it’ll scare him away.”
Inst: “That’s a good idea.”
(Taxi toward deer, but deer is macho, and holds position.)

Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for take-off, runway NN.
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 XXX, uh, there’s a deer down here on the runway.
(long pause)

Tower: Roger XXX, hold your position. Deer on runway NN cleared for immediate departure.
(Two seconds, and then — by coincidence — the deer bolts from the runway, and runs back into the woods.)
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for departure, runway NN. Caution wake turbulence, departing deer.

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Tebsu
Tebsu
13 years ago

its “cleared for takeoff” not “cleared for departure”.

Ciccio
Ciccio
13 years ago

wow Tebsu, you are a really good pilot!

onlyvfr
onlyvfr
13 years ago

In the UK it is cleared for a departure. Not sure that it is different Tebsu hails from.

Ivan
Ivan
13 years ago

Funny! That is a Deer with a transponder in it 😀

Flo
Flo
13 years ago

wanna fly a deer….

galileo mkenya
galileo mkenya
13 years ago

the deer had a radio on tower freq. nice one

tebsu
tebsu
13 years ago

being cleared for a departure or being cleared for takeoff are 2 totally different things. i just say that, because too much people will remember wrong

anonymous
anonymous
13 years ago

the first pilot is really an idiot. how can people make a statement like that? ill really be sad if he holds a FAA license

ella_dani
ella_dani
13 years ago

This reminds me for my work place. Last week our airport was close because of a deer …… 🙂

Capt777
Capt777
12 years ago

seems its made up.. but still kinda funny

Just a Guy
Just a Guy
11 years ago

At CAFB, a deer crossed in front of a T-38. That deer is now exposed in a wall…of two different rooms!