This 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 085 cleared for take-off.
Std:    "What should I do?  What should I do?"
Inst:   "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std:    "Maybe if I taxi toward him it'll scare him away."
Inst:   "That's a good idea."
(Taxis toward deer, but deer is macho, and holds position.)
Tower:  Cessna 085 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 085, uh, there's a deer down here on the runway.
(long pause)
Tower:  Roger 085, hold your position.  Deer on runawy NN cleared for
    immediate departure.
(Two seconds, and then--I presume by coincidence--the deer bolts from
the runway, and runs back into the woods.)
Tower:  Cessna 085 cleared for departure, runway NN. Caution wake
    turbulence, departing deer.
It had to be tough keeping that Cessna rolling straight for take-off.
Jay
--- GoldED/386 2.50+
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