Don't land on the green runway.

[Vaughn Simon]

PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several other fixes,
they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to approaching
aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension, keep in mind that
there are no sod runways at KPBI!

Newspaper article:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/03/22/m1a_green_paint_0322.html

Vaughn


--
Will poofread for food.

[John Clear]

In article >,
Vaughn Simon > wrote:
>PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
>Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
>taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several
>other fixes,
>they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to approaching
>aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension, keep in
>mind that
>there are no sod runways at KPBI!

Livermore (LVK) has a similiar problem, and their solution was to
paint 'taxi' in big letters on the taxiway right where the runway
identifier would be.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lvk&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.974572,92.8125&ie=UTF8&ll=37.693665,-121.810758&spn=0.003201,0.005665&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr

John
--
John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

[Cubdriver]

Wouldn't international orange be more to the point?

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:51:14 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"
> wrote:

>PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
>Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
>taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several other fixes,
>they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to approaching
>aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension, keep in mind that
>there are no sod runways at KPBI!
>
>Newspaper article:
>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/03/22/m1a_green_paint_0322.html
>
>Vaughn

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

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[Mike Isaksen]

"John Clear" wrote ...
> Livermore (LVK) has a similiar problem, and their solution
> was to paint 'taxi' in big letters on the taxiway right where
> the runway identifier would be.

Whatever happened with the Continental pilots who mistakenly landed on the
taxiway at Newark Liberty (EWR) last year? Was anything done to change the
visual clues at that field?

[Peter Dohm]

"John Clear" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Vaughn Simon > wrote:
>>PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
>>Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
>>taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several
>>other fixes,
>>they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to
>>approaching
>>aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension, keep in
>>mind that
>>there are no sod runways at KPBI!
>
> Livermore (LVK) has a similiar problem, and their solution was to
> paint 'taxi' in big letters on the taxiway right where the runway
> identifier would be.
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lvk&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.974572,92.8125&ie=UTF8&ll=37.693665,-121.810758&spn=0.003201,0.005665&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr
>
> John
> --
> John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/
>
Sshhh! Not only is that too practical and not political enough for
southeastern Florida, but the same is true in Kalifornia. So don't let them
find out in Sacramento. Come to think of it; for God/s sake, don't let them
find out what Sacramento means!

Peter

[Hamish Reid]

In article >,
"Peter Dohm" > wrote:

> "John Clear" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Vaughn Simon > wrote:
> >>PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
> >>Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
> >>taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several
> >>other fixes,
> >>they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to
> >>approaching
> >>aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension, keep in
> >>mind that
> >>there are no sod runways at KPBI!
> >
> > Livermore (LVK) has a similiar problem, and their solution was to
> > paint 'taxi' in big letters on the taxiway right where the runway
> > identifier would be.
> >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lvk&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&
> > sspn=51.974572,92.8125&ie=UTF8&ll=37.693665,-121.810758&spn=0.003201,0.00566
> > 5&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr
> >
> > John
> > --
> > John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/
> >
> Sshhh! Not only is that too practical and not political enough for
> southeastern Florida, but the same is true in Kalifornia.

What's true in California? That KLVK is there? That's certainly true
(it's one of my local airports). That the Californian solution mentioned
above is too practical for California? That seems a little odd, but
never mind...

> So don't let them
> find out in Sacramento.

Find out what? That an airport almost on Sacramento's doorstep has
"TAXI" painted on one of its taxiways? Sacramento probably paid for it.

> Come to think of it; for God/s sake, don't let them
> find out what Sacramento means!

Who's "them"? Is there anyone in Sacramento who doesn't know what
"Sacramento" means?

Hamish

[BT]

the large wide taxi ways at LAS have a large double wide yellow snaking "S"
down the centerline.. with the words Taxi Only
BT

"Vaughn Simon" > wrote in message
...
> PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
> Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
> taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several other
> fixes, they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to
> approaching aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension,
> keep in mind that there are no sod runways at KPBI!
>
> Newspaper article:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/03/22/m1a_green_paint_0322.html
>
> Vaughn
>
>
> --
> Will poofread for food.
>
>
>
>

[C J Campbell[_1_]]

On 2008-03-22 06:51:14 -0700, "Vaughn Simon"
> said:

> PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway.
> Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the
> taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several
> other fixes,
> they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to approaching
> aircraft. Unless you are OK with a 30-day license suspension, keep in
> mind that
> there are no sod runways at KPBI!
>
> Newspaper article:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/03/22/m1a_green_paint_0322.html

Vaughn

You
>
are talking about the taxiway that runs parallel and between the
runway? I didn't realize it was that new. It looked like a runway for
years before they opened it as a taxiway.

Quite honestly, the real hazard there is the potential for collision
between departing corporate jets and aircraft transiting the airspace.
The radar coverage there is terrible.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

[Mike Flying 8]

>Sshhh! Not only is that too practical and not political enough for
>southeastern Florida, but the same is true in Kalifornia. So don't let them
>find out in Sacramento. Come to think of it; for God/s sake, don't let them
>find out what Sacramento means!

I think you mean Kalifornistan. :-)