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From: normb@tekred.UUCP (Norm Babcock )
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: tower conversation
Message-ID: <122@tekred.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Aug-84 17:23:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekred.122
Posted: Mon Aug 27 17:23:37 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 30-Aug-84 20:25:29 EDT
Organization: Tektronix, Redmond OR
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While doing touch-n-goes at Hillsboro (Oregon) airport,
I had just turned final for 30 when the tower notified me
of something different than the usual bird activity:

twr: "016, be advised that there is a dog heading for the
      intersection of 30 and 20"
me: "Roger, 016 looking"

I looked, but couldn't spot the hound, so I called the tower:
"This is 016, could I have a dog check, please?"

twr: "Roger, he's in position and holding"
me: "016 has traffic"
me: "this is 016, traffic has left the active and seems to
     be heading for the ramp" 
twr: "Roger, you're cleared to land, we'll pick him up on
      point seven" (Hillsboro ground)

The Hillsboro tower folks have displayed a sense of humor
more than once.