In article ,
Roy Smith wrote:

Everybody wins. I don't get sent around and controller has "proof" on the
recording that he didn't break any rules.

PAO plays a similar game with pilots they know (ones that call
the tower controllers by name). Several times while a plane has
been slow getting to the end taxiway, they've cleared the plane holding in
position for high speed taxi, with take-off clearance happening on
the roll. Usually there is a plane on short final as well, so
everybody wins.

What PAO really needs is another taxi way between the middle of
the runway, and the end. The two taxiways near the middle are
right next to each other, and easy to miss if the landing is a
little long. Taxiing the 1000ft down to the end adds alot of time
on the runway.

Airport diagram pdf: http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0610/09216AD.PDF

On the subject of go arounds, I had to go around today since a bird
decided to do a downwind take off just as I was on short final.
I had to break off the approach to avoid a collision.

There was also a flock of birds on downwind at one point. 'traffic
on downwind, a flock of birds, type unknown, possibly seagulls'
was the call from the tower.

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