AvSport of Lock Haven: Don't Cross the Line

AvSport of Lock Haven -- 353 Proctor Street, Lock Haven PA 17745

Don't Cross the Line
Lyrics copyright © 2010 by Prof. H. Paul Shuch
sung to the tune of "I Walk the Line" copyright © 1956 by Johnny Cash

I taxi right up to that hold-short line,
And listen to that radio of mine
For the controller to give me a sign.
Without that sign, don't cross the line.
At towered airports, on the taxiway,
Those yellow stripes are seen by night and day.
Two rows of dashes and two solid lines
Say "do not cross." That is your sign.
If you go on, controllers get annoyed.
Runway incursions we must all avoid.
If we don't want our planes to be destroyed,
Wait for a sign. Don't cross the line.
Incoming traffic probably was told
"You're cleared to land," expecting you to hold.
So just be patient. Better old than bold.
Wait for a sign. Don't cross that line.
There may be unseen traffic there to fear.
Though it may seem you're holding short all year,
When ATC says that the coast is clear,
That is your sign to cross the line.

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