Tarmac is a trademark for tarmacadam. One of my m/c's centerstand has post ends and likes to become embedded in asphalt parking lots during summer trips through the SE & SW. Real bear to get out too. On Dec 2, 2003, at 12:54, B787300@xxxxxxx wrote: > Runways, taxiways and taxilanes are usually asphalt in Florida except > for a > few real old runways that were originally built as concrete. Aircraft > parking > ramps at gates and remote positions are usually concrete because > asphalt is > too soft in the summer. The heat causes aircraft gear to create big > depressions > and the stabilizers on cargo loaders just sink right into the asphalt, > creating a big mess. > > Jose Prize -- | Kenton A. Hoover / Private Citizen / San Francisco, California USA |