Pearse himself said that he had made a powered takeoff, "but at too low a speed for [his] controls to work".
No time to make a pretty takeoff.
The Golden Circle made a takeoff under radio silence yesterday, from Topeka Base, and the Belt intends to submit a bill for tracking.
"Then I'm going to need to make a hot takeoff into the wind."
At 18:50 the crew, being on duty for almost 14 hours, made a second takeoff.
Using thirty-degree wing flaps, a pilot could make a perfect takeoff without losing height.
Cronkite closed a rheostat switch and a dull glow of light outlined the helipad, just enough to let Wilson make a clean takeoff.
The next morning, the boat may be full of fresh fish trapped in water too shallow for them to make a takeoff.
The low air pressure at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing speed necessary, and therefore a longer runway.
Before then we will have to make a main-drive takeoff and crisp a few hundred spiders.