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.