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re: Pilots that turn on the runway…
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:43 am to Wildcat98USA
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:43 am to Wildcat98USA
This happened to me the first time I ever flew and it was awesome. Hasn’t happened since then , unfortunately.
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Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:44 am to Wildcat98USA
quote:my pilots love doing this at KSGR
Pilots that turn on the runway…
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:52 am to Wildcat98USA
I'd assume it has more to do with wake turbulence, air traffic, and ground control than the skills of your pilot, but I'm not a pilot, so I'm probably wrong.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:53 am to Wildcat98USA
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And just gun it right into takeoff make me confident.
Hunid %
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:59 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Ba k when slotting first started it was ‘clear for a fast taxi’
Posted on 3/25/25 at 8:59 am to When in Rome
Always look for gray hair in the cockpit
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:00 am to Wildcat98USA
I'm always a little worried about wake turbulence when they do that.
The AA flight that crashed in Queens a month after 9/11 got caught in the wake turbulence of a fully loaded JAL 747 that had just taken off. It was the co-pilots fault they crashed but still I would prefer clean air on takeoff.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:01 am to Lakeboy7
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Would be interesting to see the numbers but I would bet the vast majority that do this are ex military.
doesn't really have anything to do with that
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:01 am to Wildcat98USA
I've never been a fan of flying.
We went to Maui in 2007. When we were leaving, the pilot gets on the intercom and says something like "Look. The runway here is very short. So I'm going to have to gun it."
And he wasn't lying. Dude put on the afterburners and I felt like we went almost vertical when he took off.
When the plane made its rapid ascent, I inadvertently let out a loud "Mutha fricka!" and the whole plane started laughing.
We went to Maui in 2007. When we were leaving, the pilot gets on the intercom and says something like "Look. The runway here is very short. So I'm going to have to gun it."
And he wasn't lying. Dude put on the afterburners and I felt like we went almost vertical when he took off.
When the plane made its rapid ascent, I inadvertently let out a loud "Mutha fricka!" and the whole plane started laughing.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:02 am to evil cockroach
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my pilots love doing this at KSGR
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my pilots
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KSGR
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:04 am to Lakeboy7
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Would be interesting to see the numbers but I would bet the vast majority that do this are ex military.
I’m pretty sure it’s whatever ATC/departure tells them to do.
This post was edited on 3/25/25 at 9:04 am
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:09 am to boxcarbarney
Don’t fly out of John Wayne
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:33 am to Wildcat98USA
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No need to stop you p*ssies.
Sometimes there is very much a need to stop.
"DAL664 possible pilot deviation, advise when ready to copy a number."
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:44 am to Ingeniero
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That's my favorite. Pair that with the pilot making an announcement that you're going to land earlier than expected and you know it's going to be a good day
Sometimes you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend...
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:56 am to Wildcat98USA
Hell yeah. After a diversion for weather to Knoxville (and being refueled by a guy on a truck I swear was smoking), the pilot calmly came on and said he "needed to drive it like he stole it," in order to not miss the landing slot in ATL. The crowd, who he'd previously placated with free liquor, cheered, and he pushed that MD-88 to full throttle as we were seemingly starting the turn from the taxiway. 
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:01 am to Wildcat98USA
Provided they’re actually on a runway and not a taxiway.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:18 am to Wildcat98USA
This happened on the last flight that I took last year. We're doing the U turn onto the runway and halfway through it the pilot guns the engines and we whip around right into take off. It definitely took me by surprise and I'm thinking "this motherfricker ain't wasting any time". Glad to know this is somewhat normal 
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:21 am to ClientNumber9
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Dynamic takeoff is what you're referring to.
I just call it a takeoff.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:21 am to SallysHuman
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Hmm... I could fathom how this isn't always a good thing.
"If one engine fails, how far will the other one take us?"
"All the way to the scene of the crash"
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:39 am to Wildcat98USA
Happens frequently at DCA due to a single main runway used for most landings and departures - there is always a queue of inbound flights on or near final approach so when they get on the runway it's go time.
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