The true saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on takeoff.
She said it had been hijacked shortly after takeoff. By this time, the plane had been in the air - again, I'm presuming that it took off on time - for over an hour.
If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.
On overnight flights, I have trained myself to get to sleep almost instantly after takeoff. I always listen to the same audiobook on my iPod so my brain knows, regardless of time zone, that that voice means it's time for bed.
There's a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet.
What was it like working with John Carmack on Quake? Like being strapped onto a rocket during takeoff – in the middle of a hurricane.