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Old Apr 24, 2014, 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by FriendlySkies
They're quite fun if it occurs when flying on a 757.. Feels like a rocket blasting off the runway when those engines crank up! Had my first and only (so far) go-around at MCO a few years back on UA from ORD. Definitely an experience.
+1 on the 757. Those babies are either greyhounds or cheetahs!

Back in the old days (the 80's), we would just "launch" instead of the (ho hum)
take off of today. I'm a big fan of the "trireme".
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