Originally Posted by
VC10 Boy
I actually use the Airbus airbourne and safe chime as an indicator to take off my shoes and place my cabin slippers on.
Until that point I always feel it best to stay booted in case of emergency. You neve know when you may have to kick someone out of your way in the rush to the emergency exit.
I seem to recall a newspaper article in the past couple of months that reported on accident survival and it said one of the best things you could so was to keep your shoes on until after take-off.