In article , Dave
wrote:

On the way out, we were in an MD80 or something. The Plane was waiting to
pull onto the runway. The engines revved up, and the plane accelerated,
kept going, turned 45 degrees, and launched down the runway. I've never
been in a plane that accelerated through the turn onto the runway. He never
slowed down ... Freaked me out.

My guess is the radio exchange was something like this:

ATC: Airliner XXXX, can you take it on the roll? There's a G-4 just
inside a 2-mile final.

Airliner: Affirmative, we're ready.

ATC: Airliner XXXX, cleared for immediate takeoff, traffic a Gulfstream
IV on a mile-and-a-half final.



Basically, it was go now, or wait several minutes wasting time and fuel
at the hold short line. I've done the same thing.

--
Garner R. Miller
ATP/CFII/MEI
Clifton Park, NY =USA=