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

I got that at RDU once. They told me to expedite 'cause a Delta 737 was on a
four mile final. I was 400' up when I passed the tower.


I had a courier job once where I flew out of RDU five days a week. On numerous
occasions I was given a "go now or hold your piece (spelling intentional)". I'd
forego the wake separation, blast off and turn onto course once I was 20 feet or
so in the air... getting away from the centerline ASAP so someone else could use
it. Sometimes they'd let me go before an airliner that got there first simply
because they knew I wouldn't be a factor for very long at all. The airliners
couldn't do the same.

My cancelled checks sitting in the back never complained.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE