But takeoff is the most dramatic. Back in my earlier days, I used to setup at the end of a runway at Logan Airport (actually over on Winthrop side) in a lawn chair and a cooler of beer and just watch the airplanes lift off and travel directly over my head. This was back in the pre 9/11 days when you could do something like that and not be seen as suspicious. However, you do get seen as being a bit of an odd duck. But back in those days, there was nothing wrong with being a little bit odd.
Seeing a huge jetliner that weighs hundreds of thousands of pounds just take off into the sky - it never fails to amaze me. I weigh well under 300 pounds and I can't fly worth a damn.
It's not that hard to get an introductory lesson and it's a lot of fun.
About 250 tons