Climb
In aviation, the term climb refers both to the actual operation of increasing the altitude of an aircraft and to the logical phase of a typical flight (often called the climb phase or climbout) following takeoff and preceding the cruise, during which an increase in altitude to a predetermined level is effected.
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Famous quotes containing the word climb:
“Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations.”
—P.J. (Patrick Jake)
“Follow in the footsteps of your fathers’ virtue! How could you hope to climb high unless your fathers’ will climbs with you?”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“We got a right to climb out of the sewer and live like other people. We could start from scratch. Make every minute count twice for the one we lost.”
—Samuel Fuller (b. 1911)