Climb

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:

    “So they, who climb to wealth, forget
    The friends in darker fortunes tried.
    I copied them—but I regret
    That I should ape the ways of pride.”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    “Don’t climb a tree to look for fish.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “When I was a kid I used to tell myself the moon was a silver gong and if I could climb high enough to beat on it with both hands all my wishes would come true.”
    —John Dos Passos (1896–1970)