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:
“They climb the mountain like beasts, stupid and sweating; it seems that no one bothered to tell them that there are beautiful vistas along the way.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Go! climb that rock, and when thou there hast found
A star, contracted in a diamond,”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)
“We hug the earth,—how rarely we mount! Methinks we might elevate ourselves a little more. We might climb a tree, at least.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)