This is a video clip of a departure out of sunny Orange County on January 20, 2022 (John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, or SNA) on a flight to Dallas, Texas. This airport (SNA) is one of the "scariest" airports to depart from. It requires a short taxi to the takeoff runway, usually departing south over Newport Beach, with the engines spooled up to maximum take-off / go-around (TOGA) thrust, releasing the brakes, and doing a short-field takeoff. After rotation, the plane (a Boeing 737-700) executes a quick climb to between 1,500 and 3,000 feet. At this point the plane pulls back the engine thrust rapidly and continues out over Newport Beach and the surrounding areas with a quieter noise signature.

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