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It is difficult to describe the feeling of departing SNA, but hopefully this photo helps illustrate some of the procedure: First, engines are generally throttled up while the brakes are applied, takeoff roll and intial climb happen quickly on the 5701' runway, climbout is usually at a higher pitch than most normal departures, and after initial climb the engines are throttled back before a left hand turn is performed to follow the Newport Bay topography

B25 Mitchell + B17 sitting in the sunny ramp of Santa Ana

Departure from Cancun from 12R, with a left turn out showing the lagoon and Zona Hotelera (Hotel Zone)

Departure from 8R, with Waikiki visible in the background

After just passing the Grapevine northbound, the relentless Tule Fog extends as far as the eye can see