Meet's over by now but this phone refuses to allow me to edit the load out sheet. Sorry Qwepir. I'll have a semi-standard load out outlined tomorrow.
I climb in. Feels pretty good all in all. I activate the helmet-mount HUD and switch on master electronics. The engines whine loudly as they start. One turns over to a whistle, then the other. I watch the engine statistics on a liquid crystal screen in the Typhoon's glass roosterpit. I hit a button and the roosterpit comes down over me, and seals. I plug in the oxygen and take a deep breath of the cold air.
"Tower Mjolnir cleared for takeoff Runway 9 climb to 20 and hold."
I watch shock diamonds grow from the tail of a black figure and speed off. A marshaller directs me out of the hanger and onto a yellow line leading to the runway.
"Tower Mjolnir altitude restrictions cancelled. Form up on the transport."
I pull on to the runway and wait for the others to catch up.