Compared to landing, taking off is relatively simple. Our instructor lets us make the first takeoff of our very first flying lesson—or at least makes us think we made the takeoff. If everything goes right, it's easy. But how do you know everything is going right? And how do you know what to do in the scant seconds available if something is going wrong?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/technique/briefing-the-takeoff