“Remember this, Charlie. It’s important. _The plane must not be taken off until speed adequate to give complete control has been attained._ Any attempt on my part to pull it off prematurely will result in a take-off at the stalling point, where control is uncertain. Now we’ve gained flying speed, so I break her out of the water with a momentary pressure on the elevators. That pressure was very slight and I eased it at the moment of take-off.