bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre) (08/25/83)
A commercial jet taking off against the prevailing traffic would be for one of two reasons. Either there is an obstruction that cannot be cleared (jets taking off from Lake Tahoe will depart toward the lake regardless of wind), or more probably, for noise abatement. A jet departing from San Diego toward the city would fly low at full power over resindential areas.