About three minutes into the flight -- or 107 secondsWhat kind of minutes are those? I thought a minute was 60 seconds and 107 seconds was slightly less than 1 2/3 minutes.
How many other "facts" in this article are as good as this bit of math.
Hmmmmmm
"(JFK departure control)American 587 cleared for departure runway 31"
Then it might take 73 seconds to taxi onto the runway, line it up on the centerline, turn on the landing lights, and THEN apply take-off power.
Pure conjecture of course.