The day before we left the fields were getting emply, because most people left on Sunday. Monday morning we planned to leave very early and were prepared to, but the weather kept us grounded until almost noon. I kept in constant touch with the weather service and managed to be second in line when they finally released us to leave. But by the time I was barely off the runway it seemed, many planes were passing us above and on either side. Air control was releasing planes as fast as they could, as we were all anxious to be on our way. Actually, there were a lot more of us still there than we thought. As we taxied onto the runway, we could see planes coming from everywhere headed for the taxiway. We realized how fortunate we were to be number two.