What did my plane/pilot do departing YYZ last week? Felt like it “charged up” while stationary on the runway

Posted by triplec787@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 94 comments

Title more or less explains it. AC1644 YYZ-MIA in an A321. Pilot lined us up for takeoff, fired up the engines, spun them up for about 30-60 seconds while stationary, and then “dumped the clutch” so to speak and we launched. I’ve got 200+ flights over the last 4-5 years and I’ve never experienced that. Honestly felt like a tamed down version of a carrier flight deck take off lol