If you're interested in the background track, it's in the RU-vid Royalty Free music library, and it's titled "Big cars" (I know this because I've used it in automotive videos before)
During my last time flying on a 737, we unfortunately diverted to Boston for an emergency landing due to a very serious passenger medical issue. While waiting to refuel, along with a new flight plan, I could see quite well the interior of the flight deck and where our Captain kept his big bag of chips and bottle of Antacid chews (lol).
Believe me, it's not. More than 2 or 3 hours on this the flight starts to became very uncomfortable. But the captain and first officer seats are very good.
My Dad was the first “forced” age retired Pilot from Horizon Airlines at age 60 in 1991. He wasn’t thrilled about that but was a gentleman as usual. However, because I had a Private Pilot License, Dad arranged for me to fly in the “Jump Seat” for his 2 final legs. In the early “Hot Rod” model Dash 8. Beautiful airplane. My family and I flew into SEA then to PDX to MFR. Where I grew up (mostly) and he lived. A memory I treasure to this day. Interestingly, my Dad was the the only pilot with 10 and 8 engine Aircraft Commander time at the airline. He was the youngest pilot ever to be an Aircraft Commander in SAC.
What did your pops fly in SAC, how long, based where, etc? Did you guys fly GA together after he retired? And wow, I'd love to be force retired at 60 - wouldn't look back, and really start livin!
@@ronjon7942 All of Dad's SAC bomber flying was from Roswell NM at Walker AFB. He flew as the youngest 2LT Aircraft Commander in the B-36 and the B-52. He picked up several brand new B-52s in Witchita KS during that time. Mostly tall tail E & F models He flew EB-66s for TAC in SEA. T-39s when he had a Staff jobs. I originally soloed in a Bellanca Citabria in MFR OR while I was an AvGas summer job lineman in College. $12.50/Hr. Employee discount. I finally got my PPL, when stationed at the USAF Academy Hospital as an MD, at the AeroClub. The Summer before the Gulf War. After he retired, Dad helped me get my instrument rating in an A36 Bonanza as a qualified observer pilot while I built hood time. My family and I flew a few GA trips to visit my Parents in MFR OR, and Borrego Springs CA. We flew to a Drum and Bugle Corp Show in Killeen TX. That is one of my passions. In the A36 and my Bellanca Viking. Dad, Mom and I had some fun time flying in my Marchetti SF260W. Before my Sons started growing up and the GA flying hobby became too expensive for me. I knew I had to do my "Warbird experience" when I was young and had the money and energy. I knew I wouldn't be able to afford it when I got older.
What a beautiful office to work forever ! When you pay full attention to the scene, it just feels incredibly fascinating to be in control of such a big complicated machinery that weighs dozens of tonnes and taking it with hundreds of people for thousands of miles around the globe at astronomic speeds dealing with the forces of nature and in the end, bringing it to a rest safely and going back to home. Doing this over and over again for years is not really, and does not really sound boring... Hope to fly one of them one day. Have safe flights captain !
The spare bulb panel brings back memories ! As a dispatcher I was given a broken bulb and had to go to the plane next to the one i was working at (same airline and type). To go and ask if they had a working bulb since all bulbs in the panel were used. They had one and plane left on time ! The crazy little things that make the job exciting!
Probably not worth it for the captain, because they are gonna get some weird looks in the airport!!! It's just a rope you can throw out of the window (side window opens) to climb out of the window hanging from that rope in emergency conditions...
Hah I don’t know any pilot who says they would actually use it... they all say they’d use the door rather than take that risk... Essentially it’s an inertia reel you just cling on to for dear life, climbing out the window or the roof (747).
747 is cooler, it has a hatch at the top of the cockpit (about as high as the top of the vertical stabilizer on a 737), and 4 handles with cable reels in a cabinet so you can jump out james bond style.
I know this is a fully functional airplane, but still, seeing how it looks "used", with buttons consumed (like paints on the most used switches), gives me the same sense of safety as VW beetle (the old one)...
Cosmetics have nothing to do with functionality. Parts are never thrown away from airplanes they are sent out to be fixed and touched up. Still serves their purpose.
It might seem a strange question, but I was wondering who is responsible for cleaning the cockpit? I'm guessing that it isn't the standard cleaning crew, so is there a specialist cleaning team or are pilots themselves expected to keep it clean?
Standart cleaning crew, but can't enter the cockpit without engineers to supervise. They either kindly ask one to let them clean it or ignore the cockpit cleaning altogether. And it's almost always the second one.
I am curious as to how similar this version of the 737 is to the 707 with which it shares its basic cockpit layout. In 1976, shortly after Howard Hughes died, I was coming home from a vacation to Washington DC from California where I was still working for Hughes Aircraft. I chose to buy my return on TWA partly from a nostalgia about that having been his airline. When I got aboard the aircraft at Dulles, I found two people already arguing about the seat I had been assigned that morning. Overbooking was as common then as it is now. The flight attendant chose to take me up to the cockpit for possible seating in the jumpseat. I mentioned my employment at Hughes to the first officer who probably asked to get to know his prospective passenger/visitor. He said he had once flown with Mr. Hughes, which did not surprise me at that time. The kerfuffle at the cabin seat having been solved by no shows, I was asked to return to sit in the smoking section they still had in those days. My chance to see the workings of a non-stop to LAX is a memory I would have savored, of course. But probably not as comfortable as the seat I did have for flight itself. Such a thing could not happen today to an ordinary passenger I am certain.
It might also be mentioned that each airline, when they order an aircraft, has gone through 100s and 100s of pages of manufacturer's options. Each airline has painstakingly gone through each option offered by the manufacturer, and selected those options which fit the operations of the airline. Each aircraft is highly customizable, within regulations and company desires.
More of this! Could you demonstrate how to emergency rope is deployed and show more features of the cockpit in the future! Keep going mentour and your new intro is amazing! Greetings from Gothenburg, Sweden 🇸🇪
Didn’t even realize I was here early 😂. And this was kind of nostalgic for me as my dad flew the 737 and took me in the cockpit when I was very little. He now flies the 777
Only 30 seconds in and I had to pause the video to comment. Love your new intro! It's great! I'm glad you stuck with the same music for the intro it's super catchy!
I would love to see a video on all the displays and what they do. I think you may have already done that, or at least some of them. I'd love to see one about the center display with the engine information and how engine management works. I'd really, really love to see a detail video on the radios and how radio communication, in plane communication, all the speakers and microphones and all the headsets, etc integrate.
Fantastic clip, thanks for taking the time to show us all the hidden features. Would never have though there’s so much to the cockpit areas as I’m just so used to seeing the panel and at most the left and right of the seats. Brilliant as always!
Talking about hitting the wrong communicator switch - I've heard at least two transmissions of a pilot giving his welcome aboard speech to passengers (somewhere here on YT, I think) except that ATC heard it all instead. Some other pilots who heard it over the air congratulated him on his excellent voice and manner. 😂
@@balajisharathkumar9753It depend on which phase of flight they are in. During the pre-check it takes 1 pilot, during an actually flight it takes 2 pilots. As the spare bulbs are behind the chairs, one of the pilots needs to get out of the chair. However there should always one pilot be flying the aircraft. However the other pilot does need to confirm the action of the pilot handling the light bulb change..
I'm sure it's possible that flight attendants could periodically clean the flight deck. But realistically that would probably be done at C or D check when the whole cockpit is ripped apart.
I read in the FZ981 accident report that it was suspected when the plane experienced negative G forces that the dirt, or whatever sand or debris was in the cockpit may have gotten into the pilots eyes. It made me really wonder if keeping a very clean cockpit is necessary for safety reasons.
While in the Air Force, one of my jobs was to inspect the plane for cleanliness. Not that the AF was anal retentive, it was a safety issue. Dirty cockpits can be detrimental to proper operating equipment. Every so many hours of flight, all panels were removed to inspect for any dirt, hair, bugs, etc. If this plane was part of the Air Force, it would be immediately grounded due to the dirty cockpit.
Sean Casey only extreme negative Gs would be able to cause that and those don’t happen often enough for the risk to outweigh the financial burden. Not saying I agree with that way of looking at it just saying that’s how it is. Even the FAA and other agencies around the world use a formula that assigns a specific monetary value to each person on board to determine whether to ground an aircraft type or mandate certain maintenance checks instead of just suggesting them
I think the 737 is a great aircraft and hope that the Max problems will be solved very soon. Thank you for these great videos, especially from the cockpit with very detailed explanation.
Very cool. Thank you. I read the comments about how it looks dated etc. But for me there’s something comforting and old school about that. WYSIWYG. What you see is what you get. If there’s a tech problem then its probably easier to get your head around it rather than having a computer interpreting and communicating. I loved the B747 classic cockpit poster I had as a kid. Switches and dials everywhere including on the flight engineers position. I’m not sure I’d still want to be flying something like that now though given a choice between that and the 747-400 but there’s still a coolness about old school. I really enjoyed this though, and will look out for other videos. Oh Cat 3.. does that relate to the ability of the aircraft to do cat 3 landings?
I remember the first time I saw the pitch trim wheel on a 727, by my left knee spinning around at what appears to be a inappropriately rapid, and frightening RPM. Those wheels looked like they were made of cast iron, weighed a ton, and would vaporize skin in a vicious friction burn. They never stopped looking dangerous to me, with the white mark painted on it a blur as it whizzed around. They made a noise too. If any part of a modern Boeing cockpit could be called primitive, that would get my vote.
Excellent video! I once saw a video of a 747-400 cockpit and in the over head panel there was a smoke vent that could be opened to vent out any smoke from small electrical fires etc. Does the 737 also have a smoke vent like this? And if so how does using the vent not cause the cockpit to depressurise? Also are the rudder pedals and control column connected to pulley cables under the floor on the 737?
Are you kidding me? Check out the 300/400/500 models of 737's. Those are still flying. As are 727's and DC-9's. This is probably an 800 or 900 model he's standing in. There's nothing ancient about this plane.
Looks like this particular flight deck could use a really good cleaning. Looks like behind the captain's seatbelts the closet looks like a dirty foot print on the deck and that red circuit breaker at the top of the panel had a cobweb. That tells me there might be some creepy crawlies hitching a ride on this aircraft.
Great topic and closeups. You didn't demonstrate the emergency rope over your shoulder. Who created your new open? Your cockpit is so dirty. I assume they're afraid cleaning spray will corrode a button or display.
Hey Mentour, really nice channel, have just discovered it. I`m starting my groundschool for the 737 NG/MAX this july 15th. Any video you specifically recommend me watching? Kudos for the channel, and congrats on the app as well.
*Question: do you prefer to have pilots using the jumpseat when they need to commute or travel somewhere? Do you like having someone in the cockpit to talk to or is it more annoying or bothersome most the time?*
I heard a contact with a 737 was made last week via ham radio. It was said 737s are equipped with HF ham radio capability. That it's sometimes used in maritime communications.
The 737s we operate are all Etops, but regardless even before that were equipped with HF radios. Sometimes even on non-Etops segments we use the HF radios. I’m sure it’s just because they were ordered with that option Probably a lot of operators have no need for HF radios.
On today‘s flight from SFX to MAN, I was sure it was you giving flight information to the cabin. Particularly because of the emphatic use of the word “Fantastic” at one point and also the voice and the enthusiasm and attention to detail! Sadly you weren’t there but I was not totally convinced by the reply to my query until I saw for myself at the end of the flight. The crew knew you but believed you were based in Spain or somewhere.
The difference between the Swedish and the British: the Swedes hope you are doing "absolutely fantastic" whilst the Brits hope you are doing "OK" or "not too bad"!
@@roberthindle5146 Probably, to not sound too boisterous, in case the person who asked it isn't doing too well. Could be the expression is just... considerate like that.
The jumpseat still has an ashtray! :D I guess you have to sit there if you're going to smoke. I bet the pilot and co-pilot ashtrays were replaced by those USB charger panels.
It is crucial to aviation safety that Boeing not be permitted to "fix" the 737 MAX with software. The plane was made unstable due to new, larger and heavier engines which were stupidly located upward and further forward for ground clearance. This causes the 737 MAX to often pitch up at max thrust on take-off. Basic aerodynamic stability was compromised. MCAS is compounding the error: for an airplane that lacks essential stability, software only "papers over" the underlying problem, and Boeing management knows this. But they decided to allow a flawed fifty year old design decision to continue rather than implement a costly re-design. The "reasoning" in the 1960's was that smaller airports would not have lifts to permit ground crew to access the baggage hold, so they purposely made the landing gear short, giving the engines only 17 inches ground clearance. Thus, 346 people have so far been killed by what amounts to negligent homicide in two incidents. New software will not cure this problem. Every in-the-loop manager at Boeing is criminally liable, from the CEO on down. Of course this will not happen, as Boeing has become too big to fail.
Why Soitanly Seems like you are cherry picking your facts to make your case. Some of your facts are correct, but your basic premise that the 737 is aerodynamically stable is false. MCAS does not function the way you state, nor for the reasons you state. The 737 max is stable and flyable without any computer intervention whatsoever. It’s function is to cause the 737 to mimic its new gen cousin as it APPROACHES a stall, so the pilots get a consistent stall recovery from one airframe to the next. I grant you that Boeing screwed the pooch big time here, but your logic on aerodynamics and MCAS function is not correct. The FIXED MAX aircraft is as the design should have been in the first place, and I can’t wait to get back in it and fly it again. Come with me and I’ll show you how it all works.
1 thing I learnt from this video: That aircraft is in mortgage with Yamasa Sangyo Aircraft. 1 thing I deduce from that fact: He works for Ryanair. (I mean, I could already infer that long ago since he is based in LEGE... but this kinda confirms it).
It’s odd that your airline chose to mount the PBE in the closet. It takes up a lot of space that would normally be available for hanging coats/jackets. Most airlines in the US put the PBE in the storage area aft of the F/O seat (below and outboard of the P-6 panel). The door to this storage area can also be secured with tamper evident seals, allowing for a quicker pre-flight inspection. This also goes with the philosophy of keeping the PBE close to the fire extinguisher, since you would most likely use them together. In the cabin, the PBEs are close to the extinguishers as well. All of those paper forms you have can be stored on top of the folder below the jumpseat hinge.
As you mentioned, the com selector panels are very complex. Transmitter select buttons select outgoing VHF or HF/SAT Com communications. Depending on the airline.
Thank you for sharing this detail look into the cockpit. You can tell it did a whole bunch of flying hours. There is wear on several areas. That tx button for vhf1 captain side is completely worn. It is the human skin that is aggrasiv. I think that is why e.g. Japanese traindrivers wear gloves. I do not know if Japanse pilots also do. Where can I book that jumpseat? :)
I know the 737 design goes back to the 60's, but still, I'm surprised to see incandescent bulbs! I would have thought they would have changed to LED's quite some time ago.
right? if they have a glass cockpit, they apparently are not afraid of modernizing the aircraft with modern components, so why not 86 all the incandescents?
@Phillip C Using LED units in place of incandescents requires a lot of alteration due to the lesser amperage they use..so they would have to modify every single unit. It's still probably cheaper and more cost effective to just let them be. They do have dual redundancy so it is likely that you'll always see a warning light.
Theoretically, you could manufacture LED bulbs for that purpose, but I think the power savings would be too small to be worth it and maybe those LEDs would have to be certified in some way, which would add to the cost. I know that older cars for example don't like LED bulbs too much, since there is the possibility that the onboard computer assumes the bulb is faulty due to the comparably small current draw (not sure if any airplane uses that method to detect faulty bulbs though).
Hi, Great video. During flight, because the circuit breakers located behind the pilots, if one or more, pops out, is there any indications for this, visual or audio to pilots?
Samuel Yankovitch you’ll hear a pop, I don’t know how likely you are to notice while the engines are running, but while doing maintenance you’ll always hear a distinctive pop when you pull or push one
Hello from brunei! Absolutely awesome to be shown around all the parts of the cockpit I don't normally see, but need to see as I'm trying to replicate in my sim build as authentic as possible. Thank you.
I flew on 737-700 to Milwaukee yesterday, through Atlanta. Very smooth flying. I really like the 737s. I did get a quick glimpse of the cockpit. Always interesting.
Very interesting; I noticed quite some dirt in the middle console next to the legs? How are cockpits supposed to be kept clean? Is it the pilots or cleaning crew?
I noticed that the EPB (emergency personal breather) unit looks a lot like the ones aboard US Navy ships. Each bunk has one and each workspace has enough for the personnel assigned to that space. If I remember right they give you about 10-15 minutes of emergency air.
In theory, yes. I've been on flights where they've made a call to ATC and I've been on the scope when they keyed up the mic on the frequency to make a PA to the back of the plane. Then again, they aren't common; I just happen to fly 4000 miles every week or so and I'm a pilot, dispatcher, and air traffic controller by license so I'm exposed to it all the time!
Not sure what you mean by “both ways”. The dedicated microphone aft of the center pedestal can ONLY be used to make PA announcements to the cabin. That microphone does not interface with the audio select panel. Its purpose is to prevent making PAs on the radio.
@@Stepclimb Right-I meant, if you only use the dedicated PA mic for making PA announcements, then not only will you avoid calling ATC on the PA, you'll avoid making a PA anouncement to ATC.
Ice Karma I see what you mean now. Yes, using that mic for PA’s, WILL prevent PA’s on ATC freqs and SHOULD prevent making an ATC call on PA. It needs to be a consistent habit pattern to always use that dedicated mic for PA for every PA. As a side note, there are so many customer options from Boeing. Some airlines use a handheld that looks like a telephone handset mounted on the aft pedestal. It is used for PAs and talking with the cabin crew on the SVC interphone only. And some airlines don’t use a dedicated PA mic at all. They just leave it up to the crew to be careful with our mic selector buttons!
@@Stepclimb I can believe it, about it needing to be a consistent habit. And thank you for that insight into Boeing's customer options! I fall into the "AVgeek" category myself-I'm not a pilot, I don't work for an airline, and I'm super interested in every area of engineering... and aviation has seemingly-endless depths to plumb, to an outsider such as myself. As an aside, I bought Microsoft Flight Simulator X a few weeks ago... I'm still trying to learn how to work _it,_ never mind an airplane! XD
@@Inkling777 Look what they're doing with the Douglas DC-3 these days. 1935 design, either just flying around stock or lengthened and repowered with turpoprops...
Great video! On the panel with the spare light bulbs, there are some components that look like resistors. Is that correct and where in the cockpit would those swappable ones be used?
While I appreciate that the 737 is still flying strongly and have flown a few times in them going on holiday, the cockpit does look a little bit...antiquated. If it works don't fix it I guess!
well a switch is a switch light is a light, but would be nice to have replaced with LED's by now, but all the navigation and electronics looks to be updated from original at least.
Engineers clean the cockpit. THey know not to push anything, and know where everything is supposed to be in case they do. They just don't have to to clean it because they're too busy fixing it.
I am a Ramp Agent in Düsseldorf Germany and what i would really like to know is how you talk to ground on the interphone. Do you have to press the little „FLT“ knob? Because sometimes I can hear the flightcrew talk to eachother with like a hot mic through my headset and sometimes it seems to be push to talk. nice video btw👍🏻🛫
When you think Mentour's videos cannot surpase the other videos he posted, SURPRISE. Wow, this was actually AWESOME to see the behind the scenes stuff. Mentour keep posting we will keep watching :-)
