What I find amazing is the coordination and speed at which the pilots are doing things. I know, it's training, routine, they've done it a hundred times, but it's still incredible none the less. Thanks for uploading this video.
The 737 does have a pretty loud cockpit, and alot of pilots love the 737 and other Boeings; just like many pilots still love the DC-10. The wipers are not visible because it is all the way down below the windwhield, it is not visible unless you reach your head over the glareshield. There are ATC conversations at 1:16, and you can see the FO reach down to the radio panel to switch the frequency to 117.75.
the speedbrake lever(spoilers lever) can be set to the setting "ARM" wich means the pilot pulls the lever down slightly to the "ARM" setting and that arms them, meaning they pop up automaticlly on touchdown
i'm so impress with their dexterity in manipulating the switches and buttons. I don't even what are those for! Im so gonna learn it! Looks cool being a pilot
I live not far from Heathrow and watch these land daily, the noise from the reverse thrust is deafening. There was only one thing louder than it and that came every Tuesday roughly 12:00 or it might have been 18:00, the Concorde! It sounded unlike any other aircraft, almost as if it was ripping apart the molecules of air, the whole house vibrated especially the light fittings and glasses on the shelves.
You can compare the visuals from this movie to 1 of my 737NG cockpit movies, and decide for yourself if its a sim. See how much camera shake there is after touchdown with reverse thrust, and braking on a pretty smooth runway. Sims are very smooth during the landing roll-out, and the visuals are amazing these days.
thanks for that, I had heard various reasons for shutting down engines in flight, and never thought they were practical, but your answer explained why that is NOT done. I should stop listening to those who give simple answers to complex questions
@powpop1 You set auto-break min/medium/max(depending on the runway length) and the spoilers in some sort of a standby position. As soon as the hydraulics/systems of the gear/plane notice a "touchdown", the spoilers will automatically activate and the plane will be slowing down due to the break. You only activate the reverse thrust, as soon as you go slower than 60kts you de-activate it again in order to avoid engine damage.
Yeah your right, the NG versions have a really efficient wing if you start flaring to early they just float and float down the runway. Most tend to flare fairly late and fast to try to prevent a long landing.
When you've been in the flightdeck of a 737-800 (which I have), you notice that the bright light from outside gives a 'blinding' effect which makes the cockpit look darker. Also, there are moving cars outside, and the plane vibrates more than it shakes, which the simulators don't tend to do.
@MrDaan747 They connect their route up through Waypoints and other navigation equipment which is then entered in the FMC and it draws the purple line on the Heading indicator.
One of the better videos on this site. 99% of people shooting from the flightdeck point the camera out the window. Big deal. What all us enthusiasts want to see is the manipulation of controls by pilots, not out the window. Good job.
The camera doesn't move because it is mounted. Also, you can see reflections from the runway lights on the wall to the right of the camera, so it is real.
Whoever is patient enough to see that after 2:10, you can see service cars and people walking outside... it is real. And also, the camera was mounted so that it wouldn't shake upon touchdown. Great vid!
That's the master caution switch, and pilots push it each time, so that when a new problem comes up, the are alerted again. This way, they don't ignore the indicator. Also, they can bring up all of the problems by pressing recall. Just FYI stuff.
CaptainZ1627: It depends, usually it is not a problem. depending on the distance from center of thrust to the nosewheel, it could be a factor, but with proper differential braking I dont see it as a major problem.
@motormusic1 the change that you crash with a car or even getting hit by a vehicle when walking in the city is so much bigger than crashing with an aircraft. you should be afraid when you take a taxi to the airport. the 737 is a very good aircraft and about that steering: the captain turned a little bit to the left. thats why it moved slowly. and in the air you don't need to turn real fast.
Yep I heard it. And this time I actually noticed it too. It's very sneaky if you don't pay close attention to it, but the noise helps to seek it out. Thanks ^_^
It is actually pretty easy to learn what a single button does. When I was studying to become a pilot I thought that it was harder to learn flight vocabulary than buttons.
@daniel30650 Actually it was manual, at no point in this video was autopilot engaged, plus they shouldn't have it on anyway. There was a perfect visibility and they used ILS to lineup.
Descision height isn't regulated by any scientific institutes, it's decided on by the crew through the FMC, as the DH varies depending upon visibility and other factors.
@FSX09pilot The allowed maximum is 20 knots, but for curves you shouldn't go over 15 knots. Also try to not stop in curves, because you'll need a lot of power to accelerate! For straight parts, it's ok to speed up to a bit less than 20 knots. But remember to reduce thrust as soon as you're near a curve... just because breaking means wasting energy!
The pilots did not cutoff the fuel until after docking, as shown by the two announciator lights above the captain's head. It's a common misperception that planes save fuel by flying with one engine off, the inop engine actually produces drag and put alot of strain on the other engine. Some airlines do have procedures for one engine taxi, since taxing does not involve aerodynamics, but as we see here, Austrian (Lauda) does not have such procedures for its pilots.
to kissklassics: For one thing, the camera does shake a bit at 0:33 or so. also, no simulator can simulate the landing gear hitting the centerline lights like this.
The co-pilot definitely landed that plane, his hands were on the throttle and lok how relaxed the captain looked. Yes the yoke was being moved like that by the pilot.
For everyone's information, this is not a Full Motion Simulator. Its a real 737 cockpit, there is no such thing as a simulator that can move Captain and First Officer like that. Also, if it was a Simulator, then the lightings inside will be much darker even though flying during a day. Watch carefully.
Awesome landing, cool stuff! olsonr, it is called a GPWS (ground proximity warning system). Aircraft now have EGPWS installed (enhanced GPWS). EGPWS, I think, has included "TERRAIN TERRAIN" warning i.e. too close to the ground in the wrong config.
The reason that the Captain keeps his hand on the Speed Brake/Spoiler is it acts as a reminder to him that they are in use. Otherwise you might forget they are deployed when trying to make a Go-Around, which would really deminish your climb!
Yep thats bull. In certain daylight conditions and directions a cockpit can be dark and require panel lights. Its a real landing, especially when they pull up at the gate and there is all sorts of busyness going on outside like random traffic (white van at 2mins for instance).
Simple: thrust = increased airflow over wings = more lift = nose goes up. Powering up after touchdown doesn't lower the nose, it pulls it up, which is, err, how planes take off...
I fly 737 300s and we're just having our sky windows taken out, its amazing the difference in light levels they make! This 737 ng doesn't have any sky windows so its going to be quite dark.
video real, plus one thing i dont think anybody mentioned about the speedbrake is the reason why it was armed was the green light just above the captains ND, thats the light that say the speedbrake is armed
I think it was the F/O flying because the yolks move together and you can't see the captain's hands, and since the F/O is controlling the throttles, it's likely that he's flying as well.
And for all this is a simulator. Its mutch better with graphics than FSX for example. This is videoed from Flying School and it has real cockpit on and windows are computer monitors so that it looks real and gives a right perspective for educational reasons.
In any turbulance a pilot is required to slow to or remain below Va...maximum manuervering speed. This is too prevent structural damage when you're being tossed around in turbulance
I don't see how anyone could call this fake!!! You can easily tell the difference between an aircraft, and an aircraft simulator! Besides, the engines were not turned off, you probabley just did not hear them because you are not used to hearing the flight from the cockpit.
Yeah fair enough, but most pilots I know (including myself) handfly onto the localiser, usually because your being radar vectored and I think it makes it easier, and also because who wants to be turning knobs all the time rather than actually flying the plane! Also, you dont start descending once established on the localiser, you always intercept glidepath from below, you hold localiser and wait for the bar to drop to you, then start the descent, but i'm probably just being pedantic now!
Because I do not want to let a question without a answer. When I remenber correct it is 4.4 ft/sec.! To know it correctly I have to spend a look in manuals, like the F/O! The video is top and the landing is wonderful!
@HHan13 Nope. Runway lights reflect off the side-wall in the flight deck. Sims don't thud when the nose wheel makes contact with the runway and you don't get AI trucks that look as good as the real thing. Oh and you can see a person walking in the distance just before the end of the vid :)
Frederic333, you are right to be suspicious of the scratchless windscreen and the quiet cockpit. I was lucky enough to fly with easyjet in the flight deck of an a319 a couple of days ago, and I must say that it is unbeleivably quiet in there, you can barely hear the engines at all! As for the camera, I think it might be attatched to the wall above the circuit breakers, hence the small vibrations, and I assume that the resolution is too low to be able to notice bird crap on the glass :D
Not necessarily, because you can't see either of their hands and the yolks move together. Usually the one landing the plane is also the one controlling the throttles, in this case the F/O
Oh, fair enough, sorry about that! I fly a whole bunch of piston twins, ranging from the smaller partenavia P-68, through to midsize C303 and Islanders, all the way up to C404, all single pilot which is great fun and really challenging. I also do a bit of freelance and instructional work, eg ferrying a TB-20 from England to Abu Dhabi, which few pilots get to do these days. I'm young so want to vary my flying whilst I have the chance and move onto buisness jets later.
thanks i did see it strange that they use the pedals to steer the aircraft on the ground cause everytime i watched an aircraft moving i never saw the rudder or the winglets on the wings(which i forgot what they are called) moving but many thanks.
different airlines require different req's. some require a bachelors degree and flight school, while others require an associates and work experience, and some just require flight school and alot of hours.
Actually, in this video you can see rather more control inputs by the pilots than usual. ;) In general only gentle course-corrections need to be done (if the pilots fly well ;)), and thus, it may look like they are not even flying on their own. But in this situation we are lucky to have a little wind as it seems, so they have to work harder on the controls to keep the aircraft on track. On the other hand: Yes there are aircraft that are even possible of landing on their own... ;)
Did you watch the end of the video when they turn off the simulator and the screen fades out? Also, modern simulators do portray the "bouncing" on landing as well as turbulence.
