Flightdeck view from FlySax (East African Safari Air Express) DC-9-14 5Y-SAZ during takeoff from Mombasa Noi Airport (MBA). Operating flight 5H448 to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO) on 28th March 2018.
My first ever Flight was on a DC9. 1987 Dublin to Ibiza with a Spanish Airline called Aviaco. I was scared stiff because it looked like a Dart! Like in this video we were bussed out to it. What made it worse was it was a night flight and we were taking off into a black sky. Once we were up and cruising I calmed down and have been hooked on Air Travel ever since. The scariest part was the powering up of those rear engines. I was sitting in the back near to them. This video brought back that memory. An amazing sound. Good times.
My first jet! Six very different jets later, I retired on the Airbus A320, hands down, my favorite.... and yes, I agree with redsalute3, the cockpit looks well maintained. As an airline pilot, I completely disagree with Rocky’s comments.
Please not! Sorry for breaking up the party but these 7 minutes are full of mistakes / pilot error. Can you tell me who's pilot flying? The CPT who's also answering radio calls while handflying and the FO searches for landing performance charts shortly after takeoff in low altitude with thunderstorm clouds around the aircraft? Later on (hard to see if the Autopilot was engaged already) he's also flicking switches on the overhead, not his area of responsibility. Also doing the takeoff performance while the CPT is taxing is simply wrong and can cause ground collision or even fatal takeoff accidents. There's no workload management, task delegation or compliance with procedures visible. Also he shouldn't have the Garmin aera GPS blocking his sight on the Autopilot Mode Annunciation Panel, only the FO is doing it correctly. The thrust lever angle split is more than the size of the handle, so it should have been brought to the attention of a mechanic earlier. Bush operation from the 70ies. I'm sorry to say, he might have been a good military pilot, but what he demonstrates in this short clip, it seems he's not the man for a multi pilot ops airliner cockpit, at least not in most parts of the world.
@@jordanfreshbaker6800 agree with you mostly except for the bush operation comment! Taxi checklist when half way approaching runway for take off....maybe they were behind schedule which shouldn't excuse such tardiness. CRM should be brought in.
Cockpit looks in good condition but in terms of fuel consumption they cannot be too economically feasible. The crew's cockpit procedures were impressive. Very professional.
What a great combination of analog with modern electronic technology in a classic beauty like the DC-9. Last time I flew with a DC-9 was back in 1995 (Madrid to La Palma, LEMD-GCLA) with the extinct AVIACO. Thanks for sharing this awesome video. Greetings from Gran Canaria, (Confined)-Spain.
Good CRM. Maj (Rtd) Kavingo a well seasoned pilot and instructor Pilot. He was my instructor on Fiexed wing as a civilian great person. For those who understad swahili the crew reminded me of the PANAM and KLM accident in Teriffe cross checking and confirming the clearance has been issued. I wish you all blue skies.
I dont agree with Good CRM Autopilot off ,hands on yoke,and PM will do your requests,I didn’t see that on this movie at least on takeoff. Captain hands was on yoke and then jumping to overhead panel and to flight guidance panel
I have about 12000 hrs in the B-737, but always wanted to fly the DC-9..... it was my favorite aircraft since about 12 years old. Sadly I don't think that will happen now, so I do enjoy watching these videos
Analog cockpit and good condition. This is a cockpit that keeps pilots on their toes real hands on in these older planes. Thanks guys. Regards from South Africa
Just what i'been looking foor a nice HD Md83-Dc9 cockpit HD video! Not so much videos like this around! And that nice looking cockpit makes this video sweet like lemonade.. bring back the old time days! real flying!
This vid is so great. . .i flew on several -15s and -32s as operated by Ozark Airlines (remember them?). Glad to see old but good and well-loved equipment being used again in other countries!
To me personally, the gauges makes a cockpit look beautiful...i honestly hate the glass cockpit..idk why but it looks less of a cockpit especially for an IFR maniac like me....nice pilots... With love from tanzania...safi sana hiyo..
@@dantramgb8953 : I didn't find the noise in the back of a DC-9 to be too objectionable, really. The aerodynamic noise overtakes the engine noise for the most part in cruise.
Now THAT'S a cockpit. I love the gauges . The modern glass screens are boring. Lol. I know they are convient for the pilot....but as just a fan of airplanes, I prefer the old planes. Reminds me of what I would see as a kid peeking into the cockpit as I was boarding in the 80's.
@@killianjohn4794 Everyone should and yes it does (alive too not to mention)... this airfoil is twice my age and I love oldschool classics! (looks in disgust at "new-age Boeing" and "the MAX programs")
Wow! My DC9-15 didn’t have that kit level and our Wx radar was a monochrome thing that was worse than useless. Glad they still have the mirrors on the centre combing, for those who haven’t had the pleasure of flying the 9 they are so that you can see the E2B compass which is buried in the roof behind the copilot, it’s reflection is seen in those mirrors via a light and another mirror so that it appears the right way round. Nice walk down memory lane.
I wonder what the designers would say if we could go back to 1965 when the DC-9 first flew and tell them that there would still be a few airlines flying this plane in the year 2020.
como olvidar a los DC - 9 super 80 aqui en la argentina volo con los colores de AUTRAL lineas aerea yego volando vajito. al aeropuerto del plumeriyo. y mucha gente fue a esperarlo. un avionaso grasias x este video
He was probably counteracting crosswind rather than trying to initiate some sort of turn, so he's moving the yoke but the wings remain relatively level
I saw the FO do his after takeoff flow once the flaps were up and he set climb power. I kept wondering wtf happened to the slats, then I remembered, the 14 never had any!
Hunter Fagan if you look at a lot of takeoff and landing videos on older aircraft you will notice they are usually flown just about the same way as today even with better computer technology. The Autopilot has always needed a lot of pilot input and still does. Many pilots hand fly more than they are being credited and even when the plane is on autopilot pilots are always in control of the plane. It is simply a tool
Game Tiger mainly, I just prefer flying airplanes with basic steam gauges. I don’t mind if the plane has auto pilot. I find that helpful when flying single pilot ifr. But it doesn’t seem fun to just program an fmc and have the plane do all flying
@@flymajj omg, wow. So happy to hear about that. You were one of the three guys? If yes then I must have seen you in Sam's video. I have recently started posting videos of my flying however I havent flown quite a number of times but i am hoping soon i will be flying more and more. My next planned flights are NBO-ADD-DXB(Here is to fly the A350, my favourite aircraft, Ethiopian), NBO-Lilongwe(I want to fly the Malawian), DXB-NBO- Kq Dreamliner , DAR-MORONI(Comoros by Air Tanzania)
