4:53 The first officer very thoughtfully blocks the bright orange light from the indicator when the gear is being retracted thence preserving night vision of the captain during low light condition in the cockpit. F/O's attention to details is incredible.
I second the motion too... My first experience In the 707 first flight out from KUL to BKI was way back in 1972 ... Greetings to y'all from me in West Malaysia.
Wonderful video of one of my favorite airplanes. This particular aircraft is PT-WSM, an aircraft that originally flew with Nortwest Orient, later with Royal Air Maroc. Sad to say, she is rotting away in Sao Paulo, having served a long and procutive life. Boeing 707s are now very rare in Brazil, with Skymaster and Beta freighters littering the corrosion corners countrywide. I'm glad you were able to capture this wonderful aircraft in happier times.
Wow. Great video. Brings back lots of fond memories of flying that thing! Really liked the details: Capt dusting off the panel with a brush; FO guarding the gear handle light (hand cupped over the knob) on a night TO so as not to be blinding to the Capt. Oh, and the sound of that trim wheel. Nice. Thankyou.
True "fly-by-wire" controls. You turn the yolk, wires turn over pulleys and move the control surfaces! Just like Smith & Wesson created the first "point and click" interface...
There aint no scream like those 4 old girls scream ...high pitched music to the ear....no mid range hum like guitar strings strum on take off....then the bass boom rumble from behind...a true flying orchestra .....then there is the pause as she drops octave just before the thud on landing ....then hear those old girls roar on reverse thrust.....the legendary boeing 707 she made flying a thrill to behold long live the queen mother of the skies.
@@naardri Because he loves his plane! I'm a former DC8 and DC10 flight engineer, a very good friend of mine, DC8 pilot, did the same before every flight !
Great video. I always loved the older analog gauge cockpits. Don't like the modern glass cockpits. Based on studies it has been proven that flight information displayed in analog form can be interpreted by the brain quicker than a digital display. Even the space shuttle has a superimposed analog display on the glass screen.
+Stratus 262J, With very large glass screens you can proportion and reconfigure the instrument panel based on the segment of the flight you are in. Flight, systems, weather, avionics, etc can all be displayed as needed or desired.
Pilots still fly airplanes, sure they use more automation to do so but they are still flying the plane. And as sundar said These guys could have also turned on the autopilot. Many airline pilots still hand fly much higher than 400ft. But remember, the airspace is more complex than back then, the departure procedures are more complex, there is more traffic to look out for…. so yeah. A lot more going on than back then.
I recall seeing this airplane many times in Brasil, especially Manaus, and have some nice pics of showing a "DC-8 only " guy the finer differences points of the 707 vs. the DC-8.
cara, tem uma voz aí no video que me fez lembrar cel edmundo façanha de albuquerque lá do ceará..será ele na fonia? trabalhei com coronel em 82 na telemarketing propagandas aéreas em fortaleza no reboque de faixas. PA18 PTAKE..ajudei pagar o avião na campanha política de 82 no recife..eu o cururu..bons tempos. cade cel hugo guimaraes? joão phiapo de almeida?/
I'm curious about that checkerboard, looks like they may be targeting it on final around 7:27 ? It doesn't appear on Navigraph/LIDO charts although it's still there according to Google Earth/Maps. What is it intended for?
