This is my favourite plane! I would love to just sit in the jump seat of the cockpit and watch the pilots fly.... Fascinates me... It's my dream to fly a Boeing.
atubebuff - You're absolutely right, pilots do switch off, but after flying a 'leg', which is a takeoff and landing. For example, the one pilot in the left seat did the Hong Kong to Anchorage leg, and other in the right seat took over flying duties from Anchorage to LAX.
i am an airbus fan, but i will admit i love the sound of the AP disconnect, and the spoiler that moves itself itself on landing accompanied with that "psheeeeeee" sound it makes. i miss that on an airbus. on airbus nothing moves/
the flaps are deployed for takeoff to 1) increase the wings surface area 2) to create a curvature for increased lift. when you said " doesn't it make more sense to leave the flaps extended. They'll just have to extend them again when the plane takes off anyway." Every takeoff is different ( turbulence, wind speed, air pressure, cloud bases ect.). The captain determines the flap extent to as he feels is necessary to get the aircraft safely aloft.
I was surprised that they shaded their eyes from the Sun. In my own flight training I learned to never look directly at the Sun and that saved my vision for more important things like flying the airplane and watching the instruments. I use that technique to this day when driving.
no, you can here the autopilot being disengaged before the touch-down. and when the controls are moving its the captain controlling the yoke with his left hand. when auto pilot is used the controls dont move. the 747-400 is a fly by wire plane which means the controls are not attached to the elevator etc. so when its on autopilot well the controls don't move. :)
True but the flight spoilers are speed related. How much they deploy depends on how fast you are going. On the old stuff there were placards in the cockpit to alert the crew to check their speed before deployment but on modern jets the computer does it all for you. In the hangar, to test them, we put the 737NG in the flight mode, dial in a fake speed using the pitot static test set and measure the degree of deployment.
All the spoilers are controlled by the spoiler lever. If you are flying, only the flight spoilers will deploy. On the ground, all the spoilers will deploy. There is no seperate lever. It all depends whether the weight on ground switches are made on the landing gear. The aeroplanes electronics are either in Air Mode or Ground Mode.
@Baddestgamer13 That is called a GPWS which stands for Ground Position Warning System. Its purpose is to inform the pilot when the aircraft reaches certain distances above the ground in feet.
It helps to slow the plane and the gear takes longer than you may think to fully drop and lock into place. They need to get established for a precision approach which means flaps set and gear down and spoilers armed etc...and all trimmed for landing.
No, a go-around can be initiated at any time during the approach if the captain calls it, even during an auto-land approach. When I say RVR I mean Runway Visual Range: an auto-land sequence can be used if this visual range is less than 600m (ie. In poor visibility conditions). On an ILS approach where an auto-land sequence is not deemed necessary (it is discussed before the approach), the A/P flies the approach until visual with the RWY is established and the landing is done manually.
Yes, I know about auto land. It is usually used when Runway Visual Range is less than 600m. On normal ILS approaches when RVR is greater than 600m, the A/P flies the approach until the pilot has visual on the runway, as can be seen in this video. If visual contact with the runway is not established by the decision height, a go-around is initiated.
No. The A/P is disconnected at the pilot discretion. They do have what is know as a auto-land. This is where the A/P lands the plane and the pilots still have to set the flaps, and do the reverse, etc. However, the airport has to have the equipment for the auto-land. After the A/P has set the plane on the ground, the pilot takes over. Hope this help you. Space is limited here so what you got is and abbreviation. Have a great day.
Actually yes, they can land the airplane with autopilot. On the video you can see after they passed clouds the pilot disconnected the AP and continued with a manual landing.
the 777 and 787 (and parts of the 747-8) are fly by wire. regardless of the boeing model, when the a/p is engaged - the controls (like the throttle, yoke and rudder) move. this gives the crew MUCH better situational awareness than an airbus (which doesn't have the same philosophy as boeing).
2 Captains.... thats unusual, and fighting over who takes contol of the throttles.... LOL all for the camera I wonder. Straight woen the centre line. Brilliant.
Wouldn't it be an interesting trip if, as you approach your destination, the pilot's intercom "accidentally" activates and you hear, "PULL - UP! PULL - UP!"? 😆
Cabin announcement: "Hello passengers this is you captain. Anyone who has any change in their pockets are welcome to visit the cockpit. Just press the "Attendant call"-button and you'll be escorted to the front of the aircraft by our cabin crew. Thank you and have a pleasant flight."
You can hear the Autopilot and Autothrottle come out at 500 feet and he flew the landing completelt manually. The right side steering will move when the left is moved.
@iamajibber The auto pilot can be turn off as low as 400' AGL. Each airline will post it preference, but it is up the the pilot and the type of plane that they are flying in. The A/T can be turn off as low as 600' AGL, but not often. Some pilots will turn the A/P on as soon as able, while others will hand fly the plane up the 10,000'. Again, up to the pilot that is flying that leg. Here is a rule of thumb. If the weather is bad and stormy, I turn the A/P off sooner. Happy Flying.
@iamajibber I am not sure. Depends on weather and such. plus the approach into Anchorage is pretty difficult. But if it was a weather issue, it would of been because of low visibility. I cannot exactly say, as I am no airline pilot, and have no real life instrument experience,
There are 2 types of spoiler, Ground spoilers and spoilers. As I said the ground spoilers only work on the ground , the flight spoilers work both in the air and on the ground. If you pull back the spoiler lever in the air then they will deploy in relation to how much you pull the lever. When you arm the spoilers they will all deploy to the fully open position when the weight on grond switches on the landing gear make contact. And yes, the spoilers do help augment the ailerons.
there is no such thing like disengaging automatically. Autopilot is disengaged by the PF. However, if the AP disengages by itself, this means that there is an AP failure or that the AP is not able to follow the FDs anymore.
Considering the race cars speeds when landing{approx 280k/ph) ..it all seems like slow mo ..no sensation of speed at all. Same deal on my FS2004 B747 flight sim ..I thought my computer was just running slow ..not so it would seem.
Sorry, the 747-400 isn't fly by wire! The 777 is, but not the 747. The controls DO move on AP as the feedback circuit is not disconnected with autopilot disengagement. But you are correct that the AP disconnect is heard on this.
These chaps again!!! Love 'em! Such a smooth landing. That runway just popped up from nowhere, would scare the shit out of me trying to find it. GJ gentlemen. What airline are they with, out of curiosity?
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Seriously, when I see guys like this flying my plane....I sleep on the flight!
Thank youyou Juan Rudolph for your all video to the cockpit on board 747 very EXCELLENT i have many goods souvenirs in a round a world. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
747-400 still my fave commercial aircraft.
Nothing like the Jumbo............EVER.
Not anymore
I do not even notice bumping sound when the aircraft touch down, you are the best Captain.
This is my favourite plane! I would love to just sit in the jump seat of the cockpit and watch the pilots fly.... Fascinates me... It's my dream to fly a Boeing.
Instrument Landing System (ILS) Approach. The Captain sits on the left and the First Officer on the right. These are experienced senior pilots.
This ILS approach is amazing. You HAVE to trust your instruments!
Looks like they are both captains? (4 stripes). Left is PIC though.
2 skippers in fact here
One of the best cockpit videos I have seen. Thanks.
that's the panel I always use in FS for the 747! love it love it love it
That was so very interesting. Thank you for posting.
atubebuff - You're absolutely right, pilots do switch off, but after flying a 'leg', which is a takeoff and landing. For example, the one pilot in the left seat did the Hong Kong to Anchorage leg, and other in the right seat took over flying duties from Anchorage to LAX.
Pilots are awsome.
7:07 "cancel position and hold" damn good idea considering you had a 747 on a 3 mile final.. . .
i am an airbus fan, but i will admit i love the sound of the AP disconnect, and the spoiler that moves itself itself on landing accompanied with that "psheeeeeee" sound it makes. i miss that on an airbus. on airbus nothing moves/
The most beautiful office in the world .!!
Pilots are so lucky they get to see such beautiful sceneries !
holy shit that was smooth u could hardly tell when it actually hit the ground
Great video thanks
Those are some killer graphics!! :D Nice video
Gracias por compartir esta cosa maravillosa!!!
what a smooth landing
the flaps are deployed for takeoff to 1) increase the wings surface area 2) to create a curvature for increased lift.
when you said " doesn't it make more sense to leave the flaps extended. They'll just have to extend them again when the plane takes off anyway." Every takeoff is different ( turbulence, wind speed, air pressure, cloud bases ect.). The captain determines the flap extent to as he feels is necessary to get the aircraft safely aloft.
Cool video. I always enjoy flying into Anchorage
I live in anchorage
I really appreciate what the pilots are doing though it's their career.
Un bonito vídeo y un avión increíble. He volado en el 747- 200 y tengo un recuerdo maravilloso. Muchas Felicidades y saludos desde España.
That runway is like a Calgary or Edmonton highway, so bumpy you can't tell when the plane touches down!
I live in calgary lol
I was surprised that they shaded their eyes from the Sun. In my own flight training I learned to never look directly at the Sun and that saved my vision for more important things like flying the airplane and watching the instruments. I use that technique to this day when driving.
no, you can here the autopilot being disengaged before the touch-down. and when the controls are moving its the captain controlling the yoke with his left hand. when auto pilot is used the controls dont move. the 747-400 is a fly by wire plane which means the controls are not attached to the elevator etc. so when its on autopilot well the controls don't move. :)
great video!!
these 2 captains...know their jobs and do them well...real cool...they have control!
+ona48 I wish to know the names of these 2 captains. please help me they inspired me a lot!
Santiago Valadares ...sorry i do not know their names...only know they're captains by the shoulder bars...4=captain...3=first officer.
These two Captains OWN and CONTROL this big bird like a BOSS!!!😎
its so nice finaly i can see a landing through the cockpit....its my dream to be a pilot!!
True but the flight spoilers are speed related. How much they deploy depends on how fast you are going. On the old stuff there were placards in the cockpit to alert the crew to check their speed before deployment but on modern jets the computer does it all for you. In the hangar, to test them, we put the 737NG in the flight mode, dial in a fake speed using the pitot static test set and measure the degree of deployment.
to watch from an aeroplane the alaska, the snow, the mountains. very beautiful.
All the spoilers are controlled by the spoiler lever. If you are flying, only the flight spoilers will deploy. On the ground, all the spoilers will deploy. There is no seperate lever. It all depends whether the weight on ground switches are made on the landing gear. The aeroplanes electronics are either in Air Mode or Ground Mode.
Great shot from the cockpit...
Yessir! You can see the spoiler lever automatically moving into the ext position next to the thrust levers.
I am in heaven...in the cockpit with pro pilots
Some airplanes do. Almost every general aviation plane uses the rudder pedals to control the nose gear deflection, and even some bigger planes.
@Baddestgamer13 That is called a GPWS which stands for Ground Position Warning System. Its purpose is to inform the pilot when the aircraft reaches certain distances above the ground in feet.
guys! i live in alaska! the pilots did awsome
We have 747's coming to KRFD all the time from Anchorage usually its UPS
It helps to slow the plane and the gear takes longer than you may think to fully drop and lock into place.
They need to get established for a precision approach which means flaps set and gear down and spoilers armed etc...and all trimmed for landing.
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful sight seeing theclouds looks like a whipped cream so yum
They make it look effortless.
Love that speed break sound :)
Nice landing captain.
Autopilot disengages automatically below 500. It does take care at least of aligning with the glide slope and localizer prior to that.
No, a go-around can be initiated at any time during the approach if the captain calls it, even during an auto-land approach. When I say RVR I mean Runway Visual Range: an auto-land sequence can be used if this visual range is less than 600m (ie. In poor visibility conditions). On an ILS approach where an auto-land sequence is not deemed necessary (it is discussed before the approach), the A/P flies the approach until visual with the RWY is established and the landing is done manually.
you gotta love that sun on your eyes...
watched over and over from 7:10.
i would liked to see more open sky video.
thats my favorite airport in the world to land in!!
Yes, I know about auto land. It is usually used when Runway Visual Range is less than 600m. On normal ILS approaches when RVR is greater than 600m, the A/P flies the approach until the pilot has visual on the runway, as can be seen in this video. If visual contact with the runway is not established by the decision height, a go-around is initiated.
No. The A/P is disconnected at the pilot discretion. They do have what is know as a auto-land. This is where the A/P lands the plane and the pilots still have to set the flaps, and do the reverse, etc. However, the airport has to have the equipment for the auto-land. After the A/P has set the plane on the ground, the pilot takes over. Hope this help you. Space is limited here so what you got is and abbreviation. Have a great day.
Actually yes, they can land the airplane with autopilot. On the video you can see after they passed clouds the pilot disconnected the AP and continued with a manual landing.
That's the autopilot disconnect alarm. It sounds when they disengage the autopilot or when it disengages itself.
Nice landing by both captain
perfection there wow.
Belo vídeo... Parabéns
7:58, he engages those thrust reversers like a boss
the 777 and 787 (and parts of the 747-8) are fly by wire. regardless of the boeing model, when the a/p is engaged - the controls (like the throttle, yoke and rudder) move. this gives the crew MUCH better situational awareness than an airbus (which doesn't have the same philosophy as boeing).
2 captains in the cockpit, wow :-)))
Knowing to fly like that and be a pilot must be awesome. All the sights they see. My Dad's a captain, I love planes too! Just not the flying part lol.
2 Captains.... thats unusual, and fighting over who takes contol of the throttles.... LOL all for the camera I wonder. Straight woen the centre line. Brilliant.
Wouldn't it be an interesting trip if, as you approach your destination, the pilot's intercom "accidentally" activates and you hear, "PULL - UP! PULL - UP!"? 😆
Greeeesed it!
nice flying skipper..
Awesome
Cabin announcement: "Hello passengers this is you captain. Anyone who has any change in their pockets are welcome to visit the cockpit. Just press the "Attendant call"-button and you'll be escorted to the front of the aircraft by our cabin crew. Thank you and have a pleasant flight."
The autopilot makes all the approach phase and has led them right in the runway axis, this is why it has been disabled at the last moment.
Very *N I C E*
@jgdogg441 It's actually Ground Proximity Warning System. :D
You can hear the Autopilot and Autothrottle come out at 500 feet and he flew the landing completelt manually. The right side steering will move when the left is moved.
Can't we all just get along!!
@iamajibber The auto pilot can be turn off as low as 400' AGL. Each airline will post it preference, but it is up the the pilot and the type of plane that they are flying in. The A/T can be turn off as low as 600' AGL, but not often. Some pilots will turn the A/P on as soon as able, while others will hand fly the plane up the 10,000'. Again, up to the pilot that is flying that leg. Here is a rule of thumb. If the weather is bad and stormy, I turn the A/P off sooner. Happy Flying.
Man, and I get nervous when I drive a car! :o
Impressive. Just watching made me scared. Pilots are badass.
the retracting sound is/are the spoilers extending. you arm them before landing and they automaticly extend on main gear touch down
@iamajibber
I am not sure. Depends on weather and such. plus the approach into Anchorage is pretty difficult. But if it was a weather issue, it would of been because of low visibility. I cannot exactly say, as I am no airline pilot, and have no real life instrument experience,
Two old men having fun with their big toy.
There are 2 types of spoiler, Ground spoilers and spoilers. As I said the ground spoilers only work on the ground , the flight spoilers work both in the air and on the ground. If you pull back the spoiler lever in the air then they will deploy in relation to how much you pull the lever. When you arm the spoilers they will all deploy to the fully open position when the weight on grond switches on the landing gear make contact. And yes, the spoilers do help augment the ailerons.
Ok. Thanks.
Clearance Clarence
Increíble
there are visors at the side windshields
there is no such thing like disengaging automatically. Autopilot is disengaged by the PF. However, if the AP disengages by itself, this means that there is an AP failure or that the AP is not able to follow the FDs anymore.
Considering the race cars speeds when landing{approx 280k/ph) ..it all seems like slow mo ..no sensation of speed at all.
Same deal on my FS2004 B747 flight sim ..I thought my computer was just running slow ..not so it would seem.
Sorry, the 747-400 isn't fly by wire! The 777 is, but not the 747. The controls DO move on AP as the feedback circuit is not disconnected with autopilot disengagement. But you are correct that the AP disconnect is heard on this.
well I'm sure you know that flaps create drag. That is why they are retracted. Its creates drag while taxing.
All these years I thought that pilots had to have excellent vision without the aid of glasses!
fascinating
I want to be a pilot soon, too!
Hi! Nice video, BTW
I noticed that the generator for engine 2 is tripped. Something wrong there?
@Baddestgamer13 In FS2004 you have to download it as a separate thing. I'm not sure about FSX
I dream of this job!
I listen to live atc when crossing alanta and checking in on those high frequencys ,what is that tone they send for ?thanx posting
Wow two captains
ACTION REALLY BEGINS AT 7:11
These chaps again!!! Love 'em! Such a smooth landing. That runway just popped up from nowhere, would scare the shit out of me trying to find it. GJ gentlemen. What airline are they with, out of curiosity?
It means that you have the Jackpot ;)
If you do that, the thrust is reversed in mid-air which will cause post-path retracement