Pilot's Eye View - What it's like

[Dark Horse]

For the aviation buffs amongst us. Video put together by an American Airlines 767 crew on a three day trip. Really well put together I thought. Forums safe.

http://youtube.com/w/Pilot%27s-eye-v...048;Иpit

[NARCEA]

Very impressed with that.
Dark Horse... are you an aviation nut?

[Dark Horse]

Originally Posted by NARCEA

Very impressed with that.
Dark Horse... are you an aviation nut?

You could say lol

[MrSparkle]

Sensational clip. I wanna be a pilot now!!!!!!

[AnthonyQLD]

Thats a great video

[flappist]

Very well done.......

Only one question...
How did they get the cabin crew to smile at the tech crew?

[qwigybo]

not a bad little video

[Full Noise]

Great clip.

Cheers, Danny

[MNM96]

Very good.

Flappist, your input lends some integrity. Thats what its like.

The smiling Q. They were actors! :thebirds:

[Clevo8]

Cool Clip, thanks for sharing Dark Horse.

[devilracer_01]

Nice clip and I am another aviation buff :

[LUXO_8]

thats an awesome clip, looks like they had a bit of fun whilst in paris as well....:P

[Professor Farnsworth]

I wanna get back to flying again, was training when i was younger in both gliders and GA (general aviation) aircraft, ran out of time and money (mainly money lol). Gliding costs aren't so bad but GA is now well over $100 an hour to hire a small piper or cessna, and that's just solo, without an instructing pilot. For those who haven't tried and would like to experience pure flight, go book yourself a glider joyflight, you won't regret it.

Now, back to the car :\

[falcon91]

Originally Posted by fantz

I wanna get back to flying again, was training when i was younger in both gliders and GA (general aviation) aircraft, ran out of time and money (mainly money lol). Gliding costs aren't so bad but GA is now well over $100 an hour to hire a small piper or cessna, and that's just solo, without an instructing pilot. For those who haven't tried and would like to experience pure flight, go book yourself a glider joyflight, you won't regret it.

Now, back to the car :\

A glider = no engine, no ejection seat. Forget it!

[Casper]

Originally Posted by fantz

I wanna get back to flying again, was training when i was younger in both gliders and GA (general aviation) aircraft, ran out of time and money (mainly money lol). Gliding costs aren't so bad but GA is now well over $100 an hour to hire a small piper or cessna, and that's just solo, without an instructing pilot. For those who haven't tried and would like to experience pure flight, go book yourself a glider joyflight, you won't regret it.

Now, back to the car :\

I used to know a gliding instructor who took me out for a few flights around baccus marsh area. It is INCREADABLE!!! I loved it. The first loop in a glider is something I will NEVER forget. I must do it again one day.

anyhow, for those that have never seen it.. this is boeing landing gear testing.. just sensational!

http://members.optusnet.com.au/karl2105/Pousos.wmv

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Casper

I used to know a gliding instructor who took me out for a few flights around baccus marsh area. It is INCREADABLE!!! I loved it. The first loop in a glider is something I will NEVER forget. I must do it again one day.

anyhow, for those that have never seen it.. this is boeing landing gear testing.. just sensational!

http://members.optusnet.com.au/karl2105/Pousos.wmv

Yep i flew a couple of times at baccus too, just talking about it is making me want to get back into it actually.

Gotta love test pilots, balls of steel ;p

[Martyvan]

Thats awesome piloting skill to land them like that..... from a piloting point of view, it would be easier to land it if there actually WAS A cross wind...!

[LUXO_8]

woah, some nasty crosswinds there!

[Casper]

not crosswinds.. thats how they test the landing gear. They were doing it deliberatly.. which is even more mental!!!

[Dark Horse]

Originally Posted by Casper

not crosswinds.. thats how they test the landing gear. They were doing it deliberatly.. which is even more mental!!!

If you're going to provide a 20 year warranty on your aeroplanes you'd want to make sure that your product is practically tested to destruction!

[Ghiadude]

so what happens if theres a conveyor belt involved.....LOL

sorry to stir ИИИИ but i HAD to mention it....

[flappist]

Originally Posted by tx3dude

so what happens if theres a conveyor belt involved.....LOL

sorry to stir ИИИИ but i HAD to mention it....

Members get holidays?

[LUXO_8]

oh i see!!!!! crazy!

[Dark Horse]

Of course crosswinds were always contributing to the fun when performing the "Checkerboard" approach into Kai Tak's infamous RWY 13. (Bad luck number or what?)

You'd commence the approach with a tailwind, flying along the base of a mountain range, which of course produces a tumbling effect on the movement of the air. So things get a little choppy as you commence that symbolic right hand turn over the playing fields near Checkerboard Hill.

As you turn that tailwind becomes a slight headwind and also a crosswind. That leaves you with little time to correct with the aeroplane moving around a bit as well.

As demonstrated here:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/30410/...treme_landing/

Actually there wasn't a great deal lot of crosswind on that one.

[MO]

Hhhmmm would be's if they could be's....flappist is right.

[347_XR8]

Always good to see more people interested in Aviation. My old man used to be in the Air Force and then went into Australian Airlines before it went bust back in the early 90's.
Always good to hear the storys about what it was like. Also a good mate of mine works at Melbourne Airport so i hear a few things off him aswell.

[agony]

yes great clip good to see how the others live also good to see people with other interests than cars!

[gozza]

holy jesus thats a co-incedance man

[gozza]

crazy to think about

[347_XR8]

My old man has told me of a few pilots that have more take off's then landings in the logs. Never a good thing.