So I assume that this video was made in early 2010, does this mean there are many 747 - 200, it has always been a dream to fly older planes as opposed to new ones, I don't know any passenger airlines that would train people on 747 - 200 / 737 -300s. There are freighting companies that fly old 'second hand' planes but none that I know of in the UK.
Is flying any sort of 'analogue' flight deck a realistic dream in 10 years time?
I noticed a couple interesting things. Any feedback would be very cool.
1. A/T is OFF during takeoff, indicating TOD EPR was not used. Did they set the thrust manually for this takeoff?
2. Early in the climb, A/P is set for an IAS climb and then, a little later on, is switched to V/S mode. Wondering why they didn't stick with IAS and climb EPR?
@mjl1966y The AT was never used for take off, too unreliable, so the captain advanced the thrust levers and the flight engineer would fine tune the EPR to the calculated TO thrust setting(set manually and indicated by the red bugs on the EPR guages). The calculated TO EPR was checked against TOD on the EPRL computer (Guage to the right of the EPR guages) as a gross error check.
2. The flight director was set at 12 deg nose up for TO as initial target pitch attitude, once airborne IAS selected to maintain V2+10, then VS 500(fpm) at 1500' in this case to allow the A/C to accelerate, CLB thrust was called for by the pilot flying and set by the FE at 1500'. Once the A/C had accelerated to 250kts, IAS was reselected to maintain speed below FL100. VS would then be used again to accelerate to cruise climb speed of 330kts for a 370 ton A/C
I guess this is the moment that I come and use Sideshow Mel's Line: "I've never seen a picture so highly defined!!" ! As an aviatior/simmer/aviation geek, these kinda videos are exactly what we need. Amazing details, amazing angles! Nice Job!
Wow. Used alot of that runway, but looks like you had some to spare. At the beginning, the pilot pushes the middle two throttles up, pulls them back a bit, then advances all four. Any reason for that? Just testing the two inside engines? Great video. I felt part of it, and that's cool. I would rather fly a 747 than a fighter.
@smacman68 no 747 pilot here.. But if you watch the engine gauges, it appears that the pilot was trying to balance out the engine for equal output/thrust. once he got them balanced, he advanced the throttle quadrant to start the take-off.. Any real 747 pilots are fee to correct my armchair observation of course.. ;)
@hwoods01 Yeah, I can see that. In the end, he pushed all four up equally. Impressive take-off with that much weight. hard to believe it flies at all!
its amasing how small the gauges are in reality next to how they look like in a flight simulator, even in a video they dont look the same, iv been in an open airstrip a couple of weeks ago and i saw the cockpit on some of them, they are really small and theres barely anough space for two people inside the cockpit, its a shame that its that way... they are also not as estetic as they look like in a simulator, there are more like old cars from the inside and outside
@manudan93 The second hand you see on the throttle is from the flight engineer, who is keeping the engine speed where it needs to be. The pilot still has the ultimate control over the engine speed, and has his hand there in case of emergencies, such as a rejected takeoff. That "third guy" is the flight engineer, who controls the airplane hydraulics, pressurization, electrics, air conditioning, fuel, etc. Modern 747's eliminated the need for an FE.
Dang V2 186 thats pretty high, I'm guessing there was zero de-rate there. Im also guessing you had max ZFW? What sort of fuel quantity did you have on.
@silentscratch kinda feel like that is taken care of in first ten seconds of the video on the gauge... 370,000 kg with a 114,000 kg of gas on board on board so i guess the math is 815,710 pounds and 251,326 pounds of gas
i've always wanted to become a airline pilot but this video encourage me even more!!!!!, So i gotta finish high school and get a private flying lincenseand take 4 years of engerneering and then 4 years of Airforce ( mayb flying big plane not jets). Then gonna sign up for AA pilot then i'll work my way up to flying international! One last time Thank You for posting this video because it somehow made me feel that i should follow my dream. THANK-YOU
this is not just nice,....for those of us that flew the 200 at max take off weight , almost always, and under humid ,hot conditions, only our heart knows the feeling,....and what she has registered for the rest of our life...sad but true....just one 747-200 ex crew says.....
thanks for clearing all that up....again is that a/t on/off sw deactivated as it shows and how do you turn them on/off.......is there any kind of fmc or gfms or does it use i n s?
very nice video,i noticed that vert spd,alt sel,were on and the captain was making changes to both alt and vert spd but the a/t switch is deactivated and all three a/p paddles were in the O F F position,could you explain that? and also does this a/c only use ins nav?
The auto pilots and auto throttles were not used for take off , the target altitude is set as per ATC instruction and the flight director would give the required pitch information to maintain the vertical speed set on the VS wheel, and capture the set altitude. The command air speed bug (auto throttle target) was used in our SOP's to indicate the desired target speed.
So on take off it is set to v2 initially then 250 kts once flap 5 was selected during the initial acceleration and then to the desired climb speed after passing FL 100
@Andybucker It is similiar I guess you could say, but it is only for adding in the waypoints of your desired route. It is called the Inertial Navigation System, and you manually add the Longatude and Latitude of each waypoint of the flight plan, and when you set the Navigation Mode to 'Nav' i think, and turn on the AP, the aircraft will fly to the next airport. I'm not 100% sure, I am only 13
when its the F/Os turn to fly, the captain answers the radio and pulls flaps/gear for him. The Captain is always pilot in command, but this is how you let the F/O get experience flying the airplane when they one day are PIC
@nathanfishing3000 the 1st officer was pilot in command,so the captain does the work of cleaning up the plane as it climbs out,flaps,gear,atc and autopilot etc...
After years of flying "glass" cockpit airplanes that do just about everything for you... MD11, A320, Citation X, etc... I'm going to start training on the -200 and I'm a bit worried I forgot how to fly!!! back to basics!
The pilot advances the throttles, while looking outside (due to obvious reasons), and someone has to take care he don't exceed engine limits, and 'fine tune' (equalizing, and adjusting into limits) the power. Remember there are four engines, and even though they are the same model, each one behaves slightly different, so it is necessary to adjust one by one so all of them brings the same power. This is done by the flight engineer.
@Cessna162 This is another urban myth. Obviously there are limits, but generally the pilot must be 20/20 USING the appropriate optical correction. AND if he has to fly using glasses, he MUST carry allways a couple of backups.
What is medically strictly forbidden are contact lens, due to dry air in the cockpit that can damage the eye.
thats not really true, contact lenses do not damage the eye if the air is dry and the eye is healthy. cockpit air is conditioned like in many places today, i never heared of someone who actually had his eyes damaged by dry cl's. worst thing that can happen is a discomfortable feeling, but thats not really called a safety risk.
Anyways, my faulty vision prevented me from flying those beuties myself :-(
Best plane ever made. Long live the Queen, the 747-200! If it is good enough for the President of the United States (Air Force -1) it is good enough for any one!
Best looking 747 to date. Wait for the new 748F - even better looking and no doubt pretty when surfing the clouds (like when Pan Am used to do back in the day).
My God, that was gorgeous! I love the B742, such a beauty! Your video was superb and so detailed, wonderful editing work my friend! I'd love to get to fly a B747 classic sometime...
Seeing as I signed into YouTube to comment on "The Belly of the Beast", I had to comment on this one too: Great video - I miss being able to get a seat on the flightdeck! So, as an alternative - thanks for making them and keep having fun!
Im struggling to see how V1 can be so high, basically just below rotation speed. At the point he states V1 is there seriously enough room remaining to stop the think from a speed of 164kts? I cant see how a max weight 747 at 164kts can be stopped in what is probably 1000m??
It looks to me like it was right around 3000 feet remaining on the runway + the displaced threshold / safety area (the paved area immediately preceding the runway numbers at the departure end) which is probably another 1000-1500 feet. 4500 feet of runway probably can stop the airplane in an emergency using max reverse + max brakes. It probably would result in a brake fire, but you'd probably stop the aircraft.
why did the pilot unevenly do 2 throttles up down up down, than the rest? also, why does the captain set the gear from clean up to the half way point? wat setting is that?
it's to steady 'her up before applying more thrust. and with the landing gear, when u get off the ground, u select 'up' position and when you get a bit away from the airfield you put it to the 'off' position which turns off the hydraulics and stuff for the landing gear.
@KuostA Over time the throttles on some aircraft (older mainly) become a little more loose and not all respond equally. In addition, on 4 engine aircraft it may be required to power the inboard engines first (not 100% sure though as I only fly twins) for structural reasons.
Also, that half way point on the gear is the neutral/disengaged position.
Turns out, this aircraft is now in storage at ostend :(
j1992g 1 month ago
a vintage hand on vintage engines of a vintage aircraft
Poyekali 1 month ago
its actually quite quiet in the flight deck
mist8k 1 month ago
I wonder how pilots of the 747-100 and -200 used to fly with gauges to a glass cockpit, it's much harder for me personally
andy4b767 1 month ago
You forgot to set Carb heat!!
davetileguy 1 month ago
LOL!!!
sixaxle 1 month ago
So I assume that this video was made in early 2010, does this mean there are many 747 - 200, it has always been a dream to fly older planes as opposed to new ones, I don't know any passenger airlines that would train people on 747 - 200 / 737 -300s. There are freighting companies that fly old 'second hand' planes but none that I know of in the UK.
Is flying any sort of 'analogue' flight deck a realistic dream in 10 years time?
alex471996 2 months ago
cool video
sheka216 3 months ago
que avion mas lindo!!!
como me gustaa
julianderiver 3 months ago
I noticed a couple interesting things. Any feedback would be very cool.
1. A/T is OFF during takeoff, indicating TOD EPR was not used. Did they set the thrust manually for this takeoff?
2. Early in the climb, A/P is set for an IAS climb and then, a little later on, is switched to V/S mode. Wondering why they didn't stick with IAS and climb EPR?
mjl1966y 3 months ago
@mjl1966y The AT was never used for take off, too unreliable, so the captain advanced the thrust levers and the flight engineer would fine tune the EPR to the calculated TO thrust setting(set manually and indicated by the red bugs on the EPR guages). The calculated TO EPR was checked against TOD on the EPRL computer (Guage to the right of the EPR guages) as a gross error check.
Balleka 3 months ago 2
@mjl1966y
2. The flight director was set at 12 deg nose up for TO as initial target pitch attitude, once airborne IAS selected to maintain V2+10, then VS 500(fpm) at 1500' in this case to allow the A/C to accelerate, CLB thrust was called for by the pilot flying and set by the FE at 1500'. Once the A/C had accelerated to 250kts, IAS was reselected to maintain speed below FL100. VS would then be used again to accelerate to cruise climb speed of 330kts for a 370 ton A/C
Balleka 3 months ago
nice video soo since you guys are at MTOW im guessing it was a FULL throttle take off?
houshidar558 4 months ago
@ 3:34 BAR - BAR - BAR !-)))
pablof59 4 months ago
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pablof59 4 months ago
What airline?
nielscarp 4 months ago
Excellent vid there so cool and relaxed pilots are in a league of there own.
CRUISEOBRIEN1 4 months ago
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I guess this is the moment that I come and use Sideshow Mel's Line: "I've never seen a picture so highly defined!!" ! As an aviatior/simmer/aviation geek, these kinda videos are exactly what we need. Amazing details, amazing angles! Nice Job!
carterazozo 4 months ago
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carterazozo 4 months ago
Agree, cool video.
TVdinners8579 4 months ago
Beauti video! ThX!
kiskrisz1 4 months ago
Super amazing video and sound.....
Peterpepperman 4 months ago
4:42 the pilot looks like he playing on guitar lol.
swtrooper11 5 months ago
Wow.. a cool behind-the-scences video - then - "here comes the sun".. This is one of the VERY few videos with music that was appropriate.. AWESOME
hwoods01 5 months ago
Wow. Used alot of that runway, but looks like you had some to spare. At the beginning, the pilot pushes the middle two throttles up, pulls them back a bit, then advances all four. Any reason for that? Just testing the two inside engines? Great video. I felt part of it, and that's cool. I would rather fly a 747 than a fighter.
smacman68 7 months ago
@smacman68 no 747 pilot here.. But if you watch the engine gauges, it appears that the pilot was trying to balance out the engine for equal output/thrust. once he got them balanced, he advanced the throttle quadrant to start the take-off.. Any real 747 pilots are fee to correct my armchair observation of course.. ;)
hwoods01 5 months ago
@hwoods01 Yeah, I can see that. In the end, he pushed all four up equally. Impressive take-off with that much weight. hard to believe it flies at all!
smacman68 5 months ago
747 is always THE KING.
I rather fly this monster, instead the 340.....
SINED3403 7 months ago 2
@SINED3403 I'm agree, this big guy has decades of profen tecnologie, i feel 100% saver on board of any Boeing aircraft
wolf69a 4 months ago
Are there still 747 200 in service. If I could one day fly one I would love to but by then, things will have probably moved on.
alex471996 7 months ago
awesome!
longsweep1 7 months ago
1:25, what a feeling this must be... Really like your videos mate, keep up the good work!
2R0bin0 7 months ago
umm, should it shake like that?
kerrrazzzy8s 7 months ago
Once you are in the sky, you'll never want to come down.
chemerich 8 months ago 11
Wow man. Max wt. take off in a big bird that old ? Ballsy. I thought only Iran Air and similar ilk were still flying the 200 series.
chendrik 8 months ago in playlist Cockpit
I like this analog cockpit rather than the new glass cockpits!!
Can someone answer me if the pilots are allowed to put music in the cockpit like them while flying??
charlie26PR 8 months ago
Nostalgie... Quel plaisir de retrouver ces bonnes vieilles "pendules" en place des modernes EFIS qui font mal aux yeux et à la tête !
Superbe vidéo, bénéficiant d'une qualité technique EXCEPTIONNELLE.
Five stars (at least)
tangojules 8 months ago
man thats awesome, the thrust increase and the sound!
codyl1992 8 months ago
thats an awsome video...what camcorder did u use ? if yu got some more with this quality, please share
fxdesca 9 months ago
I was an FE and I reported systems are in the GREEN!
xxchinookxx 9 months ago
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!
ansiosoibz 9 months ago
its amasing how small the gauges are in reality next to how they look like in a flight simulator, even in a video they dont look the same, iv been in an open airstrip a couple of weeks ago and i saw the cockpit on some of them, they are really small and theres barely anough space for two people inside the cockpit, its a shame that its that way... they are also not as estetic as they look like in a simulator, there are more like old cars from the inside and outside
djomercohen 10 months ago
why do both pilots push the trottle to full power on takeoff? is it so hard?
and does every 747-200 still have a third guy sitting behind the pilots? (not the filming-guy)
manudan93 10 months ago
@manudan93 JIHAD!
mohammeddavis 9 months ago
@manudan93 The second hand you see on the throttle is from the flight engineer, who is keeping the engine speed where it needs to be. The pilot still has the ultimate control over the engine speed, and has his hand there in case of emergencies, such as a rejected takeoff. That "third guy" is the flight engineer, who controls the airplane hydraulics, pressurization, electrics, air conditioning, fuel, etc. Modern 747's eliminated the need for an FE.
sonikyt 9 months ago
does this plane have any lcd screens to tell u like where the airports are or something??
jm431 10 months ago
I want to be a pilot really bad but i cant get straight A's in all my subjects especially Maths
sharpers123 11 months ago
I want to be a pilot really bad but i cant get straight A's in all my subjects
sharpers123 11 months ago
awesome vid!
harrytheduck 11 months ago
Dang V2 186 thats pretty high, I'm guessing there was zero de-rate there. Im also guessing you had max ZFW? What sort of fuel quantity did you have on.
silentscratch 11 months ago
@silentscratch kinda feel like that is taken care of in first ten seconds of the video on the gauge... 370,000 kg with a 114,000 kg of gas on board on board so i guess the math is 815,710 pounds and 251,326 pounds of gas
rgeeezie 10 months ago
great video...jus wondering which airline is this
gordoncampion 11 months ago
woooow, man, how nice vid !!!!!!
fgiorgio 11 months ago
Nice! Great video!
debarthepilot 11 months ago
Love the clasic cockpit. This a 300?
CPTDJB 11 months ago
i've always wanted to become a airline pilot but this video encourage me even more!!!!!, So i gotta finish high school and get a private flying lincenseand take 4 years of engerneering and then 4 years of Airforce ( mayb flying big plane not jets). Then gonna sign up for AA pilot then i'll work my way up to flying international! One last time Thank You for posting this video because it somehow made me feel that i should follow my dream. THANK-YOU
leafvillage0001 11 months ago
NICE AND INTERESTING VIDEO,WHAT FLAPS SET DID YOU USE? WHAT´S THE USED RUNWAY LENGHT AND AIRPORT ELEVATION?
larrybueno 11 months ago
this is not just nice,....for those of us that flew the 200 at max take off weight , almost always, and under humid ,hot conditions, only our heart knows the feeling,....and what she has registered for the rest of our life...sad but true....just one 747-200 ex crew says.....
flyingxk 1 year ago
really nice video
Gian2812 1 year ago
Bello ! *****
aloisius1950 1 year ago
hi
thanks for clearing all that up....again is that a/t on/off sw deactivated as it shows and how do you turn them on/off.......is there any kind of fmc or gfms or does it use i n s?
speedbird33 1 year ago
hi
very nice video,i noticed that vert spd,alt sel,were on and the captain was making changes to both alt and vert spd but the a/t switch is deactivated and all three a/p paddles were in the O F F position,could you explain that? and also does this a/c only use ins nav?
speedbird33 1 year ago
The auto pilots and auto throttles were not used for take off , the target altitude is set as per ATC instruction and the flight director would give the required pitch information to maintain the vertical speed set on the VS wheel, and capture the set altitude. The command air speed bug (auto throttle target) was used in our SOP's to indicate the desired target speed.
Balleka 1 year ago 2
Nice video! Is it possible to use autothrottle on B742 when AP in IAS mode? If yes, what thrust will be set up by A/T?
euroaab 11 months ago
So on take off it is set to v2 initially then 250 kts once flap 5 was selected during the initial acceleration and then to the desired climb speed after passing FL 100
Balleka 1 year ago 3
@Balleka Hi! Great video! Is this an older FMC you guys are using?
Andybucker 8 months ago
nice vid.
pinker1 1 year ago
The beginning of the video shows an instrument reading Gross WT. Is that a measure of the weight of the aircraft? How is that measured?
smdump 1 year ago
O.k Great.... i think u are a pilot of Saudia....?
emirates0777 1 year ago
Nice Video! R u a pilot.......?
emirates0777 1 year ago 5
@emirates0777 yep I R a pilot
Balleka 1 year ago 31
@Balleka Can't find my earlier comment. Great video! Is this an older version of FMC?
Andybucker 8 months ago
@Andybucker It is similiar I guess you could say, but it is only for adding in the waypoints of your desired route. It is called the Inertial Navigation System, and you manually add the Longatude and Latitude of each waypoint of the flight plan, and when you set the Navigation Mode to 'Nav' i think, and turn on the AP, the aircraft will fly to the next airport. I'm not 100% sure, I am only 13
thestig747 7 months ago
Nice but I prefer glass cockpits . The steam gauges are archaic...
monte61 1 year ago
Hi, is that your user manual or map clipped to the wheel? Great video
newzealandembassy 1 year ago
@newzealandembassy That is the Jeppesen Chart which shows the departure routing, navigation aids, etc
Balleka 1 year ago
@Balleka your old offices are parked 1/2 mile from my office and look a bit lonely - great video's. Who do you fly for now assuming MK are no more?
levanter1M 1 year ago
Hi, is that your user manual or map clipped to the wheel? Great vid
newzealandembassy 1 year ago
when its the F/Os turn to fly, the captain answers the radio and pulls flaps/gear for him. The Captain is always pilot in command, but this is how you let the F/O get experience flying the airplane when they one day are PIC
XBoeingCapt 1 year ago
Nice quality and nice movie, thanks. Good to compare the difference between the old 747's (200 and 300) with the new ones (400 and up).
KLMAirSwan 1 year ago
How much pitch up did he rotate to?
MUNCHLAXSNORLAX22 1 year ago
views like the one in the end is why pilots have the best jobs in the world
SteU4IA 1 year ago
great video !!!!!!!!!!!!
JoblessDerrick 1 year ago
HD Aviation videos at its best!
FlightSimmer007 1 year ago
YO PILOT ITS THE CO-PILOTS JOB TO LIFT UP THE GEAR!!!
nathanfishing3000 1 year ago
@nathanfishing3000 the 1st officer was pilot in command,so the captain does the work of cleaning up the plane as it climbs out,flaps,gear,atc and autopilot etc...
TangoDelph 1 year ago
i just love that video.....great quality
boldlush 1 year ago
Another great video... you just have to love the classic!!
Great edit and audio too.
PHJPC 1 year ago
Very cool nice video!!!!!
can you tell me is that INSs or FMCs that i see in the cockpit?
raa57 1 year ago
damn I love this
ludo0077 1 year ago
A nice touch of audio at the end!!!
edmonton67 1 year ago
wow great vid :) love the 747 classics :)
fspilot357 1 year ago
How did you get to sit in the jumpseat?
champ459 1 year ago
Its a shame MK airlines arent operating anymore.
drowzy721 1 year ago
After years of flying "glass" cockpit airplanes that do just about everything for you... MD11, A320, Citation X, etc... I'm going to start training on the -200 and I'm a bit worried I forgot how to fly!!! back to basics!
CE750 1 year ago
nice video dude!:)
55peti 1 year ago
Great film, may I ask why u guys push the 2 inboard engine throttles first and then the outboard 2 after?
MrCars 1 year ago
amazing video!!!! loved watching it!! awesome quality too!!! and this is my favorite plane1!! 742 <3
MrPedoShine 1 year ago
request more videos of this flight. e.g. Preflight, Engine Startup, Taxi...
MrEurocup 1 year ago
Amazing, excellent, best quality, one of the very best offices in the whole world. Thank you for posting it.
danielurk 1 year ago
Excellent ...!
lordcarnabon 1 year ago
is the throttle quadrant of the 747-200 so hard that it requires two hands to push forward???
addi138 1 year ago
@addi138 Nope.
The pilot advances the throttles, while looking outside (due to obvious reasons), and someone has to take care he don't exceed engine limits, and 'fine tune' (equalizing, and adjusting into limits) the power. Remember there are four engines, and even though they are the same model, each one behaves slightly different, so it is necessary to adjust one by one so all of them brings the same power. This is done by the flight engineer.
BrigTrapattoni 1 year ago
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probably the best video!
turnnat 1 year ago
why is the pilot wearing specs? i thought your supposed to have 20/20 vision?
Cessna162 1 year ago
@Cessna162 This is another urban myth. Obviously there are limits, but generally the pilot must be 20/20 USING the appropriate optical correction. AND if he has to fly using glasses, he MUST carry allways a couple of backups.
What is medically strictly forbidden are contact lens, due to dry air in the cockpit that can damage the eye.
BrigTrapattoni 1 year ago
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TheStartARiot 1 year ago
@BrigTrapattoni
thats not really true, contact lenses do not damage the eye if the air is dry and the eye is healthy. cockpit air is conditioned like in many places today, i never heared of someone who actually had his eyes damaged by dry cl's. worst thing that can happen is a discomfortable feeling, but thats not really called a safety risk.
Anyways, my faulty vision prevented me from flying those beuties myself :-(
TheStartARiot 1 year ago
this video is beautiful.... i'm a pilot of plane airbus 321
billocici 1 year ago
Stunning videos...! Thumbs up and subscribed!
andersdrakkar 1 year ago
Best plane ever made. Long live the Queen, the 747-200! If it is good enough for the President of the United States (Air Force -1) it is good enough for any one!
Best looking 747 to date. Wait for the new 748F - even better looking and no doubt pretty when surfing the clouds (like when Pan Am used to do back in the day).
Thanls for sharing!
onecunningfox 1 year ago
i guess u have to be a plumber to fly the 200 and 300's version of the 747..:))
moatazlashine 1 year ago
lunding laights and strooooooooobs. On
SJB173 1 year ago
excellent video!
ichbindarren 1 year ago
What a beautifully shot video and I love the music edit at the end - thanks.
Rotorhead6235 1 year ago
Nice!
caca121112 1 year ago
My God, that was gorgeous! I love the B742, such a beauty! Your video was superb and so detailed, wonderful editing work my friend! I'd love to get to fly a B747 classic sometime...
Happy Flying!
-Mark ; )
VIR092 1 year ago
what rate of climb did you get? was this a full thrust takeoff?
ksa5223 1 year ago
@ksa5223 Looks to be around the 1700ft per minute mark
SJB173 1 year ago
Is 820,000 lbs considered heav for a 747?
rerpfe 1 year ago
@rerpfe Max structural limit for this 200!
Balleka 1 year ago
@Balleka but it is 371 ton !
grantourismo0109 1 year ago
@rerpfe very!
my235 1 year ago
god thers a really good diference between 747 400 and 747 200. what an improvement!!!
guidodeukuzeta1234 1 year ago
Wouldn't it be sweet if all 747s came with either a CD-Player or iPod interface. Nice takeoff by the way.
AJediIam1138 1 year ago
all your videos are great keep it up! love the music, it makes me feel like its going to be a good day(even though its already 10:30pm here lol)
denverJPUE 1 year ago
cool
dandruxa 1 year ago
Was that the 1000' marker at the other end of the runway I saw ?
w5cdt 1 year ago
Why does he waste so much time jawing on the threshold of the runway when he's been cleared for take-off already?????
0:54 He's cleared for take off by the tower.
0:57 Clearance is read back.
1:16 He starts last-minute-briefing about icing (?) and terrain.
1:24 He finally starts rolling.... 30sec later.
*rolleyes*
MrJoochoob 2 years ago
all the pilots reading your comment are rolling their eyes too
CTFlyer7 1 year ago
Seeing as I signed into YouTube to comment on "The Belly of the Beast", I had to comment on this one too: Great video - I miss being able to get a seat on the flightdeck! So, as an alternative - thanks for making them and keep having fun!
SimonBl50 2 years ago
The bigger the aircraft, the smaller and cheaper the watch :) That must mean the guys wearing breitlings fly small cessnas etc.
hagartopeka 2 years ago
what airline is this?
QANTAS330 2 years ago
MK cargo airlines
Ben123planes 2 years ago
Takes a lot of balls to pilot something that big
SnHNo0bIEz 2 years ago
Im struggling to see how V1 can be so high, basically just below rotation speed. At the point he states V1 is there seriously enough room remaining to stop the think from a speed of 164kts? I cant see how a max weight 747 at 164kts can be stopped in what is probably 1000m??
mpk150 2 years ago
@mpk150
It looks to me like it was right around 3000 feet remaining on the runway + the displaced threshold / safety area (the paved area immediately preceding the runway numbers at the departure end) which is probably another 1000-1500 feet. 4500 feet of runway probably can stop the airplane in an emergency using max reverse + max brakes. It probably would result in a brake fire, but you'd probably stop the aircraft.
motihoffman 2 years ago
As an airline pilot myself, I never tire of breaking out from an overcast departure into the blue sky up above. Simply stunning
flyinga320 2 years ago 19
Indeed! I've only flown a few times in real life, but that is certainly a sight to behold! Thanks for sharing.
daemonarchangel 2 years ago
@flyinga320 Absoutely. One of my favorite parts of flying.
skipplet 2 years ago
As a future airline pilot, I can't wait to experience this :)
damiantymkiw 2 years ago
@flyinga320 yeah I also love sitting in the terminal listening to a 777 or a 747 or anyother heavy takeoff the sound is amazing.
yoyoyoyoshua 1 year ago
@flyinga320 i can't wait to do that
brownbrownson 1 year ago
why did the pilot unevenly do 2 throttles up down up down, than the rest? also, why does the captain set the gear from clean up to the half way point? wat setting is that?
KuostA 2 years ago
it's to steady 'her up before applying more thrust. and with the landing gear, when u get off the ground, u select 'up' position and when you get a bit away from the airfield you put it to the 'off' position which turns off the hydraulics and stuff for the landing gear.
vobotix 2 years ago
much appreciated!
KuostA 2 years ago
@KuostA Over time the throttles on some aircraft (older mainly) become a little more loose and not all respond equally. In addition, on 4 engine aircraft it may be required to power the inboard engines first (not 100% sure though as I only fly twins) for structural reasons.
Also, that half way point on the gear is the neutral/disengaged position.
onebadlt123 1 year ago
just dialing it in boss...looks good
definitely an awesome way to spend the day IMO...
n00bIEwaN 2 years ago
kind of like God =]
iuzarneim 2 years ago
i love the clouds =]
they are majectic and simple.
iuzarneim 2 years ago
here comes da sun lalal.
good timing with the video and lyrics =]
iuzarneim 2 years ago
wow super....
lavalleer 2 years ago
Manston airport?
TDPUK 2 years ago
Great, congratulations !!!!
Long life for the 747-200, the mother of all others
lvgfr 2 years ago
Wow, awesome dude; thanks a lot sharing :)
bagagerat 2 years ago
I'm curious why the pilot didn't set the same amount of thrust during takeoff?
Gatman1 2 years ago
The pilot normally advances the thrust levers and then the flight engineer fine tunes the levers to set take-off thrust.
Balleka 2 years ago
@Balleka i believe he refers to the same amount of thrust in the 4 engines.
javkin 1 year ago
@Gatman1 I think he meant why they set different N1 for engine 2 and 3 instead of set full for all 4 engines...I wonder the same...
patrickcramer 1 year ago
As usual, a pleasure to watch. Great audio edit as well! ;-)
Dutchbird757 2 years ago 10
MK Airlines?
immerrocknroll 2 years ago
Amazing, as always. Thanks for uploading.
trek1s 2 years ago
Amazing
MacartoChan 2 years ago
Nice to see that this beautiful aircraft isn't stored at Filton anymore...
patryk7771 2 years ago
Cool, seems to take ages to get going. Do ya sell tickets for the cockpit? :P
hrford 2 years ago
fantastic!
frequentairbusflyer8 2 years ago
Wonderful takeoff. 5/5
loploro 2 years ago
Awesome video! Great to see a little older B747.
JDefenseJ 2 years ago