Boeing 747 Cockpit Takeoff Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport Day

[golfguyuk]

LoL, it does look strange the pilot moves the stick? round so much almost like hes driving a car. I always thought the movement would be really steady all the way when flying a plane.

[iEatFFFBS]

can u still film when the airplane is taking off i thought u had to turn off cams, phones and stuff

[istvanklein]

@iEatFFFBS Just gadgets that send or receive signals like phones. Cameras can be used.

[iEatFFFBS]

@istvanklein ah u sure ill use it next time:D thanks for telling

[drome123]

it left the runway with inches to spare

[jeppoification]

with hard drives these days they should have a video feed to the blackbox

[kristancc1]

that was a pretty cool video, almost makes me want to be a pilot NOT!!!!

[kristancc1]

that was a pretty cool video, almost makes me want to be a pilot NOT!!!!

[starlight312]

I miss the Kai Tak airport. It's always fun to fly in and out of it. Of course, definitely challenging for the pilots to do so.

[JAYJAY1000000]

Amazing video

[shirke01]

@siciliano79

I love flying

[jonathanaus2010]

How come after take off the pilot keeps on turning his control column and the plane still stays level ?

[flylife92]

@jonathanaus2010 It must be broken!

Lol jk the pilot was most likely turning the yoke to keep the wings level countering for wind

[harrygoozee]

@flylife92 and he was turning with the rudder

[carsonking]

@jonathanaus2010

xwind correction ailerons into wind with opposite rudder

[SFConifer]

I like this vantage point; it's like sitting in the back seat of your dad's sedan

[CraZy291]

What's that clicking sound at 2:00 roughly? Right after the V2 callout. Thanks!

[97HKG]

@CraZy291 its a mechanism that prevents the landing gear lever to be raised while the aircraft is on the ground

[CraZy291]

@97HKG

Thanks!

[thibaud1300]

V1: Aborted take-off becomes impossible. The pilot puts both hands on the stick to avoid temptation of releasing the power if there is a problem.

Vr: Rotation: The pilots pulls on the stick to lift the nose at a certain speed.

V2: Safe take-off speed reached.

Gear: The pilot ask his mate to retract the gear as soon as the variometer is clearly positive.

[Powerman341]

Cool vid iam a smurf

[xr6atmo]

Beautiful! It seems to require a lot more aileron to keep her straight on climb than the Piper i fly. lol. No comparison.

[nenblom]

Why do they say rotate instead of, say, liftoff?

[Killskayaovich]

@nenblom because they literally "rotate" the flight control stick backwards towards them, if you can imagine the movement it makes sense

[JRizzo625]

@nenblom Because "liftoff" is the result of rotation.

[theendcredits]

clikety clack! 80 knots! clickety clack clickety clack.. ROTATE! clickety clack.. I SAID ROTATE! ..I AM rotating!@%#^

[dimesi]

I wouldn't like to fly away from hong kong once there =(

[dalqorian]

You have to have absolute respect for these guys after seeing this. Just watching the captain on the left control that thing is amazing! Kudos!!

[flygweilo]

These are Cathay Pacific SOPs (Standard Operating procedures).

AT CPA, the Pilot Monitoring (PM) calls "Vr" instead of "Rotate".

And on departure, the Pilot Flying (PF) calls "Gear up" when he feels the moment is right, and the PM responds with "Positive rate - gear up", before retracting the gear.

It's a safety precaution - the idea is to make sure the aircraft is actually climbing before the gear is retracted.

[mackoyz20]

wish i could be there

[TheADLABerlin]

Awesome movie... yeah Hong Kong and the south of China in General do always have very windy weather... Therefore Heavy Steering from the pilot.. And yes.. A pretty much fully loaded 747 needs some speed (above 160 knots) to move her ass up in the air.. lol So it definitely consumes some serious runway

[pisstank07]

the captain is doing some heavy stearing there , nice movie mate

[xxalexxxpl]

I love the feeling when the plane starts to accelerate

[aexmendz]

It's amazing to think that only two people, just like you and me, control such a beast in such a small room. They hold so many lives in their hands it's insane!

[nemo227]

Thanks for removing the background music. The sound of the rushing air and the engines is music enough.  It's what real airplane people really like. Those turbojet engines make their own music.

[locoHAWAIIANkane]

Was this a 300 or 4?

[flygweilo]

@locoHAWAIIANkane It was a B747-400 (Cathay Pacific)

[locoHAWAIIANkane]

@flygweilo Mahalo!

[flygweilo]

@locoHAWAIIANkane You're most welcome - or "msai ha hei", as they say in Cantonese. :)

[PlaneAndTVtechfan]

@locoHAWAIIANkane 747-400. Look at the cockpit displays, all electronic.

[cxflyer]

@PlaneAndTVtechfan and no F/E

[in12233]

like it most1!

[yougotnochans94]

港港香

[eieyjam]

Really impress with the technologies of Aviation...

[Merzdaman]

wow , this vid is the best feeling onboard cockpit view i ever watch ! Great Feelings ... !! Nice job !

[arushbhai]

Taking off is the best feeling in the world when the jet is running on the runway dammnn its sooooo fasttt i just love it crazzzy feelings. airplanes r fast as hell even on the ground

[op3l]

I had a similar experience once on a 747. It was packed full of people and it seemed to take forever to reach take off speed. Still excellent clip!

[barthoedemaker]

Put a cell phone next to your tv, and understand why they ask to SHUT THE DAMN THING OFF !!!

[faiamaster]

when they take off they're over 300kph .......

[rewa267rewa]

haha.the dude behind the pilot has a good job.just look out the window

[TheStartARiot]

@rewa267rewa

this is probably one of the replacement crew who releaves the two guys flying the plane later on.

[po27a]

@rewa267rewa he makes tea

[spacyfoil]

@rewa267rewa Yo, the dude behind the pilot is also a pilot. He is called "deadhead" or carried free of charge when not working.

Also sometimes on a very long flight, airlines carry two sets of pilots. Someone can correct me.

Look closely, the man behind the pilot has three stripes.

[rewa267rewa]

@spacyfoil i know who he is i was just making a joke

[bigsparrow1]

LOL! you can actually pretend you've been there, if you used FSX or FS9 alongside something named Multi Crew Experience.

Just google it, to find out! :-))

[trufty]

I can feel the pressure in my ears just from watching.

[po27a]

@trufty

why...hardly above sea level...you got infections

[warrior7k]

@trufty i get the same feeling

[nicorule10]

@trufty lol me too

[shashankbhat007]

wat  a video imba

[mixed123456]

and then why the b1tch tells you turn off your mobile device!! while your happy recording the take off from the window!! =S

[trypwned]

Cell phone devices mess up the aircrafts instruments.

[MyFallenIdolMusic]

@trypwned yeah cell phone but not Cameras

[britts1234]

At 2:02 the Captain (pilot flying) says 'gear up'. This is supposed to be a response though, to the FO (pilot not flying) calling 'positive rate' (of climb). That's why after the FO calls pos. rate, the captain says 'gear up' a second time, as if to acknowledge that he should have waited to for the FO to call the rate before asking for the gear. Following that he calls for LNAV, which is a lateral navigation function of the autopilot.

[LH685]

What you are saying may be true for a certain airline's standard operating procedure, but that doesn't mean it's valid for every airline. I'm with airberlin, for example, and their procedure is for the Pilot Flying (PF) to call "Gear up". The Pilot Monitoring (PM) will then silently operate the gear lever (no "Positive Rate" callout).

[britts1234]

True, however for the SOP calls to be "gear up." "positive rate." "gear up." (as spoken in the video) would be totally redundant. I am quite sure in this case it was a minor mistake on the captain's part, which he acknowledges by his correction (repeating 'gear up' a second time).

[op3l]

@britts1234 Sorry, but during take off if they use LNAV, the computer steers the plane and the pilot just has to climb the airplane up to the correct altitude?

[Tomosan2888]

@op3l The LNAV function commands the flight director to follow the lateral course programed into the FMC. It does not 'have' to be used in conjunction with the autopilot, and indeed for this takeoff the Captain is clearly handling the aircraft following the takeoff.

[SteU4IA]

@britts1234 i think the 2nd gear up was called by the FO to acknowledge the gears up. Either way he was suppose to call out pos climb.

[flygweilo]

@britts1234 Not so at Cathay Pacific (CPA), I'm afraid.

After take-off, CPA Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) require the Pilot Flying (PF) to call "Gear Up" when he thinks the moment is right. The Pilot Monitoring (PM) then examines the rate of climb to make sure the aircraft is actually climbing, responding with: "Positive rate - gear up". The PM then moves the gear handle to the 'Up' position to retract the gear.

[flygweilo]

@flygweilo SOPs vary from airline to airline, of course, but since this video is of CPA, the second call you hear of "Gear up" is actually the PM responding to the PF's command, before actually retracting the gear.

The whole procedure is designed to avoid inadvertent gear retraction on take-off before the aircraft is established in a positive rate of climb.

[britts1234]

@flygweilo This makes much more sense. All along it was assumed (by myself and others) that both 'gear up' calls were made by the PF. It does make sense for the PNF to respond 'positive rate, gear up.' Thanks for the clarification.

[flygweilo]

@britts1234 You're most welcome. I cannot emphasise too strongly that all airlines have their own SOPs, and these vary in detail. I worked at one airline, where after take off, it was the PNF's job to call out "Positive rate" once airborne. The PF would then confirm this (by examining the VSI), before responding with "Positive rate - gear up". The PNF would then respond "Gear up", before retracting the gear. It all depends on the airline and their training department.

[britts1234]

@flygweilo Now that does sounds redundant. Like you said, to each his own. The carrier I fly for simply has the PNF call 'positive rate' and the PF responds 'gear up.'

[cedarjet707]

Did that in a 747-200 at mtow one night, wowee.

[tierren]

wow !

[ziggazaggy]

Feel the power !!!

[freakgeeky]

Sweet =)

[97HKG]

What did the Captain say after saying gear up at 2:02

[rOlfFafaN]

possitive climb, or something like that.

[97HKG]

i ment at 2:06

[rOlfFafaN]

uhm.. Gear up (slow down?/throttle) Check

[iamgreatish]

@97HKG "Positive rate, Gear Up"

[pacopiloot]

@97HKG '

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he said: LNAV (Lateral navigation mode gone from armed to ON)

[ellaelizabeth]

@97HKG- Positive rate.

[DR400]

I like the small shocks you can listen due to the old squared runway : )

[airplaneman121]

@DJBeatghost he says gear up again to agnowledge what the pilot said

[airborne022]

the pilot shoukd announce positive rate, and the the fo should announce gear up to do it procedurally correct.

[civikminded]

I think Blackhawk is right, he says 'Positive Rate' Which would make sense procedurally at that point in the takeoff.

[civikminded]

I hear 2 things before gear up

First the co-pilot says 'V-R' which means they are at 'rotate' speed. This is where the gear under the nose leaves the ground. Next he says 'V-2' which means that the aircraft is at a safe speed and can still climb in event of an engine failure.

[Blackhawk61DK]

he says positive rate (climb)

[636555530]

Over here in Spain in Iberia the pilots earn at an average of 8.000-10.000€ per month. I thing it all depends on how many hours you have got if you are just beginning your career you would not probably earn to much.

[beergut111]

A pilot who gets hired at an airline today will start at around 20k per year. maybe. Ive seen as low as 16k and a high 27k.

making 100k+ a year can happen two ways, corporate/fractional OR being poor at an airline for many years. Airline captains make 100k but thats after working many many years as a co-pilot. seniority is everything. as long as the public wants cheap tickets instead of safety and service, that is the way it is.

[josedodgers]

what an amazing view. Airliner pilots are brilliant.

[barmtrail]

Can ayone tell me(A real airline pilot) Was it impossible what the terrorist did on 9/11? That's to say, was it really difficult to fly planes into the world trade center's and the pentagon? I remember the second plane that hit the world trade center almost missed. Can anyone tell me if the conspiracy guys have anything true going for them?

[DarthShuckille]

this is a beautiful view...........dream job

[beergut111]

dream job but a mcdonald's manger makes more money.

[cocksuckingnot]

aircraft pilots earn close to 150 K sometimes more if they are mores expierenced.. so ur wrong.

[beergut111]

experience has nothing to do with it. seniority does. takes many many many years to make 150k flying.

[kzalldaz]

Wtf. You're stupid. A McDonalds manager makes more than babies working for chinese factories, not flying an airlines. Your making 15 times more flying as a noob rookie-ass pilot.

[beergut111]

you dont understand the job or the industry. If you want send me a PM and i can explain how it works.

[kzalldaz]

Yo....a McDonalds manager. Are you talking about a Manager or the store manager of McDonalds?

[yppt128]

Qantas rates:

Second officer 70k+

First officer 150k+

Captain 200k+

These rates apply to all types of aircraft flown in the Qantas fleet.

[beergut111]

yeah that sounds about right. now show me where they hire a captain right out of flight school with zero experience.

thats what i though. It take MANY YEARS before you can make FO pay at a major airline.

[britts1234]

beergut111 is correct. To make it to the beginning level at any major airline requires years of experience building at smaller operators. SO or FO at any major is not the start of a career, but well into it.

[beergut111]

ive flown profesionally for 35 years. I knw what im talking about.

but dont worry about it.

[beergut111]

experience has nothing to do with it.

so im right

[Bundashit]

Working for the Airlines is anything but a dream job. Want a dream job, join the air force or go private.

[deino117]

Is that Chek Lap Kok under construction that we see out the window right at the end?

[mkunjufu]

@deino117 I was wondering the same thing. Anyone?

[tickle2012]

very staple hands!

[honestm8]

i know what the RUNWAY is ! learn to read ! i said CRAP VIEW CANT SEE THE RUNWAY ! rotorhead is a butt head

[honestm8]

crap view cant see the runway !!

[Rotorhead6235]

If it helps it's the long, grey concrete bit in front of the aeroplane that you can see through the windshield.

[tiago105]

I love jumbos xD

[JackJohnosn3229]

looks a little turbulent

[usmaan112]

good video!! they make it look so easy and as if anyone could do it!!

[mainacboy123]

these pilots tht drive jumbo jets like the boeing 747 get paid £4000 for take off and landing

[TheAeroman]

Flying so much more involved than just driving.

[tennisstar523]

yeah any idiot can drive flying actually takes huge amounts of skill

[TheAeroman]

Exactly :)

[kevininheven]

the only thing i hate about the cockpit is its kinda krampt in

[GHAZICAD]

Very Nice...........

[kevcoolification]

cool video

[dom86juve]

nice video, thanks

[jbird0168]

When you hear the run-up you can almost feel the G pressures on your jaw and chest, just watching this! Flawless sterile cockpit adherence too.

[cuteness13]

they make it look so easy

[Mily1200]

I like when i'm hearing this power of the engines uhhh great

[77tuxerakias77]

My bad.... wrong comment. It was for a different video.

[airplaneguy17]

im pretty sure its a 747-400. what do you think it is?

[widebody123]

yes it is a 747-400.

you can hear the mode call 'thrust ref, vnav speed'. this occurs at 400 feet .

[widebody123]

also at 50 feet , the call is 'lnav' and the pilot monitoring replies 'check'

[airplaneguy17]

yea i know i like watching videos like this.

[mortifact]

beautiful. simply beautiful

[airplaneguy17]

what do you mean?

[Ihacksomuch]

He is a pilot.

[tradingpilot]

is that the guy from the itvv cathay video.

I heard he is a 737-800 capt with virgin now

[PadraigW]

Really, ? I thought he was a bus driver.......

[Alexgeo4975]

Is that captain Don Grange?

I recognize that head...

[1975Aspen]

Guess, copilot has the easy job - just get the landing gear up and relax back in seat, and may be change radio frequencies.

[Jacob121416]

ehh bit more than that, he has to call out everything on the runway check hes doin ok ;)

[MTran0708]

no fair, capt is getting all the fun.

[k0nn0r]

Well it's not like a B737 will run a red light and crash into them from behind..

[sekailover]

SHUTUP!!!

[RoninTXBR549]

Great video... 747 take-off from Kai Tak airport... One of the most interesting airports ever... And, I agree with a previous post from "crayztrav" ... "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't goin'!!!" ... 5/5

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about psychology:

(1) Why do we love flying and air travel?

(2) Why do we enjoy the movement during take-off and landing?

(3) Why do we like the high-pitch-sound of those jet engines?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[JManGuitar5150]

1 = Cuz we can't fly by ourselves (meaning without an airplane or glider, etc.)

2 = Because it's fast

3 = Because it's loud

[ArmyofSeaturtles]

#3 AND POWERFUL i would love to get my hands on so much power

[sekailover]

how he get in to the cupit?

[JManGuitar5150]

It's either one of the pilot's cameras set up or it's another pilot onboard in the jump seat.

[ken92660]

An answer will wrap up all your 3 questions.

The experiences are out of the ordinary.

[crayztrav]

if it aint boeing i aint going

[mohammeddavis]

why do they only use 80% thrust for takeoff? shouldn't it be maxed out? especially on such a short R/W?

[gogamich]

because full throttle is 110%

[iluv2fly763]

How do you know it's 80% thrust? Anyway, pilots will use a reduced thrust setting to save the life of the engines. If they can use a reduced setting while still being able to climb at a safe rate, have enough runway to stop if needed, and fly the minimum climb gradient to avoid high terrain -- reduced thrust will be used so the engines don't have to work so hard. Replacing and repairing engines cost big money.

[mohammeddavis]

Thanx for your dedication in answering my question, but I don't know how do I know that.

Any suggestions??

[ArmyofSeaturtles]

it depends on the aircraft, the weight of the aircraft during take off and the length of the runway, the pilot must determine the amount of take off thrust, like on the 777-200LR one engine produce around 110,000LBS of thrust now you dont need that much on take off with less payload

[Salvakins704]

how do you get in the cockpit?

[halomaster275]

looks pretty amazing

[applepan100]

Beautiful

[jackieniels]

thanks for posting! that looks amazing =] hope i can get into a 747 cockpit someday..ive been in a 737 already =]

[odmcarp]

i got to go into the cockpit when we were at 40k feet...but that was a long time ago. it was very cool, i remember my father took me up to the front of the plane. i don't think they would let anyone do that today.

[dustyfarrell2008]

i would be shittin i would jus keep thinkin the plane is goin fal out the sky

[glennlopez]

isnt the copilot suppose to push the throttle with the captain for safety? or does the captain think thats gay?

[Shreytherockstar1]

@airboyd....how do you record such amazing vids!!!!

[hectorguzmanmontoya]

For music try Freddie Hubbard's "Little Sunflower"... Power and grace..

[Cubansito]

I love the sound of the turbines from 1:13 - 1:15

[TheYouSphere]

It's better than the sound of rattling plastic and metal, I don't know why the cockpits are so noisy. It's weird, it sounds so old tech with switches and clicks and rattles, weird.

[SASHA3106]

I once flew LHR to Newcastle in the jump on a 757 . My buddy was a line engineer at T3 and he had a word with the skipper. I was at Weybridge studying for an LWTR and the experience helped everything to fall into place, and the cost- I fixed the transmission on his car. The cockpit is very noisy because your directly above and slightly forward of the nose gear and all the shock from the gear in contact with the tarmac is transmitted up through the oeliophneumatic shock absorber which is hard.

[cole20072006]

That would scare the crap out of me. And that's why I hate flying.

[Serg1974]

Very smooth!

[acidcool0]

oh men, it's an great video, congratulation