Boeing 757-200 Touch and go Base Training

Base training on Prestwick. One of the first 6 ever landings in the real airplane during initial training for the type.

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• manual
• Landing
• Prestwick
• EGPK
• PIK
• student
• pilot
• touch'n'go
• airplanes
• aviation
• airplane
• airport
• plane
• visual
• circuit

[EGPK11]

what was the altitude when u were banking in for your final ?

[phantomskis]

@EGPK11

Standard base training circuit height is 1500ft AGL, so for Prestwick being 65ft elev we flown at 1600ft alt AMSL. You keep that on downwind leg and start to descend during the turn to finals to rollout at about 3nm from threshold which makes it up to cca 1000ft alt (900 AGL). Standard 3° glideslope or visual descent angle if you like equals to about 300ft per 1nm. So if you're 2nm out you should be at 600ft AGL, at 5nm about 1500ft, etc.

[JohnP304]

When the gear has been raised, why is the undercarriage control lever moved to the mid position?

[phantomskis]

@JohnP304

To de-pressurize the hydraulics system lines of the landing gear. Saves it up doing extra work when it's not needed.

[tombarker94]

what airline do you fly for and how/were did you train?

[phantomskis]

@tombarker94

Flying for Thomas Cook Airlines UK, trained in Oxford Aviation Academy

[falkowiegandt]

Two Airbus fans were so amazed by the Boeing 757 that they missed the "Like" button.

[AVIATIO]

Which assholes gave this video negative votes? Are people against flying or what?

[ChrizRockster]

@phantomskis - I don't know why, but that's one of the most interesting questions and answers I've seen on YouTube in a while.

[pikidom59]

That's because you just have to admit that all boeing planes are legends !

[Juppie902]

12 airbus lovers have visited this video.

[mymbe430]

Good job. You were probably light and that aint always easy.. Better to have some balast back there sometimes. lol The -80 would drop like a rock empty. Congrats!

[mowburnt]

Nice.  But damn my colour blindness!!! ;-)

[aky19832001]

I've watched this clip so many times, I have every moment memorized. Thanks for responses.

[NATB100]

@phantomskis You fly for Thomas Cook? Nice!

I'm considering becoming a pilot when I'm older.

[airlineman2201]

I'd love to be a pilot when I'm older, how long does the training last for and is Thomas cook a good company to work for? Great video!!

[yisasakopaka]

the pilot has a casual sunday drive look 

[alSation81]

@turwestonpilot no, we didn't