Archive for the ‘Takeoff’ Category
Saturday, August 26th, 2006
Endorsement Circuit profile is actually a normal circuit except its a jet aircraft. This is to familiarize the pilot to takeoffs and landings. In one session up to 6 circuits can be performed. 3 normal circuit and 3 one engine inoperative circuit. The circurt is a right hand pattern.
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Saturday, July 15th, 2006
Why do we need a normal procedure? Cant the pilot just get in the plane and fly off? Why waste 20 mins with the entire checklist? What are the pilots doing in the flight deck?
Anyway, the B737 New Normal Procedures verify for each phase of flight that the airplane condition ...
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Sunday, July 2nd, 2006
Well if you are wondering why there is two pilot in the cockpit/flight deck read this up. This is because there is a difference between Captain’s and a First Officer’s duty. First Officer will now be known as FO. Read on...
Introduction
Picture of a b737 flight deck
Before entering the aircraft, ...
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Friday, June 30th, 2006
Normally the engine is started during pushback. Notice the plane moving back after all the passengers are in? This is the time the engine is lighted.
So how do you start a b737 engine?
Before starting the engine, some internal check and external check has to be done. This is all under ...
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
What if an engine fails after takeoff?
Although it is very unlikely to have an engine failure, pilots are trained to recognize engine failure and how to handle the situation. Below is a situation where an engine failure is encountered during the takeoff roll.
Above is the profile for a normal ...
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