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BG does it every day, I don't think I could stand the excitement.

The dials, levers, switches, knobs, the info you have to process, the decisions. Between 525 to 853 people and your crew depending on you.
No wonder he's tested and given a medical twice a year.
Pilot's View Of Airbus A380 Approach And Landing At San Francisco

It's a bit of a long watch but worth it- see the ground staff salute at the end(and notice the music!).

They may get a bit of a break on autopilot but take off and landing-and the occasional emergencies in between-you've got to admire professionals such as these.

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All Hail to Si and the guys who do this job......you are amazing.
Gordon, I thought that this video would be a 'boy' thing, but I really enjoyed watching it.

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Thanks for the accolades both of you.
I am tempted to quote Gordo Cooper (one of the Mercury and Genimi Astronauts) ' Whos the best pilot in the world??????? your looking at him!

But seriously, the flight deck is not that scarey, all the main instruments are duplicated between Captain and First Officer.

The A380 is an amazing flight deck.

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You are not supposed to tell us how you do it ... we want to guess;)

I learned all I want to know about flying on the airlines from George Carlin.:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPy5Ikn7dw

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I learn't off Bob Newhart.....
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8yFLA10CF88

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A video of the Boeing 737-300 from the flight deck. It's the same type I have been flying for the last few years.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_53xWxj136E

They are old school, the more recent ones are more upto date!

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Whenever my son and his wife fly, I always track the flight on this website
Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!

You can switch to the 'cockpit view' which uses google earth for its simulation.

This provides reassurance that your 'loved ones' are safe.

That was the case until their last flight back from Italy which showed the plane landing in a field south of the airport. For one terrible moment I thought they had crashed.

Virtual reality doesn't always depict the 'real'.

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To be fair thought Margaret, the most dangerous part is the drive to and from the airport.

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Especially if i'm driving.:eek:

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Even after BG's hours of tuition when I fly from Leeds to Manchester in a 737 (on the simulator) I do all right until I land, even though I land on the runway and don't over shoot I always finish with the port wheels in the grass. Looks like it's too late for me to apply for a job as second mate with you Si.

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I know they're a bit old school, BG, but it was a bit worrying hearing the pilot having to handpump fuel to the engines while he's trying to land.
And the illuminated cross at the start of the runway. Is that to help him pray?

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By the way, has anyone other than me read John Godson's "Unsafe at Any Height"?

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You laugh Gordon, but Cessna's dont have fuel pumps, it just as well the wings are above you.
Eric, i have not read that, but I will look it up.
Russell, looks like we will have to fit another lesson or two in mate.

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Boeing Guy, thank goodness for people such as you - keep up the good work. What a super, interesting job you have. Nothing mundane about it, that's for sure.

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when asked by my friend who is a nervous flyer on our way to spain how far i thought a plane could go on 1 engine if one of the engines failed i reassured him that it would have no problem getting us to the scene of the crash at all and not to worry :D

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On BF3 there is only 6 controls or so WASD<- -> :D

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Thought it would have been through watching re-runs of "Airplane":D

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Shirley you can't be serious?:D

Accyman, they fly perfectly well on one engine, in fact I somtimes wonder if they only build simulators with one engine, seeing most of our sim sessions are on one engine!!
Not tried BF3, so not sure, most likely I would crash, I do on MS flight sim....
And Dotti, your too nice, thankyou

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yeah i know 1 engine is fine but its nice to have 2 so you have a backup and i get a sick sense of satisfaction putting dark thoughts into nervous fliers heads haha lol

funny enough last nigt i was watching something where someone was telling the tale of how a pilot forgot to put the landing gear down and teh plane skidded like a frizbee along the airport forcing flight to be rerouted.Seems they can land without wheels as well lol

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One of my old instuctors, an Ex BA 747 Captain always said more engines the better!
Of course the 747 has 4, lucky sods!!!
When we took our old 737 over to the USA, we had to go the old way, Iceland and Goose Bay (Hi Eric), there were moments when I wished we had two more!

As to landing without lowering the gear....no excuse, its on the checklist. Unless its defective:eek:

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Airline pilots are taking legal action following claims they are suffering from a condition known as 'aerotoxic syndrome' caused by the inhalation of engine fumes.

Inside Out's Jacey Normand talks to solicitor Frank Cannon who is taking legal action on behalf of a deceased pilot who believed he was being poisoned by cabin air.

Inside Out is broadcast on Monday, 17 February at 19:30 GMT on BBC One North West and nationwide for seven days thereafter on the iPlayer.

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At long last..... Aerotoxic.org were set up back in 2007 and have been trying to obtain justice and a change in the law and cabin air quality.
I believe the BAe 146 and Boeing 757 are quite susceptible to this.

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Let's take this over to the smoking ban thread then I can say, 'I believe the air quality in jets is far worse since the smoking ban on planes because the airline companies save money by changing the air less frequently'.

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Sounds like a good idea, seriously when i worked in Morocco, for the National Airline, naming no names but there is Royal and Air in the title as well as Maroc, it was normal for the Moroccan Captains to smoke quite heavily. heck even in jet4you.com (the other airline I worked for out there) the Captains would not think twice of lighting up, we used to have a procedure for dealing with the smell, on the ground after landing, as soon as we exited the runway we would open both Cockpit windows (yes they do open, but only on the ground, i have tried!!!!) and let the wind blow through.
Ahh fun days indeed.