aloft
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I was in Marv Golden's last night and discovered a DVD of jumpseat video on a UA B777-200 flight from O'Hare to London-Gatwick. The production quality ain't all that hot (particularly the audio), the shots didn't always focus on things a pilot would have, and there are far too many out-the-window shots at scenery, other airplanes, etc, but it's a very cool vid nonetheless. The captain explains how pretty much everything in the cockpit works, and you follow him and his crew from preflight brief through engine shutdown, and then a more abbreviated return flight the next day.
Having never jumpseated on an airline before, I found it to be a very informative glimpse into CRM (like how an experienced captain briefs the takeoff and approach) and international airline ops. The capt even explained things like ETOPS and auto-downloading of flight plans into the FMC via radio. All in all, pretty cool stuff. Certainly worth the $23 price of admission.
The company that produced the DVD is at http://www.worldairroutes.com
Having never jumpseated on an airline before, I found it to be a very informative glimpse into CRM (like how an experienced captain briefs the takeoff and approach) and international airline ops. The capt even explained things like ETOPS and auto-downloading of flight plans into the FMC via radio. All in all, pretty cool stuff. Certainly worth the $23 price of admission.
The company that produced the DVD is at http://www.worldairroutes.com