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[cmhumphr]

So I pose a little trivia challenge to you all. What is rather unusual about the photo below? Aircraft is in flight, no abnormalities, and this is normal operations.

 

[mikecweb]

So I pose a little trivia challenge to you all. What is rather unusual about the photo below? Aircraft is in flight, no abnormalities, and this is normal operations.



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Two screws need tightening.

 

[cmhumphr]

Two screws need tightening.

Lol I didn't even notice that. Good eyes but that's not it.

 

[mikecweb]

Lol I didn't even notice that. Good eyes but that's not it.

A People's Express flight is in the air?

 

[knot4u]

So I pose a little trivia challenge to you all. What is rather unusual about the photo below? Aircraft is in flight, no abnormalities, and this is normal operations.



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The dzus fasteners holding one portion of the instrument panel aren't secured?

 

[knot4u]

Auto brakes set at 0?

 

[cmhumphr]

Auto brakes set at 0?

Still too far out to be preparing for landing lol. The screws are loose yes, but that's not it.

 

[AAPalmTree]

So I pose a little trivia challenge to you all. What is rather unusual about the photo below? Aircraft is in flight, no abnormalities, and this is normal operations.



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That's not much gas. Or maybe the 73 sips gas compared to what I'm used to.

 

[cmhumphr]

That's not much gas. Or maybe the 73 sips gas compared to what I'm used to.

Oh but that's plenty of gas!

 

[derg]

Auto brakes set at 0?

Sure, why not? Cruise flight doesn't require autobrakes.

 

[gotWXdagain]

Only thing I see is you are in cruise over the continental US and the winds are 048, where typically they would be out of the northwest?

 

[Avalon781ML]

Hydraulic quantity of 100 per side?! That seems a little excessive... or is it 10.0?

 

[Avalon781ML]

Hydraulic quantity of 100 per side?! That seems a little excessive... or is it 10.0?

 

[cmhumphr]

Only thing I see is you are in cruise over the continental US and the winds are 048, where typically they would be out of the northwest?

Hydraulic quantity of 100 per side?! That seems a little excessive... or is it 10.0?

I'll give you a hint. It has to do with the fuel.

 

[killbilly]

I'll give you a hint. It has to do with the fuel.

Seems like it increases on the last leg?

 

[Nark]

@cmhumphr do you gain 1600 lbs of fuel at the top of descent?

 

[Dan208B]

I'll give you a hint. It has to do with the fuel.

I've never flown a 737 but landing with 3900 lbs seems pretty low. Otherwise... not sure.

 

[GolfChuck]

 

[BobDDuck]

I've never flown a 737 but landing with 3900 lbs seems pretty low. Otherwise... not sure.

Yeah... seems like that would be way less than 45 minutes of reserve.

 

[cmhumphr]

Two screws need tightening.

The dzus fasteners holding one portion of the instrument panel aren't secured?

That's not much gas. Or maybe the 73 sips gas compared to what I'm used to.

Only thing I see is you are in cruise over the continental US and the winds are 048, where typically they would be out of the northwest?

Hydraulic quantity of 100 per side?! That seems a little excessive... or is it 10.0?

Seems like it increases on the last leg?

@cmhumphr do you gain 1600 lbs of fuel at the top of descent?

I've never flown a 737 but landing with 3900 lbs seems pretty low. Otherwise... not sure.

Yeah... seems like that would be way less than 45 minutes of reserve.

Well the answer is actually that this particular airplane's weight and fuel are in kilograms! So in actuality, we are landing with around 8500 pounds of gas. The -400's in our fleet came from carriers in Europe and apparently the conversion process to get it over to lbs was too expensive. A US pilot using the metric system.