Boeing 777-300ER Cockpit Take Off - Air France

Ciatation Says:

Apr 17, 2012 - The throttles have something called "friction lock", whereby both levers move equally. The Pilot flying takes his hands off the throttle to, focus on the actual flying part, whereas the Pilot Not Flying has his hand on the throttle levers (up to V1) in case they have to abort take off .

Kenny9131991 Says:

Apr 18, 2012 - Actually Boeing recommends that the Captain guards and maintains exclusive control of the thrust levers so he can reject the takeoff. The First Officer (if setting thrust), once the engines are at or near TO thrust, will remove his hand from the thrust levers and place it on the control column. The PF/PNF in the above procedure is irrelevant. The takeoff itself is flown by the PF and the radios are the PNF's responsibility

WDCP2 Says:

Apr 20, 2012 - I never been on a airplane :(

lynchy747 Says:

Apr 22, 2012 - English is the international language of aviation it is prohibited to speak any other language in the cockpit of any aircraft while in control of the aircraft, i.e when issuing instructions.

lukasztelford Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - Fantastic Video's Subscribed

ctdesing Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - that depends on Airline rules, international airlines are less restrictive with that rule. The pilot should speak English in the cockpit, but its into him to do it or not. 

ctdesing Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - that depends on Airline rules, international airlines are less restrictive with that rule. The pilot should speak English in the cockpit, but its into him to do it or not.

fa18chornet Says:

Apr 26, 2012 - wo wooooo take it easy buddy !

edaoth2 Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - wrong, you can speak french with french atcs if you are in france ;)

lynchy747 Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - @edaoth2 no you can't, what if there is an emergency which requires every pilot to understand what's being said. and please explain why every pilot must complete an English fluency test?

AviationEnthusiastic Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - true. as a french, i think safety is more important than national pride, and i personnally believe that even french pilots should speak english with their atc. a misunderstanding can be catastrophic.

sheldonholy Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - You do have to take an english test for most Instrument Ratings.

yelfridi Says:

May 1, 2012 - Nice video. Good job :)

76caliboy Says:

May 1, 2012 - what is the instrument called between the EICAS and the navigation display?? (not the landing gear)

j30789 Says:

May 4, 2012 - The friction lock only holds the throttle in place during turbulance and things. Every engine is different so if you put the throttles in the same place there is a slight difference in the thrust. So the PNF fine tunes it. The PF is the one who has his hands on the throttle till V1 as he is the one incontrol of the aircraft so will be the one who pulls back the throttles for an aborted take off.

amins21 Says:

May 7, 2012 - Rotation <3 :D

veeseee128 Says:

May 7, 2012 - no wonder they do this for 8.00 bucks an hour.

ninomilobrown Says:

May 12, 2012 - Pilot : I can see my house from here

210482fmj Says:

May 12, 2012 - IF there was a fuel gauge fault inflight and suddenly the fuel gauge displayed zero fuel just for arguments sake would the engines and fuel pumps still operate and not be tricked into thinking there was no fuel left. will the engines only stop running when there is physically no fuel left to ignite in the tanks.

infectuz000 Says:

May 17, 2012 - I don't like the captain playing the PF and PM role at the same time. No matter which level of the experience the first officer has, he should have kept his hands on the throttle until V1. This is not a standard procedure.

FSXperson Says:

May 17, 2012 - haha you don't know what you are talking about. These guys make way more than that. In the U.S the starting salary for a first officer is over 20$ and thats at the regionals. These guys have been flying for years and are flying a huge aircraft which makes their pay sky rocket way up there. My flight instructor for instance makes 150,000$ a year as a 12 year senior F/O on the UPS MD-11. If they made 8$ an hour they would make a little more than a cashier at your local Mcdonalds. ;)

veeseee128 Says:

May 18, 2012 - 8 bucs an hour

lawlessi Says:

May 23, 2012 - The captain has the throttles up to V1 at most airlines. A reject is performed by the Captain. The FO does not have a tiller, therefore is limited in his ability to control the nose wheel steering if needed. After V1, the captain removes his hand since the reject is no longer an option.

Nokaut600 Says:

May 24, 2012 - Can anyone tell me how and why the auto throttle seems to engage right at takeoff? The light comes on. Shouldn't it already be selected?

ES64F41 Says:

May 26, 2012 - who is better 777-300er 787 or A380 ?