one for you pilots

[cuznjohn]

does anyone know what the spinning wheels between the two pilots are


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNGhjG_4-1E

[Cruzr Joe]

are they kind of like ............................... The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round, :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflb lack:

[MisterP]

Those are the elevator trim wheels, actuated electrically by a toggle, similar to our turn signals, on each yoke. As they reduce speed they trim to reduce elevator pressure for their desired speed.

You can imagine how much wheel spinning they would have to do if the electrical system failed.

[ARtraveler]

Stuff we do not get to see very often :thumbup::thumbup:

[MisterP]

Only watched the beginning but at that point Otto the pilot is flying the approach.

[Professor]

I think the wheels were randomly choosing the Power Ball numbers - or maybe it was BINGO. In any case, a fun video to watch. Otto did a good job on the approach. She did a nice job on the landing. Thanks.

[Orange Spyder Man]

I thought it was a slot machine ... :roflblack:

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[sscheuer47]

Standard procedure for most airlines now is to use autopilot until landing. Some pilots still want to fly but all the younger love the computers. They provide an enormous amount of assistance when after a long day you are tired. You see a trim wheel turning you know it is a Boeing. The Captain on the left, copilot on the right. Most crews switch each leg as to who actually does the flying. The Captain stays on the left, unless you are flying with a fellow Captain and you may switch seats. A first officer on the right. The Captain is still responsible for the aircraft and it is his/her job to make sure the first officer flies correctly. On this leg the Captain has allowed the first officer to fly. She seemed to do a decent job, using the autopilot and autothrottle to operate the aircraft. The autopilot is causing the trim wheel to turn. The pilots have manual trim controls on their respective controls but are not used when on autopilot. As a crew member, you learn early to keep your knees away from the trim wheel when flying a Boeing. I noticed a couple times he has had to 'help' the first officer stay ahead of the aircraft. After landing, each has their own responsibilities and after the landing the Captain takes over because he has the tiller that controls the front wheel. After landing it is the first officer responsibilities for the after landing checklist. She is doing what is called an 'after landing flow' prior to reading the checklist. One of the responsibilities is to start the APU (aux power unit) which will provide power when the main engines are shut down. A good first officer will protect the caution light (not allow it to come on) when starting this apu. You will notice that the caution light comes on and the captain had to turn it off and did not say anything. Maybe because he knew the camera was on. At night, that caution light can be very bright and annoying. Allowing this light to come on can be a sign of disrespect or an untrained first officer.