Boeing 737 Cockpit secrets!
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- You think you know the Boeing 737 cockpit? Well think again! In this video I will show you quite a few things that you Do NOT know about, from inside the cockpit.
All "dirty" secret hiding spaces will be revealed!
I am still officially on UA-cam vacation but I had some time over, in the cockpit, last week and thought I should share some of these things.
If you like them, I might do more videos like this, let me know below!
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The new intro is quite cool. Don't ever change that background track though. It's part of your brand now.
I’m definitely with you on the track and the new graphics look “absolutely fantastic”.
If you're interested in the background track, it's in the UA-cam Royalty Free music library, and it's titled "Big cars"
(I know this because I've used it in automotive videos before)
I love the new intro- but still hate the music
the music fits for me very well. ...but that's always a question of personal taste
I agree, the music has to stay
Jump seat looks about as comfortable as economy seating !lol
Believe me, it's not. More than 2 or 3 hours on this the flight starts to became very uncomfortable. But the captain and first officer seats are very good.
12:12 is that an ashtray inside the jumpseat pullout?
@@ewmegoolies coffeholder. He even said it
ewmegoolies No it’s a gas stove, in case an air crew needs to cook something.
@@antoy384 I thought the crew just throw their food into the engines, fly for a bit, then take out their meals, just like the truckers do.
During my last time flying on a 737, we unfortunately diverted to Boston for an emergency landing due to a very serious passenger medical issue. While waiting to refuel, along with a new flight plan, I could see quite well the interior of the flight deck and where our Captain kept his big bag of chips and bottle of Antacid chews (lol).
My Dad was the first “forced” age retired Pilot from Horizon Airlines at age 60 in 1991. He wasn’t thrilled about that but was a gentleman as usual.
However, because I had a Private Pilot License, Dad arranged for me to fly in the “Jump Seat” for his 2 final legs.
In the early “Hot Rod” model Dash 8. Beautiful airplane.
My family and I flew into SEA then to PDX to MFR. Where I grew up (mostly) and he lived.
A memory I treasure to this day. Interestingly, my Dad was the the only pilot with 10 and 8 engine Aircraft Commander time at the airline.
He was the youngest pilot ever to be an Aircraft Commander in SAC.
What did your pops fly in SAC, how long, based where, etc? Did you guys fly GA together after he retired? And wow, I'd love to be force retired at 60 - wouldn't look back, and really start livin!
@@ronjon7942 All of Dad's SAC bomber flying was from Roswell NM at Walker AFB. He flew as the youngest 2LT Aircraft Commander in the B-36 and the B-52. He picked up several brand new B-52s in Witchita KS during that time. Mostly tall tail E & F models He flew EB-66s for TAC in SEA. T-39s when he had a Staff jobs.
I originally soloed in a Bellanca Citabria in MFR OR while I was an AvGas summer job lineman in College. $12.50/Hr. Employee discount.
I finally got my PPL, when stationed at the USAF Academy Hospital as an MD, at the AeroClub. The Summer before the Gulf War.
After he retired, Dad helped me get my instrument rating in an A36 Bonanza as a qualified observer pilot while I built hood time. My family and I flew a few GA trips to visit my Parents in MFR OR, and Borrego Springs CA. We flew to a Drum and Bugle Corp Show in Killeen TX. That is one of my passions. In the A36 and my Bellanca Viking. Dad, Mom and I had some fun time flying in my Marchetti SF260W. Before my Sons started growing up and the GA flying hobby became too expensive for me. I knew I had to do my "Warbird experience" when I was young and had the money and energy. I knew I wouldn't be able to afford it when I got older.
What a beautiful office to work forever ! When you pay full attention to the scene, it just feels incredibly fascinating to be in control of such a big complicated machinery that weighs dozens of tonnes and taking it with hundreds of people for thousands of miles around the globe at astronomic speeds dealing with the forces of nature and in the end, bringing it to a rest safely and going back to home. Doing this over and over again for years is not really, and does not really sound boring... Hope to fly one of them one day.
Have safe flights captain !
Keep these videos where you show little unknown things of the 737 coming beacause they are awesome! Really like the new intro!
Thanks!
The spare bulb panel brings back memories ! As a dispatcher I was given a broken bulb and had to go to the plane next to the one i was working at (same airline and type). To go and ask if they had a working bulb since all bulbs in the panel were used. They had one and plane left on time ! The crazy little things that make the job exciting!
Only 30 seconds in and I had to pause the video to comment. Love your new intro! It's great! I'm glad you stuck with the same music for the intro it's super catchy!
Someone needs to clean that sunvisor 😁
Someone needs to clean everything!
... and the rest of the cockpit
@@VMCAviationVideos lol
I bet those glare shields stlil have the fingerprints of the Mechanic that originally installed them in Renton!
@@irongoatrocky2343
From 20 years ago! And I thought my eyeglasses were filthy!
I know this is a fully functional airplane, but still, seeing how it looks "used", with buttons consumed (like paints on the most used switches), gives me the same sense of safety as VW beetle (the old one)...
If I've learned one thing in life, it is better to have a used high-quality device than a new low cost model.
Cosmetics have nothing to do with functionality. Parts are never thrown away from airplanes they are sent out to be fixed and touched up. Still serves their purpose.
MyTech 🙏 to that
Me: Watches video
Also me: Proceeds to look for all these features in the PMDG 737NGX
So true omg
For me, it's Zibo😂
Am sayin dwl
How much did you find?
PMDG 737NGX looks much newer, should ask the manufacturer about texture update))
Zibo has the manual gear control :)
hi, i noticed a sign above the captains seat reading 'emergency escape rope', perhaps a full demo on the use of this would be worth a watch
Probably not worth it for the captain, because they are gonna get some weird looks in the airport!!! It's just a rope you can throw out of the window (side window opens) to climb out of the window hanging from that rope in emergency conditions...
@@sajadrashedian667 ya but still would be a very interesting demonstration to see. I think would be the first on internet
Hah I don’t know any pilot who says they would actually use it... they all say they’d use the door rather than take that risk...
Essentially it’s an inertia reel you just cling on to for dear life, climbing out the window or the roof (747).
747 is cooler, it has a hatch at the top of the cockpit (about as high as the top of the vertical stabilizer on a 737), and 4 handles with cable reels in a cabinet so you can jump out james bond style.
I liked what @Rob said, he wanted to see an actual demo of Mentour doing the rope exercise. LOL
Fantastic clip, thanks for taking the time to show us all the hidden features. Would never have though there’s so much to the cockpit areas as I’m just so used to seeing the panel and at most the left and right of the seats. Brilliant as always!
Hi Petter, great video and really informative. Love the new intro 😎👍
More of this! Could you demonstrate how to emergency rope is deployed and show more features of the cockpit in the future! Keep going mentour and your new intro is amazing! Greetings from Gothenburg, Sweden 🇸🇪
Thank you! I’m so happy you like the new intro
This was honestly one of the coolest videos that you've ever done! Thank you, I'd personally LOVE to see more stuff like this! :)
This like a flight simmers wet dream!! Looking at all the bells and. Whistles is a great learning experience!!! Thank you sir!!
I'd love to have more cockpit videos, it makes everything you talk about practical information that we can use rather than just theoretical knowledge
How long is the Emergency Escape Rope? Will it work above FL320?
XD
When you think you've seen it all! Great video! ........ 12.13 ; "a little bit dirty" , that must be the understatement of the year ;-)
It might seem a strange question, but I was wondering who is responsible for cleaning the cockpit? I'm guessing that it isn't the standard cleaning crew, so is there a specialist cleaning team or are pilots themselves expected to keep it clean?
Engineers are supposed to do it
Standart cleaning crew, but can't enter the cockpit without engineers to supervise. They either kindly ask one to let them clean it or ignore the cockpit cleaning altogether. And it's almost always the second one.
lmao burn
I am curious as to how similar this version of the 737 is to the 707 with which it shares its basic cockpit layout. In 1976, shortly after Howard Hughes died, I was coming home from a vacation to Washington DC from California where I was still working for Hughes Aircraft. I chose to buy my return on TWA partly from a nostalgia about that having been his airline. When I got aboard the aircraft at Dulles, I found two people already arguing about the seat I had been assigned that morning. Overbooking was as common then as it is now. The flight attendant chose to take me up to the cockpit for possible seating in the jumpseat. I mentioned my employment at Hughes to the first officer who probably asked to get to know his prospective passenger/visitor. He said he had once flown with Mr. Hughes, which did not surprise me at that time. The kerfuffle at the cabin seat having been solved by no shows, I was asked to return to sit in the smoking section they still had in those days. My chance to see the workings of a non-stop to LAX is a memory I would have savored, of course. But probably not as comfortable as the seat I did have for flight itself. Such a thing could not happen today to an ordinary passenger I am certain.
Great video Mentour! I'm amazed how well designed the flight deck is...there's more stuff shoved into there than one might expect! Enjoy your summer!
Thanks Petter! Very interesting to have a full tour behind the scenes.
Very interesting to see the nooks and crannies of the flight deck. Great intro btw Mentour!
Hey Mentour, really nice channel, have just discovered it. I`m starting my groundschool for the 737 NG/MAX this july 15th. Any video you specifically recommend me watching? Kudos for the channel, and congrats on the app as well.
Hey pilot, at the end of your video,( btw,
was spot on), I noticed the red letters behind your left ear, " emergency escape rope " I thought it was funny, when you said, " I hope I answered your questions". Great job, as always...
The new opening, pretty good, loved it!!
Didn’t even realize I was here early 😂. And this was kind of nostalgic for me as my dad flew the 737 and took me in the cockpit when I was very little. He now flies the 777
@WHT Vertex
Why not do a live chat and discuss and let subs ask questions?!?! Thanks.
Nice video!! Hope the flight from Girona to Cagliari and back went fine despite the quite big delay's :)
Captain this is the very First vídeo explaining the cockpit. And it is Very good. Congrats!
Loved the intro!! Superb video sir! Loved every second of it!!!!!! Thank u!
Thanks for sharing! This was a cool video :)
You are cool !!! Thanks for the nice video, you are doing a great job !!! :-)
Very interesting. I love these types of vids that show the lesser known aspects of aviation. Keep up the great channel!
Good Job ! I love this VDO because you show every thing ... it's more good than you sit and speech
Love the new intro btw!
Amazing technology. Makes you believe you are back in the seventies again! So authentic.
exactly. I wonder, why didn't they switched to so much more reliable and mechanically strong LEDs instead of light bulbs
Hey Captain, the new Intro of the video is too good. I love it!!
Amazing demo/explanations! Thank you!!!!!!!! You are awesome man!! Big fan here!
I just love the new intro
Very cool. Thank you. I read the comments about how it looks dated etc. But for me there’s something comforting and old school about that. WYSIWYG. What you see is what you get. If there’s a tech problem then its probably easier to get your head around it rather than having a computer interpreting and communicating. I loved the B747 classic cockpit poster I had as a kid. Switches and dials everywhere including on the flight engineers position. I’m not sure I’d still want to be flying something like that now though given a choice between that and the 747-400 but there’s still a coolness about old school.
I really enjoyed this though, and will look out for other videos.
Oh Cat 3.. does that relate to the ability of the aircraft to do cat 3 landings?
I remember the first time I saw the pitch trim wheel on a 727, by my left knee spinning around at what appears to be a inappropriately rapid, and frightening RPM. Those wheels looked like they were made of cast iron, weighed a ton, and would vaporize skin in a vicious friction burn. They never stopped looking dangerous to me, with the white mark painted on it a blur as it whizzed around. They made a noise too. If any part of a modern Boeing cockpit could be called primitive, that would get my vote.
Fantastic video Mentour, so clear and interesting. I'll look for the others you mentioned
Thanks for this Mentour! Love the new intro! Keep them coming!
The jumpseat still has an ashtray! :D I guess you have to sit there if you're going to smoke. I bet the pilot and co-pilot ashtrays were replaced by those USB charger panels.
Ooohh, i just realized you have a new intro!
I still didn't realize))
From what I remember of my 737 days,that first space under the jumpseat fits 2 crates of beer perfectly.Handy for your duty free!😉
So by the time they reached altitude, the pilots were really high.
just gr8. very informative off the track videos. difficult to get such information. thank you Mentour !
Great video! On the panel with the spare light bulbs, there are some components that look like resistors. Is that correct and where in the cockpit would those swappable ones be used?
Armand, yes, those are resistors, I said the same thing when I saw them. RADIO SHACK still has sales because of the 737. BBROYGBVGW
@@bobbycvsixfour5258 LOL Ahem. .....Respect Our Young.... Or something that is suitably PC.
New Intro is Dope BTW.
Agreed!
Petter, I think one of the most interesting video you ever made! Appreciate a lot, thanks for sharing your days with us
Love the new intro!!
Is there also somewhere a hidden piece of cloth to clean the sun visor? ;-)
Looks like your vacation is agreeing with you!!! You have a nice tan going there. Don't forget your sunscreen!!☺ Love your videos. Thanks.
Awesome video! Would love to have a complete detailed cockpit tour of the B737! Just loved the intro!
Wow new intro. I like. ☺👍 Also, awesome video as always.
Glad you liked it!!
@@MentourPilot wish I could meet you but I live in NY lol. Huge fan. 😀
Great topic and closeups. You didn't demonstrate the emergency rope over your shoulder. Who created your new open? Your cockpit is so dirty. I assume they're afraid cleaning spray will corrode a button or display.
Loved the new opening. Loved more plane shots.
Loved this video.
I would love to see a video on all the displays and what they do. I think you may have already done that, or at least some of them. I'd love to see one about the center display with the engine information and how engine management works. I'd really, really love to see a detail video on the radios and how radio communication, in plane communication, all the speakers and microphones and all the headsets, etc integrate.
How often do the cockpits get a deep clean, looks grimy!
I'm sure it's possible that flight attendants could periodically clean the flight deck. But realistically that would probably be done at C or D check when the whole cockpit is ripped apart.
I read in the FZ981 accident report that it was suspected when the plane experienced negative G forces that the dirt, or whatever sand or debris was in the cockpit may have gotten into the pilots eyes. It made me really wonder if keeping a very clean cockpit is necessary for safety reasons.
While in the Air Force, one of my jobs was to inspect the plane for cleanliness. Not that the AF was anal retentive, it was a safety issue. Dirty cockpits can be detrimental to proper operating equipment. Every so many hours of flight, all panels were removed to inspect for any dirt, hair, bugs, etc. If this plane was part of the Air Force, it would be immediately grounded due to the dirty cockpit.
The floor reminds me of a BAC 1-11 layout from the 1970's ! (Good old "British United Airways")
Sean Casey only extreme negative Gs would be able to cause that and those don’t happen often enough for the risk to outweigh the financial burden. Not saying I agree with that way of looking at it just saying that’s how it is. Even the FAA and other agencies around the world use a formula that assigns a specific monetary value to each person on board to determine whether to ground an aircraft type or mandate certain maintenance checks instead of just suggesting them
Very interesting; I noticed quite some dirt in the middle console next to the legs? How are cockpits supposed to be kept clean? Is it the pilots or cleaning crew?
Paul Borek Cleaning crew
Wonderful new intro. Fantastic video content. Thanks Petter.
Thank you so much Capt. For taking us on a B737 cockpit tour learned something new and yes if you can please make a detailed video about the onboard radio equipments and it's working. Thanks again!
I love new intro!!!
Hi, Great video. During flight, because the circuit breakers located behind the pilots, if one or more, pops out, is there any indications for this, visual or audio to pilots?
Samuel Yankovitch you’ll hear a pop, I don’t know how likely you are to notice while the engines are running, but while doing maintenance you’ll always hear a distinctive pop when you pull or push one
Nope, you will not get any indication.
Hello from brunei! Absolutely awesome to be shown around all the parts of the cockpit I don't normally see, but need to see as I'm trying to replicate in my sim build as authentic as possible. Thank you.
Really cool to see the cockpit in-depth like this
like the new intro :)
Wow! I did not expect a plane flying nowadays to look this ancient.
Check out an MD-80....they are still flying (for a few more months, anyway).
Likewise, I don't know much about cockpits but was surprised at all the hands on gear and knobs. Nice to see though.
Are you kidding me? Check out the 300/400/500 models of 737's. Those are still flying. As are 727's and DC-9's. This is probably an 800 or 900 model he's standing in. There's nothing ancient about this plane.
The Boeing 727 has stopped flying commercially rip
I thought we were getting in a Lancaster at first looking behind the seats.
Coffee and coffee holders are the most important things 💜🤣🤭 On a serious note this was an awesome video!! All these behind the scenes details it's soooo interesting!! Thanks for sharing. Please make more of these Petter. ✈️🐾🇿🇦
Thanks again dude. Enjoy your vacation!!
Looks like this particular flight deck could use a really good cleaning.
Looks like behind the captain's seatbelts the closet looks like a dirty foot print on the deck and that red circuit breaker at the top of the panel had a cobweb.
That tells me there might be some creepy crawlies hitching a ride on this aircraft.
I am doing absolutely fantastic, thank you
The difference between the Swedish and the British: the Swedes hope you are doing "absolutely fantastic" whilst the Brits hope you are doing "OK" or "not too bad"!
@@roberthindle5146 Ah! So, when my British colleagues say "Not too bad, thank you" it doesn't mean they're doing meh?
@@charlescoleman10 Exactly. It means we are doing very well. I don't know why we say it like that.
@@roberthindle5146 Probably, to not sound too boisterous, in case the person who asked it isn't doing too well. Could be the expression is just... considerate like that.
Great video, behind the curtains stuff nobody ever talks about. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
A full cockpit tour would be *SO* cool!!
Im kind of surprised to see so much dust and muck in a cockpit
Muck? There was no visible dust let alone muck 😂
Fast turn arounds limit the time available for cleaning panels with Q tips.
Awesome secrets! I will try to make these in my 737 Simulator.
This was fascinating to watch, thank you Mentour Pilot for making and posting these videos.
That was really great to watch...Loved it
Cool...thanks. You said it Mentour....sixties tech
Can you show us how to open a panel / button to replace the bulb inside?
When you think Mentour's videos cannot surpase the other videos he posted, SURPRISE. Wow, this was actually AWESOME to see the behind the scenes stuff. Mentour keep posting we will keep watching :-)
Awesome. Love it. Thanks for another great video. The best always.
8:57 world's most biggest and expensive power bank
Nice new intro!
Amazing amounth of details a 737 has... Fantastic! ALL the best from Brazil!!!
Great tour Captain!
I'm simple person. I see video from Mentor Pilot, I hit Like.
I do that
Love the new intro
Great!
Thank you so much, you are the only one that upload high quality aviation's videos in UA-cam 🛩️🛩️
Great Video Petter👌👌
How Many Pilots Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?
great question i think this will be handled by first officer only not by the capt
1 as soon as he sees there is 1 missing
@@balajisharathkumar9753It depend on which phase of flight they are in. During the pre-check it takes 1 pilot, during an actually flight it takes 2 pilots. As the spare bulbs are behind the chairs, one of the pilots needs to get out of the chair. However there should always one pilot be flying the aircraft. However the other pilot does need to confirm the action of the pilot handling the light bulb change..
One. Plus three engineers. The pilot calls engineering. One engineer to verify the problem. One to perform the work. One to sign off the paperwork.
As long as maintenance is present, none.
I heard a contact with a 737 was made last week via ham radio. It was said 737s are equipped with HF ham radio capability. That it's sometimes used in maritime communications.
More likely a longer range model like a 747 767 777 787, HF is used over the ocean only when out of vhf range.
Though there are a few ETOPS 737 used for domestic West coast to Hawaii routes. I don't know if there is a VHF dead zone in that route.(at 30k feet)
The 737s we operate are all Etops, but regardless even before that were equipped with HF radios. Sometimes even on non-Etops segments we use the HF radios. I’m sure it’s just because they were ordered with that option Probably a lot of operators have no need for HF radios.
That was indeed a cool tour. Amazing.
Oh.. So cool to see a cockpit and lucky to see it from your video peter.
It looks like you could grow potatoes in the jump seat coffee holder spot.
2:46 I presume this works both ways, also preventing you from making a passenger announcement to ATC? XD
In theory, yes. I've been on flights where they've made a call to ATC and I've been on the scope when they keyed up the mic on the frequency to make a PA to the back of the plane. Then again, they aren't common; I just happen to fly 4000 miles every week or so and I'm a pilot, dispatcher, and air traffic controller by license so I'm exposed to it all the time!
Not sure what you mean by “both ways”. The dedicated microphone aft of the center pedestal can ONLY be used to make PA announcements to the cabin.
That microphone does not interface with the audio select panel. Its purpose is to prevent making PAs on the radio.
@@Stepclimb Right-I meant, if you only use the dedicated PA mic for making PA announcements, then not only will you avoid calling ATC on the PA, you'll avoid making a PA anouncement to ATC.
Ice Karma
I see what you mean now. Yes, using that mic for PA’s, WILL prevent PA’s on ATC freqs and SHOULD prevent making an ATC call on PA.
It needs to be a consistent habit pattern to always use that dedicated mic for PA for every PA.
As a side note, there are so many customer options from Boeing. Some airlines use a handheld that looks like a telephone handset mounted on the aft pedestal. It is used for PAs and talking with the cabin crew on the SVC interphone only.
And some airlines don’t use a dedicated PA mic at all. They just leave it up to the crew to be careful with our mic selector buttons!
@@Stepclimb I can believe it, about it needing to be a consistent habit. And thank you for that insight into Boeing's customer options!
I fall into the "AVgeek" category myself-I'm not a pilot, I don't work for an airline, and I'm super interested in every area of engineering... and aviation has seemingly-endless depths to plumb, to an outsider such as myself.
As an aside, I bought Microsoft Flight Simulator X a few weeks ago... I'm still trying to learn how to work _it,_ never mind an airplane! XD
Thank you mentour for a new video we loved it.
Talking about hitting the wrong communicator switch - I've heard at least two transmissions of a pilot giving his welcome aboard speech to passengers (somewhere here on YT, I think) except that ATC heard it all instead. Some other pilots who heard it over the air congratulated him on his excellent voice and manner. 😂
The floors too bare. Needs some bright orange shag carpet.
Nope we need weight saving maybe some green fake grass paint
We need fake sky paint for those floors. Or better, a widescreen showing the land under it.
Don’t forget the fuzzy dice hanging between the front windshields!🎲🎲
@@57Jimmy And a 8-track player to bring it all together.
Not good. Carpet is flammable, and not just that, if it is orange, you can't even see if it is on fire or not!