Mentour pilot you are a credit to the airline industry! Been watching your videos and they are brilliant, can’t understand why people press the dislike button. And please ignore the immature people leaving stupid comments! Well done.
Capt Mentour is a Boing 737 man and Capt Joe is Airbus 320 pilot. I'm glad to have subscribed to both of these gentlemen to learn about these aircraft.
Just discovered your channel and enjoy it very much. I have 250 hrs in a 172 and enjoy learning the details of what it's like to fly the airliners. keep up the good work sir.
Great videos !!!! I am an aviation fan from Quebec, Canada and have utmost respect for airline pilots & the way they carry themselves while on duty. Keep it up!!!
Thanks for the reply Captain. Let me submit you an in flight scenario: you are in take off mode on the 737, 5 seconds after the ''positive climb, gear up'' call ,for some unimaginable reason you loose thrust in both engines. Would it be possible then for the piloting crew to recover from such an ordeal & bring the plane to a ''safe landing''? Thanks a million for reading me & all the best to you.
@@marcrheaume2631 I can see you are an inteligent person and I am sure you know what will happen in this scenario, don't you? Our teacher didnt answer for a reason so please don't put him in that difficult situation, just learn the positive stuff he is teaching us brilliantly 😉
Nice instructive video! There are two points I'd like to mention. The increased drag of landing flaps are important to make steep approaches if you're flying a Cherokee or Twin Otter in mountainous terrain but most transport jets don't fly those profiles. We all (airliners) need to be at about 1000' at 3 miles. Early turbojet engines needed a lot of time to spool up to go-around thrust and the higher drag meant higher stable thrust on approach. Engineers built in high drag for that reason. This greatly reduces spool up time to go-around thrust. In fact some early turbojets (think 707, 727) were so slow to spool up you were basically committed to land once below 400' unless your power was up. Modern turbofans are better but the design concept remains. Lastly, at Delta we illuminate all lights (landing, wing, nacelle and runway turn-off) below 18,000' to maximize our visual impact. Perhaps it's because there's more general aviation traffic in the US. At Delta, it was technique, but not procedure to turn on the taxi light when landing clearance was received. "Exterior lights" was a checklist item on the descent check which was done descending through 18,000' which is the max limit for VFR traffic in the US. Each airline has slight variations. Cheers
Also, a byproduct of flaps 30 or 40 is increased drag and therefore higher engine rpm. This facilitates quicker engine spool-up to go-around thrust in case of a missed approach.
Wow Mentour!!!!!! Thank you!!!! I asked you the question about flaps on a prevoius podcast and here it is!!!!!! A wonderful video as always!!! My respect for the responsibilities of pilots just increases everyday!!!!!!! Sir, I truly love and value all the help you provide us aspiring pilots and aviation enthusiasts !!!!!!!!!! Waiting for more technical videos:-) I would love to see more in depth technical and handling videos!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Love your show very informative I’m also a wing structures mechanic and I help build the 737 wings it’s an amazing piece of engineering, if it doesn’t have wings it’s just a bus
L=½pV²ACL. Change A (area) - get more lift! What I learned is that a plane can't over speed (v), so now this equation make more sense. Thank you mentour!
It changes the coefficient of lift more so. Though arguably, since the area is just a reference area, the distinction between area and coefficient of lift are arbitrary and should be combined
For the very first time I've had a nice and great explanation about flaps, slots, slats and so on.. I wish you could explain more on slots.. thanks Oscar from Nigeria. And just keep up the good work, I really love it, it helps me over her in Moscow while studying and during practicals..)
All ways enjoy your vids so much, I had been an aircraft technician for many years in the SA air force on Mirage III jetfighters in South Africa, Also ran the Jet engine test bench and find these vids very interesting. Must say the best in your category I've come across. I now live in Madagascar working with school children through education and and a Scouting program. Keep up the good work. Always had a love of flying but never had the opportunities. What I'm now doing is "Reaching Out - Touching Lives" and I love it !!!
From the 1970's when "P. jokes" were popular (99% of the people telling them couldn't find P. on a map). The pilot ask the c/p for flaps, more flaps, and still MORE flaps. They land successfully, & the pilot says, "Man, is this runway short" to which the c/p says, "Yeah, but it sure is wide!"
Hi, I am from Turkey. Thanks for these videos. Firstly I need to say that your accent is very good and clear. I am not a pilot but curious about aviation. İf it is possibile it may be very excellent adding to the videos more animation or real videos. Thanks in advance.
Hi i like your channel very much. now question i want to ask, in the cockpit has many instrument and many switch control between pilot seat and co-pilot seat. how do get in the seat from back. look like you have to jump over those instrument and switch controls. am i understand right?
great videos, ! ! would love to fly the 737, but at 73 years old "ain't gonna happin."....keep up the videos and sharing your aviation knowledge, totally enjoy it all
Thank you so much for explaining how the flaps works, I knew how it works , but I learned in this video the difference when using one engine and when using two engines, great video
I'm watching a lot of these videos I can tell that there are what pilots how Pilots and why Pilots. Mentor pilot is clearly a what what, how, and why pilot. I have really enjoyed this video on flaps. (Hint: I am part aviation nerd...)
Here’s a layman’s breakdown of wings, lift and flaps. Flaps are just an accentuation of what makes your wing “work” in the first place. Because of the wing’s shape, air moves more quickly over on top. This creates lower pressure...the molecules are moving faster, they’re less of a factor and all of the sudden, the higher pressure underneath “sucks” the wing upward...like when you open a door in your house and it goes FLYING OPEN because the room next door is at a lower pressure. Low pressure is also why you see “fog” form on top of the wings sometimes during takeoff and landing. If the dew point is right and the vapor in the air is close to “becoming fog” in the first place, the low pressure on top of the wing will be enough and boom....condensation forms. Flaps and slats just accentuate this...they allow a greater pressure differential to form, therefor causing more lift, therefor “high lift devices”. This isn’t the only reason airplanes fly....”angle of attack” or the angle at which the wing meets the oncoming air also plays a major role. A good analogy there is a kite. It meets enough wind and it’ll start to rise up in the air column. The physics of flight are complicated when you get into the specifics of airfoils, drag, etc....but on a fundamental level, its easy enough for anybody to understand.
On the topic of flaps, something I've always had trouble with is the idea that lowering the flaps increases lift. If it's true that LIFT EQUALS WEIGHT, then putting the flaps down must increase the weight of the plane. And of course it doesn't. What makes sense to me is that, lowering the flaps lowers the stall speed. Now I understand that if you lower the flaps without simultaneously pitching down a bit, you'll momentarily increase lift (and load factor), thus keeping with LIFT EQUALS WEIGHT. Or to be more accurate, LIFT EQUALS WEIGHT X LOAD FACTOR.
I was looking forward to this video so much :D Finally it's here and the waiting was really worth it :D Great video with a lot of nice real aircraft videos. Also like the fact, that you talk from inside a real 737 cockpit. What kinda confused me is, that you only have 2 landing light switches. All 737s I flew in my simulators so far had 4 :D Great video! Keep on the good work :D
+Daniel Siwerov Hi! This is a brand spanking new aircraft and it is fitted with the LED assembly. (Check out my instagram for a nice picture) This means that the Retractable lights have disappeared.
Please talk us through the newer B737 models and difference between the hydraulic systems of a twin jet(737) and a quad jet(747). And thank you for such informative and interesting videos.
I really want to ask you something... When do we open the flaps while landing,how to pilots understand when to open them?? Btw,thank you so much you are helping all of us!!
Mentour Pilot BTW: Mentour, I think what you are you doing to encourage young people, who want to be pilots, to achieve their dream is fantastic. I was once in that category, but surfing, girls, and rock n’ roll, took me down another path. No regrets, but...
Freaking fascinating, great video. Always of course heard about flaps and all that but wanted to get an in depth understanding or at least some understanding. Great vid.
Thank you Mentour for your dedication to us. This video is an awesome one. You are generous with knowledge and time and the result is great. I will share this video everywhere.Thanks again. Bye Bye
I have wondered how the winds are factored in slot/flap selection? Straight headwinds versus a crosswind component. I have student time in a 172, a Warrior II, and a Grumman Tiger, but no heavy tin. I have no aspirations either, but I am curious. We had a trim wheel to "Trim" out the yoke. I have also wondered about the numbers on the flap lever. Do the numbers, 1, 2, 5, 10 and so on, what do they correlate with? Are they angle degrees or are they just identifiers for your company? As a very interested frequent passenger, I am just interested. Keep them coming Capt.
i have watched this video more than a dozen times and yet i still can not get enough of it. So well done that even a non-technical person will comprehend the concepts quite easily.
Some of the newer aircraft are using extended nose gear and so the flaps have been eliminated completely. During landing the nose gear oleo retracts further into the strut creating less lift.
Mentour pilot you are a credit to the airline industry! Been watching your videos and they are brilliant, can’t understand why people press the dislike button. And please ignore the immature people leaving stupid comments! Well done.
I got here after learning flying is hard from the microsoft flight simulator.
Honestly same. I came here to learn and use the knowledge while playing flight Sim. I didn't know what flaps were but now I do.
Same here
😂
When you know everything, it's quite simple, not easy, but not difficuilt
Flying is so damn easy. I just need to know when to use flaps
Capt Mentour is a Boing 737 man and Capt Joe is Airbus 320 pilot. I'm glad to have subscribed to both of these gentlemen to learn about these aircraft.
+G Yogaraja Great! I hope you enjoy the content!
Here come the undoubted "A" versus "B" arguments!
same here, I am watching their videos on a daily basis...😂😂
Not anymore
Black people should change their mind set from static to dynamic
Absolutely love the close up shots of the leading edge devices being extended. That underneath perspective is really cool.
When I first saw the flaps I thought the aircraft was broken and started panicking lol, I was only a kid
Learnt so much from your explanations. The more I learn about the mechanics of flying, the more I love aircrafts. Thank you so much for sharing!
Just discovered your channel and enjoy it very much. I have 250 hrs in a 172 and enjoy learning the details of what it's like to fly the airliners. keep up the good work sir.
Wow.. just found this channel and I'm addicted... very nicely done!! and well spoken. Off the cuff and not scripted which I really enjoy!
Great videos !!!! I am an aviation fan from Quebec, Canada and have utmost respect for airline pilots & the way they carry themselves while on duty. Keep it up!!!
Thank you! Great to hear, I will try!
Thanks for the reply Captain. Let me submit you an in flight scenario: you are in take off mode on the 737, 5 seconds after the ''positive climb, gear up'' call ,for some unimaginable reason you loose thrust in both engines. Would it be possible then for the piloting crew to recover from such an ordeal & bring the plane to a ''safe landing''? Thanks a million for reading me & all the best to you.
@@marcrheaume2631 I can see you are an inteligent person and I am sure you know what will happen in this scenario, don't you? Our teacher didnt answer for a reason so please don't put him in that difficult situation, just learn the positive stuff he is teaching us brilliantly 😉
Nice instructive video! There are two points I'd like to mention. The increased drag of landing flaps are important to make steep approaches if you're flying a Cherokee or Twin Otter in mountainous terrain but most transport jets don't fly those profiles. We all (airliners) need to be at about 1000' at 3 miles. Early turbojet engines needed a lot of time to spool up to go-around thrust and the higher drag meant higher stable thrust on approach. Engineers built in high drag for that reason. This greatly reduces spool up time to go-around thrust. In fact some early turbojets (think 707, 727) were so slow to spool up you were basically committed to land once below 400' unless your power was up. Modern turbofans are better but the design concept remains. Lastly, at Delta we illuminate all lights (landing, wing, nacelle and runway turn-off) below 18,000' to maximize our visual impact. Perhaps it's because there's more general aviation traffic in the US. At Delta, it was technique, but not procedure to turn on the taxi light when landing clearance was received. "Exterior lights" was a checklist item on the descent check which was done descending through 18,000' which is the max limit for VFR traffic in the US. Each airline has slight variations. Cheers
Also, a byproduct of flaps 30 or 40 is increased drag and therefore higher engine rpm. This facilitates quicker engine spool-up to go-around thrust in case of a missed approach.
Wow Mentour!!!!!! Thank you!!!! I asked you the question about flaps on a prevoius podcast and here it is!!!!!! A wonderful video as always!!! My respect for the responsibilities of pilots just increases everyday!!!!!!! Sir, I truly love and value all the help you provide us aspiring pilots and aviation enthusiasts !!!!!!!!!! Waiting for more technical videos:-) I would love to see more in depth technical and handling videos!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Please talk about HUD displays like the ones on 787.
Love your show very informative
I’m also a wing structures mechanic and I help build the 737 wings it’s an amazing piece of engineering, if it doesn’t have wings it’s just a bus
Ohhhhh now I see y my flight was delayed cus the pilot what making a vid
Funny
LOL, I requested it for my x plane 11 sorry that your flight was delayed we will make it up in the simulator
STOOPID
Thanks for this one! Always been interested in the basic procedures for flaps during take-off and landing.
You explain so well ... you make it sound so simple !! Thank You
All of these procedures seem quite complicated but you make them look quite easy. Thx.
L=½pV²ACL. Change A (area) - get more lift!
What I learned is that a plane can't over speed (v), so now this equation make more sense. Thank you mentour!
It changes the coefficient of lift more so. Though arguably, since the area is just a reference area, the distinction between area and coefficient of lift are arbitrary and should be combined
I think you’re a terrific teacher! Love your presentations... 👍👍
Always love the technical videos.
+brassmanone Great yo hear! Feel free to share it with any forum you think might like it!
I love you. Omg, with you as a teacher anybody can understand everything. You are amazing.
For the very first time I've had a nice and great explanation about flaps, slots, slats and so on.. I wish you could explain more on slots.. thanks Oscar from Nigeria. And just keep up the good work, I really love it, it helps me over her in Moscow while studying and during practicals..)
All ways enjoy your vids so much, I had been an aircraft technician for many years in the SA air force on Mirage III jetfighters in South Africa, Also ran the Jet engine test bench and find these vids very interesting. Must say the best in your category I've come across. I now live in Madagascar working with school children through education and and a Scouting program. Keep up the good work. Always had a love of flying but never had the opportunities. What I'm now doing is "Reaching Out - Touching Lives" and I love it !!!
Great video, as always! It's very interesting when we "borrow" from nature for our technology.
I love that too. Similarly as birds flare upon landing.
thanks for the detailed explanation.
You are amazing. You’re so young and so knowledgeable. You inspire confidence in the younger generation.
Thank you! twice!
Hey Mentour im Bingewatching your videos, and i love the quality and content. Ive definetly come to stay
Very good video that explains things in a simple way, thanks captain
Interesting point about over-spinning the wheels, I hadn't thought about that.
You’re BRILLIANT! So fluent & clear. Thank you so much.
totally great on flaps and lifts drag settings. landing braking.and excellent job and the explanation too..THANK YOU.
A thorough and very beautiful description. Thanks.
I have wondered what the gates are for. Now we know.
Finally you uploaded it
Its damn satisfying video.
Very much impressed
I use to take off in simulators with 45º Flaps...😂 Something new learndu.🤙🏻❤️
Slats and flaps are the feathers of a plane. I like that comparison.
+Mikosch2 Yeah, it’s a very visual comparison. I thought it was apt.
It is based on how a bird flies and lands.
My instructor always used to compare planes to birds regarding certain phases of flight. Which is is suiting because they are natural fliers.
Yeah and those WWII Bf 109's had slats on the leading edge, first fighter plane with them I think.
This guy has strong teaching ability
So good explanation, I've learned more
From the 1970's when "P. jokes" were popular (99% of the people telling them couldn't find P. on a map). The pilot ask the c/p for flaps, more flaps, and still MORE flaps. They land successfully, & the pilot says, "Man, is this runway short" to which the c/p says, "Yeah, but it sure is wide!"
This video was fantastic! I like the practical videos.
Very detailed explanation on the flaps operations-thumbs up
Hi, I am from Turkey. Thanks for these videos. Firstly I need to say that your accent is very good and clear. I am not a pilot but curious about aviation. İf it is possibile it may be very excellent adding to the videos more animation or real videos. Thanks in advance.
Everybody in the comments is learning from you and it's great. I am having trouble understanding yet I can fly a mean Radio control plane flawlessly.
very great explanation, tysm!
Enjoy watching all your videos for the last several months now and definitely decided to become a subbie.. Keep-um coming now...
Good video Mentour, I think flaps, slats,. ect. are one of the coolest features of wing aerodynamics and design. keep up the good work!
Fantastic explanation. Thanks.
Hi i like your channel very much. now question i want to ask, in the cockpit has many instrument and many switch control between pilot seat and co-pilot seat. how do get in the seat from back. look like you have to jump over those instrument and switch controls. am i understand right?
I did a video recently about the chair. Check it out!
They have rails, they can slide ;)
great videos, ! ! would love to fly the 737, but at 73 years old "ain't gonna happin."....keep up the videos and sharing your aviation knowledge, totally enjoy it all
Love these videos! I had no idea the leading edge of the wing changed shape at all!
Wow it's so complicated. I'm in awe 😯
Great video! It's nice to get these technical briefs.
Highly educational Capt. Very helpful for aviation students like me who want to become pilots.
+Adrian Co Great to hear my friend! Feel free to share it with whatever forum you think will like it!
I like the way you explain captain thank.
Pilots need more credit.
So as the mechanics, engineers and avionics technicians.
It’s true
I think pilots have enough credit already.. have you seen what flight schools cost?!
YES they have to understand all this complicated things
Love these technical videos
Thank you so much for explaining how the flaps works, I knew how it works , but I learned in this video the difference when using one engine and when using two engines, great video
+Miguel lima Thank you! Great to hear that you liked it!
very nice explanation !
Thanks Captain Joe, you make it easier. Well done
I've been waiting for this podcast forever, and it is so interesting! Thanks so much. Luv all your podcasts. Happy New Year!
Thank you for yet another great and informative video!
I'm watching a lot of these videos I can tell that there are what pilots how Pilots and why Pilots. Mentor pilot is clearly a what what, how, and why pilot. I have really enjoyed this video on flaps. (Hint: I am part aviation nerd...)
thank you capt for the explanation
Excellent Thank you very much- this experience has caused a change in behaviour
Here’s a layman’s breakdown of wings, lift and flaps. Flaps are just an accentuation of what makes your wing “work” in the first place. Because of the wing’s shape, air moves more quickly over on top. This creates lower pressure...the molecules are moving faster, they’re less of a factor and all of the sudden, the higher pressure underneath “sucks” the wing upward...like when you open a door in your house and it goes FLYING OPEN because the room next door is at a lower pressure. Low pressure is also why you see “fog” form on top of the wings sometimes during takeoff and landing. If the dew point is right and the vapor in the air is close to “becoming fog” in the first place, the low pressure on top of the wing will be enough and boom....condensation forms. Flaps and slats just accentuate this...they allow a greater pressure differential to form, therefor causing more lift, therefor “high lift devices”. This isn’t the only reason airplanes fly....”angle of attack” or the angle at which the wing meets the oncoming air also plays a major role. A good analogy there is a kite. It meets enough wind and it’ll start to rise up in the air column. The physics of flight are complicated when you get into the specifics of airfoils, drag, etc....but on a fundamental level, its easy enough for anybody to understand.
Thanks, Mentour. I always wanted to know when to put down flaps. Well explained
Great explanation. I learned quite a bit from this video. Thank you.
On the topic of flaps, something I've always had trouble with is the idea that lowering the flaps increases lift. If it's true that LIFT EQUALS WEIGHT, then putting the flaps down must increase the weight of the plane. And of course it doesn't. What makes sense to me is that, lowering the flaps lowers the stall speed. Now I understand that if you lower the flaps without simultaneously pitching down a bit, you'll momentarily increase lift (and load factor), thus keeping with LIFT EQUALS WEIGHT. Or to be more accurate, LIFT EQUALS WEIGHT X LOAD FACTOR.
Lift equals weight when flying straight😉 With flaps down lift will be greater than weight and it will get an upward motion.
I LOVE the vids in the cockpit!!!
Good Job Captain
Great stuff, flaps n slats .. more complex than I thought!
I was looking forward to this video so much :D Finally it's here and the waiting was really worth it :D Great video with a lot of nice real aircraft videos. Also like the fact, that you talk from inside a real 737 cockpit. What kinda confused me is, that you only have 2 landing light switches. All 737s I flew in my simulators so far had 4 :D Great video! Keep on the good work :D
+Daniel Siwerov Hi! This is a brand spanking new aircraft and it is fitted with the LED assembly. (Check out my instagram for a nice picture) This means that the Retractable lights have disappeared.
Oh wow. Didn't know that :D Yeah of course I will check out you instagram :D Thanks for answering my question :D
Please talk us through the newer B737 models and difference between the hydraulic systems of a twin jet(737) and a quad jet(747). And thank you for such informative and interesting videos.
Aviation Thursday! Great video mate
+Pancho Perez Lazzari Thank you! Feel free to share it with your friends!
Great Video mentour
Hi mentour, very welcome this is yet another view for your video as always I hope you too will be doing absolutely fantastic
I appreciate you now shooting from the plane
I really want to ask you something...
When do we open the flaps while landing,how to pilots understand when to open them??
Btw,thank you so much you are helping all of us!!
Watching again...to learn.
Excellent video as always!
+Prathamesh Acharya Thank you!
+Prathamesh Acharya Thank you!
A fascinating video. Really enjoyed it.
+Al Morkans great to hear!
Mentour Pilot BTW: Mentour, I think what you are you doing to encourage young people, who want to be pilots, to achieve their dream is fantastic. I was once in that category, but surfing, girls, and rock n’ roll, took me down another path. No regrets, but...
So i read "Le Slats" and "Le Flaps" and ithought it's french for a moment
+Владимир Кузнецов Haha! True, I didn’t think of that.
Oh, I did too, don't you worry about that
HAHA SAME
L E Flaps / L E Slats...... Short for LEADING EDGE????
Umm... we know????
Thanks a lot, it is very informative. I was always wondering when I see inside the plane why flaps have openings between each segment.
Very informative and well presented video, keep up the good work Skipper!
very good explaination thanks sir.
You are more than welcome!
Excellent explanation! Keep up the great work.
Hello, you have to be very intelligent to remember and execute all information.
That was a brilliant poscast
Been waiting for this episode for ages ! :D
+RoboNinja99 I hope it didn’t disappoint!
Certainly not! One of your best videos yet!
Freaking fascinating, great video. Always of course heard about flaps and all that but wanted to get an in depth understanding or at least some understanding. Great vid.
Very interesting.Thank you.
This is the info i’ve Been waiting for. This podcast was excellent. So neat!
+Kathy volpe-schaffer I’m glad to hear that you like it!
Thank you Mentour for your dedication to us. This video is an awesome one. You are generous with knowledge and time and the result is great. I will share this video everywhere.Thanks again. Bye Bye
When extended, they give the wings more lift which allows the plane to fly at a slower speed which can be very useful at landing time.
Interesting and fun to learn more.
I have wondered how the winds are factored in slot/flap selection? Straight headwinds versus a crosswind component. I have student time in a 172, a Warrior II, and a Grumman Tiger, but no heavy tin. I have no aspirations either, but I am curious. We had a trim wheel to "Trim" out the yoke. I have also wondered about the numbers on the flap lever. Do the numbers, 1, 2, 5, 10 and so on, what do they correlate with? Are they angle degrees or are they just identifiers for your company? As a very interested frequent passenger, I am just interested. Keep them coming Capt.
this is a fantastic channel THANK YOU- reduce to eliminate fear!!!
Superb video. Thanks.
i have watched this video more than a dozen times and yet i still can not get enough of it. So well done that even a non-technical person will comprehend the concepts quite easily.
AWESOME video!!
Some of the newer aircraft are using extended nose gear and so the flaps have been eliminated completely. During landing the nose gear oleo retracts further into the strut creating less lift.
Really good video this.
Extremely good invention and design