When do airline pilots use the autopilot?
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2015
- Do we need pilots when we have autopilot?
In this podcast I will be giving you an overview to how we pilots use the autopilot.
The video is intended for interested people, outside of the aviation industry, so I have kept the explanations as non-technical as possible. Make sure to KEEP WATCHING to the end and answer the question I have posed there.
Enjoy
I'm one of the non-pilots that is interested in aviation. Thanks for this video. :)
Hey me too from India
Gu1tarJohn me too John. 😂
Same here. Getting less nervous about flying.
I love how you care about your subscribers, your explanations are easy to follow and in-depth, giving all the information we want to hear in a short time. I have said it before, going to say it again: fantastic channel.
Well put. Agreed.
You said it right. He is marvelous. He knows our 'pulse'. I simply love this guy & this channel.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
Very well explained . A larger plane would be easier to land then a smaller aircraft.
Couldn't agree more, I'm so glad I found this channel a couple years ago, I check for videos more than I even look at my email and banking apps
I'm one of your 'general public' subscribers, only subscribed a few weeks ago, and still catching up on old videos. I actually really enjoy the technical ones, and the disaster analyses. I don't normally watch disaster videos, but I like your 'what did we learn from this' attitude. I've no particular interest in aviation in general, but I enjoy listening to an expert sharing their expertise, and sometimes I go and research a little further on a technical point.
I don't think the video about autopilot modes ever happened. I'd love to see a video about what all the different modes are, and why they are used in certain circumstances. What do you think the next autopilot innovation will be?
I think this sort of discussion is a fantastic use of youtube. There will be a wealth of flight experience out there, ranging from the nervous flyer, through the confident but uninformed traveller, the semi informed enthusiast (which would be me) all the way up to pilots, trainers, cabin crew and, I dare say, engineers & manufacturers. Your style covers us all with the same message: the pilots are the ones in control, merely using the available technologies to assist you. Spreading the message that the autopilot still needs to be programmed and constantly tweaked & monitored is, in my opinion, the way to ensure we the travelling public understand your skills. It will also hopefully build our respect that you had to work hard to do what you do, and that you are constantly retraining and scrutinising your methods. Top marks.
Still fly the aircraft. Auto is not a robot. It needs human input. It just gives the pilot relief to not have as much pulling & pushing the yoke during flight.
Enjoying your podcast from Nigeria. I worked with Virgin Nigeria back then and i have always admired flying and aviators generally. Keep up the good work.
I don't understand why some people really dislike your podcast as they're almost perfect(because no one's perfect). 🧐
They could be jealous or ignorant unwilling to accept new data. Limited mentality or just don't have a taste for aerodynamics.
very informative. I always noticed as pilots switched to auto pilot, they kept fiddling with other instruments or kept watching other monitors or gauges. Props to pilots. My life is in their hands
You give the best explanations I have ever heard, clean, clear, structured and thoroughly explained. I understand even those that are meant for pilots.
I will make sure to contribute somehow when I can.
Thank you for the lovely videos, Captain! Very helpful as I soon begin my career on the 737NG.
Thank you for this channel. I am one of those subscribers that is just fascinated by flying, aircraft and the airline industry. Your channel is excellent and answers all of the questions I could and have ever thought of (so far) about flying. I also love the commercial aircraft industry and am constantly comparing commercial aircraft models. Recently took my first flight on a 787 (-9). Probably the smoothest flight I've ever experienced. Please keep the videos coming sir !!!
Hello Sir this is Abhisek from India I am not a pilot but an aviation lover, thanks for all the great knowledge that you guys are spreading in across the world thanks once again
Thank YOU for supporting the channel!
abhishek chakravorty did you just misspell your own name??
I really love the way you explain aircraft operations. Its straight from a pilot himself.
Great pleasure indeed.
Thanks for your clear explanation of how the autopilot assists the human pilots. I was an engineering lab technician who helped develop the SP50 Autopilot (AFCS - Automatic Flight Control System) for the 727 and DC-9 aircraft. It was a most rewarding project, the first such systems using solid-state electronics. The autopilot also "smooths the road" by sensing changes in roll, pitch, and yaw and applying correcting trim signals. Consider what happens to the balance of the aircraft when a passenger gets up and walks to the toilet.
Great video as always! It's great getting this kind of information from people (pilots) who really know what they're talking about. Keep flying!
I don't know a thing about flying but I start flight school next week and your videos have answered a lot of questions. Thank you.
I like the way you explain things. I was working for a private license some time ago but only got a little past Solo. Ran out of money, job change. I do fly airlines to go see family. I understand some of the things but there are so many new things and it has been 30 year now, and the past 30 year has made a lot of changes!
Yes, indeed.
Your podcasts on flight are very interesting. Ever since I took a vacation to Kitty Hawk, SC. Here in the US and visited the Wright Brothers' sites where they "discovered" flight I've been hooked on the subject of airplanes and the science of flight. Your videos are very cool. 💙 them all.
Oops. Kitty Hawk is NC.
I love your channel and your thorough explanation in all your videos. Amazing!!!
great video as always Captain.very nice.
hats off.
Hey Mr. Mentour! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us aviation fans. Answering to your question: My naive impression is that a larger aircraft has more weight and drag, and therefore it should be more stable do descend and be affected by winds to a lesser degree. Can't wait to see your podcast.
Amazing how your channel evolved over the year. Congrats!
Happy Landings,
Capt. Guido
18 min is usually a bit longer longer than your other videos. However it didn't feel longer. And I really learned a lot about the autopilot. You explained it easy and good.
Also …you have at least one professional airline pilot….36 years at Continental / United B -777 last 15 years …also B-737…DC-10…B-727 engineer. At the commuters…BE-90…BE-1900…ATR-42. Great channel…Great information…I watch your videos a lot…Great job.
I love your podcasts by the way
Great video, great Chanel, I love it and always watch your videos. I would say that a light aircraft is harder to descend just using some common sense but not sure and one more thing can you make a video about the most intense moments in the cockpit and another video for example about emergencies, that's a video I would like to see. Thank you and keep up the good work mate .
I’ve just learnt so much, answered so many of my burning questions
Passenger here! Even if you haven't been doing videos for us specifically, I've been enjoying them!
I am just a sim pilot and enthusiast of aviation. My guess is the lighter aircraft, The drag created to descend would have more effect on the aircraft, assuming your talking about the same aircraft heavy or light. This would allow a higher rate of descent due to less energy from the weight of the aircraft. It would also allow you to fly a little slower. That is my guess. Thank you for all of your podcast. I realize this one is 4 years old but I'm trying to get around to all of them.
I love this program so much a train pilot must learn more and more and keep updated with more information even if he's a pilot he must keep studying and taking more information about flying an airplane updating a flying is more important than flying itself thank you very much for your efforts explaining how to opparate an aircraft as much as we learn we still need more learning even as an experienced pilot
I Don't Fly or Not a Pilot But I Love your channel because you Explain what's going to Happen in mid Flight or If some one as Myself is a first time flyer It Ensures the Knowledge of what to expect I'm Enjoying your Channel Mr Mentour Pilot Thank you for Kind explanations Making us Feel at Ease
Thanks for this latest video. You have answered a question I had about disengaging the autopilot on final approach in the simulator.. I have usually done this at about 200 ft above touchdown, You mentioned that "Minimums' is the time that you disengage. I shall follow your advice in future.
Thank you very much for your work. I’m zäthe middle category I was dreaming of being a pilot,but life is hard, but I still love to be a pilot and knowing what goes around in the cockpit.I want you to know that I wach your videos everyday!steve from Greece
Well put, keep doing what you are doing 2 years old, 50K views, 16 dislikes: You are doing it right!
I like how you care about your subscribers, Thanks again!
Nice job I am so enjoying listening to your podcasts. I say heavier is easier to control
Great video! Your the most helpful person on the internet! My guess is a heavier aircraft.
I think I will enjoy my next flight with this knowledge. Thanks
Precise and friendly. Nice combination . . .
I am not a pilot, just aviation fan. Your explanations are very clear and I also like the items you choose to bring up. I would like to have more visual info like animations, or cockpit\simulator videos, to make your explanations more tangible. It is lacking in some of your videos,like this one for example.Thank you!
Thank you very much, really informative!
I think the correct answer is: A lighter aircraft is easier to descend. My reasoning for the answer is because a lighter aircraft can be slowed down much faster than a heavy aircraft. looking forward to finding out if if my answer is correct...
I would like to also add to my comment that I think your time, work & efforts producing these videos is a wonderful gift to ALL aviation enthusiasts! Sadly for me and a complement to you - I wish that I had you as a mentor when I was of school age and choosing my future. I would have been a great pilot! Keep up the great work for the young future pilots & middle age aviation enthusiasts like me... You are terrific!
I'm part of the "general public", and I just want you to keep doing what you're doing. I'm learning a lot, and that helps me relax more when flying. Fear of the unknown, etc. Love your videos, love your app. Thanks!
As an afterthought, is there a way the average person can go to a flight simulator? See what it's like to fly a Cessna, or a turbo prop, different aircraft. That would be a good video.
You really start to appreciate autopilot when it's stormy weather outside especially in a small aircraft it's so nice
Thanks for your vidéos . they are well explained and interresting
Really enjoyed this
Great Explanation Mentour
Great! Very well explained 👍
Thank you for all you do for us flight enthusaists Captain . my answer to that question is , when landing I would think about both , landing the plane and TOGA or go around if things are funny , so A heavy plane would scare me and a lighter one have better cances at both .
I've learned a lot from you. Thanks
I have watched 5 videos in a row and I can watch a couple more.. very informative.. very well explained Capt. keep up the good work.. u r inspiring young fellas like us here. it would we great if you could share info on the thrust setting, derated thrust, the V1, V2 & VR speeds, cost index, TOGA etc
Having watched a few of these videos by both you and Captain Joe I've developed an appreciation for how complex a modern airliners internal systems are, and how challenging the external working environment actually is. Being an airline pilot requires a huge amount of knowledge, but... in the worst case scenario and the pilots were incapacitated for some reason, how much knowledge would an ordinary person ideally need to have in order to have a decent chance of landing an airliner, given that they had communication with air traffic control, and all the airplanes systems were working properly? If it was a days training in a top of the line simulator I reckon you'd have a queue of people a mile long! Similar to how people buy/gift rally car racing days etc.
As you use manual landing I notice a lot of back and forth up and down movement of the yoke. Can you explain why that is? I'm not an aviation pro or piolet just blown away by the responsibility your job requires and how you do it so calmly. Love your videos! Thank You!
Thanks a lot! That are information that i seeked for :-)
Great explanation!!!!
Hi very interesting videos. I am just an aviation enthusiast who likes to visit the airport viewing area with a scanner to listen in. Just one thing I did see and that is I visited the cockpit of a tristar in the 1990s roughly midway between the UK and Kenya. And the flight crew were playing cards lol.
Thank you for your videos! Very interesting for me! can you describe more about autothrottle? how it works - what sensors it uses and so on. By the way these long videos are even better.
Hey man, as always you are doing a great job for all of us. I've heard that in cases of medium or low turbulence, autopilots are preferred as they control the situation better. I know this happens in the 787 and the 777 but not sure about the 737.
Hi Mentour pilot, i hope you are doing well, i have to admit you are the best, you do the best tutorial video,
i'm a serious simulator pilot, i have been seen so many tutorial video but you are the best, its very easy to understand you the way you speak & explain thing, and every time you come back with very subjective & informative video i really love your video and learn many thing from your tutorial i listen very carefully every single of your word and apply that on my simulator flight.many thanks & my salute to you sir.i wish you always have a safe flights. Raju
Thank you very much for this instruction, sir. I personally hope to be a future pilot aiming for the B-777. Future video Suggestions: Day in the life of a pilot
How to deal with being a pilot.
Is the pay good?
+Mentour Pilot Thank you very much, sir!
Thanks for the video
Request: Video disinguishing between "Flight Director" and "Auto-pilot", maybe even distinguishing between Boeing's auto-pilot and FMC assumptions and usage vs. Airbus vs. Embraer vs. Bombardier, etc.
Dear sir ..u hv explained very well n cleared all the myths about autopilot..iam not a pilot bt iam verry much intrested in aviation n in ur informative videos n as u asked...i think its easier to decend heavier aircrafts due to its balance in air....
Thanks for all the info you provide. You kept referring to your presentation as a podcast...as in audio oriented? Otherwise, as feedback, I miss the sofa and the dogs. I could have used some graphics to portray some of what you were saying. I’m fascinated with learning about flying a plane even though it may never happen. Explanation of all the systems....elevators, rudders, TCAS, etc. is very interesting. Regarding your question....I know nothing so I’ll follow my own logic and go with a heavy aircraft because light planes seem easier to be affected by wind, stalling, etc. Thank you so much for being interested in our needs.
Love your videos.. god bless...
i think Heavy aircraft has more energy so needs more track miles
Nice explanation my man
Great video :D
"Do we need pilots when we have autopilot?" => Same reasons we still need DRIVERS even for automobiles with CRUISE control. Even (so-called) "autonomous automobiles" (aka: self-driving cars) sometimes need "A Nut Behind the Wheel."
"Sometimes, "Charlie" can fly the plane," but only sometimes, because "Charlie's not the smartest chip in the circuit board".
Excellent: Could you do an episode on Glide Slopes . Please
Fist of all you ate the best instructor. It would be nice a video on how set up the ILS. How to set up the outo pilot.
Thank you God bless you
Thanks for these videos. I've never flown a plane in my life but now feel that if the pilot dies during my next flight I'l be able to take over and land the plane safely. I don't think I could cope with engines failing or falling off!!!
Very informative video!!! I will say a light aircraft, I suppose you would gather less momentum on the descent, so controlling the speed would be easier. Having said that, I guess a heavy aircraft would be more stable in windy conditions!!!
I am in 2nd part. Normal guy interest in Aviation.
Nice Channel! You have been doing a greate job!
I have a question, what's the procedure when you starts a descent expecting a specific runway but at the middle of the STAR the weather changes and the "active runway" changes?
I love your videos. I was watching a video the other day where you talked about buying simulator time. I know for you it would be a bit Mickey Mouse but I suspect x-plane simulator would add something worth while or just geeky fun for us as illustrations of these points. Get a powerful PC with excellent graphics, engage the help of the Sim community (I'm sure the are plenty of sim expert enthusiasts who would love to help you optimise a simulator), invest in one of the advanced models for the 737, and use it to create illustrative aids. ?
Yes, I have thought about doing that actually but it would take to much time to learn properly. I will be using real sims instead.
Hello Sir you are wonderful, your videos are so informative, i am not a pilot but i like Aviation and your videos helps a lot. And you know what yesterday my three years old daughter picks up the phone and says where is Pilot uncle, she loves you too,,,, thank you. Now answering to your question i guess it is easier to land a heavy plane since the plane is heavy it will be less effected by heavy crosswind (this is just my guess) i will wait for your video on this ..
So professionnal thanks! A normal costomer
Offcorse the light ones are tougher to descent ,because it's more prone to crosswinds etc.
Amazing
answering your question, I would say it does not matter as the procedure is the same. I would say, il's more a question of slowing down by using flaps and on the ground high automatic brakes when thrust reversing
I'm not a pilot, I'm actually a drum teacher in England but find aviation fascinating, I do enjoy watching your videos, they are very informative and friendly. In answer to your question I am going to put my money on heavier aircraft being easier to descend, I think this might be because lighter aircraft are more susceptible to the wind? I could be way off on this though :-)
***** I'm sure you are generating a lot of interest from the flight sim enthusiasts wanting to get a real pilots insight on how to do things, you have a great video on how to takeoff, have you done one on landings yet? I look forward to the next podcast.
As a flight simmer, I prefer to land the larger airline planes. They tend to be more stable on the approach and it is easier to monitor the glide slope. Smaller aircraft may not be equipped with ILS instrumentation and the DC 3, for instance, can be fun to land manually but the approach may be harder to monitor.
a channel like this we must subscribe. u answered every thing i was looking for and searching.
one thing only.. when u programming the auto pilot pre flight , where do u programm this? is it in the MCDU ?thx alot
Very Intersting
A lighter aircraft ??? Thank You for this excellent explanations of the Boeing 737 NGX AUTO pilot systems
Can you do a video on, what the use of the Altimeter, and freq is?, also under the throttle quadrant can you please explain the use of all buttons and knobs?
Explain rhumb routes vs great circles routes. How about yr views on PBN requirements for enroute flights.
The roll of flight dispatchers.?
Nice Video
Autopilot is very Effective
What do you mean by light aircraft ?
Cat A or B like Beechraft, cessna.. Or Cat C like A320, 737...
Nice videos keep doing them !!
I think they are quite similar. Different parameters (speed, autobrakes, length of RNY). Due to braking is havier little harder to land.
Technology is improving so fast year after year so of that we have to keep improving our brains to make it more safe by the way safe is for God the creator hope we keep learning from you captain to be truthly you are an experienced wonderful pilot thanks so much for this wonderful information wish you my best in your carrier
I would imagine a more loaded 737 would be easier to land, especially if there are any crosswinds.
I think it's easier to descend a heavy one and land than a light one because light ones are susceptible to crosswinds and tend to have better/quick lift.... at least from the flight videos I've watched.
I would guess that a lighter aircraft is easier. A heavier aircraft should be able to have a higher speed, and takes longer time to slow down. And it's also bigger, so more mass to control. On the other hand it should be less prone to heavy winds.
Looking forward to your next video and to get the answer :)
thank you for your insight into autopilot usage. I only have a few hours in a cessna 172 from many years back but I have been following reports of aviation crashes. I have noticed that in too many cases, the autopilot was a large factor in the crash. Examples include the Max crashes, the AA 757 to Cali, the Asiana flight into San Fran and the Sukhoi superjet demo flight among others. To be fair, there have been crashes which could have been avoided with an A/P but these seem to have been caused by poor stick and rudder skills which are related to the "roboplane" craze. If I was able to get back into flying, I would use GPS at all times but only use the A/P in straight and level cruise. Is that a realistic goal and would an airline allow me to do that?
heavier because it has more gravity and drag but you still need to rework it with thrust
How would vnav mode follow a profile if the pilot doesn't follow the fltplan laterally (not flying through the waypoints) ? Does it just go by the distance travelled by the plane that would be between the waypoints ? Or would it just disengage if the deviation from the route is too large ?
i think a lighter air plane is easier to land because it responds faster to changes in steering. the heavier airplanes you have to think much further ahead in steering before responding. Looking forward to your answer :-)
During the descent, the aircraft's glide slope ratio will vary, and with it, the component of the aircraft's weight acting along the flight path, a propulsive force. The difference between gravitational propulsive force and the aerodynamic drag force produced by the wings and selected flap configuration needs to be carefully controlled in order to maintain the appropriate rate of deceleration. As its glide slope ratio varies along a prescribed trajectory, a lighter aircraft will experience smaller changes in the propulsive component of its weight. So the aerodynamic drag force required to bleed off airspeed at a prescribed rate will also change less, meaning the flap setting will not have to be changed as often, or as much, reducing pilot workload.
As a nonpilot, but is very interested in avation, i will assume/ guessestimate an heavy aircraft would be easier to land... it would be more difficult for the lighter to land because it tendency want to" more float/ floaty than a heavier craft..
In my occupation, tanker driver, a heavier truck is easier to stop than a lighter/ bobtail( without a trailer/ tanker)...