Cockpit Chronicles - Practicing takeoff and landings in a 737 (with Video)

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5-01-2009 @ 5:32AM

zf said...

The pilot in the right seat, the instructor pilot in this case, is the non flying pilot, the non flying pilot is referred to as the "pilot monitoring", the pilot monitoring will place his hands on the power levers when the pilot flying removes his hands to rotate. The pilot monitoring guards the power levers in case there is an auto throttle malfunction or in the event the power levers creep back for some reason, these are not common malfunctions but there is a procedure in place just in case. in many many years of flying jets I have never had a power lever creep back but I have had it happen in piston engine aircraft and by adhering to this procedure a reduction of power close to the ground did not happen. After a safe altitude is reached, usually a few hundred feet or so the pilot monitoring can move his hand away from the power levers and resume other duties. I hope that helps...

5-03-2009 @ 11:40PM

Kent Wien said...

Thanks. No, it didn't use a light. I had it on an infrared mode most of the flight so the pilots were visible. This mode also didn't require any light, so it wasn't a distraction.

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