Experience the Life of a Pilot

What we require is not only to be a professional pilot, but also a professional airline pilot. So safety comes first. Safety comes first, then efficiency, from A to B, then you can be a responsible pilot. Hi, I'm Ron. I've been flying for 18 years. I'm the training captain of the Boeing 717. This is a short-haul flight, so there are only two pilots, me and the first officer. Before we fly, we have a pre-flight briefing at the dispatch. The briefing is mainly about if there are any special things that the pilots need to pay attention to, the weather, and how much fuel they need. When the captain and the pilot have completed their briefing, we will meet at the immigration counter. Then we will take the bus and go directly to the bottom of the plane. On the bus, we will also have a pre-flight briefing with the captain. We will tell him about the flight time. If there is an unstable airflow forecast, we will tell the captain to pay more attention so that the passengers can have the most comfortable journey. When we go to the cockpit, we will be responsible for the work. Because we also follow the SOP to work. SOP stands for Standard Operating Procedure. Every pilot will follow the SOP and the SOP's rules. So even if it's the first time you fly, the first time you work together, as long as you follow the SOP to work, you will have no choice but to cooperate. Usually, each flight is divided into Pilot Flying and Pilot Monitoring. Pilot Flying is mainly responsible for entering the flight data into the computer. Pilot Monitoring is mainly responsible for the safety check in the cockpit and will also do the walkaround. Walkaround is mainly to ensure that the structure of the plane and the outside are all normal. In fact, before the pilot walkaround, the engineer will already walk once. In fact, everything will be checked at least twice or even three times. The engineer must ensure that the plane is completely safe before it can take off. Usually, we will check the engine, the aircraft, and even check if there is any moisture when entering the fuel tank. On behalf of the Captain of the flight crew, I would like to welcome you on board this Captain of the flight. 3-0, ground standard, pushback color blue. Pushback blue, Captain. Check the rudder. OK. Ready? Yep. V1. Rotate. That's it, right? Yep. Good. Many friends will ask, when you are flying, you also use autopilot. What is the real job of the engineer? In fact, the engineer is not just flying. The engineer also needs to monitor and manage the autopilot. Many times, when there is a problem with different aircraft or traffic, ATC will give us some instructions so that we can cooperate as much as possible. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain speaking. We are currently passing 28,000 feet for those passengers sitting on the right-hand side of the aircraft. It's a very beautiful day today and you should have a good view of Mount Fuji. I hope you enjoy the view as much as we do. Thank you very much for your attention. Check. Now we have to vacate to the left now and take Sierra 7. That's what I'm planning. 181. Flaps 15. Speed checks. Flaps 15. Autopilot is connected. Check. Flight director. Check. 1000. Stable. Check. 500. Check. Minimums. Continue. 50. 40. 30. 20. 10. Speedbrake up. Second left, 45 degrees, QS3. Q back for B5. Check. Every time we land, it's not as easy as leaving the aircraft. Every time we land, we have to do some paperwork. For example, we have to record the flight time, what time we took off and landed, and even what happened on the flight, we have to record it on the tech log, so when the next flight attendants see it, they'll know what the aircraft is like and what to pay special attention to. As a training captain, the most important thing is to inspire the juniors to become better pilots. We always say we don't train second officers, we train future captains. I hope this trip has given you a better understanding of the life of a pilot. I look forward to seeing you on the next international flight.