Some cockpit photos...

[Skorixor]

While I was flying to Montreal a few days ago, Isleh's questions about temperature etc..., popped into my head, so I took a few photos...

I fly the Canadair Regional Jet 700, a 70 seat jet made by Bombardier...it is a recently made jet (just a few years old compared to other airline jets that are 30 years old or more)

One of the features of the cockpit is that it is all "glass," meaning we have no guages like people think of when they think of cockpits...we have just tv screens that display multitudes of info...



the middle 2 screens display all the warnings and system info, the left and right screen are the navigation screens for each side...

here's a closeup of the pilots screens...(links cuz they are bigger)
http://www.skull1.com/crj2screens.JPG

the left screen shows an overview of the course plotted in the Flight Management System...

from left to right across the top...
UTC: Universal time
(TAS)True Airspeed 481 knots (553 mph)
(GS) Groundspeed 495 knots (570 mph)(this is the speed scross the ground due to the wind pushing you)
(SAT) Standard Air Temp -49 degrees C
(TAT) Total Air Temp -19 temp (this temp takes into effect the speed we are traveling...the faster you go, the more air friction there is, thus causing heat, so this is the temp of the layer around the leading edges of the aircraft)

Underneath those are some "waypoints" of our trip...we took off from runway 22Left at O'Hare 189 nautical miles back, we are 5 nm from SVM...coming up next is London, Ontario in 119nm in 15 minutes, and our final destination is CYUL (Montreal) in 474 nm in 1 hr, 10 min.

under CYUL is 340/53 and an arrow...that's the wind at that altitude (yep it can figure that the wind is coming from 340 deg at 53 knots) and that's a little slow for this altitude

Under that is a compass rose showing we are heading 84 degrees (about east) with the course mapped out underneath, and the range is set to 320 nm (range can be set from 5 - 640nm)

ok now the right screen:
-this screen is the main screen we use...it combines all instrument of a normal aircraft onto just one screen
-1/2bank: autopilot is in half bank mode (don't want high banks at high alt)
-M.824: means we are moving at Mach .824 or 83% of the speed of sound...this is the fastest airline jet there is...nothing is faster fastest I've had it is M.85
-FMs2 and ALTS are the autopilot modes we are using..
-39000 in magenta is the altitude selected for the autopilot
-left hand side of screen: this is the "speed tape"...it is a moving slide that displays our airspeed in knots...the red bar in the slide is the max speed line
-right side of screen is the "altitude tape" and it slides up and down displaying our altitude, currently 39000 feet
-in the middle is our ATTitude indicator that shows what sort of flight attitude you are in (currently straight n level)...blue is up, brown is down ...the angle lines across the top show your bank angle, the horizontal lines above and below the horizon are degrees of pitch, show 2.5 deg/line
below that is another compass rose, with a Course Deviation Indicator (the arrow) which shows how far off course you are...the middle section of the arrow moves left and right to tell you where your course is...ideally you want it centered
-to the right if the compass rose, is our Vertical Speed Indicator...the arrow angles up or down, showing your climb rate in feet/minute

that's about it...any questions feel free to ask...

[X'an Shin]

Jesus, man, that plane looks like it flies itself.

Oh wait, it DOES ;P

But seriously, cool stuff maynard. Wish I was flyin'. Gotta wait 'till I'm at least 40 'till I can afford lessons (not like I need 'em ;P).

[Skorixor]

Jesus, man, that plane looks like it flies itself.

Oh wait, it DOES ;P

But seriously, cool stuff maynard. Wish I was flyin'. Gotta wait 'till I'm at least 40 'till I can afford lessons (not like I need 'em ;P).

oh hell yeah it flies itself, except for those crucial takeoff and landing times...then it's all my 1337 skillz...

but seriously, I flew it once when the autopilot was broken, dallas to des moines...about 2 hour trip...we have to keep our altitude within 200 feet, or we get violated by the FAA...and trying to do that at 550 MPH, the oh-so-slightest movement of yoke and your up/down 100 feet instantly...we're talking a few tenths of a degree...I was completely worn out after just one leg

[Krusshyk]

Uh, Skor...can you even TAKE pictures in the cockpit of a plane like that? It sounds like it would be breaking some kind of FAA rule.

Neato!

[Skorixor]

Uh, Skor...can you even TAKE pictures in the cockpit of a plane like that? It sounds like it would be breaking some kind of FAA rule.

Neato!

no it's not illegal...you could get the same photos off of the manufacturers website, or you can go here, www.airliners.net and you'll find any pic you ever wanted, including pics of Hooters Air flight attendants, the pilots that got busted flying naked in the cockpit (i know the true story, lol), along with tons of pics of every plane and airline there are... a great search engine is there

now if I was doing something illegal and taking say pics or video of it, then showing it to people, then yeah I could get in trouble...but I would never do that

[Novall]

From your pics and brief explinations on plane things...I now feel confident that I can raise my hand if the stewerdess evre asks "Do we have a pilot onboard?!".

[X'an Shin]

but seriously, I flew it once when the autopilot was broken, dallas to des moines...about 2 hour trip...we have to keep our altitude within 200 feet, or we get violated by the FAA...and trying to do that at 550 MPH, the oh-so-slightest movement of yoke and your up/down 100 feet instantly...we're talking a few tenths of a degree...I was completely worn out after just one leg

I believe it man. I was worn out after my wussy little 30 minute flight from Ottowa to Joliet. I can't even imagine trying to keep that jet level manually.

[X'an Shin]

now if I was doing something illegal and taking say pics or video of it, then showing it to people, then yeah I could get in trouble...but I would never do that

/coughBULLshitcough

Well, not with an airliner, anyway. ;P

[Lok'i Vidaar]

That's totally badass my man!

And I'm with X'an on the wait til' I'm 40 for the lessons

Ahh well

[Isleh]

Hey!.... Is that a naked stewardess smoking in the reflection off the instrument glass?



That is pretty cool. I like the post-it about the jump seat being broke. My dad use to be a Pilot Rep for United, setting up deals with hotel chains and car rental agencies. He pretty much could write up his own ticket and often, he'd get the jump seat.

[Skorixor]

Hey!.... Is that a naked stewardess smoking in the reflection off the instrument glass?



That is pretty cool. I like the post-it about the jump seat being broke. My dad use to be a Pilot Rep for United, setting up deals with hotel chains and car rental agencies. He pretty much could write up his own ticket and often, he'd get the jump seat.

heheh, not a post it, but they have to place stickers on the panels when somehtin is broken, in this case it was the aft flight attendant seat

[Keer]

*Reaches toward instrumentation*

"What's that flashing?!!"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Krusshyk]

What's a jump seat and what exactly does it NOT do anymore now that it is broken?

[Krusshyk]

My next question is, if the plane is in autopilot, why does your instrumentation say you are off course?

[Skorixor]

What's a jump seat and what exactly does it NOT do anymore now that it is broken?

it was the aft flight attendant seat
and it wasn't functioning as it was designed