Essential pre-takeoff check

[cstorey]

I attach a link to a splendid little video about takeoff of a 727 from Bogota . Have a look at the final check performed by the Captain at the start of the roll . It is at 5:08 on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGqScbp3dk

[DaveB]

Was that never part of your routine Chris??
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DaveB

[Archer]

Nice glove, I've seen many pilots with flying gloves but never a single one.

[DaveB]

A Michael Jackson fan perhaps?


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DaveB

[cstorey]

Was that never part of your routine Chris??
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DaveB

Dave : in all seriousness, I always thought it , but never enacted it

[Hot_Charlie]

Nice glove, I've seen many pilots with flying gloves but never a single one.

I can see why he would though. I used to fly the '10 gloveless most of the time (once the flaps were up and autopilot was in, almost everybody did, but I didn't really like wearing them at all), partly as I found it gave me better dexterity to operate some controls, particularly on the centre console. It could be this chap likes a gloved hand on the yoke but an un-gloved hand to do everything else in the middle.

[Kevin Farnell]

I attach a link to a splendid little video about takeoff of a 727 from Bogota . Have a look at the final check performed by the Captain at the start of the roll .

My first thought, was 'I wonder if he did that on his check flights' and if so what did his examiners think of his confidence?
Then, I realised it was in Columbia, a very Catholic nation. As such, the procedure is probably part of the pre-take off checklist. If you look closely, the First Officer does the same procedure at the same time (not knocking Catholics - I'm one myself!).

Nice glove, I've seen many pilots with flying gloves but never a single one.

Aaarrrggghhh!!!, his hand's twice as big as his head

Great video, bye the way.

Regards

Kevin

[cstorey]

Kevin : well spotted, I hadn't noticed that . That is interesting - I suppose that this may have been a crew who flew together a lot , given that it is a cargo outfit

[Archer]

I can see why he would though. I used to fly the '10 gloveless most of the time (once the flaps were up and autopilot was in, almost everybody did, but I didn't really like wearing them at all), partly as I found it gave me better dexterity to operate some controls, particularly on the centre console. It could be this chap likes a gloved hand on the yoke but an un-gloved hand to do everything else in the middle.

I've only ever used gloves in a cockpit when I was instructing on cold winter days and we went on longer flights. I would be the one in the righthand seat trying to keep from freezing to death in a barely heated Cessna, the students were still sweating...

[Kevin Farnell]

Kevin : well spotted, I hadn't noticed that

Ha!, they don't call me 'Eagle eyed Kev' for nothing !

Actually,...erm... they never call me 'Eagle eyed Kev' .

That is interesting - I suppose that this may have been a crew who flew together a lot , given that it is a cargo outfit

As I said previously, Columbia (along with much of Central and South America) is deeply religious. Perhaps the 'Sign of the Cross' is more common and ingrained into their society than we are used to.

Regards.

Kevin