6 captains fly the first 747-8 of Air China to Beijing | China pilots eye
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This is a special flight without passengers. After Chinese first Boeing 747-8 aircraft was delivered to Air China, 6 captains took the 747-8 airplane back to China, took off from Seattle Everett, and flew straight to Beijing.
How many captains do you want in the cockpit
Air China: Yes
HAHAHAA Yes please.
It’s just like Chinese food, you eat and then you want more.
If you know, you know :-)
Each Captain to their counterparts during the introductions; "Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain...Cap...Oh, that's me."
Just like Spies Like Us movie “Doctor” scene 😂
Roger. Huh? Roger. Huh? We have clearance Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's our vector Victor? Over, Over. Roger. Huh?
@@ahndeux is this an airplane reference
the other captains silently judging each other’s flying
02:26 The airport worker outside on the left showing excellent walking speed.
Enjoyed the video, incredible how aviation is advancing.
Wonderful
Lol
That’s a robot (doge)
hahaha
Waking speed 20kts 😮😮😮😯😦
Just to clarify that we have totally different way of communication in China (like aviation English versus aviation Chinese) so that captain in the middle is translating ATC commands for other captains so that they can focus on flying. Not that they can’t understand or read English or anything, cause all the checklists and manuals are probably written in English.
I met a chinese captain at amsterdam airport, he could NOT speak english, is this common?
Are all ATC in English?
@@NADworker This is common, coz almost all commercial pilots in China are retired fighter pilots from the PLA, and they don't need to learn English.
@@thepursefreak78 yes ..since ICAO has made it compulsory for all countries to communicate with airliners and transport aircrafts ...
Pilot Must Be Has English Qualifications
I would really feel VERY SAFE to know that flight is being handle by these 6 gentlemen. Even if one is having headache, that plane will not crash
Next thing you know, the 6 captains have a power dispute. Now the plane is falling, and no one is pulling the yoke the right way.
Nah....
I m sure these 6 gentlemen are professional enough. They are gentlemen, they are supposed to be strong and firm, am I right???
@@alaqmargandhi1165 that only happens if its 6 indian captains
@@alaqmargandhi1165 I doubt so...China people are very United irregardless of race. I am not sure of 6 Indian pilots though..
It’s a delivery flight there were no passengers
WOW! How exciting for the Captains. They look so proud with their new toy!
Um, the cockpit displays and design don't look too inspiring
@@aaabbb-py5xd that thing designed in 1970, what do you think
I know that you are say NEW toy, but if you dont mind me asking, even though they say that they are as of this year, they are ending the production of the 747, becasue of dwindling customer Demands, and low sales, for its latest varient, became the finial nail in the coffin for the aging plane line, is this a NEW version of the 747 that for some reason, they decided to start building and put into production?
@@pizzasubs "New",The stretched 747 Advanced was launched as the 747-8 on November 14, 2005, for a market forecast of 300 aircraft. The first 747-8F Freighter performed its maiden flight on February 8, 2010, and the passenger 747-8I Intercontinental followed suit on March 20, 2011. The cargo version was first delivered in October 2011 and the airliner began commercial service in June 2012., so this is new compared to the first 747s but as you said low sale and demand they are stopping production of the entire 747 line
@@aaabbb-py5xd Yup but the new wings and new engines give a smoother ride and better fuel consumption. Lufthansa Air and China Airlines bought a GEM! Unlike A380 that is slowly bring scrapped. The 747-8i will still fly. I am eager to fly this GEM!
Its always exciting getting a new work vehicle. I know when I get new trucks at work its a great feeling, im sure thats what it feels like for these pilots. All the new features and everythings spotless. I bet the 747-8 is a hoot to fly, it certainly looks fantastic.
This is awesome! Flying this as the 6 captains is one of most crucial responsible matter.
I can fell these pilots excitement. Awesome job Air China.
This has to have been so exciting for these pilots.
Now,I want say the same words to yours.
Ikr
Nice video. I was wondering why there were 6 guys but now realize that because it's about a 12 hour flight to Beijing, the other 3 will relieve the first 3 at some point.
No, it was delivery flight, the others are evaluating the aircraft as this is new to their fleet, also 12+ hour flight only require 3 pilots and never had more pilot than that
But this will bump up their flight hours on-type faster? Air China flies a mixed Airbus/Boeing but with far more Airbus. The Boeings they do have, are mostly 737s. They have only a handful of 747s.
You are absolutely wrong. There are 6 pilots because this is the first ever flight flown by air China on the 748, and they most likely wanted the most amount of eyes to watch for anything that goes wrong(though I highly disagree with this philosophy). Also, 3 pilots aren’t needed at a time for a flight, only 2. Not to mention in a 12 hour flight, 3 pilots are usually enough. For flights that are say 16 hours, 4 pilots are needed. Never does a flight need more than 4.
Imagine an RTO with those guys standing in the back ! The master caution below 80kts should be a reject.....
They're so confident about this great American craftmanship of an aircraft they know that the flight is going to be smooth as silk
Joseph Rondon 737max ?
I think so. The Chinese in fact believes in america, so does the chinese government, who,however, do not say it out.
@@pz2163 新舟60才是國家的驕傲
Well, after the 737MAX, I would never trust Boeing again
@@starley_ what about airbus? they had crashes too
Interesting seeing 6 pilots in a 747
Superb!!!
Haha. Awesome
That's probably the safest flight they'll ever be in... 6 Captains. Pretty impressive.
Quite the opposite honestly. 3 pilots is the ideal amount for safety. 6 is just crazy and will cause too much disagreement and commotion
@@fatrat6988 Well if you think about the famous QF32 incident out of Singapore (the Qantas A380 that had an uncontained engine failure) in 2010 there was a Captain, a Checking Captain (in training I think) and a Training Captain on that flight deck (in addition to the FO) and given what unfolded I'd say that more experience not less was a contributing factor to the successful outcome. It's simply as matter of proper CRM so that everyone's opinion is respected and no one dominates to the detriment of flight safety.
Too much of a good thing is just as bad. Right size wins.
It was the first time flight since AirChina bought this aircraft. So I think they were evaluating this aircraft in every detail.
How many Chinese pilots does it take to fly a 747?
2 pilots are enough to fly this bird tho some airlines use more pilots for more safety
Hahahahahaha can't stop laughing
Technically, 2
The rest are like, well...kung fu masters.
@George Stark first delivery is 6
It was the first time flight since AirChina bought this aircraft. So I think they were evaluating this aircraft in every detail.
What was the master caution during the takeoff roll?
Ady F aotu throttle disconnected
lmao, the guy sitting in the middle is acting as a translator
Translator? You’d have to know English to be a pilot methinks.
@@phensriwood8081 Not in China
@@phensriwood8081 not applicable in China
@@phensriwood8081 Yes but not necessarily in China.
The younger captain seems to be trained in the States. The two seniors can’t speak English. This flight is a great opportunity for these seniors to shop in the States. Better to retire them early.
why are the pilots standing while the plane is on V1 roll? isn't it a safety breach?
Is it ok under FAA regulation that 6 people stuck in the cockpit and 4 people without seat belt during take off and landing?
FAA doesn’t run the world 😂
The two Chinese pilots in control don't seem to understand or communicate in English well with the air traffic control, so they use another pilot for radio communication.
you have no idea of this industry,they won’t pass the 747 training test and get the type rating if they can’t speak English
There's a powercut in a hospital during open heart surgery - in the darkness a Chinese man enters and loudly commands "evwybody puut yer 'hands up!" - suddenly the lights come back on and the man exclaims "See?! many hands make light work"
Apparently they do understand English. The pilot in the right seat react to ATC commands every time before the radio pilot say anything.
The pilots flying are the chief pilots of Air China 747 division. They were ex-air force pilots and their spoken English is not too good. Hence there's someone younger there. Plus, they are the boss and they can ask any pilot to be their radio operator if they don't want to speak.
There's a hater in the comment posting multiple times saying it's scary. What a racist.
Exactly man I see the FO inputting the heading well before the middle guy says anything. Also, the left seat Captain confirms in Chinese so he clearly understood too lol!
Yes I agree. If they are experienced in flying international routes it's unlikely the flying pilots don't know any English.. but they may not be very fluent or comfortable in responding, and may worry they misunderstand or don't hear something correctly, so the translating pilot who is obviously fluent and comfortable in english is there to to handle the communication and he confirms what the flying pilots thought they heard ATC say.
Aircrafts are the only machines left that Chinese are still dependent on the outside world. They have to go all the way to US to do their shopping. Shows the complexity of making one . Airbus and Boeing 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The crew is handling the 747 like it is an antonov
The 225 🤣🤣🤣
@@tradyboy6289 yep,-including no callouts from either pilots, and rear seat captain /communicator is monitoring the older pilots as a safety backup.
mohammed hageb no the Antonov crew look proficient when there flying the 225
Especially when there's a "4-bars" Radio Operator.
Hahahaha accurate🤘🏻🤣
What a group of sympathetic captains here. Cool video, thanks alot.
I looked at the “first officers” shoulder and was like why does he have 4 stripes then I re read the tittle lol
how many pilots do you want
China airline:YES
Actually, Air China is not China airlines, China airlines is in Taiwan, China.
Are there seats for the two standing pilots?
No. 4 seats, left and right pilot seats and two jump seats.
Little Queen I was wondering that myself 😂😂
Yes.
My first and only experience on a B747 was on an Air China from Singapore to Beijing in 2011
Mine was on Eva air from Hangzhou to Taipei (Taoyuan) in 2010.
B-2485 delivery ferryflight SEP30-OCT1, 2014 from Paine field (PAE) to Beijing (PEK) - not from Seattle. Thanks for interesting video!
Paine Field Passenger Terminal is 20 miles north of downtown Seattle, so I believe they called it Seattle, but nice catch!
In the world of twin jets this is a rare treat. Thanks for upload
Why the constant little tweaking of controls n switches all the time.
thats how you fly a big plane like that
Hm you realize this is their first 748?
This was Air China's first 747-8. The captain kept control for a while after take off to get a real feeling.
This is not a car where you just switch everything to automatic.
Auto pilot heading change, speed change, navigation pages are flicked through via switches. So although it may look like a lot, most of it is just general admin along with keeping the plane on track :)
you can see how stable the wheel，few move can do the landing.you do not need to move the wheel all the time, most time is not necessary.We (pilot)all know this,but hard to do it. Apparently these guys is top pilots.
Captain Liu, Captain Chan, Chaptain Wong, Captain Shen, Captain Lee and Captain Wang. All 6 of them are among the bests pilots in China!
Is a Chaptain like a Chaplain???
How da ya know
Yeah---right.
No, why are you lying. This is Captain Sum Tin Wong, Captain Wi Tu Lo, Captain Ho Lee Fuq and Captain Bang din Oh. The other two standing I don't know them.
'I have control', 'No! I have control!'. 'The hell you do, I have control....
IF you dont mind me asking, as per the description of the video, this was filmed 2 years ago and it says that this 747 was if correct JUST delivered to Air China but just read that pretty much ALL 747's as of this year (2022) are now all slowly starting to be retired, if not retired, they are as of this year, Discontinuing production of the 747......
Some where else in this thread, some said this clip was in 2014 actually. The 747-8 version is the last one to be produced so I guess they will be the last to be retired...
Some 747s are retired early because 4 engines burn gas like crazy. The trend now is 2 engines planes. the Airbus 380 and the Airbus 340 are no longer made and will be retired soon..
This dash-8 that they're taking delivery of will be in service for many decades to come,sadly they all do retire but on average they're in service for 30yrs! I did shed some tears watching the special on the last delivery of the 747. I consider myself very blessed to have flown on one '"200 series"when i was child at 10yrs old!! Long live the Queen!
"Get our clearance Clarence, roger Roger. What's our vector Victor?"
This clarifies that all 6 captains are learning at the same time and Also that captain with cool glasses show that style matters too 😂
Standing in the cockpit during takeoff
Yes it requires 6 of them to just figure out what's going on.
Moron
Hey idiot .. these are skilled trained professional pilots .
Yes bring the racism yet these pilots have done more with their life than you friend.
Pathetic loser.
@@SpellOfSin you woke idiot
You can see how much they love flying !!
This was hard to watch on so many levels
Why?
Uhhhhh.... why?
WOW! How exciting for the Captains. They look so proud with their new toy!
Exactly like the first time I got new car, try to figure it out from console button to acceleration pedal haha. Great job captains!
How many pilots do you want flying this leg?
China Air: Yes!
First officer rocking out with the shades 😎 proper!!
Or should it be, first captain ? 😂
It is very rare to travel, whatever the purpose is, 6 experienced senior pilots on an aircraft such a long distance. Took the risk.
Let’s hope these pilots and their families are well
Are you trying to threaten them? Cuz I can help them return the favor against you and your family
@@aaabbb-py5xd So bad
?
Wow! That pollution in Beijing. You probably need an instrument rating to ride a bicycle there.
Didn't you see it was raining?
It's actually clear during most days in the day time. Just smooggy during early morning. In this case it was rainy so yea
It is Corona mist.
@@gamestv4875 lol
@@gamestv4875 that was 6 years ago lol
I love chinese culture....one day I'll visit china...
The AN-225 also has a crew of 6.
Pilot
Co-Pilot
2 Flight Engineers
Navigator
Radio Operator
Yeah, and they have their seats and seatbelts unlike here two pilots are standing!! 😱😱
Sadly this is not the case.
Unfortunately, it no longer can fly. :(
@@Acepilot1312 Its in 1 million pieces
When I grow up I will become a commercial flight commander pilot I like the 747 800 my favorite airline Lufthansa
Same when I grow up I will become air China airline like I say is all kind of plane of airbus Boeing of air China kind of that stuff
Sorry I forgot something I was saying air China airline *pilot*
At least if something went wrong, you got a lot of experience there to troubleshoot
I respect the team effort here!
but why 6 captains?! it's not that extremely long flight
Because it's a ferry flight?
Karim Abdelmouti it’s a new aircraft so they dispatched 6 senior captains to evaluate and learn. They were likely instructors.
It was the inaugural flight of the 747-8 for that airline I think
18 hrs. From Seattle to China isn't that long? Have you ever take a flight there moron?
@@johnsmith-gt3po you're very disrespectful and Im not gonna bother myself replying to what you said.
looks like 5 guys who just got into a rental car trying to figure out the buttons on the dashboard
More airlines should buy 747-8I, it’s the most beautiful aeroplane ever built. 这些都是国航的王牌飞行员。
gf: he is probably cheating on me rn
me and the bois: hehe boeing 747-8 go brrr
He appears to be hand flying well after departure. Nice.
The guy in the jump seat was on the radios? 😂👌
Captain and co-pilot can't speak English.
I'm a student pilot and my company allows me to jumpseat too. Captain asked if I had my radio telephony certificate (AZF) already, I said yes and he let me do the radios for the whole flight. I was super nervous at first but it was a great learning experience! The following times had much more routine and I feel much more self confident about the radios when my practical part starts
@@BaconAndPotatoCorp But I think its different in your case, because the captains can hear and understand what the radios said, but just let you be the speaker.
Here in this case, seems like the controls of the plane can't speak english and requires a 3rd party to translate.
구 Felix. That’s great! I also had a similar experience just to develop my RT skills while training a few years back on SNY(supernumerary flights) before I started my route training. Wishing you all the best in your practicals.
@@TheLazydavid How did you know they CAN'T speak English?
Super cute pilots! Their are chatting just like the time I pick up my new car from 4S shop with my girlfriend!🤣
If they fly international routes it's unlikely any of these captains don't know any aviation english.. but may not be fluent or comfortable in responding to ATC very easily, so it's still better to have someone who is comfortable and fluent to handle the actual communication. The pilots flying probably have caught most of the instructions and the translating pilot is then confirming what they thought they heard, but with him there they are much more sure of the communication. If the flying pilots knew no english whatsoever they wouldn't even know which buttons to select on the flight computers
Those pilots in the back section of the cockpit look like they are on the way to grandpas house with the uncles. 😂
🇻🇳hello 🖐china 🇨🇳
hello
Thank you for sharing..I enjoyed it.👍🏾❤️👏🏽
Just to clarify why you see the captain and first officer wear sunglasses. It’s not to look cool. It’s because it’s really bright outside the clouds reflecting from the sun. Like if you ever go skiing the snow will make it too bright to see.
You have to put on the auto-generated subtitles...it's hilarious in how it interprets the Mandarin 🤣
I will do it later，thank you
I'm guessing they took delivery out of Paine Field in Everett. I might have seen this flight go overhead!
6 captains " hey my turn,.. no its my turn,.. no way its my turn now ,.. "
It’s so funny to see all captains and yet the two guys standing behind during taxi and takeoff.. even the test pilot would strap themselves. 😅😅😅😅
Your channel is awesome, keep it up, you have a new subscriber!
This is a unique video, having a dedicated comms pilot frees up the 2 pilots in the front seats. The pilot in the left seat is hand flying the plane above the clouds which I've never seen on any other airline delivery flight. Sure it wastes more fuel and I don't know if western airlines do this on their first new aircraft type delivery flight. But I certainly think it should be done.
It doesn't waste more fuel to handfly if you follow the path that you ve assigned to the autopilot.
Since when does hand flying vs using an autopilot use more fuel during climb out?
this show Pilot no confidence to fly new plane. on the video you can see everyone of them are very stressful.
great film,great crew amazing movie congrats from Brasil.
Did both of pilot need the interpreter for the atc instruction?
No, they don't. Just not very well in English as younger pilots.
Know English for become a pilot is are required as all atc interaction are grade 5.5 English
SteinwayNSons 180Mdl it seems like both of pilot don’t know English...
They’re old pilot l believe they are China Air Force before they haven’t really learned English like the Young pilots in China now because the new generation pilots will be send to the English countries to learning flight.
@@YUYU-qv5le you're right
Not an ordinary commercial flight. Purpose is to get familiar to new equipmemt.
Holy crap did you see how high that thing sits off the ground during taxi?? Also I bet these guys are getting paid big for this flight
how many captains does it take to change a lightbulb ?
6 Captains in the Cockpit. What could go wrong?????
Cannot believe so many captains are involved. Probably a training flight for experienced pilots to induct a new team.
read the title
I don’t understand Chinese but I fancied one of the pilots from rear asking “ what does that button do?”
Six captains. How do they determine who is in charge?
These Chinese pilots are so scary, they don’t speak English!
Derek Yeh If you and all your coworkers mother language is German, will you speak English or German?
Steven Liu yes I understand that, but my point is that the two pilots who handle the flight should be the ones communicate with the tower, not the one in the back!
Steven Liu also why the 4 pilots in the back don’t wear seatbelt?
Steven Liu Using English as the language of choice for international aeronautical communication was recommended by ICAO since 1951 and was widely accepted.
So someone speaking their native language is scary?. Sad.
Cockpit strength 1000%
I feel safe in their plane!!!
They looked so unsure about the plane or where to go
Best airplane on earth, the 747-8. Great choice of plane by Air China.
The video have been taken on 2014 ish. Not 2020. It was six year ago.
I was thinking it wasn't a recent flight, thanks for the heads up.
I saw 2 Air China 748's cross over my area at the same time recently, wonder if this was one of them. I checked flight radar24 to see what planes they were, too high to actually see the livery...
you have come a long way china and hope you keep it up...
It's beautiful to see you from the sky
I hope that Korean air puts the 747-8 on the lax route so I can fly it on my next trip to Korea on the upper deck
How many captains does it take to ferry a 74?
So 1 captain in charge, 1 monitoring captain, 1 radio captain, 1 cameraman captain, and 2 unseated and unbelted captains at the back
I'm surprised how long they were hand flying. I thought they'd switch to AP onced they started the SID.
This was their first 747-8 back in 2014. So the pilot definitely want to manually fly for longer.
is it just me or do these "pilots" not exactly inspire me with confidence ?
They're not bad. If you understood chinese you'd understand that they were flying it well. They just speak chinese to each other but all the callouts, instructions, etc. Were made and correct. (I apologize if you do speak chinese I am assuming you dont)
When was this flight ? Obviously before 2020.......or wass it ..... ?
July of 2014
Why they look so nervous?
You scratch it, you buy it
You'd be nervous too if everything you learned came from X-Plane.
TakeDeadAim ur so funny lmao i was close to laughing
Because this was the first 747-8 of Air China.
@@TakeDeadAim LOOOL ...only one guy had hours in vatsim