I'm so glad I watched this...been struggling to move my 737 off the drive ever since I landed it there three weeks ago. A bit careless of me I'll admit. At least now I can get my car out of the garage...
I know how to start a bicycle. If this is what it takes to just start the engine, I can’t even imagine flying and bringing it back on ground. My bicycle riding brain simply can’t comprehend the enormity of it. Hats off to you and all the pilots.
Just received my Boeing 737 from Amazon today and this tutorial helped immensely, they didn't allow me through the drive through though and and I couldn't find a parking spot at my local market so i had to be a jerk and take up 3/4th of the parking lot. Thanks for all the tips. That was my first time ever piloting the 737 and really recommend this video!
Dear lady, I am an aviation enthusiast, wanted to be a pilot myself but failed the flight medical test due to low lung capacity (asthma as child), but let me say I am SO impressed with how well you know your procedure and I would fly with you as my pilot any time! God bless.
Well, in the past, I thought to become a pilot. For some reasons, changed my mind and graduated in Medicine and after Law School :)... So, today, during free time, take a PMDG 737 in virtual skies. Videos like this are so much intersting for us, "virtual pilots". Thank you very much Michelle :))
Thank you for explaining how to start 737 engines. As anything in aviation, it is a complex procedure, though I guess with the amount of training you get, it's a very routine thing for a pilot.
I do this every day in sim form, I always wanted to be a commercial airline pilot but by bad vision hampered that dream ...its amazing how detailed the sims are these days, this is the exact same procedure I use in Xplane 11.. its as routine as getting into my Buick now :)
I just flew from NY to London and asked the captain if I can have a go, i explained that I've seen a RUclips and know all about it, the cabin staff wrestled me to the floor and locked be in a cupboard for the rest of the flight.
I was aircraft maintenance in USAF. I WAS engine run qualified on C 5A-B, C141B and engine run and taxi qualified on Gulfstream GIII's. This video brought back many fun memories. Thank you.
I was on a 737 once that required a crossbleed start due to an inop APU. It was nice to see it in action as the whole plane started to shake as the thrust was increased to get to the desired bleed air duct pressure to start the second engine.
I get to see an air compressor start every so often. Our airport is too small to have air bridges so a portable diesel powered one is brought out. Working in ground handling and aircraft cleaning let’s me see so many things most people don’t. It’s funny I suppose, how familiar the sights, sounds, feel and smells of the airfield become after awhile although I at least never lose my sense of caution. But what’s weird is that I absolutely love the smell of jet fuel, along with petrol or creosote. Standing downwind of an engine start, refuelling or a freshly turned off jet engine is wonderful. By contrast feeling the pilots turn off the APU during the heat of summer was disappointing because that meant we’d lose air conditioning. But I’m seldom unhappy because I enjoy most of my job.
Cool. I've watched turboprop starts (e.g. 1900D) but not jets. As for my plane...lessee now... Master ON Beacon ON Fuel pump ON Mixture RICH Prime as needed. Crack throttle (1/8"). "CLEAR PROP!" Engage starter, max 30 seconds. Oil pressure confirmed within 30 seconds. Throttle to 1000 RPM Fuel pump OFF. Confirm fuel pressure. Alternator ON. Confirm charging. Startup complete.
Aviation mechanic on 737's for 22 years. Good Job on the video! We used to have new mechanics go to the tool room and get the keys to start the aircraft.
Okay.. next time when I enter a plane I will enter the cockpit and say: "Guys let me start the engine, DutchPilotGirl explained everything to me perfectly."
Capitan Bravo hey a good landing is a good landing. It doesn’t matter how she does it, so longs as the passengers are feeling amazing and safe after landing....this is the way an Aircraft should be flown. It saves money on repairs of the aircraft sooo, it’s all good.
The start switch automatically shuts off. That's some fancy stuff. The older 737s and 727s didn't have that, you had to hold the start switch on, and wait for N1 to come up, then flip on the fuel and then wait for N1 to go up and release the switch. Good times!
I picked up a Boeing 737 at a garage sale. Never knew how to start it until now. I learn something new every time I watch your videos. I mostly watch because you are amazing.
I hope pilots are paid well. If this is the amount of info they need to know just to start an engine, I shudder to even imagine how insane the amount of knowledge to fly the plane would be. Hats off!!!
I worked at a fairground and I can tell you, starting the generators and compressors was a whole lot more difficult than this. It involved curses in 4 different languages. Burning rags on sticks. A variety of aerosol cans and sometimes a change of underwear when they tried to fight back.
She hasn't even covered . Restarts,, airborne windmill or apu assist. Add that to the list.. Also,, whole procedure about "no starter cutout". Also about motoring the engine after start problems. Too much information.. Whoa
I loved flying the PMDG 737. Most of the appeal came from the start-up, running through the checklists and then programming the flight into the FMC. I even bought the real Boeing FMC manuals written by Bill Bulfer just to see if the PMDG was accurate. And boy was it!
Am not a pilot,have no interest in being and am not a committed plane geek but find these videos endlessly interesting,as well as mentor pilot and captain joe
My 9-year-old..."girls cant be pilots" Me: yes the can.....(showed her this video)....she then watches 10 more She turns ten in November....which she is going for a flight lesson for her birthday...will be a big surprise
Abe Coulter Outstanding! It will kindle a flame that will last a lifetime. You’re going to be up for Dad of the year for that one. I hope she wants to pursue it, if it hits the right nerve you may qualify for family standby perks in 20 years!
I am impressed that starting a many thousand horsepower precision powerplant could be so simple. A great example of how the flight starts with the push back. Very good explanation. Thank you.
9:34 I love how she said startermotor with the most Dutch accent possible. I love your video's and keep going or as we say in dutch ''Ik hou van je video's blijf zo doorgaan.''
even if I won’t be a pilot (I’m still a kid) I love how you explain to the people that want to be a pilot in the near future. What you’re posting here on RUclips is very interesting and when I get bored, I enjoy watching your videos. :)
My feedback: Your video is a really good challenge for people to try to understand it, the terminology, steps and reasons. This video is not even for someone like me, who has watched a lot of flying videos, mostly smaller planes, easy. I will take the challenge and in the next 3 days write out a diagram and terms on paper, look up terms, and see if I need any other sources too. I am 100% sure that I can understand your video, I know how to break things down having done engineering work. I will share with you my other sources of info. Your video is really a good test for young people, especially girls, to let them know what is possible for their careers, and how to approach not being able to understand things the first time around. Thanks for the video!
@DutchPilotGirl you are such a great pilot and such an inspiration. I want to be an airline pilot for the 737, and you explained the startup so I can start my X-Plane engines with no problem. Thanks for such a good channel that makes me even more excited for what the aviation community has to offer!
I had no money to study to be a pilot, found this video very helpful!, it got me a job as an airline pilot for Aeroflot, I have so far been very succesfull! and they have no clue of my background! THANKS LADY!
Excellent. I've been trying to to manual starts in Flight Simulator for years. Always throw up my hands and hit ctrl-E :) So much has been explained. A lot of this is applicable to anything with a Jet Engine, including a turboprop. Thanks DPG, Ed
Love it! I mean, hey, 'ya never know when you might have to fire up a 737 . . . it could happen. Anyway, even if I never happen to be firing up any sort of commercial jet anytime soon, you're very fun to watch, and nice job explaining how to actually do this.
I flew for Continental for almost 25 years...I never had an FO like her! I must have done something horrific in a past life. Gorgeous and smart. Well done video as well!
Interesting! I had no idea how complex the whole operation is, and what you need to know in order to ensure the engine behaves as is normal for its operation.
I was watching some videos today of the Agusta Grand 109 helicopter during a rescue. The Grand is a hoist equipped copter which greatly aids in the stabilization and rapid treatment of the person in need. My nephew is a helicopter rescue EMT for Arizona which do not have the hoist feature. Rappel, Treat, Hang On!! Anyway, after engine initialization one can hear some of the processes which are happening. The rotors are turning at what seems like a good rate but nothing else seems to be happening...unless you can see the gauges. Pressures and temperatures take some time to stabilize before additional power can be provided. Yah, its around two minutes+, then you hear rpm increase and stabilize. Now some pitch is added lightening the load, temps and flows are watched for another 20 - 30 seconds and then the pitch bites and you are away. Your explanation made sense. Thank you
I was turn qualified in the navy for A-6's so it made perfect sense to me, different terminology but basically the same procedure. And yes I do date myself by saying A-6's!
Not only you are a Captain when you are flying a plane, but all that knowledge you have makes it so easy. I wish I met somebody like you that would have made my life more interesting, than the one I had for 27 years. It was Hell. Never mind. Life wasn't meant to be easy. Thank you
so i had to watch this vid 3 time just because watching her, i couldn't stop gazing into her eyes. its mesmerizing lol .. love all her videos. actually learn some things
Very nice video. It's amazing the amount of precise timing required to get a turbine spun up. I love the happy little 'Wwwwwoooooommmmm!" of the #2 Turbine surging as it took over from the starter in the background. I play around with X-Plane and it's 'Plane Maker' modding tool. You can design your own turbines (basic parameters anyway: target thrust, Core and and fan diameters for a turbofan, fuel flow, and starter power), That noise always made me grin because it meant I'd made a turbine that could actually sustain itself. All of the engines I'd made had the thrust of a Royce Nene, and the thirst of a Royce Turbofan tho....
my goodnes back in the days it was flick a switch for the fuel pump battery grab that propeller and spin it manully . Thank you for this video helps me send positive vibs to the pilots as they go through these procedures when im onboard,,,😊
In case anyone else missed it, EGT = Exhaust Gas Temperature (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaust_gas_temperature_gauge ) If that got mentioned in the video, I missed it, and had to google it to make sense of what the checklist items were actually verifying in terms of engine operation. Thanks for posting this fully detailed video with diagrams of the systems so we can actually understand what's going on, not just a list of steps. Interesting to see how planes are designed in that level of detail.
The engines have two igniters for each engine. After you get one engine started you can (Cross Bleed) start for the other engine. After the engines are started most manufacturers use a two-three minute minimum time for engines to be started and stabilized before attempting additional load sick at take off. After landing they usually require the same ground idle limit. The aircraft also use engine driven fuel pumps but electrical “Boost” Pumps for take off and landing. The electrical pumps can be turned off when engine driven pumps have been operating and stable for a few minutes.
glad to know what's going on when my flights are taking off and i'd always figured that when the air drops in the cabin it's bc they were redirecting/using it for something else and now i know :D
Hi Michelle, Thank you for telling me about how to start a flight engine. I would like to learn about driving a flight myself and I want to follow your instructions many times Michelle until I drive the plane well
I assume the air pressure (bleed air) is used to induce engine rotation via impact with certain fan blades? I'll Google it. TY for the video- excellent!
I do not know how a Boeing 737 does it. On the [pre-J model] Lockheed C-130 Hercules and the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft - both TURBOPROPS, not TURBOFANS like a 737 - each propeller gearbox has an engine starter powered by bleed air. {Each engine, gearbox, and propeller all start spinning at the same time.} I hope that helped and was not too confusing.
They usually have a bleed air driven starter motor. Start the APU, bleed air from that runs the starter "motor" on eng.1 and then use bleed air to start eng.2. It usually runs by effectively "backfeeding" the gearbox that runs things like the generator and hydraulic pumps
Seriously great video. I will need to watch it a few times but it has explained things that I was not aware of. I am a serious X-Plane owner and love the 737-800. This video is great - thanks.
Michelle, how often do you take friends up in a GA plane and give them a full first lesson, letting them take off, land and anything else you're comfortable with? Are you an instructor? We enjoy your technical videos.
Not only are you super intelligent, you're a great pilot, and hopelessly BEAUTIFUL. Now I see why my late Father loved being in Holland during the Second World War fighting with the Canadian Army. I love your videos Dutch Pilot Girl.
Question: A while back i flew on a 737. When i boarded the plane i noticed that it was way hotter than usual, so i asked to a flight attendant and she told me that "the APU was not operative so they were wating for the engines to start the AC". I assume in that case they use the ground air starter to kick off the engines. The thing is, lets suppose you are flying and you have to restart the engines, how can you do so with no APU nor air starter? And the 2nd question woud be, is it common to fly without an operative APU? Thanx, your content is amazing.
Disclaimer: not an airline pilot, but works in the aviation industry Your second question, it depends on the aircraft MMEL (master minimum equipment list) and perhaps company policy. But on the 737 I believe inop APU is a dispatchable condition, and the maintenance can be deferred, so it's not needed to fly. Not sure what the APU failure rates are. If you have inop APU and have to do an inflight engine start, it depends on your airspeed and altitude as to what to do. If the aircraft has sufficient forward speed, the engine will continue to windmill fast enough and can perform a windmill start. If outside the windmill envelope, can use the other engine's bleed air to attempt a cross bleed start. If both engines fail, and no APU, then the only option is a windmill start. If both engines fail (and assume it's not from running out of fuel) together and have APU, a windmill start should be attempted while firing up the APU. If the windmill start fails (engine not windmilling fast enough, for example), hopefully the APU works and there's time for the APU to spool up and do a starter assisted relight. Cheers
If for some reason your engine flames out while flying, depending on the REASON why the engine experienced a flamed out, it can be restarted by DIVERTING compressed air from the OTHER operating engine, or it can be restarted by RAM AIR, the airplane flying sufficiently fast thru the air to FORCE SPIN the engine and achieve minimum RPMs in case you have an inoperative APU. The APU efficiency is apparently limited by the altitude it could operate, depending on type of aircraft. In the early 2000’s, a Bombardier 200 (Pinnacle Air flight 3701) experienced a double flame out due to pilot errors (and bunch of other stuff) while flying at max operating altitude. In order to restart the engines, the aircraft had to achieve about 300 kts to RAM AIR start the engines, the first officer failing to do that. They had to descend to a lower altitude (denser air) in order to be able to use the APU for engine restarting. The crew were not able to restart the engines, due to possible engine “core lock”, the pilots running out of altitude and time, crashing in a neighborhood, killing themselves in the process, no one was injured/killed on the ground. The aircraft was being repositioned by the crew. No pax onboard. The crew achieved being members of the “41 Club” (being able to fly to 41,000 feet altitude) killing themselves in the process. Can’t play around in a jet without ejection seats, it could be deadly.
Back in the day we have started a jet fighter by parking a another jet in front of and letting the exhaust on the front blow air to crank over one the engines on the rear jet we used to practice it once in a blue moon in case or no cartridges start or air start-Cart was available
Lovely video!!! And with that lovely ACCENT, Skipper Joe gonna have a hard time surpassing this video. Thank you, Boeing Girl!!!! I look forward to more “operating” stuff from your front office. Be blessed!!
Wow, that's sooooo interesting! I don't think that my chances are very good at European Flight Academy but maybe in 3 or 4 years when I'm 22 and when I have studied physics or engineering and played very much time many flight simulators then I will apply at Lufthansa. @DutchPilotGirl do you have any suggestions which flight simulator is the best one to prepare or do you know which simulators are used by the airlines? I have Xplane 11, Aerofly FS2, FSX and FlightGear. And I have another question: How do pilots control the yaw? Do you use the pedals for yaw and the flight stick for pitch and roll?
Started flying A321 on X Plane and was unable to get engines started until I clicked some buttons on the Overhead Panel and then they started running. Great moment. Wish I had found your video about two weeks earlier, that would have helped 😅
Thanks for the info, very well done overall. Small correction: the yellow tube attached to the Jet Bridge is for air-conditioning and not bleed air to start the aircraft. ✈✌
I was thinking of stealing a 737 but now. Not So much. Back to my Cherokee 1. Battery On 2. 3 primer pumps 3. Throttle to idea plus 1/4” ( on my plane) 4. Magneto switch to start Bingo whirly think starts spinning, lots more noise, Oil pressure start climbing 😀 smile on my face 😉
Do it in an airbus. Mode Selector to Ignition/Start, then switch the engine master of the engine you wanna start up and the rest works automatically. It even does restarts on unsuccessful attempts, after three tries it tells us: your try, i'm done. Of course, the APU should be on, but that is the normal thing anyway. After all, we don't want to freeze or sweat...
Hahaha thanks. I work in ground handling. Mostly cleaning the aircraft and I’ve occasionally wondered how to start the engines as I either clean the forward galley and glanced in at through the open door, or much more likely, when I’m actually carefully cleaning the cockpit itself. Now I know.😆 I’m actually shocked at how much I’d pieced together between observation and chats with the engineers during the long and frequently cold night shifts. They’re usually happy to see me because if none of the cleaners have had the separate cockpit clean training, they have to do it themselves! But alas, while I sometimes wish I could turn on enough systems to control the temperature of the plane since they somehow manage to be stiflingly hot in summer and literally glittering with ice in winter, I’ll be content with simply knowing how to turn the engines on. But, because I’m very poorly emotionally constructed for boredom and hate sitting around between planes waiting for the next one to land, I also work on the ramp. Thus I’m usually on the other end of the pushback either in the tug or walking alongside it. The latter somewhat amuses me as from a distance it almost look like I’ve got the plane on a leash and I’m taking it for a walk. But yeah I’m always very aware when the engine behind me is being turned on, even if I can’t see it.
Finally. Had the 737 in my backyard for years but never knew how to start it
Kuchenblech_Mafioso 🤣 lmaoooo
Haha you just made my day😂😂😂😂😂
Hahaha It was about time then😉
My friend, now that you know, I hope you have a l-o-n-g driveway!😉
Hahahahahahha I was thinking exactly the same thing!
Sure, but how do I turn it off? My neighbours are complaining
Hahaha
@@Francisyrah Ctrl+Shift+F1
Just stop the blades with your hand :)
@@underpantswedgy I thought it was Alt+F1
@@2405jacko Alt + F4 actually
I'm so glad I watched this...been struggling to move my 737 off the drive ever since I landed it there three weeks ago. A bit careless of me I'll admit. At least now I can get my car out of the garage...
I know how to start a bicycle. If this is what it takes to just start the engine, I can’t even imagine flying and bringing it back on ground. My bicycle riding brain simply can’t comprehend the enormity of it. Hats off to you and all the pilots.
That's why I love bicycles: their simplicity is mind blowing. I love flying too! I love DPG's sense of humor!
Just received my Boeing 737 from Amazon today and this tutorial helped immensely, they didn't allow me through the drive through though and and I couldn't find a parking spot at my local market so i had to be a jerk and take up 3/4th of the parking lot. Thanks for all the tips. That was my first time ever piloting the 737 and really recommend this video!
Dear lady, I am an aviation enthusiast, wanted to be a pilot myself but failed the flight medical test due to low lung capacity (asthma as child), but let me say I am SO impressed with how well you know your procedure and I would fly with you as my pilot any time! God bless.
*Press Ctrl+E*
So much FSX Standard ahah
😂😂😂 true fsx story
Same in Xplane but i do it manually
Fuck that just go cold and dark with the Aerosoft A320, I love starting the A320 up it follows through so smoothly
🤪😂🤣😂😅
She can make anything sound wonderful.
Yes. Cute, smart and.... Dutch!
Michelle: Very well done - it is complicated but you made it clear.
I agree, well said
Beauty and Intelligence …..an unbeatable combination !!!! Keep up the good work ...
Don't forget also... Dutch!
I'm going to expect on from Captain Joe, but for the B747.
It’s pretty much the same
Naa, I will just start the B747 with the information I got from Dutch girl.
Easy does it! 😁
@@spinebuster9490 A 747 can start two engine at once, right?
Captain "First Officer" Joe was jobless for months before he moved to B747.. that was the time he made lots of A320 videos.
Well, in the past, I thought to become a pilot. For some reasons, changed my mind and graduated in Medicine and after Law School :)... So, today, during free time, take a PMDG 737 in virtual skies. Videos like this are so much intersting for us, "virtual pilots". Thank you very much Michelle :))
Thank you for explaining how to start 737 engines. As anything in aviation, it is a complex procedure, though I guess with the amount of training you get, it's a very routine thing for a pilot.
I do this every day in sim form, I always wanted to be a commercial airline pilot but by bad vision hampered that dream ...its amazing how detailed the sims are these days, this is the exact same procedure I use in Xplane 11.. its as routine as getting into my Buick now :)
I just flew from NY to London and asked the captain if I can have a go, i explained that I've seen a RUclips and know all about it, the cabin staff wrestled me to the floor and locked be in a cupboard for the rest of the flight.
And I know of a Nigerian prince who is giving out a million dollars
I was aircraft maintenance in USAF. I WAS engine run qualified on C 5A-B, C141B and engine run and taxi qualified on Gulfstream GIII's. This video brought back many fun memories. Thank you.
I was on a 737 once that required a crossbleed start due to an inop APU. It was nice to see it in action as the whole plane started to shake as the thrust was increased to get to the desired bleed air duct pressure to start the second engine.
I get to see an air compressor start every so often. Our airport is too small to have air bridges so a portable diesel powered one is brought out. Working in ground handling and aircraft cleaning let’s me see so many things most people don’t. It’s funny I suppose, how familiar the sights, sounds, feel and smells of the airfield become after awhile although I at least never lose my sense of caution. But what’s weird is that I absolutely love the smell of jet fuel, along with petrol or creosote. Standing downwind of an engine start, refuelling or a freshly turned off jet engine is wonderful. By contrast feeling the pilots turn off the APU during the heat of summer was disappointing because that meant we’d lose air conditioning. But I’m seldom unhappy because I enjoy most of my job.
Thx my dad got me a 737 for my birthday and I was wondering how to start it.
Cool. I've watched turboprop starts (e.g. 1900D) but not jets. As for my plane...lessee now...
Master ON
Beacon ON
Fuel pump ON
Mixture RICH
Prime as needed.
Crack throttle (1/8").
"CLEAR PROP!"
Engage starter, max 30 seconds.
Oil pressure confirmed within 30 seconds.
Throttle to 1000 RPM
Fuel pump OFF. Confirm fuel pressure.
Alternator ON. Confirm charging.
Startup complete.
Aviation mechanic on 737's for 22 years. Good Job on the video! We used to have new mechanics go to the tool room and get the keys to start the aircraft.
🤣 Nice!
Also the Hammer for the compas?
Okay.. next time when I enter a plane I will enter the cockpit and say: "Guys let me start the engine, DutchPilotGirl explained everything to me perfectly."
Chihana haha lol
lmaol hahahaha kkkk. Good luck
What if she is the pilot present in the cockpit
@@routadu "Hey you've explained everything so perfectly. Let me start the engine."
*BOOOM*
"Ok.... now you can take over." XD
😂😂😂
I think I’ve Flown with this Lady Pilot and she’s a REALLY GOOD Pilot!!!!
Touch down was as smooth as a feather resting on the ground.
She: butters the runway
Ryanair: peppers the ThaRmeAq
Capitan Bravo hey a good landing is a good landing. It doesn’t matter how she does it, so longs as the passengers are feeling amazing and safe after landing....this is the way an Aircraft should be flown. It saves money on repairs of the aircraft sooo, it’s all good.
@@RCTommy is another 1 min longer by gliding really translate to thousands dollars lost. Common man.
The start switch automatically shuts off. That's some fancy stuff. The older 737s and 727s didn't have that, you had to hold the start switch on, and wait for N1 to come up, then flip on the fuel and then wait for N1 to go up and release the switch. Good times!
I picked up a Boeing 737 at a garage sale. Never knew how to start it until now. I learn something new every time I watch your videos. I mostly watch because you are amazing.
I hope pilots are paid well. If this is the amount of info they need to know just to start an engine, I shudder to even imagine how insane the amount of knowledge to fly the plane would be. Hats off!!!
I worked at a fairground and I can tell you, starting the generators and compressors was a whole lot more difficult than this. It involved curses in 4 different languages. Burning rags on sticks. A variety of aerosol cans and sometimes a change of underwear when they tried to fight back.
@@philgray1023 lmao
She hasn't even covered . Restarts,, airborne windmill or apu assist. Add that to the list.. Also,, whole procedure about "no starter cutout". Also about motoring the engine after start problems. Too much information.. Whoa
On GOD !
I could listen to her all day love her voice
Same.
I loved flying the PMDG 737. Most of the appeal came from the start-up, running through the checklists and then programming the flight into the FMC. I even bought the real Boeing FMC manuals written by Bill Bulfer just to see if the PMDG was accurate. And boy was it!
Am not a pilot,have no interest in being and am not a committed plane geek but find these videos endlessly interesting,as well as mentor pilot and captain joe
Slapshot 007 Not a pilot, but you have a good taste for watches, which is something you share with that group.
@@bhawkpilot4714 thank you,sir. Appreciated
My 9-year-old..."girls cant be pilots"
Me: yes the can.....(showed her this video)....she then watches 10 more
She turns ten in November....which she is going for a flight lesson for her birthday...will be a big surprise
Abe Coulter Outstanding! It will kindle a flame that will last a lifetime. You’re going to be up for Dad of the year for that one. I hope she wants to pursue it, if it hits the right nerve you may qualify for family standby perks in 20 years!
@@heeder777 we are getting a tour of the Christchurch Pratt&Whitney engine centre too....should be fun.....
She is named after Amelia Earheart.
Abe Coulter I’m curious...how did it go?
That’s so awesome!
I am impressed that starting a many thousand horsepower precision powerplant could be so simple. A great example of how the flight starts with the push back. Very good explanation. Thank you.
9:34 I love how she said startermotor with the most Dutch accent possible. I love your video's and keep going or as we say in dutch ''Ik hou van je video's blijf zo doorgaan.''
Absolutely BRILLIANT technical description and I remain in AWE of your knowledge and presentation.
even if I won’t be a pilot (I’m still a kid) I love how you explain to the people that want to be a pilot in the near future. What you’re posting here on RUclips is very interesting and when I get bored, I enjoy watching your videos. :)
But you and me will be good pilots
Me for Airbus A321Neo or A330Neo
You can also design and build airplanes. Keep watching and learning.
Just think that you ARE going to be a pilot and study hard.
My feedback: Your video is a really good challenge for people to try to understand it, the terminology, steps and reasons. This video is not even for someone like me, who has watched a lot of flying videos, mostly smaller planes, easy. I will take the challenge and in the next 3 days write out a diagram and terms on paper, look up terms, and see if I need any other sources too. I am 100% sure that I can understand your video, I know how to break things down having done engineering work. I will share with you my other sources of info. Your video is really a good test for young people, especially girls, to let them know what is possible for their careers, and how to approach not being able to understand things the first time around. Thanks for the video!
Always nice to start from cold and dark the PMDG B737.800
Thank you for the detail, it helps immensely with my learning the 73 on my flight sim. Retired ATC, Wyoming.
@DutchPilotGirl you are such a great pilot and such an inspiration. I want to be an airline pilot for the 737, and you explained the startup so I can start my X-Plane engines with no problem. Thanks for such a good channel that makes me even more excited for what the aviation community has to offer!
I had no money to study to be a pilot, found this video very helpful!, it got me a job as an airline pilot for Aeroflot, I have so far been very succesfull! and they have no clue of my background! THANKS LADY!
"Alexa...start engines"
Lol
_"I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."_ 😁
Lol I wish
"Hey Cortana, start engines" would work instead
"Hey Sri...Start the Engines.
Sri not available,Connet to the internet.
Excellent. I've been trying to to manual starts in Flight Simulator for years. Always throw up my hands and hit ctrl-E :) So much has been explained. A lot of this is applicable to anything with a Jet Engine, including a turboprop. Thanks DPG, Ed
Love it! I mean, hey, 'ya never know when you might have to fire up a 737 . . . it could happen. Anyway, even if I never happen to be firing up any sort of commercial jet anytime soon, you're very fun to watch, and nice job explaining how to actually do this.
I flew for Continental for almost 25 years...I never had an FO like her! I must have done something horrific in a past life. Gorgeous and smart. Well done video as well!
Interesting! I had no idea how complex the whole operation is, and what you need to know in order to ensure the engine behaves as is normal for its operation.
I was watching some videos today of the Agusta Grand 109 helicopter during a rescue. The Grand is a hoist equipped copter which greatly aids in the stabilization and rapid treatment of the person in need. My nephew is a helicopter rescue EMT for Arizona which do not have the hoist feature. Rappel, Treat, Hang On!!
Anyway, after engine initialization one can hear some of the processes which are happening. The rotors are turning at what seems like a good rate but nothing else seems to be happening...unless you can see the gauges. Pressures and temperatures take some time to stabilize before additional power can be provided. Yah, its around two minutes+, then you hear rpm increase and stabilize. Now some pitch is added lightening the load, temps and flows are watched for another 20 - 30 seconds and then the pitch bites and you are away.
Your explanation made sense. Thank you
I'm glad you're starting the plane because if it was me we would still be there two years later. :-)
Though I know very little about airplanes, I am now a bit more versed in their operations.
Thank you for your presentation.
You are so lovely and fun 💗 Thank you for this type of videos!! 😍
I was turn qualified in the navy for A-6's so it made perfect sense to me, different terminology but basically the same procedure. And yes I do date myself by saying A-6's!
My God....you are dreamy Dutchpilotgirl!! Surely you were a model at some point in your life! Wow!!
Not only you are a Captain when you are flying a plane, but all that knowledge you have makes it so easy. I wish I met somebody like you that would have made my life more interesting, than the one I had for 27 years. It was Hell. Never mind. Life wasn't meant to be easy. Thank you
so i had to watch this vid 3 time just because watching her, i couldn't stop gazing into her eyes. its mesmerizing lol .. love all her videos. actually learn some things
Very nice video. It's amazing the amount of precise timing required to get a turbine spun up.
I love the happy little 'Wwwwwoooooommmmm!" of the #2 Turbine surging as it took over from the starter in the background.
I play around with X-Plane and it's 'Plane Maker' modding tool. You can design your own turbines (basic parameters anyway: target thrust, Core and and fan diameters for a turbofan, fuel flow, and starter power), That noise always made me grin because it meant I'd made a turbine that could actually sustain itself. All of the engines I'd made had the thrust of a Royce Nene, and the thirst of a Royce Turbofan tho....
awesome as always Michelle :* thanks so much for taking time out to make these videos :) you are my favorite dutch pilot girl ;)
Excellent video the 73 is an awesome plane to fly. I used to fly right seat in the P-8A Poseidon or the 737-800ERX for antisubmarine in the US Navy
Manual crank and hamsters right? 🤓😁. CNTRL+E works too
What's cntrl? Ain't it Ctrl?
@Johnny >>> That is the BACKUP SYSTEM...😊
Or slew it to the air then slew it back to the ground
I liked the way you were confirming if I am paying attention to you.When you asked me that,I started "giving" you attention.
Thank you very much Michelle! Such a very informative video.
my goodnes back in the days it was flick a switch for the fuel pump battery grab that propeller and spin it manully . Thank you for this video helps me send positive vibs to the pilots as they go through these procedures when im onboard,,,😊
YAY Finally! I really wanted to learn how to start a b737 engine! My dream is to fly one! Thanks
FL 380 all the best
I hope she makes pilot this is a very intelligent first officer and I would feel absolutely at ease with her at the controls. I’m very impressed!
Nice Video! And on an Airbus you just select start and flip the engine master switch :D Autostart YEII
I just Like the way Retired Pilots Watch this Channel! You Guys are Great with Your Experienced Comments! Keep it Up!
thankyou for showing us your cockpit.
In case anyone else missed it, EGT = Exhaust Gas Temperature (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaust_gas_temperature_gauge )
If that got mentioned in the video, I missed it, and had to google it to make sense of what the checklist items were actually verifying in terms of engine operation.
Thanks for posting this fully detailed video with diagrams of the systems so we can actually understand what's going on, not just a list of steps.
Interesting to see how planes are designed in that level of detail.
Enjoyed the video Michelle. Great explanation.
Very interesting and clear tutorial. Hope to see more like this one
Love Your Thumbnail! Very Cool Explanation!
Explained as simple as possible with a sense of humor!! Well done...greetings from Greece :-)
Perfectly Explained by a very proffesional Lovely Pilot :)
The engines have two igniters for each engine. After you get one engine started you can (Cross Bleed) start for the other engine. After the engines are started most manufacturers use a two-three minute minimum time for engines to be started and stabilized before attempting additional load sick at take off. After landing they usually require the same ground idle limit. The aircraft also use engine driven fuel pumps but electrical “Boost” Pumps for take off and landing. The electrical pumps can be turned off when engine driven pumps have been operating and stable for a few minutes.
Terrific presentation! Thanks for sharing and safe travels! :)
glad to know what's going on when my flights are taking off and i'd always figured that when the air drops in the cabin it's bc they were redirecting/using it for something else and now i know :D
A hint of Dutch in English produces such an agreeable sounding accent. It's a pleasure to listen to her.
Id like a video of ALL the things which went wrong in flight and how you dealt with them, engine failure, rowdy passengers, loss of comms etc
You really know your stuff. Congrats
Hi Michelle, Thank you for telling me about how to start a flight engine. I would like to learn about driving a flight myself and I want to follow your instructions many times Michelle until I drive the plane well
I assume the air pressure (bleed air) is used to induce engine rotation via impact with certain fan blades? I'll Google it. TY for the video- excellent!
I do not know how a Boeing 737 does it. On the [pre-J model] Lockheed C-130 Hercules and the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft - both TURBOPROPS, not TURBOFANS like a 737 - each propeller gearbox has an engine starter powered by bleed air. {Each engine, gearbox, and propeller all start spinning at the same time.}
I hope that helped and was not too confusing.
They usually have a bleed air driven starter motor. Start the APU, bleed air from that runs the starter "motor" on eng.1 and then use bleed air to start eng.2. It usually runs by effectively "backfeeding" the gearbox that runs things like the generator and hydraulic pumps
Seriously great video. I will need to watch it a few times but it has explained things that I was not aware of. I am a serious X-Plane owner and love the 737-800. This video is great - thanks.
I honestly only clicked on this video because you're stunning. And I'm sure your a damn good pilot.
Watch how you talk about pilots
I think she already has a boyfriend, buddy lol
She can land those thighs on top of me any time!
It is a little hard, but my friend’s dad is a pilot. So i understand now. Thank you so much
Michelle, how often do you take friends up in a GA plane and give them a full first lesson, letting them take off, land and anything else you're comfortable with? Are you an instructor? We enjoy your technical videos.
Not only are you super intelligent, you're a great pilot, and hopelessly BEAUTIFUL. Now I see why my late Father loved being in Holland during the Second World War fighting with the Canadian Army. I love your videos Dutch Pilot Girl.
Question: A while back i flew on a 737. When i boarded the plane i noticed that it was way hotter than usual, so i asked to a flight attendant and she told me that "the APU was not operative so they were wating for the engines to start the AC". I assume in that case they use the ground air starter to kick off the engines. The thing is, lets suppose you are flying and you have to restart the engines, how can you do so with no APU nor air starter?
And the 2nd question woud be, is it common to fly without an operative APU?
Thanx, your content is amazing.
Disclaimer: not an airline pilot, but works in the aviation industry
Your second question, it depends on the aircraft MMEL (master minimum equipment list) and perhaps company policy. But on the 737 I believe inop APU is a dispatchable condition, and the maintenance can be deferred, so it's not needed to fly. Not sure what the APU failure rates are.
If you have inop APU and have to do an inflight engine start, it depends on your airspeed and altitude as to what to do. If the aircraft has sufficient forward speed, the engine will continue to windmill fast enough and can perform a windmill start. If outside the windmill envelope, can use the other engine's bleed air to attempt a cross bleed start. If both engines fail, and no APU, then the only option is a windmill start. If both engines fail (and assume it's not from running out of fuel) together and have APU, a windmill start should be attempted while firing up the APU. If the windmill start fails (engine not windmilling fast enough, for example), hopefully the APU works and there's time for the APU to spool up and do a starter assisted relight.
Cheers
If for some reason your engine flames out while flying, depending on the REASON why the engine experienced a flamed out, it can be restarted by DIVERTING compressed air from the OTHER operating engine, or it can be restarted by RAM AIR, the airplane flying sufficiently fast thru the air to FORCE SPIN the engine and achieve minimum RPMs in case you have an inoperative APU. The APU efficiency is apparently limited by the altitude it could operate, depending on type of aircraft. In the early 2000’s, a Bombardier 200 (Pinnacle Air flight 3701) experienced a double flame out due to pilot errors (and bunch of other stuff) while flying at max operating altitude. In order to restart the engines, the aircraft had to achieve about 300 kts to RAM AIR start the engines, the first officer failing to do that. They had to descend to a lower altitude (denser air) in order to be able to use the APU for engine restarting. The crew were not able to restart the engines, due to possible engine “core lock”, the pilots running out of altitude and time, crashing in a neighborhood, killing themselves in the process, no one was injured/killed on the ground. The aircraft was being repositioned by the crew. No pax onboard. The crew achieved being members of the “41 Club” (being able to fly to 41,000 feet altitude) killing themselves in the process. Can’t play around in a jet without ejection seats, it could be deadly.
U/S (unserviceable) apu is a cat C MEL, which means it must be repaired within 10 days👍🏻
It can be started from the other engine's air or, if the plane is flying fast enough, it can start just from the air flowing by.
Back in the day we have started a jet fighter by parking a another jet in front of and letting the exhaust on the front blow air to crank over one the engines on the rear jet we used to practice it once in a blue moon in case or no cartridges start or air start-Cart was available
You never know when you need to know things like this... could come in handy!
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Great video. Love the interview with Joe. Keep up the great work and love seeing you describe things from your perspective. KUDOS
Dang!! I love a smart lady!
but really, I had no idea it was this complicated. She really is smart and.
Lovely video!!! And with that lovely ACCENT, Skipper Joe gonna have a hard time surpassing this video. Thank you, Boeing Girl!!!! I look forward to more “operating” stuff from your front office. Be blessed!!
Wow, that's sooooo interesting! I don't think that my chances are very good at European Flight Academy but maybe in 3 or 4 years when I'm 22 and when I have studied physics or engineering and played very much time many flight simulators then I will apply at Lufthansa.
@DutchPilotGirl do you have any suggestions which flight simulator is the best one to prepare or do you know which simulators are used by the airlines? I have Xplane 11, Aerofly FS2, FSX and FlightGear. And I have another question: How do pilots control the yaw? Do you use the pedals for yaw and the flight stick for pitch and roll?
X-Plane 11is definitely the best flight sim.
not only is she beautiful, shes knows her stuff! great video. I always wonder about all those buttons being pushed before we take off
Dude just install an SSD and il start much faster
I start mine from a micro sd card.
And download more RAM
@@Antoine_Frs you cant download RAM lol
Started flying A321 on X Plane and was unable to get engines started until I clicked some buttons on the Overhead Panel and then they started running. Great moment. Wish I had found your video about two weeks earlier, that would have helped 😅
Pilots can be this beautiful?? 🤤
If I was the co-pilot I would be in trouble cause her beauty would be very distracting!
Thanks for the info, very well done overall. Small correction: the yellow tube attached to the Jet Bridge is for air-conditioning and not bleed air to start the aircraft. ✈✌
I was thinking of stealing a 737 but now. Not So much. Back to my Cherokee
1. Battery On
2. 3 primer pumps
3. Throttle to idea plus 1/4” ( on my plane)
4. Magneto switch to start
Bingo whirly think starts spinning, lots more noise, Oil pressure start climbing
😀 smile on my face 😉
Love it dude
Lol
Do it in an airbus. Mode Selector to Ignition/Start, then switch the engine master of the engine you wanna start up and the rest works automatically. It even does restarts on unsuccessful attempts, after three tries it tells us: your try, i'm done. Of course, the APU should be on, but that is the normal thing anyway. After all, we don't want to freeze or sweat...
@@Soordhin Airbus is less stressful lol
@@hubermarcelo4273 Airbus is less stressful until the computers get confused.
Exactly the way I do it almost every day on my PMDG 737:-) great explaination
I know I can fly it... if you could just start it up for me please?
As strong as ever!! This song is so hooky and she sounds and looks great!
I want a DutchPilotGirl to instruct me lol
AeroMonkey 65 Instruct you in what?
Hahaha thanks. I work in ground handling. Mostly cleaning the aircraft and I’ve occasionally wondered how to start the engines as I either clean the forward galley and glanced in at through the open door, or much more likely, when I’m actually carefully cleaning the cockpit itself. Now I know.😆
I’m actually shocked at how much I’d pieced together between observation and chats with the engineers during the long and frequently cold night shifts. They’re usually happy to see me because if none of the cleaners have had the separate cockpit clean training, they have to do it themselves! But alas, while I sometimes wish I could turn on enough systems to control the temperature of the plane since they somehow manage to be stiflingly hot in summer and literally glittering with ice in winter, I’ll be content with simply knowing how to turn the engines on.
But, because I’m very poorly emotionally constructed for boredom and hate sitting around between planes waiting for the next one to land, I also work on the ramp. Thus I’m usually on the other end of the pushback either in the tug or walking alongside it. The latter somewhat amuses me as from a distance it almost look like I’ve got the plane on a leash and I’m taking it for a walk. But yeah I’m always very aware when the engine behind me is being turned on, even if I can’t see it.