I didn't notice it at the time so I can only guess. This particular approach has a hand-flown transition to final, so there may not have been an LNAV path or virtual glideslope in the FMC. Also company policy may not require it depending on weather conditions.
When they make the runway change they do so visually, the horizontal and vertical indications on their instruments are set for runway 28R. So they take over manually, and fly for the approach to the left runway visually. What the Captain offered (and did) was to help the FO and plug in the ILS for 28L so he could see the localizer and glideslope indicators on his PFD instead of relying only on the PAPI lights. At 5:20 he puts his FD back on to see this instruments aids and ensure a stable approach.
At Virgin we are required per company procedure to turn off the FD's on any non-precision approach by the applicable MDA. In this case since they were VFR and with the last minute runway change it's better to just turn everything off (automation) and do some of that good ole pilot stuff. Cool vid, wish it wasn't so taboo to record from the cockpit in the US, otherwise I would totally post cool vidz
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For anyone wondering, at timestamp 0:58 the tail number/registration can be seen.
Great footage and explanations
They changed to the left to save time. Would be awkward if all pilots assigned to land on the right asked this and their request was denied.
Do you fly for Alaska now?
dear god. pilot uniforms for VA looked horrible.
wow "sterile cockpit" conversation: have you ever seen hunt for red october?
This crew is not keeping a "sterile cockpit"...BUSTED!
You’re not a pilot
Amazing, hard to find cockpit footage in the US. Any idea why they turned the FD off?
I didn't notice it at the time so I can only guess. This particular approach has a hand-flown transition to final, so there may not have been an LNAV path or virtual glideslope in the FMC. Also company policy may not require it depending on weather conditions.
When they make the runway change they do so visually, the horizontal and vertical indications on their instruments are set for runway 28R. So they take over manually, and fly for the approach to the left runway visually. What the Captain offered (and did) was to help the FO and plug in the ILS for 28L so he could see the localizer and glideslope indicators on his PFD instead of relying only on the PAPI lights. At 5:20 he puts his FD back on to see this instruments aids and ensure a stable approach.
Good explanation thanks
At Virgin we are required per company procedure to turn off the FD's on any non-precision approach by the applicable MDA. In this case since they were VFR and with the last minute runway change it's better to just turn everything off (automation) and do some of that good ole pilot stuff. Cool vid, wish it wasn't so taboo to record from the cockpit in the US, otherwise I would totally post cool vidz
JJ McNez are you a pilot at virgin America my friend
WTF! The mechanics flying the plane.
Unless something’s changed, only the pilot can taxi the aircraft in the US.
You mean captain
It depends on the company SOPs. I highly doubt if the FO will taxi if the CAPT is the PF for the sector.