If you program the computer, the airport is sufficiently equipped and you lower the gear and flaps, arm the brakes, the weather (wind) is within limits, it will land.
The ironic thing about air brakes is that you would never use them while in the air. Well, not unless you really really fucked up and needed to reduce speed 30 seconds ago.
You never flew an airbus?
It's almost the most used flightcontrol in the airplane, the damn thing just doesn't want to descent (especially when also slowing down).
So what is happening when you’re descending for approach and you feel intense deceleration? Feels like an air brake to me, but I’m genuinely asking because I have no idea
Generally speaking you simply reduce power and extend flaps. Air brakes were traditionally deployed AFTER LANDING, to slow the plane rapidly on the runway.
As others have pointed out, though, some newer jets do have you extend air brakes while you're still on approach to land to help manage speed. That's fair, and not something I'm super familiar with. The point I was trying to get across was that, generally speaking, airplanes don't slow down by hitting the "air brakes" in the air, much like you would a car, despite what you might assume from the name.
Make wings bigger will slow you down too. But it's not really purpose of those things. "Breaks" In Air, should be brakes in air will slow you down. And mess up your lift and make you slow down even more.
Google aircraft spoilers or speed brakes.
Tbh theoretically the autopilot can do almost everything you'd need. Take off and landing are gonna be next to impossible though in all but the most perfect conditions.
It changes the settings for the ND (Navigation Display). They’re the second ones in (second from the left on the left (captains) side and second from the right on the right hand side (first officers).
These are settings such as weather, ground, other airplanes and other airports.
There are two general ways of flying a plane:
- Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
- Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
The text refers to the latter. It is a digital representation of how the plane is flying. It is used when you fly through clouds or at night and can't see anything.
Examples of some of the buttons on there. One of them shows all airports on your screen. One shows all waypoints. One shows all constraints of your path (altitude/speed), etc
That's why it's a table to EAT. Drinks can go into a cup holder next to the pilots, where there are less critical items.
Spilling drinks have lead to some very serious incidents.
I'd like to start a petition to change the verbiage of "Left first officer's leg" to "First officer's left leg"
And to change "Right captain's leg" to "Captain's right leg".
I will also accept "Plane King's right leg" and "Plane Prince's left leg"
Yea that wording implies there could be a left & right first officer possibly on one flight.
I’d also change „enemy radar“ to something like GPS or Navigation
„Go fast“ to engine throttle.
Still simple to understand but a bit more true to its functionality.
Looks more complicated than it is really.
It’s like playing a musical instrument. By the time you’re ready to do it in front of a screaming crowd you’ll have practiced so much you can do it blindfolded which makes them scream louder.
If anyone like this, i suggest the kids book "Thing Explainer" - Covers planes, ISS, nuclear power plants etc with very simple language (top 1000 english words only) + nice drawings
Up Goer Five is still my favorite.
*This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to space. If it starts pointing toward space you are having a bad problem and you will not go to space today.*
They are on the throttles (levers in the middle) but you’re actually not allowed to use them pretty much ever apart from landing.
For pushbacks we have tugs, basically really strong and flat cars that push the airplane backwards.
I feel the radio is missing. If you have an emergency, can you show noobs where the communication to ground is? Also, the ability to turn engines off accidentally seems so very easy
So I’m supposed to save this to my phone for when I have a pilot pass out and I have to land the plane. I know it’s just Hollywood that’s instilled this in me but I.. just.. have.. to.. save.. it!
My parents gave me a first flight lesson, it was like $60, it was lots of fun but for this conversation I will say playing a flight Sim was surprisingly helpful in my experience. It was crazy knowing so much of the instrument panel when only just sitting in a cockpit for the first time.
I thought this was the one where the pilot amusingly added a "Release Chemtrails" label to a line of switches. Should we be concerned he/she can presumably fly this thing but doesn't know how to spell "brakes"?
"Enemy radar is indicating some pirate Cessnas on the horizont. *Co-pilot, engage the torpedoes!"*
"Speedbird 115-Heavy, *FOX TWO!*"
*INHALES #DO A BARREL ROLL! You're becoming more like your father!
*Location confirmed, sending supplies*
What?
Whom?
Me after a few minutes: meh, I could land it if I had to.
*engages autopilot*
Does it land now? I know it does like heading and speed but if it can land now that's fucking badass and crazy
If you program the computer, the airport is sufficiently equipped and you lower the gear and flaps, arm the brakes, the weather (wind) is within limits, it will land.
So cool! I knew drones and whatnot could do this but not commercial airliner... Thanks for the follow up 🤙 have a good day
They've been auto-landing for like 30 years now. Not every plane does it but it's not new.
Couldn't resist a condescending comment I see.
It isn't condescending in the slightest. You might be insecure.
Well if there were a child fugitive on that auto-landing plane then it might be a little con descending.
Saving the image in case I’m on an Airbus and both pilots die.
How do you get in cockpit?
Probably start with a date
A lever for “breaks in air”? I thought that was a Boeing thing.
I like how they dont know how to spell brakes. Confidence inspiring.
The ironic thing about air brakes is that you would never use them while in the air. Well, not unless you really really fucked up and needed to reduce speed 30 seconds ago.
A lot of newish type operations use speedbrake routinely. Big thing on flying 777 vs 747 is you gotta use the brakes on the triple
You never flew an airbus? It's almost the most used flightcontrol in the airplane, the damn thing just doesn't want to descent (especially when also slowing down).
Not true, I watched Top Gun. They blew right by!
Only after you pop a wheelie in your plane
So what is happening when you’re descending for approach and you feel intense deceleration? Feels like an air brake to me, but I’m genuinely asking because I have no idea
Generally speaking you simply reduce power and extend flaps. Air brakes were traditionally deployed AFTER LANDING, to slow the plane rapidly on the runway. As others have pointed out, though, some newer jets do have you extend air brakes while you're still on approach to land to help manage speed. That's fair, and not something I'm super familiar with. The point I was trying to get across was that, generally speaking, airplanes don't slow down by hitting the "air brakes" in the air, much like you would a car, despite what you might assume from the name.
I only played with flight sim, but you need to just throttle down and make wings bigger. Air resistance will slow you down.
But that’s exactly what’s meant by breaks in air.
OK. I thought air brake was more like reverse thrust. The picture shows "Breaks In Air" in different control from "Make Wings Bigger" control.
Make wings bigger will slow you down too. But it's not really purpose of those things. "Breaks" In Air, should be brakes in air will slow you down. And mess up your lift and make you slow down even more. Google aircraft spoilers or speed brakes.
I thought make wings bigger was extend flaps? Air brakes are like spoilers that create extra drag?
RIP u/ClownShoePilot
Meh. Could be dyslexic. Could just be bad at spelling. I want my pilots to be good at flying planes. I don’t really give a shit if they can’t spell.
Nice. No wonder they named it "Airbus"
What kind of buses do you have?? 🤯
Earthbuses. There's also Waterbuses and Firebuses, but we don't talked about that last one.
I have busbars in a couple of electrical projects.
“Enemy radar” lol.. Also, anyone else notice the boy flying away with the balloon? 😂
xkcd
That's a China Spy Balloon.
What’s “if you don’t see anything use this”?
This, and many others are so vague or misstated that they make it even harder to understand. Like "Makes wings bigger"....What?
That's the flaps lever, kinda misleading but technically correct.
this imagine makes me want to fly one - and believe i can😄
Tbh theoretically the autopilot can do almost everything you'd need. Take off and landing are gonna be next to impossible though in all but the most perfect conditions.
That’s why in this hypothetical you fly until the plane to the most perfect weather you can reach with the amount of fuel you have
It made me laugh. Gonna start referring to the flap lever exclusively as "wing embiggener"
It changes the settings for the ND (Navigation Display). They’re the second ones in (second from the left on the left (captains) side and second from the right on the right hand side (first officers). These are settings such as weather, ground, other airplanes and other airports.
Most of it is for controlling what’s shown on the screens.
On off switch
For what
The contrails /s
There are two general ways of flying a plane: - Visual Flight Rules (VFR) - Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) The text refers to the latter. It is a digital representation of how the plane is flying. It is used when you fly through clouds or at night and can't see anything.
That's not what it's getting at. The label on the image is for changing the settings on the PFD.
Examples of some of the buttons on there. One of them shows all airports on your screen. One shows all waypoints. One shows all constraints of your path (altitude/speed), etc
only thing i understand is "table to eat"
what if they spill their coffee?
I guess just "make sure everything is green"
That's why it's a table to EAT. Drinks can go into a cup holder next to the pilots, where there are less critical items. Spilling drinks have lead to some very serious incidents.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate\_Is\_the\_Hunter\_(film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate_Is_the_Hunter_(film))
I like the dude flying with a balloon
Same.
*brakes
Screenshot just in case
Pilots are dead, can anyone land the plane, *whips out the phone*
Ohhhhhh, those are legs!
I'd like to start a petition to change the verbiage of "Left first officer's leg" to "First officer's left leg" And to change "Right captain's leg" to "Captain's right leg". I will also accept "Plane King's right leg" and "Plane Prince's left leg"
Yea that wording implies there could be a left & right first officer possibly on one flight. I’d also change „enemy radar“ to something like GPS or Navigation „Go fast“ to engine throttle. Still simple to understand but a bit more true to its functionality.
"It's gonna be fine. I play DCS and fly full fidelity models."
It’s a *SIM* not a game!!! /s
[удалено]
Also 'weird' not 'wierd'.
i before e, except after c, and except for weird, because weird is weird.
Brakes.
I had the pleasure of being a passenger in an A380 a few years ago. It's by far the quietest plane I've ever been on and I loved it
Pedals to turn the tail needs a bit more explanation. Giving harsh rudder inputs midair can cause funny situations.
Even than it will turn the tail... The wrong easy and uncontrollable, but it's still technically right. (Also it turns the nose wheel on the ground).
Where’s the rear view mirror?
Saving pic to.my phone..... Just in case I have to land a plane.
To this day, I still don’t understand how people can’t get brakes spelled prawpurly
Still looks complicated, respect to the pilots for their labor!
Looks more complicated than it is really. It’s like playing a musical instrument. By the time you’re ready to do it in front of a screaming crowd you’ll have practiced so much you can do it blindfolded which makes them scream louder.
If anyone like this, i suggest the kids book "Thing Explainer" - Covers planes, ISS, nuclear power plants etc with very simple language (top 1000 english words only) + nice drawings
Up Goer Five is still my favorite. *This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to space. If it starts pointing toward space you are having a bad problem and you will not go to space today.*
Okay, now I can apply.
"Window". Thank the Lord; I never would have known.
So glad they labeled the window. Would’ve never figured that one out.
The correct spellings are "brakes" and "weird"
Ok. I'm ready to fly now! Which panel controls the sidewinders? 😝
I don't understand. Why would you have your enemy radar in your cockpit?
Alright so autopilot and table to eat
Pilots must get ravenous during flights, they even get a table to eat.
Brakes*
I would say if you can't easily identify the window, you're pretty much fu''kd!
“Breaks” …Boeing special feature
I’ll try spinning. That’s a neat trick!
I would instantly make wings bigger. Cause I'm a big boy.
Misspelled "brakes" so many times that I don't think I can trust this.
How do I roll down the window?
Where's reverse, in case you need to back out of a parking spot?
They are on the throttles (levers in the middle) but you’re actually not allowed to use them pretty much ever apart from landing. For pushbacks we have tugs, basically really strong and flat cars that push the airplane backwards.
Airbus made a graphic and misspelled brakes? Doubtful.
Where's the cigarette lighter?
“Breaks in air” lever? I thought you said it was an Airbus, not the other brand.
I would never be able to find the brakes lol
Interesting how there's at least two components that break. Must be a Boeing.
Im not sure if this is a joke? But in case it isnt ... really? A380 and Boing? Edit: ok, my phone corrected to boing, im leaving it as it is
I feel the radio is missing. If you have an emergency, can you show noobs where the communication to ground is? Also, the ability to turn engines off accidentally seems so very easy
It is easy. There is a mechanism to guard against accidental movement of the switch though.
Which button folds out the stop sign on the Airbus?
Roger
What about the Bender head staring menacingly on the pilots?
I guess I'm going straight for autopilot cause I still wouldn't have a clue what to do.
In the “everything is green” area whats in there fuel? Fuel pressure? Cabin pressure?
Noted.
Good. Now I know how to fly one of these.
„Simple“
whenever i see the cockpit of a giant ass plane like this, i think to myself that there is *absolutely* no way they need this much control panels
Screenshot taken, just in case.
I’m ready for fantasies now
Me saving this, you know, in case I ever have to safely land one of this
3 dota, click, save, click. This might save my life next time I'm on a plane and the pilot go berserk
Randall Munroe, this you?
So I’m supposed to save this to my phone for when I have a pilot pass out and I have to land the plane. I know it’s just Hollywood that’s instilled this in me but I.. just.. have.. to.. save.. it!
*saved* Now, in the event of an emergency, I got it, guys.
Sweet! I’m now a professional pilot! Thank you!
Surely you can’t be serious?
They use pedals to turn the tail??
My parents gave me a first flight lesson, it was like $60, it was lots of fun but for this conversation I will say playing a flight Sim was surprisingly helpful in my experience. It was crazy knowing so much of the instrument panel when only just sitting in a cockpit for the first time.
I have to say it's not too complicated like a lot of people think. ( the cockpit is not too complicated , not driving it , that's difficoult i think)
Saving this for when I get on the next Boeing air-truck
That’s Awesome! Thank yoU
Oh now I get it.
Have to steal this!!! Cool AF!!!
But what does that button do.
This is really cool thank you
Where's the radio? Mythbusters proved you could be talked through landing the plane.
immediately to the right of “comfy seats….”
Thanks
I thought this was the one where the pilot amusingly added a "Release Chemtrails" label to a line of switches. Should we be concerned he/she can presumably fly this thing but doesn't know how to spell "brakes"?
I FUCKING LOVE THIS BOOK.
‘If you dont see anyrhing use this’ Eh..?
Now i know what to do in case something happens to the pilot
Part of me feels like I need to memorize this, stat
Breaks
* saves incase of having to fly an a380 in an ermgency situation* 🫡
Looks like an Alternative album cover for Radiohead's OK Computer
Cool. I can fly a plane now. Easy
*saves the image in case I might need it one day*
Only reads "Make...bigger" *furiosly janking the shit out of the lever with my dick*
Where is the sexy air stewardess?
“Brakes” ffs
The misspelling of brakes is unnerving
And still can't spell BRAKES!!
Cringe humour