Aeroplane

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• balsoft@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Few additions:

  • “reverse thrust” → “slow down (after you land)”
  • “go fast” → “go fast (keep levers together)”
  • “keep it above the ground” → “keep it above the ground, but not too high”
  • (at IAS indiciator) “how fast you’re going”, “keep between 170 and 400, lower to 140 when landing”
  • “make wings bigger” → “make wings bigger, required when taking off or landing”

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  • Wren@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How could they forget the foot pedals? That’s a whole axis and objectively the most fun controls on the plane.

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    • All the buttons behind you are circuit breakers.

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    • balsoft@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, the foot pedals and IAS indicator are glaring omissions. I guess they really just want you to fly with autopilot and autothrust, but good fucking luck setting up autoland without prior experience.

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  • kungen@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    (after you land)

    Bold of you to assume we’re landing this in a controlled fashion.

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    • balsoft@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      It’s more as a reminder to NOT engage reverse thrust while in the air.

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• takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your stewardess speaking… We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused, this is due to periodic air pockets we encountered, there’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight… By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?”

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  • cosmictrickster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Fly? Yes.

    Land? No.

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    • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “That’s not flying, that’s falling with style!”

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    • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Me playing GTA.

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• ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Pff.

  Just caption an Airbus. Assuming you’re in flight, you just need the buttons to engage cat III auto landing, make wings bigger, make wheels stick out, and brakes after you land.

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  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    There’s no way you wouldn’t be diverted to an airport that doesn’t require a Cat III landing, even a IIIA is stupid dangerous for a trained crew. Like iirc you only have a 1-2 second correction window for any III landing where the ILS cuts out, compared to something like 8-10 for a II (which is plenty of time for an amateur that’s been coached on the procedure to do a missed landing then give it back to the autopilot, that’s super easy)

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• Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If it has autopilot and autobrakes, surely all those other buttons aren’t needed?

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• hanke@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Saving this. Might come in handy some day.

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• PugJesus@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  thank

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• cosmicpancake@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Cute meme, but also wildly irresponsible. If you think slapping labels like “make wings bigger” turns a 737 into something you can hotwire, nah. Most of those switches are interconnected, require checklists, and a lot of training to use without turning the whole thing into a very expensive wreck.

  Also, stealing planes is illegal and deadly, not a punchline. If you actually want to fly, take lessons and get certified. Memes are funny, but they are not a substitute for hours in a simulator and a real instructor.

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  • themaninblack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You know what? You’re absolutely right.

    People: please leave flying 737s to trained experts with the know-how, FAA licensure, and medical clearance. They know better than you even if you think you can do it from a meme.

    It’s very important that you not touch ANY of the buttons and dials on a 737. People could get hurt or even die if you do.

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    • Elgenzay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You just saved countless lives by clarifying this🙏🙏🙏 (i was about to steal one)

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  • balsoft@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Chill, it’s just a shitpost.

    BTW, a regular person can likely fly and land a 737 with some basic ATC instructions, there have been multiple experiments demonstrating this (in a simulator). A guide like this would be immensely helpful in that situation.

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  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Set autopilot to fly approach -> activate ILS. Besides the radio there’s essentially no other controls you would need to touch in an emergency, and it’s very easy (by design) for the tower to talk you through the settings to do that. This meme is more than enough to familiarize you with the basic control locations in case you need to make an adjustment based off tower instructions, but at the same time buddy chill TF out it’s a meme.

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  • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If it’s a newer 737, it is already a very expensive wreck.

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• Lembot_0005@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is the detalization I need when I meet some new machinery which I understand the working principles and already worked with something similar.

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