Ever Wonder What a Pilot Looks At

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http://www.uscockpits.com/


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[N4JNW]

Cool link.... Actually no, I've never wondered what a pilot looks at.. I would hope during VFR he is looing at the airspace outside, and during IFR, he's watching the instruments. LOL

 

[mfn002]

I happen to collect old avionics...I have a horizon gyro (AKA attitude indicator) from an F16. I also have other avionics from private aircraft (mainly) and commercial aircraft (Boeing 727, 737, etc).

 

[mtindor]

http://www.uscockpits.com/


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I can't say that I ever wondered. But, my interested was peaked so I checked it out. Enjoyed it too! Thanks.

Mike

 

[iMONITOR]

...what pilots look at:

 

[Yokoshibu]

yeah look at that RC-135 Rivet Glass! what do they use that for?

 

[jay427]

Great Find

Thanks

 

[Yokoshibu]

what do I look at in the cockpit.... tsgt's

 

[fmon]

Thanks for the memorable link, this is what I looked at 48 years ago in the right seat of an AD5N or 5Q Skyraider. Also had a cockpit similar to this but the right seat had a 10 inch radar scope for navigation instead of stick and peddles. The 5N had a single rear seat (behind the pilot) for a radar bombardier and the 5Q had two seats (one more behind the navigator for two ECM operators (active and passive). Between the two birds, I had about 180 traps and around 800 flight hours.

Also have a thousand + hours in this P2V7 Neptune and about 3000 hours in this P3A Orion. Nearly 900 hours were in combat support missions (66 & 67).

 

[w0fg]

yeah look at that RC-135 Rivet Glass! what do they use that for?

Reconnaissance and surveillance.

 

[Yokoshibu]

Reconnaissance and surveillance.

Must be important

 

[w0fg]

It is.

 

[Declared_Hostile]

The Rivet Joint aircraft are some of my most common refuelers on one of the AR tracks I monitor. Pretty busy boys they are. Lots of snooping and snoop training to be done evidently.

 

[basenjib123]

Question about commercial aircraft

I have a question. Is it true that the modern airliner flies itself and the pilots are basically there to monitor and take action ONLY if something goes wrong?

 

[kicktd]

I have a question. Is it true that the modern airliner flies itself and the pilots are basically there to monitor and take action ONLY if something goes wrong?

No. Yes pilots use autopilot all the time BUT the plane is still flown by pilots if they want to. Sometimes even the autopilot fails and they fly it by hand. Also takeoff is done under manual control IE the pilot does the take off and usually takes it up to 10,000 before switching on the autopilot.

Landings can be done via ILS using the autopilot but only certain aircraft are rated CAT IIIc which means they can land when visibility is basically zero but most of the time if the weather is good the pilots will do a visual (manual, pilot in control) landing.

 

[Yokoshibu]

The Rivet Joint aircraft are some of my most common refuelers on one of the AR tracks I monitor. Pretty busy boys they are. Lots of snooping and snoop training to be done evidently.

did you ever hear shokr / corvs / topcat up on those tracks?

 

[Declared_Hostile]

did you ever hear shokr / corvs / topcat up on those tracks?

Oh yes.

TOPCAT and SHOCKER are as well as SNOOP. CORVS I can't recall off the top of my head. I'd have to check my notes. There was a COBRA recently as I recall.

They are regular users of AR-406H-L and also the AR16 and 318 but I seem to catch the Offut recce birds on the the pawnee/lamoni track the most. The NCA birds tend to use the others. Or that's the way it seems anyway.

I'm located in a spot to catch traffic on the eastern end of 406 and a good portion of traffic on 16 and 318. All of this depending on refueling altitude of course. I lose all of them once they get so far west down the track especially on 406 since it is already well west of my location.

All the more reason to get the beam up I guess.

 

[basenjib123]

Thanks Kick! nm

no message.

 

[Chris-M]

This is what I get to look at..

The view from my office. Pic taken at
FL350 about 54 minutes after departing KSEA, headed for KEWR.

This is the actual flight on Feb 1st 2007. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA1880/history/20070202/0017Z/KSEA/KEWR

 

[bobmich52]

Now That's One Sweet Shack For Sure!

Sure Iz Nice To Be Above It All