Product Description
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Region Free |::| Substitles in EN| |DE |::| BOEING 777F HONGKONG
- The first Cargo flight from PilotsEYE.tv to the biggest Freight
Airport in the World.|::|PilotsEYE.tv shows in 'Typhoon Warning';
for the first time the entire journey of the new Boeing 777
Freighter on its way to the Asian hub of Hongkong. |::| Chek Lap
Kok, opened in 1998, is No. 12 of the busiest Airports in the
World and accomodates the biggest Freight Terminal in the World.
With 1,000 Take-offs and landings daily it is on a par with
Frankfurt. |::|BREATHTAKING VIEW FROM THE NOSEGEAR|::| This new
cam, positioned on the front landing gear captures views of the
main landing gear from wing to wing during t/o and touchdown.
::| NO FUN WITH THIS TYPHOON|::|The weather forecast predicts a
'Tropical Depression' for the arrival time in HKG (ICAO: VHHH)
which can develop very quickly into a hurricane. Will this delay
the landing or make it impossible?The calmness of the Captain
makes him brave 'We just fly there and have a closer look'|::|
HARD BUT FAIR|::|With 30,000 flight hours and 39 years of service
he is one of the longest serving Captains in the flightbusiness.
In his respectful voice and razor sharp skill he guides his young
crew precisely and entertaingly to Asia. 'If I could choose an
instructor, it would be Joe Moser'; is a comment often heard on
internet platforms such as Facebook and YouTube |::|THE SECOND
OFFICER PROGRAM|::|`Without risk and long waiting time`, this is
what you could call the new blood programm at Aerologic. At the
moment 20 qualified Second Officers (SO) are serving their duty.
With a few limits, they have the chance to fly the biggest
aircraft with little flight hours. |::| Cargo's NOT GETTING
- CARGO S NEVER BEING A DICK |::| ...according to a funny saying
within the Airline Freight Industry. Where are the differencies
to passenger flights? Of what is paid special attention to? And
why must a Freight plane be even more punctual than a passenger
plane? The Captain speaks about his job change and explains the
background. |::|THIS CARGO IS TOO HOT|::|Many loaded pallets are
left waiting in the sun, and the hold must be cooled seperately,
although the outside temperature is -4°F c at 26,000ft, the
thermostat is measuring 61°F on the fuselage. The crew know why
::| Hot Windshield |::| What looks at first to be a lightning
strike, the so called St Elmos Fire is right infront of our eyes.
And all that shortly before the "low visibilty" landing, the
runway is first seen from just 90 meters above the ground.
::|This commentator must say someting|::|On Audiotrack 2, along
with the original soundtrack the captain can be heard explaining
the flight and what was felt and thought during certain
situations.|::| More technology in Bonus|::| Bonus I - OFP
(Operational Flight Plan) || Bonus II ECAM pages || Bonus III -
Best of KAI TAK Videos, spectacular landings || Original
documents as pdf |::| Not only for the simulator flyer, also
enthusiasts, who would like to dive deeper into the theme of
flight, PilotsEYE.tv offers all the relevant, mostly hand written
documents of the flight. From flight plans to weather s,
including the most important ATC Calls and Google Route. Free
download "PilotsEYE Flight Briefing" as PDF |::|DVD: EAN
4260139480210 ISBN 978-3-943781-21-2 ASIN B00DZKNEPK - BD: EAN
4260139480319 ISBN 978-3-943781-31-1 ASIN B00CDALQVC
Subtitles:EN| |GERMAN.
Review
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PilotsEYE.tv: Hong Kong - Written by Konstantin Koll | Created
on August 4th 2013 - I was eager to get my hands on the latest
PilotsEYE.tv DVD, LEJ-BGY-HKG-LEJ on an AeroLogic B777F, as I was
on a FedEx CGN-MEM-CGN rotation myself in early 2012. It's time
to finally give the boxhaulers some love! One cockpit Two pilots
Six cameras Since almost seven years, PilotsEYE.tv creates
high-quality documentaries directly out of the cockpit of
airliners in HD quality using six cameras ed behind the
cockpit windows and on the glareshield. To date, PilotsEYE.tv is
well-known for accuracy and high quality productions. This DVD is
the first PilotsEYE.tv documentary of a freighter run, a triangle
flight from LEJ via BGY to HKG, then directly back to AeroLogic's
base LEJ. Captain on this rotation is Joe Moser, LTU's former
chief pilot who is featured in two episodes to the North Pole and
the Maldives. The outbound flight to HKG via BGY leaves LEJ on
June 17th, 2012. It's a wonderful day for flying, although a
typhoon warning is issued for the final destination Hong Kong.
You get some great footage of loading the Boeing 777F in LEJ.
Flight S3 512 arrives BGY on time to load and onload some
containers. BGY is definately a destination for low cost
carriers, as lots of Ryanair birds indicate. Heck, don't they
even call BGY Milan-Bergamo? After some hassle with the forward
cargo door, the flight takes off from runway 10 and continues
onward to HKG just on time to avoid a missed slot. Today's
routing is GRZ, Romania, Russia, GYD, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan,
Pakisthan, DEL, DAC, KMG and CAN, with 75 metric tonnes of
freight. The DVD has some great landscape footage, although it's
almost a redeye flight. Fortunately, the typhoon at HKG is a mere
tropical depression with some rain, so the flight touches down
safely in HKG. Hong Kong is one of my favorite places (although
I've never managed to get there), so I really liked to see some
places during the crew's layover: the famous trolleys, a visit to
Victoria Peak, Kowloon and the "Symphony of Lights" show. It's
also amazing to see the former Kai Tak airport as a big wasteland
I really think the area should be recled and fully developed,
as Hong Kong has a real estate shortage. The inbound flight 3S
519 to LEJ departs HKG runway 25L with a rolling takeoff. During
the redeye flight, 2nd officer Wojciech Blenski explains many of
the B777's controls, most of which you get as bonus footage on
the DVD (along with some really great s of Hong Kong's former
Kai Tak airport, commented by Cpt. Joe Moser). Another unique
feature is some footage from a camera ed to the nose gear,
especially on takeoff in HKG hopefully we get to see this more
often in future episodes! Resume This is a really great DVD,
giving you some in into the boxhauling business. In
addition, I'm in love with Hong Kong, and very fond of the Kai
Tak bonus footage. You should really go out and buy this episode,
either for yourself or as a gift to the aviation enthusiast among
your friends! --flight.net
PilotsEYE is back for yet another thrilling journey. Quito
airport has always been well respected by pilots as one of the
most dangerous airports in the world. |-| Our first flight takes
us from Frankfurt to Dakar. After viewing a few clips of the
MD-11 being loaded, we are introduced to the Captain and First
Officer who discuss various details about the long flight ahead.
After all of the cockpit preparations have been made, the crew
suddenly realizes that there is a fault with the Electrical Power
Generator Systems (EPGS). Fortunately, the skilled technicians at
Lufthansa were able to fix the problem with relative ease and
this resulted in an on time departure to Dakar. While enroute to
Dakar, the Captain discusses some very interesting facts about
the MD-11 that will definitely capture your attention. For
example, it was interesting to learn that the MD-11 is one of the
only aircraft that can tilt backward if it is fueled before being
loaded.|-| While enroute to Sao Paulo, the Captain follows up
this discussion with a presentation on how the abnormal checklist
is used in the event of an engine failure or fire. While on the
topic abnormal conditions, viewers are also enlightened about the
source of the aural warnings commonly heard in the MD-11 and
other MD aircraft. It was nice to see the face behind the voice.
-| During their walkaround inspection on the following day, it
was noticed that there was evidence of a bird strike on one of
the engine cowls which likely occurred during the takeoff from
Dakar. Nonetheless, the damage didn t seem to be detrimental to
the aircrafts operation and soon thereafter we departed to
Manaus.|-| While enroute to Manaus, we get to know more about our
Senior First Officer as she opens up about how she got into
flying and what her career goals are for the future. In addition
to learning more about the crew, we also learn more about the
MD-11. |-| While at Manaus, the Captain takes us for a very
exclusive walkaround of the aircraft, which includes the Center
Accessory Compartment and much more. An interesting detail of the
MD-11 that many may not be aware of is that McDonnell Douglas did
not have a license to produce MD-11 Freighters. As an
alternative, they produced the passenger version and thereafter
blanked out the windows to convert the airframe into a cargo
variant. This is why many MD-11Fs may have blanked passenger
windows while having never flown passengers before. |-| Our trip
from Manaus to Quito was by far one of the best highlights of
this program. While enroute, the Captain discusses various
features of Quito airport that make it a challenge for pilots and
especially MD-11 pilots since the MD-11 itself had very unique
performance and handling capabilities. After a beautiful approach
and landing, the crew takes a day off to explore all that Quito
has to offer. |-| To summarize this program, it was an epic
documentary that is worthy of prime time TV. I was amazed at the
meticulous manner in which this program was edited to include
real time footage of the aircraft from numerous vantage points
both inside and outside of the aircraft. As an added bonus, we
were also able to footage of the air traffic controllers as they
communicate with our aircraft. The stunning views from the
cockpit also added to the overall quality of this program since
it nicely showcased some of the most beauty flying moments I have
seen to date. |-| While this program is not natively in the
English language, there are subtitles in various languages so
that all can benefit fully from the presentation. Some may see
this as a burden, but quite honestly I had no problem keeping up
with the comments made by each pilot. This program ranks number 1
on my list of all-time favorite MD-11/Cargo operations and for
the price of Euro 29.90; I would highly recommend that you add
this program to your collection. --VATSIM Marlon Carter
