Bio15 From Colombia, joined Mar 2001, 1088 posts, RR: 11 Posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 4237 times:
On the NG 737's yoke I have noticed there are three numbers which seem to be slide controls. They are located on the left end of the FO's yoke, and on the right end of the captain's. I've also noticed they have different numbers on the same aircraft model.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 4141 times:
Just a plain-jane numered dial so the crew can imput their flight number, so they have it available at all times. It would seem that a flight number is something simple to recall, but given that a single crew can fly multiple flight numbers within their day (especially is they should have their schedules disrupted and changed due to weather, and other assorted variables), it's a helpful tool for them...
Modesto2 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2549 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 4113 times:
With only three numbers, what do they do if their flight number has four digits?
Bio15 From Colombia, joined Mar 2001, 1088 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 4089 times:
That's funny, something I never expected.. How do you interchange numbers? Do you have a tiny box with all of them and just take one off put the other one?? just wondering, they don't seem to rotate as a round dial!
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 4077 times:
No ity-bity pieces involved, just a dial, with a partially-recessed wheel in the yoke itself. Same color as the yoke itself, so it wouldn't hardly show up in a pix here unless it was a real close-up...
Jsuen From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 4007 times:
TurbineBeaver From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1199 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 4001 times:
Just a question,
I the caption for that 737-800 he mentions how the SWA NG 737s have a different glass cockpit. Can anyone explain this? I haven't seen any difference.
Rmenon From Trinidad and Tobago, joined Jun 2001, 116 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 3957 times:
Turbine,
Bit hard to explain in words - but take a look at this:
also, the two CO 700's in the earlier post, vs the AA 738.
You can see that although the glass panels are superficially similar to those in the AA version, the information displayed in those screens are different:
eg: the PFD in the AA has a speed tape, vs the CO and SWA (which have a digital representation of the "round" clockwork dials)
Similarly for the altitude - AA has the Tape style indicator with Alt and VSI, the others have "dials" for Alt and VSI.
Also, the AA has just the ND while the others have an old style RMI just below the PFD.
Numerous such differences - in summary the CO and the SWA have the 737-300/400 style round gauges digitally displayed on the LCD screens.
This is an option that Boeing offers customers to make transition between 737 EFIS and 737NG easier.
TurbineBeaver From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1199 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (10 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 3929 times:
Rmenon,
Thanks for the pointing that out. I thought he ment a physical difference. And the SWA pictures that I looked at had the displays turned off, so I couldn't tell. That is pretty interesting that you can get either the dial or the tape. I totally see how it makes the EFIS to NG cockpit much easier.
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just wondering, they don't seem to rotate as a round dial!
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