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Procedures and Special Training

Module 7 of 8Boeing 737 NG to 737 MAX7 min readUpdated Sep 2026

An NG pilot flies the MAX with the same normal procedures, apart from a few items the new systems force. The real changes are the non-normal checklists rewritten for the 2020 return to service and the special training every pilot must complete first. Your operator's QRH governs the exact wording.

In this module
  1. Normal procedures
  2. The revised non-normal checklists
  3. Erroneous high AOA: what you see and do
  4. FSB Appendix 7: the special training
  5. Special emphasis areas that continue
  6. EASA's additional requirements
  7. Key differences

Normal procedures

The FSB manoeuvre table from the 737-800 to the 737-8 is short:

Phase Change Training/checking
Walk-round Optional two-position tailskid to check A/A
After takeoff Checklist item for the two-position gear lever B/B
Non-normal Checklists changed for new annunciations and systems A/A
Special training Cross-FCC trim monitor, MCAS activation, erroneous high AOA on takeoff E*/A

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  1. The MAX Family and Your Type RatingThe 737 MAX models, why they share the B-737 type rating with the NG, the FAA differences levels A to E and what they require from NG to MAX, where the Appendix 7 special training fits, and the facts of the 2019 to 2020 grounding.MODULE 1 · 7 MIN READ
  2. Airframe, Dimensions and WeightsWhat changes on the outside of the MAX and on paper: engines, winglets, nose gear, tailskid and tail lights, dimensions, exits and seating by model, certified weights, and the altitude, speed and other limits in the type certificate.MODULE 2 · 7 MIN READ
  3. EnginesThe CFM LEAP-1B that replaces the NG's CFM56-7B: engine models in the type certificate, why the installation matters, the EEC, indication, alert and thrust reverser changes the FSB lists, thrust setting, starting and limitations.MODULE 3 · 6 MIN READ
  4. Flight Deck and DisplaysThe MAX Display System's four large screens against the NG's six display units, display formats and switching, the engine display control panel, EFIS panel, PFD and standby instruments, the two-position landing gear lever, and the FMC and CDU changes.MODULE 4 · 6 MIN READ
  5. Flight Controls, MCAS and Stabiliser TrimThe fly-by-wire spoilers and their new functions, how MCAS works after the 2020 return-to-service update, and the changes to speed trim, stabiliser trim, STAB OUT OF TRIM and AOA DISAGREE, with the FSB level for each.MODULE 5 · 7 MIN READ
  6. Systems by ATA ChapterThe remaining design differences in the FSB table from the 737-800 to the 737-8, grouped by ATA chapter with their training and checking levels, then the flight deck and procedure differences between the 737-8 and the 737-7, 737-9 and 737-8200.MODULE 6 · 6 MIN READ
  7. Procedures and Special TrainingWhat changes in normal and non-normal procedures on the 737 MAX, the special ground and simulator training of FSB Appendix 7, and the additional requirements EASA set for the return to service.MODULE 7 · 7 MIN READ
  8. Quick ReferenceOne side-by-side table of the main differences between the 737-800 and the 737-8 with their FSB training and checking levels, then a revision list of the facts and figures to know.MODULE 8 · 5 MIN READ

Sources

  1. FAA Flight Standardization Board Report, Boeing 737, Revision 17 (November 2020)
  2. FAA Flight Standardization Board Report, Boeing 737, Revision 21 (draft)
  3. Summary of the FAA's Review of the Boeing 737 MAX (November 2020)
  4. EASA Boeing 737 MAX Return to Service Report (January 2021)
  5. EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet IM.A.120, Boeing 737 (Issue 29, December 2025)

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