Boeing 737 for pilots
The systems and procedures of the Boeing 737 NG and MAX, written for type rating and airline interview preparation and checked against the sources of the v1prep 737 bank.
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B737 Air Conditioning
The B737 air conditioning system: packs and primary/standby pack control, high flow modes, ram air, zone temperature control and trim air, flight deck air, equipment cooling and forward cargo smoke penetration prevention.
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B737 APU
The B737 auxiliary power unit: operating altitude limits, starting and generator use, the APU ground control panel, and the APU fault, maintenance, oil pressure and overspeed indications.
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B737 Autopilot Flight Director System
The B737 AFDS: the mode control panel, CMD and CWS engagement and disengagement, lateral and vertical modes including LVL CHG and VNAV, speed intervention and limiting reversions, and approach modes through dual-channel autoland and go-around.
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B737 Autothrottle and Thrust Management
The B737 autothrottle and thrust management: arming and engagement, speed and N1 modes, throttle hold and A/T limit, N1 limits and reference bugs, speed protections and reversions, and the thrust mode display.
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B737 Bleed Air and Anti-Ice
The B737 bleed air system: engine and APU bleeds, the isolation valve and duct pressure, bleed trip off and trip reset, dual bleed, wing-body overheat, and the engine cowl and wing anti-ice it supplies.
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B737 Communications
The B737 communication system: audio control panels and the remote electronics unit, ACP degraded mode, radio tuning panels, VHF, HF and SELCAL, datalink, interphone and PA, crew calls and the cockpit voice recorder.
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B737 Doors, Exits and Emergency Equipment
B737 flight deck door security, flight deck windows and escape straps, overwing exits and their flight lock, crew oxygen checks, and emergency lighting controls.
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B737 Electrical System
The B737 electrical system: IDGs, APU and ground power, AC transfer buses and bus transfer, DC buses and TRs, batteries and hot battery buses, the standby power system, galley and cabin loads, and the electrical panel lights.
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B737 Engines and Engine Indications
B737 engine control and indication: the EEC and its alternate modes (and the Classic MEC/PMC), engine start switches and levers, ignition, start protections, thrust reversers, and the primary, secondary and compact engine displays and alerts.
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B737 Fire Protection
B737 fire and overheat protection for the engines, APU, cargo compartments and main wheel well: detection and tests, fire switches and bottles, the master FIRE WARN lights and bell, and the engine fire recall items.
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B737 Flaps and Leading Edge Devices
The B737 trailing edge flaps and leading edge slats and flaps: the FSEU, flap gates and load relief, the autoslat system, alternate flap extension, indications and uncommanded motion protection.
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B737 Flight Controls: Pitch and Stabilizer Trim
B737 pitch control: elevator feel, the stabilizer trim system and its cutout and override switches, the green band, speed trim, Mach trim, MCAS and the runaway stabilizer procedure.
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B737 Flight Controls: Roll, Yaw and Speedbrakes
B737 roll and yaw control: ailerons and flight spoilers, manual reversion and jam override, the rudder with its load limiter, force fight monitor and standby PCU, the yaw dampers and SMYD, and the speedbrake and ground spoiler system.
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B737 Flight Deck and Operating Documentation
An orientation to the Boeing 737 family and its flight deck documentation: the Classic, NG and MAX generations, preliminary preflight, non-normal checklists, the dispatch deviation guide and takeoff performance data.
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B737 Flight Instruments and Displays
The B737 Common Display System and flight instruments: DEUs and display units, PFD speed tape and approach symbology, ND and EFIS controls, display and instrument source switching, the IRS and ISDU, and the disagree and comparator alerts.
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B737 FMC and CDU
The B737 flight management computer and CDU: navigation databases, preflight initialization pages, the LEGS and PROGRESS pages, VNAV descent planning and early descent, engine-out, approach and go-around logic, and FMC source selection and alerts.
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B737 Fuel System
The B737 fuel tanks and pumps, center tank use and auto shutoff, the scavenge jet pump, suction feed, engine and spar valves, fuel alerts and imbalance limits, fuel flow and refueling.
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B737 Hydraulic System
The B737 hydraulic systems A, B and standby, what each powers, the flight control switches and standby rudder, reservoir refill indication and hydraulic failures.
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B737 Landing Gear and Brakes
The B737 landing gear and its lever and lock, PSEU air/ground sensing, the transfer valve, nose gear steering, normal and alternate brakes, the brake accumulator, anti-skid and autobrake including RTO.
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B737 Limitations
The Boeing 737 operating limitations: weights, altitude, wind and runway limits, autopilot and autoland limits, engines, systems and RVSM altimetry tolerances.
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B737 Memory Items (Recall Items)
The Boeing 737 non-normal checklist items flown from memory, from rejected takeoff and engine fire to stall, windshear, runaway stabilizer and rapid depressurization.
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B737 Navigation Systems: IRS, GPS and Radio Navigation
The Boeing 737 navigation equipment: IRS alignment and modes, GPS, VOR/ILS and ADF receivers, marker beacons, the transponder and the weather radar.
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B737 Normal Procedures: Descent, Approach, Landing and Shutdown
The Boeing 737 normal procedures from climb and cruise through descent, approach, landing, go-around, landing roll, after landing, shutdown and secure.
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B737 Normal Procedures: Engine Start, Taxi and Takeoff
The Boeing 737 normal procedures for pushback or towing, engine start, before taxi, before takeoff and takeoff, with the flap retraction speed schedule and the after takeoff items.
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B737 Normal Procedures: Preflight to Before Start
The Boeing 737 normal procedures from the exterior inspection and the preliminary preflight through the captain and first officer preflight, CDU preflight and before start.
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B737 Oxygen Systems
The Boeing 737 flight crew, passenger and portable oxygen systems, the crew mask controls, the passenger system deployment and the protective breathing equipment.
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B737 Pressurization
The B737 pressurization system: the mode selector, flight and landing altitude settings, automatic scheduling and ground pressurization, off-schedule descent, cabin indications, AUTO FAIL and the cabin altitude warning.
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B737 TCAS, Terrain and Windshear Alerting
The Boeing 737 surveillance alerts: TCAS advisories and aurals, GPWS and look-ahead terrain alerting, RAAS, predictive and reactive windshear, and their inhibits.
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B737 Warning Systems
B737 crew alerting: master caution and the system annunciator panel, recall and simple faults, the lights test, aural warnings such as the horn and clacker, stall warning icing logic, and GPWS inhibits and callouts.
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Boeing 737 MAX Return to Service: MCAS and the 2020 Changes
Why the 737 MAX was grounded in 2019, what MCAS does, and the design, procedure and training changes that the FAA and EASA required for its return to service.
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Boeing 737 NG and 737 MAX Differences
How the 737 MAX differs from the 737 NG in engines, aerodynamics, flight deck displays and systems, and the differences training the FAA and EASA require.
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