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CAC The commander shows hidden helpers | EPGS fault- Quick
repair over intercom | What s so special about the MD-11 | The
only abnormal, is this list | 7 airports in 2:20hrs runtime |
Cloudy slalom | Bird strike in Sao Paulo | Career ignition by
Grandma Käthe | Show me, where all the flowers come from | Quito
Downtown landing at ceased airport | Look Who s Talking; The Face
behind the Central Aural Warning System Voice, Ms Bitchin Betty.|
BONUS: Outside Check by Captain | BONUS II: A perfect 10 -
MultiviewLanding in Quito by 10 cams in one picture. |::| In
Episode 14 Lady s trip to the closed strip PilotsEYE.tv shows the
last mission to one of the world s highest located and most
difficult airports. For the first time from the flight deck of a
rare Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas MD-11.|::| Eight airports in ten
days |::| For the first time, PilotsEYE was given the rtunity
to cover an entire cargo mission from Europe to Africa, all the
way to South America. Farest destination: one of the world s most
spectacular and dangerous airports, located in the very center of
the highest located capital of the world, Quito in Ecuador".
Claus Richter, Chief Pilot: An adventure, regular passengers won
t be able to witness, ever .|::| The flying winter garden |::| A
cockpit which offers one of the most impressive panoramic views.
The MD-11 with its oversized cockpit windows is often called the
Flying Conservatory . The last aircraft, which was sold to
Lufthansa in 2004 (D-ALCN) is one of only 200 produced airframes
ever. PilotsEYE gives a real sense of being at this wonderful
place of a vanishing aircraft generation. |::| En Route Seven
airports in ten days |::| Frankfurt (DE) Dakar (SN) São Paulo
(BR) Manaus (BR) Quito (EC) Bogotá (CO) Puerto Rico (PR)
Frankfurt (DE) |::| Quito Central Airport Too dangerous to be
left open |::| Not only due to its altitude of almost 3000m,
Quito Central Mariscal Sucre (UIO/SEQU) is considered to be one
of the world s most dangerous airports. Embedded in stunning
ain scenery, the airport is surrounded by a dense
accumulation of residential homes, located at only a few meters
from the runway. This runway is highly respected for extreme wind
gusts and its inclination. Pilots are not able to overlook the
end of the runway while rolling. Technically, high elevation and
reduced air density require generally higher speeds. This makes
every maneuver even more difficult during landing because of the
reduced engine power. PilotsEYE.tv explains the special features
and shows one of the very last approaches at Quito Central
Airport, which is meanwhile closed for good. |::| Only the
checklist is ABNORMAL...|::| I really hate using this checklist
during a flight are the Captain s last words, before he takes out
the handbook for emergencies and abnormal situations and follows
a simulated bird strike. Step by step he explains every command
and the associated actions to be executed on the flight deck.
::| The as Unforgettable impressions |::| Approaching Manaus,
the capital city of the state of as, the pilots are surprised by
the unusual good visibility on the Rio Negro River and its
confluence with the world s largest river, the muddy brown . The
departure route leads our crew past the Anavilhanas-Archipelago,
UNESCO world heritage, a fascinating landscape shaped by 400
elongated islands within the largest fresh water archipelago of
the world. Unforgettable beautiful impressions! Day Off - Take me
to the rose garden Pichincha, Quito s very own volcano, is about
4800 meters high and the first destination for Captain Wolfgang
and Co-Pilot Anne-Katrin during their two day break. They show us
the best lookout points, the original equatorial line and invite
us to a short stop at the Basílica del Voto Nacional.
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The view from the cockpit of a large airplane has always
fascinated people. Unfortunately, with today s security
regulations, it is an experience denied most of us as airline
passengers. Thomas Aigner, a former television journalist and
media entrepreneur, offers a solution with his documentation film
project PilotsEYE.tv. He views the flight through the extreme
wide angle of the Compact Prime CP.2 lens series from ZEISS. From
the coveted middle seat between captain and co-pilot, Aigner s
film crew directs the filming eye of the brand-new CP.2 15
mm/T2.9 lens, which is combined with compact HD professional
movie cameras. That lets the viewer see exactly what is happening
during the flight through the eyes of the pilot. PilotsEYE.tv
made its debut on the market in the fall of 2006. Aigner s basic
idea was to produce high-quality film content in HD which could
be used as material for future HD television networks, for
example for programming post-primetime, late at night or after
midnight. The project benefits greatly from Aigner s personal
enthusiasm for flying. I was able to sit in the cockpit when I
was younger, and that was always so fascinating. On the one hand,
I was fascinated by the pilots precision. At the beginning of the
flight, they talk to each other as if normal manners were
completely alien to them. But that s normal during the so-called
procedures , as well as during maneuvers like take-off and
landing. But the closer you get to cruising speed, the more human
they become. A normal airline passenger can only experience such
close-up moments in the cockpit through Aigner s camera. His
movies contain no voiceover and as a result, the situation you
see in the cockpit is completely authentic. In addition to the
video material in HD, Aigner s team also captures on eight sound
tracks every noise in the cockpit, from the commands during
take-off and landing to the radio communication to the pilots
relaxed conversation after they reach their cruising altitude. We
also film entire transatlantic flights, says Aigner. Many hours
of film material have been created in this way. Aigner selects
the best aeronautical and optical highlights from the material,
edits them into a 120-minute film and brings them to market in
DVD and Blu-ray format. Thirteen movies in commercial and
passenger airplanes have already been produced this way and are
available in bookstores and selected airport shops. Setting up
the equipment onboard takes around six hours. The cameras and
lenses are fixed in the cockpit. With the CP.2 15 mm/T2.9 in
combination with the EOS C 300, only one vacuum cup is needed to
them safely. Aigner especially likes the fact that he can
also use his CP.2 lens to take pictures with an EOS 5 D Mark III.
It means I only need bring half as many lenses with me because
the CP.2 can be switched one-to-one between the video cameras and
the still cameras. Aigner s team consists of just three people,
with Aigner operating as both director and assistant. A
professionally-trained cameraman and a third colleague accompany
him on all productions. There is room for two of them in the
cockpit, while the third person works from the passenger cabin,
taking care of, for example, the film images above the wings, GPS
logging, and interval images. About: Thomas Aigner (48) began his
career as a radio and television journalist and moderator with
the Austrian (ORF, Ö3) and German broadcasters (ZDF, ARD, Tele5,
Vox). Today he is a media entrepreneur, lecturer and film
producer. Since 1995, he has successfully led his company
AignerMEDIA, which produces contemporary and digital media
content. He is currently concentrating on the PilotsEYE.tv
project described in this blog. --CamerLensBlog