Death Cruiser Flight Crew
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Vaucluse, France.
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What you are looking at is a standard checklist decal on a 747-400. The same exists on 737s, 757s, 767s, etc. It is used basically when the aircraft is off chocks and contains the pure "killer items." The more detailed pre-departure and post landing checklists are contained in the QRH (Quick Reference Handbook) which also contains these control wheel items. The use of this gadget is at the discretion of the airline. The yellow bug isn't electronically connected to anything. If we could crank our heads to the right and look at the first officer's control wheel, we might see that his bug is positioned above the "Approach" section, assuming it the captains's sector.
It's interesting to note that the time from brakes release is 13hr.05min., the aircraft is at FL410 at M0.855 and the sun is about to rise. The occupant of this seat has my heartfelt sympathy.
Last edited by Georgeablelovehowindia; 28th Apr 2002 at 10:02.