Dreamliner Cockpit! Etihad to Japan

In this video we bring you the full 787 Dreamliner cockpit experience as Gabe Leigh flies with Etihad Airways in the jumpseat from Abu Dhabi to Osaka Kansai International. Over the course of 50 minutes you'll see just about everything that goes into completing a flight on the 787-9, from pre-flight discussion to taxi and takeoff, navigating busy airspace leaving the Gulf, looking at the flight plan and weather enroute, changing from feet to meters over China, and finally descending into busy Japanese airspace and the approach into Kansai International looping in over Osaka Bay.

It’s Etihad’s 20th anniversary this month – and that coincides with a period of expansion and development at the airline. New routes are being added, the beautiful new terminal has just opened and more. It was really nice to get an insight into their operations, and meet some of the people that make up their team, at this exciting time. And of course, especially to get to spend the flight, on one of those brand new routes, in the flight deck. What an incredible experience this was, with an excellent flight crew, and we can't thank Etihad Airways enough for helping to put it together.

SECTIONS:
00:00 Intro
01:31 Pre-flight
04:01 Pushback & taxi
06:23 Takeoff
12:06 Busy airspace
14:28 Watching out for traffic
16:16 Cruise, flight plan & weather
20:30 Differences flying over China
24:15 Cost index explained
25:36 787 vs 777
27:33 Crew rest (and my rest)
30:04 Morning over China
31:20 Maintaining 39,100 feet
34:23 Prepping Chinese airspace exit
35:39 Top of descent
35:54 JAL reports moderate turbulence
41:41 Cleared for approach to KIX
43:50 Cleared to land
45:40 Landing Osaka

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[aeron]

I was really impressed by this. This was not just another flight from A to B from the cockpit, but the Captain went out of his way to explain everything from HF and CPDLC in action, Chinese airspace deviations, and all that in a very clear and concise way.

Gabe and FR24 managed to film and include clips of rare insights behind those rugged cockpit doors that separate the average Passenger from that world upfront.

Thank you Gabe, and thank you FR24 team for making this happen!

[swiss]

Captain Horan stayed at the hotel that I work at a month or so ago and he is genuinely one of the nicest and funiest people I met at the hotel.

[emmanuellebi]

One of the best cockpit videos that I’ve ever viewed. The flight radar host was awesome with his explanation and narrative.

[ryanyoung]

Can’t beat an Irish captain! Loved it felt like I was there !

[morganormrod]

Brilliant captain could listening to him all day 👍🏻😎

[holobolo]

what an awesome captain, explained so much and so well

[jithin_zac]

I find it fascinating how the captain elaborates on the very specific details that haven't been explained by others in aviation.

[JenniferinIllinois]

What an amazing flight and the captain was fantastic! Just love how he was explaining everything that was going on.

[hackgolfer]

I'm not even interested in becoming a pilot but I did not skip one second of this video. Fantastic watching, thank you.

[daviddenham]

I worked for 9 years for Etihad as an ops controller and later flight safety officer……I flew on the maiden flight of A6-MLB into MAN……..Also, I remember a Thai captain friend of mine Stan always used to comment how he used to have to double check his fuel figures as the 787 was so incredibly economical!!…..( previously flown B777 and A340s)

[atuhaisederrick]

Lovely video hopeful for a B777 cockpit vlog soon.

[steve-marsh]

I've never seen anything quite like this, absolutely astounding quality, what a resource, and thanks for taking us along!

[livethefuture]

This was an absolute treat to watch.
The Boeing 787 cockpit looks absolutely incredible! And the Flight crew were amazing and professional. I especially appreciate the Captain taking his time to explain the various aspects of the flights. As a fellow Aviation enthusiast that was very enjoyable to listen to and I hope you get to do more of these flights from the cockpit in the future.

[d.b.cooper]

wow, love this, it's easy to forget how stressful it can be in a cockpit and that pilots don't just stick it on autopilot & sit back doing nothing

[glennkamers]

This was very enjoyable to watch and I gained a lot of knowledge on what they do upfront.

[shashanksrs]

I must say, this was surely one of the best videos from FR24 and Gabe!

[jamessmitka]

Simply put, one very happy Flightradar24 viewer = me - one very happy Flightrader24 employee = Gabe Leigh - one truly very beautiful aircraft and one beautiful video !
Thanks, Jim

[wackyxexe]

atc voice at 8:05 was absolutely hilarious

[muhammadnimji]

This was excellent! The professionalism and proficiency of the flight crew was exceptional. Thank you!

[tomlipins]

That wing view camera quality is insane! Amazing video!