B-29 Superfortress 'FIFI' Cockpit in Flight, Approach, and Landing Loveland Ft Collins, CO 7 24 14

FIFI, The Commemorative Air Force's B-29 Superfortress visited Loveland/Ft Collins, CO in July 2014. We had the good fortune to get a ride in the cockpit and got to watch the crew at work landing. Some additional info based on Comments:
* The guy sitting at the huge control console is the Flight Engineer. He's controlling all aircraft functions except the landing gear and the flight controls controlled by the pilot's control column.
* Everyone was belted in for take-off and landing.

[jimt]

Great to see! Old school flying skills, no computer assistance, and yeah, huge respect to the men who flew missions in planes like this.

[lisanadinebaker]

Interesting trivia for those who are not aware: one of the very few active pilots who is certified to fly Fifi is Jeff Skiles, the first officer of USAIR 1549 (Miracle on the Hudson).

[peterthepilot]

My Dad was a flight engineer on these planes known as Washington’s in the U.K. and delivered many back to the USA in the 50s and flew Decca trials for quite a few years.
Lovely to see this

[rickj]

I love the sounds of these classic aircraft. The heavy rumble of the 4 engines.

[mdharward]

I had the pleasure of seeing Fifi when it flew into Richmond Va as part of the Confederate Air Force back in the mid 90's. The captain invited me to sit in his seat and took my picture. Such an awesome experience to climb through that machine. What an amazing step in aviation it was.

[werdanvanich]

Это очень интересно! Спасибо за видео! Особенно если учесть, что в СССР сделали скрупулёзную копию B-29 - самолёт Ту-4, получается, я здесь увидел, как выглядит американский самолёт, и каким был советский. Я увидел его величину - он был большой, увидел знаменитый лаз в хвостовой отсек, увидел рабочие места экипажа и его работу, увидел, как нелепо выглядят гражданские в этой боевой машине. Вызывает уважение, что такой заслуженный самолёт до сих пор летает. Здоровья и мирного неба нам всем! 👍☺

[gilzor]

I've always wanted to see a video of the B29 in flight from inside the cabin. Thank you so much! That was the closest you can get without being there. Great upload, thanks again.

[stevensobba]

Hey gentleman and lady, don’t pinch yourselves…What a privilege and blessing 👊🏼🙏🏼🌻👍 for all of you! Thanks for sharing

[efrenrodriguez]

Can't believe the pilot doesn't have the throttle controls, that's got to be a heck of an experience, and incredible coordination with the flight engineer behind him.

[robertgolden]

It’s outstanding that they keep her flying. Nice work guys.

[datathunderstorm]

I have existed on the good planet earth for over 61 years……but this is the first time I have seen such clean high resolution footage from the flight deck of a Boeing 29 Flying Fortress.
Visually astounding!!
Thank you!!!!

[justdoingitjim]

This reminds me of when I started driving my 35 ft Class C motor home. One thing you never want to do is turn around and look back down the hall while you're driving. Seeing all that behind you and realizing that you're navigating this huge beast on the highway will blow your mind!

[arpilot]

What I wouldn't give to be a part of that crew! Many props to the flight engineer intensely monitoring those engines. Thanks to all of them for keeping that old bird flying.

[brianroth]

My dad flew B29. His position was the flight engineer. His position was the most important. If he wasn't there the pilot couldn't of keep the bird in the air. RIP DAD💕

[PorkChopJones]

The people who flew aboard these types of aircraft during and after the war had courage to the highest degree and deserve to be respected!

[alikhodajani]

This cockpit really looks so lovely and fantastic; the pilots and the rest of the squad look like the guy next door, the milkman, the cab driver... you name it !

[attacktoaster]

This was a sight to behold seeing this beast take off and fly a few yrs ago in Latrobe. I'll never forget it.

[HuldraX.]

Millennium Falcon!! Was half expecting to see Chewy smack the console with a wrench to bring the hyper-drive online!😁

[wattlebough]

Spectacular. Much more spacious than I would have imagined.

[johnsanders]

My Father was the flight engineer on one of those. . . .so awesome to see where he sat.