Boeing Systems Study Guide and Switch Light Training Guide (Cockpit)

Purpose:

The purpose of this Aviation Information Services (AIS) LLC website is to help Boeing pilots connect to the Red Triangle Productions (RTP) LLC company web site to enable the pilot to find the B737-200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900, B747-100/200/300, B747 Classic, B747-400, B747-8, B757, B767, B777, B787, and Dreamliner training materials and study guides. These superlative CBT digital pilot handbooks are trademarked as Visual Oral Switch-Light Guides (VOSLG). Every pilot assigned to fly the Boeing airplanes will need to understand how all the cockpit lights and switches work, and how all their systems operate. Since 1999 Red Triangle Productions LLC has created the most unique and innovative switch-light guides and system study guides ever seen in aviation. Pilots in over 500 airlines, companies, agencies, associations and governments around the world use these Boeing aircraft training guides. Some of these aviation organizations are: all the legacy airlines, FAA, NASA, IATA, JAA, and all major international flag carriers. Many flight schools use these system training and cockpit panel study guides. RTP specializes in creating downloads which use Information Mapping™ to facilitate easy assimilation of the required knowledge. They are all immediately available at:

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Knowledge makes you the Master of your Aircraft!

These interactive Boeing CBT (Computer Based Training) light-switch guides with hyperlinks to and from the associated airplane system diagrams, schematics and synoptics, provide all the necessary information for successful pilot training in a Boeing initial ground school, Boeing recurrent training, simulator and Boeing Type Ratings. Go to You Tube, www.youtube.com and type in “rtpllc” to see videos of how the downloads work.

Easily learn your Boeing Aircraft with Confidence!

The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001. Boeing is made up of multiple business units, which are Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group. Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers by revenue, orders and deliveries, and the third largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world based on defense-related revenue. Boeing is the largest exporter by value in the United States.

In March 1910 William E. Boeing bought Heath's shipyard in Seattle, Washington, on the Duwamish River, which later became his first airplane factory. Boeing was incorporated in Seattle by William Boeing, on July 15, 1916, as Pacific Aero Products Co. Boeing, who studied at Yale University, worked initially in the timber industry, where he became wealthy and acquired knowledge about wooden structures. This knowledge would prove invaluable in his subsequent design and assembly of airplanes. The company stayed in Seattle to take advantage of the local supply of spruce wood. Many of Boeing's early planes were seaplanes. On May 9, 1917, the company became the Boeing Airplane Company. In late 1917, the US entered World War I and Boeing knew that the US Navy needed seaplanes for training. So Boeing shipped two new Model Cs to Pensacola, Florida where the planes were flown for the Navy. The Navy liked the Model C so much that they ordered fifty more.

In 1925, Boeing built its Model 40 mail plane for the US government to use on airmail routes. In 1927, an improved version of this plane was built, the Model 40A. The 40A won the U.S. Post Office's contract to deliver mail between San Francisco and Chicago. On July 27, 1929, the 12-passenger Boeing 80 biplane made its first flight. With three engines, it was Boeing's first plane built with the sole intention of being a passenger transport. In 1930, the Monomail, a low-wing monoplane that carried mail, was built. Built entirely out of metal, it was very fast and aerodynamic, and it also had retractable landing gear.

In 1933 the revolutionary Boeing 247 was introduced, the first truly modern airliner. The 247 was an all-metal low-wing monoplane that was much faster, safer, and easier to fly than other passenger aircraft. For example, it was the first twin engine passenger aircraft that could fly on one engine. In an era of unreliable engines, this vastly improved flight safety.

The Air Mail Act of 1934 prohibited airlines and manufacturers from being under the same corporate umbrella, so the company split into three smaller companies – Boeing Airplane Company, United Airlines, and United Aircraft Corporation, the precursor to United Technologies. William Boeing sold off his shares and left Boeing.

Shortly after, an agreement with Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was reached, to develop and build a commercial flying boat able to carry passengers on transoceanic routes. The first flight of the Boeing 314 Clipper was in June 1938. It was the largest civil aircraft of its time, with a capacity of 90 passengers on day flights, and of 40 passengers on night flights. One year later, the first regular passenger service from the US to the UK was inaugurated. Subsequently other routes were opened, so that soon Pan Am flew with the Boeing 314 to destinations all over the world. In 1938, Boeing completed work on its Model 307 Stratoliner. It was the world’s first pressurized-cabin transport aircraft, and it was capable of cruising at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,100 m) – above most weather disturbances.

During World War II, Boeing built a large number of B-17 and B-29 bombers. Many of the workers were women whose husbands had gone to war. In the beginning of March 1944, production had been scaled up in such a manner that over 350 planes were built each month.

During the early 1950s, Boeing used company funds to develop the 367–80 jet airliner demonstrator that led to the Boeing 707 jetliner. In 1958, Boeing began delivery of its 707, the United States' first commercial jet airliner, in response to the British De Havilland Comet, French Sud Aviation Caravelle and Soviet Tupolev Tu-104, which were the world’s first generation of commercial jet aircraft. With the B707, a four-engine, 156-passenger airliner, the US became a leader in commercial jet manufacture.

In December 1960, Boeing announced the model 727 jetliner, which went into commercial service about three years later. Different passenger, freight and convertible freighter variants were developed for the 727. The 727 was the first commercial jetliner to reach 1000 sales, and a few years later the 1500 mark was reached.

In 1967, Boeing introduced another short- and medium-range airliner, the twin-engine 737. It has become since then the best-selling commercial jet aircraft in aviation history. The 737 is still being produced, and continuous improvements are made. Several versions have been developed, mainly to increase seating capacity and range.

The roll-out ceremonies for the first 747–100 took place in 1968, at the massive new factory in Everett, about an hour's drive from Boeing's Seattle home. The aircraft made its first flight a year later. The first commercial flight occurred in 1970. The 747 has an intercontinental range and a larger seating capacity than Boeing's previous aircraft. In January 1970, the first 747, a four-engine long-range airliner, flew its first commercial flight. This famous aircraft completely changed the way of flying, with its 450-passenger seating capacity and its upper deck. Boeing has delivered nearly 1,400 747s. The 747 has undergone continuous improvements to keep it technologically up-to-date. Larger versions have also been developed by stretching the upper deck. As of 2010, the 747 is still being produced, with its newest version being the 747-8.

In 1983, the economic situation began to improve. Boeing assembled its 1,000th 737 passenger airliner. During the following years, commercial aircraft and their military versions became the basic equipment of airlines and air forces. As passenger air traffic increased, competition was harder, mainly from Airbus, a European newcomer in commercial airliner manufacturing. Boeing had to offer new aircraft, and developed the single-aisle 757, the larger, twin-aisle 767, and upgraded versions of the 737.

In April 1994, Boeing introduced the most modern commercial jet aircraft at the time, the twin-engine 777, with a seating capacity of approximately 300 to 370 passengers in a typical three-class layout, in between the 767 and the 747. The longest range two engine aircraft in the world, the 777 was the first Boeing airliner to feature a "fly-by-wire" system and was conceived partly in response to competition from Airbus.

In 1996, Boeing acquired Rockwell’s aerospace and defense units. The Rockwell business units became a subsidiary of Boeing, named Boeing North American, Inc. In August 1997, Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas in a $13 billion stock swap under the name The Boeing Company. In September 2001, Boeing moved its corporate headquarters from Seattle to Chicago.

After several decades of success, Boeing lost ground to Airbus and subsequently lost its lead in the airliner market in 2003. Multiple Boeing projects were pursued and then canceled, notably the Sonic Cruiser, a proposed jetliner that would travel just under the speed of sound, cutting intercontinental travel times by as much as 20 percent. It was launched in 2001 along with a new advertising campaign to promote the company's new motto, "Forever New Frontiers", and to rehabilitate its image. However, the plane's fate was sealed by the changes in the commercial aviation market following the September 11 attacks and the subsequent weak economy and increase in fuel prices. Subsequently, Boeing streamlined production and turned its attention to a new model, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, using much of the technology developed for the Sonic Cruiser, but in a more conventional aircraft designed for maximum efficiency. The company also launched new variants of its successful 737 and 777 models. The 787 proved to be highly popular choice with airlines, and won a record number of pre-launch orders

In 2004, Boeing ended production of the 757 after 1,050 were produced. More advanced, stretched versions of the 737 were beginning to compete against the 757, and the new 787-3 filled much of the top end of the 757 market. More advanced, stretched versions of the 737 were beginning to compete against the 757, and the new 787-3 filled much of the top end of the 757 market. Boeing officially announced in November 2005 that it would produce a larger variant of the 747, the 747-8, in two models, commencing with the Freighter model for two cargo carriers with firm orders for the aircraft. The second model, dubbed the Intercontinental, would be produced for passenger airlines that Boeing expected would place orders in the near future. Both models of the 747-8 would feature a lengthened fuselage, new, advanced engines and wings, and the incorporation of other technologies developed for the 787.

Boeing has also introduced new extended range versions of the 737. These include the 737-700ER and 737-900ER. The 737-900ER is the latest and will extend the range of the 737–900 to a similar range as the successful 737–800 with the capability to fly more passengers, due to the addition of two extra emergency exits.

The 777-200LR Worldliner embarked on a well-received global demonstration tour in the second half of 2005, showing off its capacity to fly farther than any other commercial aircraft. On November 10, 2005, the 777-200LR set a world record for the longest non-stop flight. The plane, which departed from Hong Kong traveling to London, took a longer route, which included flying over the U.S. It flew 11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km) during its 22-hour 42-minute flight.

So, I wonder what will be the B797? Perhaps, considering the movie “2001’ and Boeing’s the past association with PanAm, it might be a space station and moon base shuttle trans-atmosphere transporter?

“If you can move a mouse, you will Master your Boeing airplane!

The Boeing VOSLG flows in the pattern of the typical FAA (JAA) Oral Exam that follows an initial ground school and Type Rating. We only teach what is essential. We spoon feed you only the necessary stuff. We don’t explain how the Boeing lavatory flushes the water. The Boeing FAA Oral usually doesn’t ask about Flight Attendant galley fixtures. We don’t want you to have to “unmemorize” anything, either. Every airline has their own set of Boeing aircraft checklist flows, policies, procedures, & memory items – we don’t teach it and wouldn’t be able to stay up with the changes.

The Boeing B737, B747, B757, B767, B777, and B787 - Presented from the Pilot’s Perspective!!

These Boeing interactive downloads are created for the pilot in the cockpit, not in the classroom. We show you how to command and master your Boeing aircraft.

Learn the Boeing aircraft like you will fly it.

The VOSLGs were created using the Information Mapping™ technical writing style. And they are in COLOR. This is so much better than black and white pilot handbooks, ground school documents, and flight school aircraft operating manuals. Many ground schools use old photocopied manuals passed down from and through several faded editions. The VOSLG greatly eases and facilitates the learning and understanding of the large volume of data and information the pilot must master… and you will Master it.

Why is the company called Red Triangle Productions???

Near every cockpit item is a RED TRIANGLE. There is no need to even click on an item. Just put your mouse near the RED TRIANGLE and a pop-up appears explaining why the light illuminates (in COLOR) and the switch’s function.

Hyperlinked and interconnected – Presented as you will need to Use the knowledge!!

Many training departments use lengthy modular slides shows, some with voice-overs and recordings that cannot be silenced nor allow fast forwarding. And you cannot just go back any specific item without going through the modules and subsets of chapters. Not so in the VOSLGs: everything is about one or two clicks away. And all the data is repeated in every related place. To the LEFT of a cockpit switch panel are the pop-ups explaining those associated aircraft systems. To the RIGHT of the panel are hyperlinks to the respective diagrams and schematics. The Boeing aircraft System descriptions are repeated everywhere so you do not have to hunt for the information you need. Everything where you might logically think to find and want it!! Hyperlinks are everywhere & to anywhere. Everything that is related is connected: between panels, diagrams & schematics, and synoptics. All data is interlaced. No more searching for that single sentence about a critical item of knowledge. All the Information is Mapped.

Every Boeing pilot must have useful Mental Maps of the Systems.

The upper left corner of every sheet has a direct link to the Table of Contents (TOC). Everything is available at the TOC. But when in the cockpit areas, to get to a System, just to the right of the cockpit panel, are the associated hyperlinks to the respective diagrams and schematics. In many of the Systems we illustrate numerous situations. We show all known Normal, Abnormal, Non-normal and Emergency configurations in all the critical Systems such as Air Conditioning & Pressurization, Brakes, Electrical, Hydraulics, Flight Controls, Fuel, etc. A picture is worth a thousand words.

And you can go in reverse. Thus, from any diagram and schematic there are reverse links to any and all related cockpit switch panels and synoptic displays. Everything is in COLOR, too!

Prepare early! Command the material! Be Relaxed & Confident!

In fact, one Testimonial says: "I'm in the middle of my little bus Initial at US Air and the three weeks I studied with your program before I went to school made all the difference in the world.... I'm home on the breaks relaxing while my 3 other classmates are still in CLT banging their heads. Thanks for a great program!" -- C. H.

No waiting for delivery. Get the Boeing software NOW!

There is no waiting for these Boeing electronic pilot handbooks and digital flight manuals. Upon purchase you will receive an email with a link to immediately download the Boeing study guide. You do not need to wait for a Boeing CD in the snail mail. And, the Standard Edition guarantees you will receive in a lifetime of FREE Revisions and Updates. www.redtriangle.com.

Free Standard Updates and a Lifetime of Revisions!!

Books, manuals and CD/DVDs are obsolete with the next revision! Our Copies are available anytime on request. If your PC crashes, or you get a new laptop, you get FREE COPIES.

Eliminate Stress – Know that You will Succeed!!

Each VOSLG© is made by a instructor pilot. We type every letter and draw every line! We do not copy and paste manufacturer’s production manuals. We tear apart the paragraphs and sentences and use Information Mapping™ to reassemble the data to you can learn it by reading it just once. Ground school and initial training, recurrent training and Type Ratings are stressful. We remove all the unnecessary pressure.

We know what you Need – and NO computer skills are necessary!!

We are pilots - we know what you need. Slide rule engineers with pocket-protectors are reluctantly forced at some point in production to write down “how it works” for you, the Boeing pilot, who will need to fly it. They might understand a bunch of Greek symbols on their calculators and have memorized the tenth digit of π, but they make a mess of it telling you, “the switch on the panel switches on the pump and the light is on when the pump is off unless you turned the pump off, or had a switch fault, or an over temperature and/or under pressure pump condition(s) that existed at the time a transfer of power interrupted the automatic shut down of the pump through the alternate command override except on <insert some tail numbers here> when greater than -40°C and not in ground effect.” And they throw in a bunch of acronyms derived from a translation of a foreign language with a different alphabet. These mysteries you might find (maybe) in various chapters, or in front of the manual, or after the index, or anywhere, or nowhere. Now you’re confused. Suddenly, you’re half way through ground school and you were hoping to catch up on yesterday’s confusing material, and complete that reading assignment from two days ago, and complete tomorrow’s chapters…. We know the feeling. We put all the Acronyms in one easy place, and always identify them up front and first in the pop-ups.

Information Mapping™ teaches data at several level of learning simultaneously. We use literary techniques and presentation methods that facilitate understanding in the conscious and subconscious.

Detail, Clarity, Concise,

See our FREE DEMOS at www.redtriangle.com.

Differences, Options, Free Extras!!

Speaking of Differences – we clearly point out all DIFFERENCES so you clearly see and understand them – just like NOTES, CAUTIONS and WARNINGS! We also include as many of the airline Options for the aircraft as we can learn about. The website has many Free Extras sent to us by pilots, and we are always looking to add more. If you have any tips, tricks or techniques, grounds school or simulator training notes, or “there I was” stories, etc., then share them with us! We have are always ready to pass on helpful information!

Maintain Aircraft Control – and over your career knowledge: It is only a Mouse Click away!

We made these Boeing Visual Oral Switch-Light Guides™ to operate on any computer. No special memory, or speeds, or processor, or any other attributes are required by your PC or laptop. Even the computers of the last Century with Windows 3.1 OS and Microsoft Office 1995 can handle them. MAC users can use Apple Office 11, or Parallels, or other Windows emulating programs.

Here are the Content Areas of the Boeing pilot training switch light guide CBT digital pilot manual handbook:

ACRONYMS

AFT OVERHEAD PANELS

AFT PEDESTAL

AIR CONDITIONING PACK SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

AIR CONDITIONING SYNOPTICS

AIR CYCLE MACHINE SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

ALTERNATE BRAKES

ANTI ICE SYNOPTICS

ANTI ICE SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

APU AIR CONDITIONING

APU DIAGRAMS AND SCHEMATICS

APU FIRE PROTECTION

APU FUEL SYSTEM

APU PRESSURIZATION

AVIONICS SYSTEM AND AVIONICS COOLING

BRAKE ACCUMULATOR

BRAKE SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

CARGO FIRE PROTECTION

CARGO HEAT

CENTER OVERHEAD PANEL

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DIAGRAMS

CONVERSION CALCULATOR

ECAM ACTIONS

EFIS ARCHITECTURE

EGPWS ENVELOPES

EICAS SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

ELECTRICAL SYNOPTICS

ENGINE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM

ENGINE EICAS POWERPLANT SYNOPTICS

ENGINE FIRE PROTECTION

ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM

ENGINE OIL AND LUBRICATION SYSTEM

ENHANCED GPWS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

EQUIPMENT COOLING SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

FIRE PROTECTION

FLAP LEVER

FLIGHT CONTROL SYNOPTICS

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

FLIGHT INSTRUMENT

FLIGHT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

FORWARD INSTRUMENT PANELS

FORWARD PEDESTAL

FUEL SYNOPTICS

FUEL SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

GLARESHIELD

GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (GPWS)

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

HYDRAULICS SYNOPTICS

KEYBOARD INSTRUCTIONS

LANDING GEAR DIAGRAMS SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

LEFT OVERHEAD PANEL

MAIN LANDING GEAR PANEL

MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAYS

NAVIGATION DISPLAYS

NORMAL ABNORMAL NON-NORMAL EMERGENCY

OXYGEN SYSTEM AND DIAGRAMS

PARKING BRAKES

PITOT PROBES AND HEATING

PNEUMATIC SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

PNEUMATIC SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

PNEUMATICS SYNOPTICS

PNUEDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND DIAGRAMS

POWERPLANT AND ENGINE SYSTEMS DIAGRAMS AND SCHEMATICS

PRESSURE SYNOPTICS

PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND DIAGRAMS

PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SCHEMATICS AND DIAGRAMS

PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS

RESERVE BRAKES

RIGHT OVERHEAD RIGHT PANEL

SECONDARY FLIGHT DISPLAY

SIDE PANELS

SPEEDBRAKES

STANDBY FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TCAS DISPLAY

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

TERRAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (CFIT PREVENTION)

THRUST LEVERS / THROTTLES

WEATHER RADAR

WEATHER RADAR ENVELOPES

WELCOME SCREEN

WINDOW HEATING SYSTEM

WING ANTI-ICE SYSTEM

Thank you,

Captain Todd Michael Edwards

Owner, AIS LLC & RTP LLC

redtriangle@gmail.com

www.redtriangle.com

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