Reach for every control
The overhead panel, thrust levers and radios are all within reach. Look at a switch, reach out and flip it.
Sit in the captain's seat of an airliner in virtual reality. Run the checklists, work the controls and fly gate to gate.
Every flight has the same five phases, and each one asks something different of you. Choose a phase to see what you do on the flight deck.
At the gate
Load the route, run the checklist and check every system before you call for pushback.
The overhead panel, thrust levers and radios are all within reach. Look at a switch, reach out and flip it.
Read the checklist, set the switch and call it out. Good procedure matters as much as a steady hand.
Ask for pushback, taxi and takeoff clearance, then follow the instructions you hear.