PilotsEYE.tv
PilotsEYE.tv is a German documentary series that offers a detailed insight into the cockpit of airliners. The pilots' daily work, including from the jump seat , is recorded with several synchronized HD cameras and summarized in the length of a feature film. The films are produced by AignerMEDIA (AME) GmbH under the direction of Thomas Aigner .
Content
PilotsEYE.tv was founded in 2005 and has since been distributed on DVD and Blu-ray Disc , among others . The series is aimed at normal passengers and flight enthusiasts. There is no speaker from the off , the pilots contribute directly during the flight, subtitles and in some cases to explain the contents of an additional audio track with the comment of the captain at. Each episode shows one circuit , consisting of the outward flight, the activities of the crew on their days off at the destination and the return flight.
Before take-off, the viewer receives an overview of the most important data on refueling, flight time, flight status and aircraft type. Take-off preparations and take-off, as well as approach and landing, are shown in detail, and the recordings from the cockpit are cut together with external recordings and recordings from the control tower. During the flight only selected scenes are shown, for example crew changes, route changes or beautiful views from the window. The pilots explain aspects of their work and provide insights into the functions of the aircraft. At the end, outtakes follow in which unsuccessful scenes and slip of the tongue are shown.
In the more recent films, scenes from the destination are shown between the outward and return flights, where the viewer accompanies the aircraft crew during activities on their day of rest. For example, the crew visits resulted in 8 in SEA - Seattle , the Boeing -Werke in Everett and then the Boeing Museum.
Special consequences
The episode no. 4 "LAX, the last flight of the lead wolf" shows the last scheduled flight of the long-time fleet manager (Boeing 747-400 fleet) of Lufthansa , Norbert Wölfle, on the way to Los Angeles with the Jumbo 747-400. In this episode the career of the now retired flight captain is shown in excerpts .
The episode no. 9: "Relaxed flying, conquering the fear of flying" deviates from the usual format and is primarily dedicated to patients with a fear of flying . Technical details also come up here, for example the structure of an aircraft engine or the reaction of the sensory cells in the ear of our equilibrium organ.
In the episode No. 10 "SPC - La Palma" explains the landing approach on one of the most difficult runways in Europe. Take-off and landing on the Canary Island of La Palma are filmed from a helicopter perspective. The copilot Patriza Gross flies to her favorite places on the island by helicopter on her rest day.
The episode no. 18 "Miami A330 - License To Fly - From Passenger To Pilot" represents the anniversary episode and marks the successful existence of the format for 10 years.
production
The film crew uses camera systems in HDV and HDCam format. Some of the cameras are permanently installed, others are operated by hand. Miniature cameras on the dashboard show the faces of the pilots. All cameras record the recordings on hard drives. The amount of data for an entire cycle is around 1.5 terabytes.
Navigation devices help with correct positioning. These stored GPS data serve as the basis for visualizing the route actually flown in Google Earth . All flight maps and waypoint representations come from the electronic maps from Jeppesen and the electronic flight bag from Lufthansa Systems. This shows, for example, in which direction the aircraft is landing or taking off and to which alternate ( alternative airport ) one can fly if there were an engine failure.
In some scenes, the recordings from several cameras are cut together using the split-screen method, for example during a landing approach. Here the input on the control horn or sidestick and the reaction of the aircraft are shown synchronously in the same image. The viewer can thus see how the movement of the controls affects the position of the aircraft.
List of episodes
| No. | Movie title | airline | Flight number | Aircraft type | Formats | Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corfu A330 | LTU | Airbus A330-200 | VoD | 2009 | ||
| Cape Town A330 | LTU | LTU 674 | Airbus A330-200 | VoD | 2008 | |
| 1 | San Francisco A340-600 | Lufthansa | LH 458 | Airbus A340-600 | DVD | August 1, 2007 |
| 2 | Maldives A330 | LTU | LTU 730 | Airbus A330 | DVD, Blu-ray | January 13, 2009 |
| 3 | Shanghai A340 (engine overheat) | Swiss | LX 188/189 | Airbus A340-313 | DVD, Blu-ray | February 20, 2012 |
| 4th | Los Angeles B747 (The Leader's Last Flight) | Lufthansa | LH 456/457 | Boeing 747 | DVD, Blu-ray | May 26, 2011 |
| 5 | Tokyo 777 | Austrian | OS 51/52 | Boeing 777 | DVD, Blu-ray | February 1, 2009 |
| 6th | North Pole A330 (special flight) | LTU | LTU 9999 | Airbus A330 | DVD | August 1, 2007 |
| 7th | Barcelona A321 (special route Alps) | Austrian | OS 397/98 | Airbus A321 | DVD, Blu-ray | May 12, 2008 |
| 8th | Seattle A330 | Lufthansa | LH 490/91 | Airbus A330 | DVD, Blu-ray | June 17, 2009 |
| 9 | Fly relaxed - defeat fear of flying (EFFB) | LH , AUA , Condor | PE 8664 | Airbus 320 , A330 , A340 | DVD, Blu-ray | December 15, 2009 |
| 10 | La Palma A320 | Condor | DE 596/597 | Airbus A320 | DVD, Blu-ray | July 7, 2010 |
| 11 | Hong Kong Boeing 777F - (Typhoon Warning) | Aerologic | BOX 512/19 | Boeing 777F | DVD, Blu-ray, VoD | 22. July 2013 |
| 12 | San Francisco A380 - (The final Flights of JR) | Lufthansa | LH 454/455 | Airbus A380-800 | DVD, Blu-ray | August 25, 2012 |
| 14th | Quito MD-11 - (Lady's Trip to the closed Strip) | Lufthansa Cargo | GEC 8260 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 F | DVD, Blu-ray, VoD | March 24, 2014 |
| 15th | AirLounge ONE - The (First) Aviation Lounge | Different airlines | Different flight numbers | 320/321 , 744 , 388/332 | DVD, Blu-ray, VoD | 19th December 2014 |
| 16 | Seattle 777F - A Plane's birth - Coming down to Earth | Lufthansa Cargo | GEC 8145 | Boeing 777F | DVD, Blu-ray, VoD | September 9, 2015 |
| 17th | Hurghada B737 - Good Bye, BOEING! - Fledged | air Berlin | FROM 2932 | Boeing 737-800 | DVD, Blu-ray | April 6, 2016 |
| 18th | Miami A330 - License To Fly - From Passenger To Pilot | Swiss | LX 64/65 | Airbus A330 | DVD, Blu-ray | 29th November 2016 |
| 19th | Boston A350 - "Lufthansa's next top model" | Lufthansa | LH424 | Airbus A350 XWB | DVD, Blu-ray | October 10, 2017 |
| 20th | Bangkok Singapore 777F - Joe Moser's Final Approach | Aerologic | BOX 530/531 | Boeing 777F | DVD, Blu-ray | December 14, 2018 |
| 21st | London City CS100 - Water Land | Swiss | LX 450/451 | Bombardier CS100 / Airbus A220 | DVD, Blu-ray | 7th November 2019 |
Others
For the episode “Nordpol”, PilotsEYE.tv received a silver “intermedia-globe” as part of the World Media Festival.
The films are on Amazon.de sold and aviation specialist shops or on the Munich airport , Dusseldorf airport and Vienna airport sold in some press shops. The episodes are also offered in selected Saturn stores. Condor offers the result La Palma in the on-board and online shop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film shoot in the cockpit of the A380, Kurier ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Maldives, Review ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tokyo Review ( Memento of the original from August 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ North Pole, Review ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Seattle, Review Computerbild ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Seattle, Review at Flugsimulation.com ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ La Palma, Review ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Winner of the World Media Festival 2009
Web links
- pilotseye.tv - website of the film series
- PilotsEYE.tv YouTube channel