Norwegian 737 MAX Cockpit: Zadar to Copenhagen Flight Experience

Flight Preparation and Departure

• ✈️ The flight begins with pre-taxi checks, including generators on, anti-ice off, and setting press stations to auto.
• 🛫 Taxiing to runway 31, the crew receives clearance for takeoff with wind conditions noted at 020 degrees at 1 knot.
• 🚀 The takeoff roll proceeds with V1, rotation, and a positive rate of climb, followed by retracting the landing gear and flaps.

En Route to Copenhagen

• 🗺️ The flight plan involves a direct route to Romeo Juliet Kilo, with ATC providing updated flight levels.
• ☁️ The crew encounters turbulence, with severe warnings from 300 back to minus 100, and decides to maintain a higher altitude to avoid it.
• 📊 The flight is cruising at 35,000 feet, with plans to climb higher, and the route back to Copenhagen is a straight line over Germany.

Boeing 737 MAX Cockpit Features

• 🖥️ The 737 MAX cockpit features four larger screens compared to the NG's six, with a compass rose below the PFD and additional information on the left.
• ⏱️ New features include an airborne time display, a switchable clock, and detailed engine instruments.
• ⚙️ The MAX also offers access to more information, such as hydraulic quantity and flight control surface status, which are not available on the NG.

Approach and Landing in Copenhagen

• 🛬 The approach into Copenhagen is planned for runway 22 Left, utilizing the Monarch 3 Charlie arrival.
• 🌧️ The weather in Copenhagen is overcast with rain showers and a temperature of 19°C.
• 🛬 The crew requests a short approach due to weather cells, expecting a 5-mile final and an initial descent to 4,000 feet.
• 💨 The landing is executed with a wind of 21 knots, clear to land on runway 22 Left, followed by engaging reversers and slowing to a stop.

Post-Flight Procedures

• 🅿️ After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxis to stand Alpha 22.
• 🔌 The shutdown checklist is completed, including turning off fuel pumps, setting the prop to auto, and shutting down the engines.
• 👋 The flight crew thanks the viewers for following the flight from Zadar to a rainy Copenhagen.