Boeing MD11 part one
Join Martinair on a flight from
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
to Palma de Mallorca
ITVV are proud to present Part one of this programme featuring the Boeing MD-11, presented by Captain Ruud Bakker and First Officer Robert Lenz. You join Ruud and Robert in the Flight Operations briefing room at the Martinair building at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
Briefing
We are first given a full briefing about our flight, the route, weather and fuel. We then go out to the aircraft (PH-MCS) for the start of our journey from Amsterdam (EHAM) to Palma de Mallorca (LEPA). We depart from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport using runway 19L on a Lekko SID, call sign Martinair 341.
Detailed look at equipment
Ruud explains in great detail the whole departure as he is actually flying it. Once settled in the cruise at 37,000 feet, Ruud introduces you to the FCP (Flight Control Panel), FMA (Flight Mode Annunciator), FMC (Flight Management Computer), FMS (Flight Management System), Climb Thrust and Pitch, Pilot Selection Mode verses FMS Mode, Nav Mode, PFD (Primary Flight Display), PLI (Pitch Limit Indicator), and FPA (Flight Path Angle).
Descent and approach
We then follow Ruud and Robert in the descent and make an approach to Palma de Mallorca using runway 24L. Hear the Air Traffic Control for our flights and follow the checklists as you discover this state of the art aircraft.
Full Digital Edit
The programme was produced using seven cameras and was recorded and edited utilising ITVV's full digital, stereo broadcast facilities.
Captain Ruud Bakker
Captain Ruud Bakker, Martinair's Senior Chief Pilot, was born on August 24, 1954 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Ruud started his flight training in September 1973 at the Government Aviation School (RLS, Rijksluchtvaart school) in Eelde, The Netherlands, where he flew the C-150, Saab-Safir and C-500. He finished school in
May 1976 with a CPL, theoretical ATPL and a C-500-rating. From May 1976 Ruud flew sightseeing trips in a C-172. In September that year he left for Kenya and briefly flew part time for "Sight by Wings", an organisation that transports eye-doctors to places in Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and the Comores Islands.
Invitation
In March 1977 Ruud returned to The Netherlands to take up an invitation by Martinair's Director of Flight Operations to start a job as crew-scheduler, with the option of getting a job as a pilot as soon as a vacancy became available. During September 1977 Ruud started as a co-pilot on the DC-9-30 and in February 1979 a co-pilot on the DC-10-30 and progressed in May 1986 to his first captaincy on the A310-200.
Preparing for the MD-11
From 1987 he became a TRI (instructor), and in 1988 a chief-instructor, from 1990 till the end of 1993 he also became chief pilot. In 1994 Ruud helped prepare Martinair for the introduction of the MD-11, along with his MD-11 training with Swissair which lead him on to a position as chief instructor on the MD-11 Fleet.
In January 1997 he was made chief-pilot MD-11 Fleet and in September 1999 he became Martinair's Senior Chief Pilot. Ruud is married and has two children.
About Martinair
In 1958, former airforce pilot Martin Schröder started his own company called 'Martin's Air Charter'. Nowadays, Martinair has a modern fleet and a worldwide workforce of around 3000. At Martinair, the spotlight is on flexibility. Over the decades, short and long distance passenger transport, cargo, ad-hoc flights and aircraft leasing to third parties formed the historical cornerstones of Martinair's operations.
Cargo capability
Few people know that Martinair transports cargo all over the world. Depending on the season and market trends, an average of six aircraft fly the busiest routes each week.
Current Fleet
Currently, the fleet consists of 15 wide-body aircraft with double aisles: 2 Boeing 747-200C, 1 Boeing 747-2OOF, 6 MD-11 and 6 Boeing 767-300ER. With their ease of adaptability from passenger plane to cargo carrier, the aircraft characterise our flexibility.
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