Content updates in 2021

787 Guide • October 1, 2021

A list of recent updates are found in the app, at the bottom of the welcome page (tap the pilot symbol in the menu). Older updates are listed here on the blog.


02 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EL-11 Electrical - 235 Vac Bus Distribution


04 January 2021

- TCAS chapter updated with better graphics and more details on inhibits.


06 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FL-08 Fuel - Fuel Jettison


09 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FL-07 Fuel - APU Fuel Feed


11 January 2021

- Terrain Display chapter updated, new infographics added.


13 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EL-12 Electrical - 115 Vac Bus Distribution.


14 January 2021

- 787 Guide Pro Fact Card FL-06 edited. Typo.

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EL-13 Electrical - 28 Vdc Bus Distribution.


16 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EL-14 Electrical - Large Motor Power Distribution


17 January 2021

- Other 787 Flight Control Features chapter edited. The abbreviation for Empennage Door Actuation System (EDAS) was incorrect. Big thanks to the reader pointing this out!


18 January 2021

- 787 Guide Pro Fact Card BL-34 updated with new photo

- New FCOM bulletin published. Check out 787 Guide Pro Fact Card BL-35 for a summary.


20 January 2021

- Two new 787 Guide Pro Fact Cards added: AF-09 and AF-10, Automatic Flight, LNAV Armed and LNAV Engaged


22 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-11  - Automatic Flight - THR REF | VNAV SPD

- Fact Card AF-03 edited. Typo.


25 January 2021

- Data Communications chapter updated with several new sections.


26 January 2021

- Minor edit to the Data Communications chapter, adding a missing caption to the COMM pages photo strip


28 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-12 - Automatic Flight - SPD | VNAV PTH


31 January 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-13 - Automatic Flight - SPD | VNAV ALT


04 February 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-13 - Flight Controls - Pitch Control


07 February 2021

- Minor edits to the "Hold on, that's your previous aircraft" chapter and the 787 Idiosyncrasies chapter

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-31 - Flight Controls - Flap Load Relief

- 787 Guide Pro Fact Card EL-05 updated (battery locations added) and WS-12 edited (grammar)


09 February 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-14 - Automatic Flight - THR | VNAV SPD


13 February 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-15 - Automatic Flight - HOLD | VNAV SPD


14 February 2021

- Airmanship chapter updated with some suggestions on terrain awareness

- Photo added to "Hold on, that's you're previous aircraft" chapter


17 February 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-14 - Flight Controls - Pitch Trim


20 February 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-32 - Flight Controls - Slat Load Relief


21 February 2021

- Major update to the APU Basics chapter!

- Other Emergency Exits chapter updated (new photo of the Overhead Door)


22 February 2021

- APU Basics chapter edited. Typo listing the Attended Mode criteria.


23 February 2021

-  New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-17 - Automatic Flight - THR | FLCH SPD


25 February 2021

- MCP chapter edited (added detail about altimeter setting use by the auto flight system)


26 February 2021

-  New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-18 - Automatic Flight - Heading and Track Modes


28 February 2021

- Simulator Survival Guide chapter updated with a section on handling skills.



02 March 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-21 - Flight Controls - Gust Suppression


05 March 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-22 - Flight Controls - Rudder Trim


08 March 2021
- Engine Basics chapter updated with a section on idle selection


09 March 2021
- New FCOM bulletin published. Check out 787 Guide Pro Fact Card BL-36 for a summary.


11 March 2021
-  New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-19 - Automatic Flight - SPD   V/S


13 March 2021
-  New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-20 - Automatic Flight - SPD   FPA


16 March 2021
- Engine Non-Normals chapter updated with a discussion on tailpipe fires and the new Fire on Ground checklist.


18 March 2021
-  New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-12 - Engines, APU - Transient Bleed System


21 March 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-13 - Engines, APU - EEC Idle Selection

- 787 Guide Pro Fact Card EN-14 - Engines, APU -Ice Crystal Idle updated


24 March 2021
-  New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-21 - Automatic Flight - SPD   ALT


28 March 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-16 - Automatic Flight - SPD | VNAV PTH Approach.


29 March 2021
- LNAV and VNAV chapter updated with a section on VNAV "on approach" mode.


31 March 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-05 - Landing Gear - Alternate Extension.
- Card AG-05 updated to include airlines where the master cabin station is not at 1L
- Card LT-10 updated with improved wording


03 Aril 2021
- Fact Card HY-02 updated. Added detail about gear lever in the demand pump conditions.
- CPDLC chapter updated. Edited Emergency Report photo and text to indicate when the SEND button becomes active.


04 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-09 - Landing Gear - Antiskid Protection.


07 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-22 - Automatic Flight - SPD | LOC | G/S


11 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-23 - Automatic Flight - SPD | LOC | G/P


14 April 2021
- 787 Guide Pro Fact Card AF-23 edited (typo)


15 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: CM-10 - Communications - Passenger Address System


17 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: CM-11 - Communications - Cabin Interphone System


19 April 2021
- ENG CONTROL advisory message updated to clarify RR functionality.


21 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-24 - Automatic Flight - THR REF | TO/GA | TO/GA


23 April 2021
- Communications Basics chapter updated with a section on SATCOM use.


24 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-25 - Automatic Flight - HOLD | TO/GA | TO/GA


25 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-26 - Automatic Flight - THR REF | VNAV SPD Departure Acceleration
- Fact Card AF-24 edited (added detail about autothrottle before 50 knots)


30 April 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: CM-08 - Communications - SATCOM System.


02 May 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: CM-09 - Communications - Flight Interphone System.


07 May 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-27 - Automatic Flight - THR | TO/GA | TO/GA


09 May 2021
- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-28 - Automatic Flight - THR REF | TO/GA | TO/GA


10 May 2021
- Air Systems Basics chapter updated with details on the pressurization panel


12 May 2021
iOS version 1.4 released!

  • Tabs: multiple chapters and sections of the app can now be open at the same time
  • 787 Guide Pro Tools: Flight Crew Oxygen Requirement and ACN-PCN calculators with educational PDF reports
  • And other improvements





13 May 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-15 - Flight Controls - Tail Strike Protection.


16 May 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-16 - Flight Controls - Stabilizer Operation


18 May 2021

- Escape Routes chapter renamed Rapid Descent Considerations and a new section on flight crew oxygen calculations added.

- Air System Non-Normals chapter edited (link to Rapid Descent Considerations chapter)


21 May 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-30 - Automatic Flight - IDLE | FLARE


23 May 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-31 - Automatic Flight - ROLLOUT


24 May 2021

- New Pavement Strength chapter added to Operational


27 May 2021

- EICAS Reference for ENG OIL TEMP L, R edited (missing word)

- CPDLC chapter edited (missing word)

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AS-06 - Air Systems - Air Distribution


30 May 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AS-07 - Air Systems - Alternate Ventilation


31 May 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-10 - Landing Gear - Autobrake RTO


01 June 2021

- Air Systems Non-Normals chapter updated with a new section on Alternate Ventilation.


02 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-11 - Landing Gear - Autobrake Landing


05 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-12 - Landing Gear - Autobrake Disarm


08 June 2021

- Engine Basics chapter updated with a section on thrust reversers

- EICAS Reference entries ENG REV LIMITED, ENG REVERSER, ENG REV AIR/GND, and ENG REV COMMANDED updated with links

- Terrain display chapter edited (typo)


09 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-29 - Automatic Flight - HUD TO/GA | TO/GA


12 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AF-32 - Automatic Flight - Single Autothrottle.


17 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-16 - Engines, APU - Engine Start and Ignition.


20 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-17 - Engines, APU - Autostart


21 June 2021

- Flight Control basics chapter updated with more information about roll/yaw asymmetries.

- EICAS Reference entries for ROLL LEFT AUTHORITY, ROLL RIGHT AUTHORITY, and ROLL/YAW ASYMMETRY updated with links.


25 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-13 - Landing Gear - Taxi Brake Release.


27 June 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: LG-14 - Landing Gear - Parking Brake

- Index of subsequent cards in Landing Gear moved forward by one (LG-15 and LG-16) to make room for new card LG-14


01 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FD-23 - Flight Instruments, Displays - Ground Deceleration Scale.


04 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FD-24 - Flight Instruments, Displays - HUD Symbology Control


06 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AI-08 - Anti-Ice, Rain - Windshield Wipers


11 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AI-09 - Anti-Ice, Rain - Probe Heat


12 July 2021

- 787 Guide Pro Fact Card EN-17 edited to show autostart for GE engines.

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-18 - Engines, APU - Autostart (RR engines)

- Engine Basics chapter updated with a section on differences between the GE and RR engines


15 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-08 - Engines, APU - Thrust Ramping (GE engines)


17 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-09 - Engines, APU - Secondary Air System (RR Engines)


22 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-07 - Engines, APU - Overspeed Protection.


24 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: EN-10 - Engines, APU - Thrust Control Malfunction Accommodation (TCMA)


29 July 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FP-07 - Fire Protection - Cargo Compartment Fire Extinguishing


01 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FP-09 - Fire Protection - OFCR/OFAR Smoke Detection


06 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AS-08 - Air Systems - Temperature Control.


08 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: AS-09 - Air Systems - Shoulder and Foot Heaters


10 August 2021

- Major update of the FMC Non-Normals chapter

- "FMC Hiccups" chapter removed, content included in the FMC Non-Normals chapter instead

- Airmanship chapter edited (links)

- Navigation and FMC Basics chapter edited (links)


13 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FN-06 - Flight Management, Navigation - Air Data Reference System (ADRS)


15 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FN-08 - Flight Management, Navigation - IRU Alignment


19 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FN-09- Flight Management, Navigation - IRS Failures

- Fact Card FN-07 edited (some information moved to new FN-09 card)


21 August 2021

Thrust Lever Positions chapter, What happens at that speed, altitude, and distance? chapter and EICAS entry CONFIG GEAR edited. New condition to trigger the landing configuration warning.


22 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FN-10 - Flight Management, Navigation - DME and VOR Tuning


23 August 2021

- Simulator Survival Guide chapter updated with a discussion on "EICAS Overload".

- EICAS Reference VNAV STEP CLIMB and Cruise Performance chapter updated for new VNAV logic


26 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FD-20 - Flight Instruments, Displays - Pitch Scale Compression and Chevrons.


29 August 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FD-21 - Flight Instruments, Displays - HUD Unusual Attitude


02 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FL-09 - Fuel - Nitrogen Generation System (NGS)


05 September 2021

New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FL-10A and FL-10B - Fuel - Fuel Tank Capacities, metric (FL-10A) and imperial (FL-10B)


08 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: WS-07 - Warning Systems - Airspeed Alerts


12 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: WS-08 - Warning Systems - Thrust Asymmetry Minimum Speed (TAMS)


16 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: WS-11 - Warning Systems - Landing Configuration Warning


19 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: WS-13 - Warning Systems - MCP Altitude Alerts


23 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-18 - Flight Controls - Roll Control

- Fact Card FC-10 edited (typo)


26 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-19 - Flight Controls - Yaw Control


30 September 2021

- New 787 Guide Pro Fact Card added: FC-17 - Flight Controls - Hybrid Laminar Flow Control (HLFC)



A Boeing 787 gear truck on the tarmac

How to evaluate pavement strength using ACN-PCN

By 787 Guide • May 26, 2021
How do you evaluate pavement bearing strength using the ACN-PCN system? Learn how to decode a PCN string like 74/R/A/X/T and find out if that pavement is strong enough for a Boeing 787.

Content updates in 2020

By 787 Guide • December 31, 2020
A list of recent updates are found in the app, at the bottom of the welcome page (tap the pilot symbol in the menu). Older updates are listed here on the blog. 14 February 2020
 - C argo Fire Protection chapter updated with detector numbers for the 787-10 27 February 2020
 - Most Anti-Ice, Rain messages in the EICAS Reference section updated with various additional information and links to chapters. 01 March 2020 
- Data Communications chapter updated with information about onboard wifi
- Airmanship chapter updated with advice on using said onboard wifi 17 March 2020
 - Air Recirculation System chapter updated with a section about the filters. 29 March 2020
 - Communications Basics chapter updated with information about the Reminder function 13 April 2020
 - Electrical System Basics chapter updated with a section on Towing Power
- 787 Idiosyncrasies updated with a minor rant on the EFB :) 28 April 2020
- Cargo Fire Protection chapter updated with a better table listing the fire detectors 21 May 2020
 - Autoflight Basics chapter updated with FMA details 25 May 2020
 - Other Emergency Exits chapter updated with more escape hatch details 26 May 2020
 - Flight Control Non-Normals chapter edited (corrected a typo) 01 June 2020
 - Navigation and FMC Basics chapter updated with a section on the airline policy pages 09 June 2020 
- Formatting and some links edited in Navigation and FMC Basics, Takeoff and Landing, and Command Upgrade Advice chapters
- Major update to the Hydraulic Basics chapter with information about the hydraulic fluid, isolation valves and engine driven pumps 18 June 2020
 - Hydraulics Basics chapter updated with new In Detail headers. I will start adding these In Detail segments to sections that go well beyond the FCOM.
- Anti Ice and Rain chapter updated with new sections
- Engine Basics chapter updated with information about Ice Crystal Icing protection 21 July 2020 
- Fire and Smoke chapter edited (links added)
- Air System Non-Normals chapter updated with further oxygen mask discussion 31 July 2020
 - MEL chapter updated with a few more examples
- Weather Radar system edited (formatting) 05 August 2020 
- HF Communications chapter edited (added info about failed antenna tuning) 12 August 2020 
- New chapter "What happens at that speed, altitude, and distance?" added 5 September 2020 - Cabin Interphone and PA chapter edited (typos, format) - Fire and Smoke chapter updated (typo) - HUD chapter edited. Added section on HUD brightness - OPT: Takeoff Calculations chapter updated with more OPT data entry advice 16 September 2020 - E/E chapter updated (additional photo, access details, common mode event definition) - ECL - Electronic Checklist chapter updated with a discussion on the Loss of All Displays situation 27 September 2020 - Command Upgrade Advice chapter updated with more on decision making 30 September 2020 - "Hold on, that's your previous aircraft!" chapter updated with the often misunderstood FLCH mode

How To Study The Boeing 787 Manuals

By 787 Guide • November 18, 2020
Where do you even begin? I’ve gotten that question a few times now, so let me give you my suggestion how to best study the 787 from scratch. This assumes that you have gotten the official manuals (FCOM, QRH and FCTM) and maybe also the 787 Guide app . It also kind of assumes that you have flown some other airliner jet before, but if you haven’t the strategy would be the same, albeit with a much steeper learning curve.

Introducing 787 Guide Pro!

By 787 Guide • November 13, 2020
New 787 Guide iOS app update! Dark mode, notifications, automatic content updating, and a few other enhancements. Also, introducing 787 Guide Pro! Making it easier to stay current and prepare for the simulator every six months. 787 Guide Pro features a memory items trainer that uses images and videos to demonstrate each step. From my own experience, reading the QRH to memorize these procedures is difficult. Learning-by-doing is obviously the best method, but unfortunately the time you get in the simulator time is always limited. There are some good procedure training apps out there, but they require quite a bit of effort to use. So the idea was to make it easier and, yeah, more causal. Practice in the crew shuttle, or last minute before the simulator. Check out the free AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE sample in the app for a better idea of how it works. 787 Guide Pro also includes fresh new 787 Fact Cards that will cover every FCOM chapter and FCOM bulletins. As we already know, the FCOM is a heavy book to read and it has lots of superfluous text. This is why I started 787 Guide in the first place, to provide a better introduction. But what if you already know this airplane and you just need to quickly refresh the tech details every now and then? The Fact Cards fill this space, being an executive summary of the FCOM. In some cases, it’s been possible to condense several pages into one single card! As with the memory items trainer, they allow for casual but efficient study. At the moment there are over 170 cards, and more will be added weekly. The idea is to have a complete set within about a year. All FCOM Bulletins are currently covered, and will be kept up to date. You’ll get a notification on your phone whenever a new bulletin card, or any other card is added. The original app is still being updated with new content. No subscription is needed for that!

Content updates in 2019

By 787 Guide • January 1, 2020
List of new chapters and updates

Content updates in 2018

By 787 Guide • October 29, 2018
List of new chapters and updates

What happened in July 2018? (Android is coming!)

By 787 Guide • July 31, 2018
The 787 Guide app is a work in progress. It already contains some 400 pages, and 200 photos and illustrations but I'm adding new stuff every week. Simply tap the cloud icon in the app menu to download the latest content update. The About page (pilot icon in the app menu) has a complete list of the update history, but another great way to get notified of updates is to follow my Instagram account @787guide - I usually publish an Instagram story whenever I've added new content to the app. You'll see a collection of screenshots of those Stories in this blog post.

787 Type Rating preparation 

By 787 Guide • July 30, 2018
How to prepare for and ace that type rating!

Interviewed by @mega.aviation

By 787 Guide • July 2, 2018
Back in July 2017 I was interviewed by @mega.aviation for his website. You can find it here , and I think it's worth a visit. He has been doing loads of interesting interviews with pilots from all around the world. What a great resource for aspiring pilots, but also others who are curious about what it's like to fly for a living. Here's his interview with me: 1) Tell us what made you want to become a pilot? The dream was always there since young age. I started paragliding when I was 15, which was all I could afford (and barely that). At age 17 I was incredibly fortunate to be accepted into a flight school that was government sponsored. My first lesson there was the first time I ever sat in an aircraft! 2) Where did you train and describe your experience training there? ACS. That flight school has since closed its doors, but the training was solid. It asked a lot from the students, we spent many evenings and weekends on the school premises. Many of my closest friends today I met back there. 3) What aircraft did you fly during your initial training? Cessna 152, 172 and 182 for single engine. Cessna 340 for multi engine. 4) What was your hardest part of training? ATPL theory. Already back then it was heavy, and I've heard it hasn't exactly gotten easier these days. 5) What advice would you give to aspiring pilot? Sounds like a cliche, but here it is: never give up. That's it. If you really wanna be a pilot and never give up, you're gonna be a pilot. Maybe you're gonna have to go fly single engine props in Ghana or Indonesia on the way.. but you'll make it happen. Stay positive. 6) What has been your best moment in the air? Anytime I'm asked to take an empty airliner on a ferry flight. It doesn't happen too often of course, but that feeling is great! No pax, no cabin crew, just me and the FO, like two buddies taking a 200 million dollar machine for a spin :) 7) What is your favourite destination to fly to? LAX. Love that RIIVR 3 arrival for its challenge and great views 8) What is the biggest misconception that people have about your job? That it's kinda easy after all, just autopilot and chill, right? No. If you're flying short haul you're probably under constant stress to meet the schedule. If you're flying long haul you constantly battle short and long term fatigue. No matter what you fly you feel the weight of the responsibility. Piloting ain't easy. 9) Was there something you wish you did prior to starting your flight training that would be beneficial for aspiring pilots to do? I wish I had learned proven study methods at early age. We just tell our kids "to study harder" but with very little instruction how. There is a lot of resources out there on how to learn more efficiently.