B737 SOP, Standard Operating Procedures Phase by Phase

Boeing 737 SOP study notes

Standard operating procedures phase by phase, from flight preparation to shutdown. Each chapter explains what the crew does, who does it and why the procedure is built that way, so a flow stops being a list you memorise and starts being something you understand.

15 chapters 10 published, 5 being written Original check per chapter

A note on procedures. These chapters teach industry-standard 737 operating practice and the public ICAO and DGCA rules behind it. They are not any operator's manual. Flows, callouts and limits vary between operators, so for anything operational your own operator's approved SOPs, FCOM and QRH always take precedence.

Written from Industry-standard 737 phase-of-flight operating practice

0 of 15 chapters10 chapters published so far, the rest are being written

Chapters

How a chapter works

Read the pages in order. The chapters follow a flight from preparation to shutdown, so read them in sequence the first time through.
Mark it up. Highlight or underline in four colours and write notes. Everything you save stays with the chapter.
Study the figures. Diagrams and photos show the shape of a phase and its decision points, not one operator's exact procedure.
Clear the chapter check. Original questions follow the last page. A miss links straight back to the page it came from.
Move on. Every later phase leans on the crew roles and callouts from Chapter 1, so this section reads best in order.

About the B737 SOP notes

These chapters follow a 737 flight from preparation to shutdown: crew roles and callouts, flight preparation, cockpit preparation, pushback and taxi, take-off and the rejected take-off, initial climb and noise abatement, climb and cruise, descent and approach briefing, approach and landing, and taxi-in and shutdown. Five further chapters on sterile cockpit and monitoring, transfer of control, cabin safety, adverse weather, and wake turbulence and diversion are being written. This is industry-standard practice, not a replacement for your operator's approved SOPs.

The SOP chapters are part of the B737 Type Rating Course subscription, alongside System Description, Performance and the question bank. Your reading position, highlights and notes follow you across devices. Start from Chapter 1, SOP Philosophy, Crew Roles and Callouts.

B737 SOP notes, frequently asked questions

What does this B737 SOP section cover?

Fifteen chapters that follow a 737 flight from preparation to shutdown: crew roles and callouts, flight preparation, cockpit preparation, pushback and taxi, take-off and rejected take-off, initial climb, climb and cruise, descent and approach briefing, approach and landing, and taxi-in and shutdown, followed by sterile cockpit and monitoring, transfer of control, cabin safety, adverse weather, and wake turbulence and diversion. Ten chapters are published and the remaining five are being written.

Is this B737 SOP material free?

No. SOP is part of the same B737 Type Rating Course subscription as System Description, Performance and the question bank. See the course page for pricing.

Is this my airline's SOP?

No. These chapters teach industry-standard 737 operating practice and the public ICAO and DGCA rules behind it. They do not reproduce any operator's manual. Your operator's approved SOPs, FCOM and QRH always take precedence.

How should I use these notes with the question bank?

Read a chapter, clear its chapter check, then open the B737 Type Rating question bank in Practise to drill the matching questions before your simulator sessions.