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G'day guys,

A bit of a dumb question - having seen a few 737 landings on YouTube, I've noticed that when the aircraft is taxiing (after landing) the PF and PNF madly turn the Autopilot knobs and other dials - I assume to reset them for the next run.

Just curious, how (and when) are the following things done after landing:

Reset Squawk Code (to 1200?)
Disengage from ILS/VOR Freqs (what is the 'reset' freq?)
Zero autopilot (do compass headings go to 360?)

And anything else I've missed?

Cheers
Stew

If you're talking about cleaning up the cockpit after landing, and not resetting Flight Simulator, the after-landing ritual I remember is:

Speed brakes: retract
Flaps: up
Transponder: off

If you're taxing back to the takeoff end of the runway, you would be running the before takeoff checks.

Art

To answer your questions:

I don't know why they would be turning autopilot knobs, usually you would just leave them untill you get you clearance on the next flight.

Transponder should just be turned off or to standby, no need to set it to 1200 or anything else.

Leave NAV freq's as is, no need to change them and there is no "reset freq".

Can you provide a link to one of these videos? We might be able to tell you what they're doing.

Thanks for your help guys.  Yes, was referring to 'cleaning' up the cockpit once the landing is complete.

Here's a vid that prompted the question 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIyyuv7jI0

Cheers
Stew

I don't fly airliners, but based on what I know from my own flying, here's my take on the questions:

Reset Squawk Code (to 1200?):

Very unlikely that even an airline crew would do this. Since they are always flying IFR, they would be given a squawk code prior to departure.