Welcome to my first flight on a Q400! Earlier this month, I flew from Vancouver to Comox to attend the new Outward Bound Canada Training Academy at the Vancouver Island Mountain Centre! This is one of two daily flights between Vancouver and Comox on Air Canada Express, and takes only 20 minutes from takeoff to landing.

This video has much more detailed captions than usual, as I have had 11 months of experience flying the FlyJSim Q4XP on X-Plane 11 before - this is a very realistic representation of the Q400 on the desktop sim, rivaling in accuracy to the full-sized simulators that pilots train in. As such, because of my detailed knowledge of the aircraft, many features of the aircraft are noted in the captions, such as the doors, cabin, throttle & rpm settings, as well as the usual mentions of landmarks as well. I was seated in 2A, one of the extra-legroom seats, the extra space is preferable for tall people. There was no inflight service other than a crew member handing out water bottles on request.

I have also filmed this route on Pacific Coastal last year in the reverse direction; the Q400 take about 10 mins less flight time than the Beechcraft 1900 due to the higher cruising speed of the Q400.

Filmed on 2 October 2022

Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black

Aircraft: De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8 Q400)
Registration: C-GGNF
MSN: 4393
Delivered: November 2011
Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
Configuration: Y74
Seat: 2A
Callsign: Jazz 319 (JZA319)
Flight time: 21 min
Departure: Vancouver International Airport (CYVR/YVR)
* scheduled: 13.20 PDT, actual 13.46 PDT
Arrival: Comox Valley Airport (RCAF Comox) (CYQQ/YQQ)
* scheduled: 14.01 PDT, actual 14.07 PDT

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Outward Bound Training Academy: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAcPN2

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 - overview of the YVR ground loading gates
01:29 - boarding at stand 34
01:56 - seat view
02:49 - automated welcome announcement
03:16 - forward baggage compartment opened
07:40 - cabin door closing
08:59 - automated safety announcement with manual crew demo
09:14 - starting engine 2
10:17 - ground power unit (GPU) removed
10:50 - starting engine 1
11:33 - prop lever: feathered to max 1020 position
12:36 - taxi to runway 26L
21:11 - takeoff on runway 26L
22:32 - props: 1020 to 900 rpm
26:21 - props: 900 to 850 rpm
26:26 - reached cruising altitude of 7,900 ft (2,408 m)
27:05 - Dolphin Beach in the distance
27:41 - Qualicum Beach in the distance
31:08 - top of descent
37:06 - Hornby Island
40:27 - reduced NP landing explanation
41:28 - landing on runway 30
41:55 - throttles: flight idle to disc (ground mode)
42:41 - taxi to stand 1
43:16 - engine 1 prop: max 1020 to feathered
43:57 - engine 1 shutdown
44:48 - parking at stand 1
45:12 - engine 2 prop: max 1020 to feathered
45:50 - engine 2 shutdown
46:11 - cabin door opening
46:36 - boarding ramp attached
47:06 - passenger disembarkation
47:18 - Comox Airport terminal
47:53 - bonus footage: driving up to Mount Washington Resort and the Vancouver Island Mountain Centre
48:15 - flight profile on Flightradar24