The Dash 8 is such an underrated masterpiece of a plane. That view is the best possible on a modern day dash!! Hope to fly on one of Horizon Air’s before their phased out in 2024.
I love to hear people having a good time talking and laughing in the background while flying, always helps ease my extreme fear of flight while in the aircraft.
I have flown on the dash 8 q400 several times and I have always pre-booked the exact seat you chose because it has the best view of the ground and engine and wing. But the dash 8 will always have a special place in my heart as she was the first bird I ever flew on. Great video!
Thanks my friend. I love the Q400. It's too bad they don't fly anymore in the part of the country I live. I have to visit the West if I want to fly them.
I am a baggage handler and I've been in the cargo hold of the Q400 thousands of times, but I've never flown in a Q400, and I've always wanted to. This video has made my wish come true.
This video brought such a welcoming vibe to it. Makes me sad we don't have more of this today at airports. I used to say "welcome home" to people arriving to BDL by where I used to live.
In my past 12 years of flying around the globe, the Q400 remains the only plane I ever consistently fell asleep on while flying. Something about the vibrations and the sound of those turboprops is incredibly soothing.
I’m genuinely kinda sad that these planes aren’t flying anymore. I flew one once a couple years ago, and it was genuinely one of the nicest flights I’d ever been on. Such a surprisingly smooth and comfortable ride.
I love the Q400. The view is awesome, I flew from düsseldorf to stuttgart. The window seats near the wing are the best! You can see the engine and the landing gear wich is really interesting to watch while take off and landing.
Those sound like Germany or Austria. Did you fly on Austrian and Berlin Air when it existed? Sad that Austrian is retiring them across the pond of the Atlantic, such a great little aircraft. Over here in Canada, every airline pretty much flies it as it is its country of origin. Heck, some airlines would fly it until it stops working lol.
Man I love the Q400. I used to fly on Horizon’s between MRY-SAN a few times a month. Was pretty bummed when that route was replaced with E175s. Great video!
Well, the E175 is probably the best option to replace it with. Better the 175 than a CRJ-700. But, nothing quite beats a good turboprop. Thanks for watching my friend!
@Idiot Beach Productions yes, many times. On American Eagle when they still operated them, Island Air when they were still in business, and on Silver Airways.
Agreeeeeeeeed...... but it puts me to sleep (just like real take offs/landings seem to when I fly). That hum makes me want to lean against the window and snooze.
@@sla31 Sadly they're also vanishing from Europe as a lot of carriers that used them have gone bancrupt or stopped their service, such as Air Berlin or FlyBe.
@@DaGuys470 They're still everywhere in Canada. We have no plans to retire the Q400 yet, however it's smaller variants (-100/-300) are gradually being retired.
Skylite Productions I agree....My all time favorite is the Lockheed Electra. There’s nothing like that sound. ( well maybe the C130, but they have the same power plant).
It is almost a cliché to say it, but it is appropriate for this video: a perfect day for flying. The views of Mt. St. Helens at 23:40, the South Fork Toutle River at 26:31and Mt. Rainier at 28:40 were simply spectacular.
The Dash 8 is an amazing aircraft. I really enjoy flying on them, and I wish there were more still in service in the US. Between it and the ATR though? I'd probably stick with the Dash 8. I like the ATR too, but there's just something about a Dash 8.
it's funny how the 60 cycle flicker of the video freezes the motion of the prop blades, and creates optical illusions of the prop not even sinning, or rotating slow or backwards. I personally love flying in turboprop airliners because I love the sounds that the props make, the "Box Fan" sound in ground idle, and taxiing, and the "Bumblebee" sound or "low pitched" drone in takeoff and inflight. I've heard that most of the public is not aware that the turboprop engine is turbojet engine with a propeller attached. Most think it's a turbocharged piston driven propeller engine like that of the old Dougless DC-7, or that of a Porsche. If you listen to the engine when it fires up, you can hear the whine of the jet engine as the propeller starts to rotate and gain speed.
It’s funny how the different frame rates can change the way the props look on film. If you really want to see a cool one, watch one of my Sint Maarten spotting videos. The frame rate on the camera I use for spotting matches perfectly with the ATR’s engines when at full throttle. You hear the engines go to full power, but the blades appear to stop in mid air haha. Anyways, I’m also surprised a lot when people don’t understand how a turbo prop works. Thanks for watching my friend!
I Always imagine myself to be an airplane may be sometimes a Dash 8 q400 or an Airbus A380 with loud noise while running on take off .... as if there is so much more height to achieve .. because airplanes take flight while picking up speeds, handle any turbulence without complaints, make passengers feel cozy and comfortable and mostly safe .. while gliding with motive to help passengers reach their destination. This is how I achieve anything in life
Fun fact: most of the planes at my nearest airport are Alaska airline dash-8’s. My airport is about 5-10 mins away and u can see all the planes passing. Pretty cool
Horizon also used to fly this route with 19-seater Swearingen Metroliners way back when. Can you imagine that now? The airline also had some aging Fokker F27s in its fleet.
Times sure have changed. My home airport used to get two daily flights on Great Lakes Beech 1900's. Now, less than 10 years later we have flights on American to Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth on ERJ-140's all the way up to CRJ-900's and ERJ-175's. Crazy how it's all changed. Thanks for watching my friend!
My wife, & I won't get on another ERJ 145 again if we can help it. After our slightly hair raising experience, & learning of their poor safety record over some recent years no thanks. The Metroliner made me tad nervous too. Flew a Saab once the one engine had a engine vibration. Most others I've never had a problem with. I like the CRJ, & Q400's the best.
@@lanerailvideo5928 The left engine of the F27 I was on flying to Boise stopped spinning at 15,000 feet up in the air. I still remember the moment it happened. We made an emergency landing in Pasco, WA. But the pilots were so calm and collected as if this was a routine landing. I actually love flying small regional jets like the ERJ 145 and CRJ-700 because they are like "private jets" for peasants.
@@lanerailvideo5928 ERJ 145? Do you mean the Embraer 120 Brasilias? Cause those were the poor safety record ones. Don't be scared of turboprops. The Q400 has a very reliable reputation and is great for short haul. Same with the much smaller and older Twin Otter. Twin Otter has flown for 60 years almost cause its that good. Metroliner is an older plane. One turboprop I'm not a big fan of is the ATR. It has safety issues with icing in the past.
Great Video bro. I'm in love with Bombardier q400 as this was the first plan i ever travelled through... We were so scared...We call it here Spicejet bombardier q400 in India. It travels in very limited areas around the country. We were so impressed by the propellers. 😂 Y'all must admit the sound of the propellers gaining speed and while Taxing is love!!!! When it stops s bit after taxing and suddenly boosts up to takeoff..... Maaann that sound and thump🔥🌪️..... Thanks for Amazing Video nd Experience. Keep growing ❤️
I live here in Portland!! I'm an Airliner!! Concourse A is now gone since November 14. So this wasn’t filmed after November 14. I love home sm!! Plus, It’s not that from from here to Seattle for me. It’s only 3 Hours Away. Just saying. Btw, I love these old fashioned Bombardiers!! I hate how you had to go outside after taking a long walk down the hallway. It was ridiculous
Thanks for watching my friend. Yes, they were just about to close that old concourse when I was in town. It looked like it was time for it to go. I hope you enjoyed the video my friend!
I am going to be flying on one of these planes here in 2 months. I've never flown on any turboprop plane, is there any tips for a more relaxed and easy trip?
It's really not that much different than a jet. Plus the Q400 is bigger than you might think. They hold over 70 passengers. I actually really love flying on turboprops. The engine buzz is enough to put me to sleep, which is a problem, since I need to record the flight for the channel here haha. I guess I really don't have much advice, expect maybe treat it like any other flight. The Q400 is a great airplane, reliable airplane.
@@sla31 I usually just watch the takeoff and landing and fast forward through the actual flight part of these videos, but you're right, the engine noise was very relaxing. I was watching with headphones on and started to doze off! 🤣
Do you know what row you sit in for these awesome videos? Looking to fly a 8-400 in a few months as I have always wanted to fly a turboprop and I know they are starting to be phased out. I'd love the view of the props
This was row 6. Row 7 is basically the same. If I remember correctly though, these rows are often blocked ahead of time to make sure seats in the back fill up first for weight and balance. If they are blocked out, they often open up 24 hours ahead of time.
My old home airport PDX cannot count the number of times I have flown out of there. My very first commercial flight was PDX-SEA united airlines DC-8 jet mainliner to go to the worlds fair I was about 14 years old great airport now my home airport is CNX Sawadee Krup
I only had the privilege of flying the DC-8 once and I was pretty young. Didn’t appreciate it for what it was at the time. Man, do I wish we had cameras like today back then. Thanks for watching my friend!
Taking one of these in just over a week and I was wondering if you have any tips for relaxing on a flight because I haven’t flown much and I kind of have a fear of flying even though I love aviation 🤦♂️
This is probably my first time ever to watch one of your Full Flights,gate to gate,no fast forwarding! It wasn't until we were on final approach that I remembered this was the model aircraft that Alaska Airlines mechanic/ramp agent took for a joy ride some time ago,ended up running out of fuel,crashing somewhere I believe,south of the airport. As I've remarked in one of your earlier postings,the prop blade movement vs frame rate drives me crazy! You're undoubtedly much more techno-savvy than I--what kind of camera would it take to have the blades appear like our eyes see them,a continous circle? When you zoomed in to Mt Rainier,the blades almost seemed to want to pop out of my desktop screen! I even reached out my right hand to see if it would be 'shredded' into a bloody,gory mess! :) Gorgeous day for flying,were you connecting elsewhere?
Well, to see the props as our own eyes see them, you’d need a seriously expensive camera. If you were going to translate the way our eyes process images into the same way a camera does, your eyes would see images at about 1,000 frames per second. This video was shot at 30 frames per second. Even the slow motion features on my current cameras only record at 240 frames per second. And again, although there are cameras that can shoot at 1000 frames or more per second, they are very expensive and need A LOT of light to get decent images. So, it will be a long time before commercial grade camera equipment exists that can record stuff on that level easily. Anyways, I was connecting on. However, I was switching airlines to Delta and was continuing on to Minneapolis. That flight has already been posted.
@@sla31 I was in row 6 an I loved the view on the prop and hub during my flight. I have to say the acceleration is the most impressive I've ever felt on a commercial flight. Thanks so much for the tip!
So turboprops propellers can "feather" which means the angle of the blades can be changed by the cockpit crew. This means they can change the angle of the prop to bite more of the air, or they can feather it out during cruising to be more efficient. Well, the same idea is used for their reversers. They feather the blades of the prop so they are no longer pulling the aircraft forward . Instead they are pushing air forward. So basically the angle of the blade is reversed. Hope that makes sense my friend.
No, this flight was from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington. Although this is Alaska Airlines, I don't belie they have any of their Q400's operating in Alaska. Thanks for watching my friend!
The mountain you can see at 17:40 is indeed Mt. Hood. Midway though the flight you can see Mt. Saint Helens, and then towards the end you can see Mt. Rainier. Thanks for watching my friend!
What would you estimate the decibel levels to be inside the cabin? Kinda curious about flying on one of these before they retire, but I have a terrible loud noise sensitivity
So the Q in Q400 actually stands for "Quiet." Aeronautically speaking the plane is classified as a DHC-8-400, but in promotional material it was called the Q400. Bombardier claimed the decibel level inside the cabin on Q400's is between 65-75 depending on where you sit. Which is pretty much on par with other regional jets like the CRJ-200 and ERJ-145. Of course, a big downside to turboprops in the past was that they were very loud. Having flown on many RJ's and Q400's, I'd agree with Bombardier that the Q400 is pretty much the same, noise wise, as flying any other regional jet.
This video was filmed with a GoPro, but I have since stopped using GoPro's as their audio quality is not up to par. I now use the iPhone 11 Pro almost exclusively.
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The Dash 8 is such an underrated masterpiece of a plane. That view is the best possible on a modern day dash!! Hope to fly on one of Horizon Air’s before their phased out in 2024.
Does that mean Turboprop > Jet > Piston prop?
I keep thinking about that guy who stole it and crashed it... 😥
@@Roboseal2 Agreed. Richard Reynolds
I love to hear people having a good time talking and laughing in the background while flying, always helps ease my extreme fear of flight while in the aircraft.
I have flown on the dash 8 q400 several times and I have always pre-booked the exact seat you chose because it has the best view of the ground and engine and wing. But the dash 8 will always have a special place in my heart as she was the first bird I ever flew on. Great video!
Thanks my friend. I love the Q400. It's too bad they don't fly anymore in the part of the country I live. I have to visit the West if I want to fly them.
I am a baggage handler and I've been in the cargo hold of the Q400 thousands of times, but I've never flown in a Q400, and I've always wanted to. This video has made my wish come true.
Just book a flight to somewhere! Why not go and return on the same day?
173 miles in just 30 minutes means this plane was going at least 330 mph, pretty fast.
This video brought such a welcoming vibe to it. Makes me sad we don't have more of this today at airports. I used to say "welcome home" to people arriving to BDL by where I used to live.
In my past 12 years of flying around the globe, the Q400 remains the only plane I ever consistently fell asleep on while flying. Something about the vibrations and the sound of those turboprops is incredibly soothing.
I’m genuinely kinda sad that these planes aren’t flying anymore. I flew one once a couple years ago, and it was genuinely one of the nicest flights I’d ever been on. Such a surprisingly smooth and comfortable ride.
The sound of the hexiblade propellers are very calming. What a magnificent fan sound!!!
Such a lovely flight! Thank you, for this excellent channel.
16:02 the perfect prop speed
Thanks for watching my friend!
I love the Q400. The view is awesome, I flew from düsseldorf to stuttgart. The window seats near the wing are the best! You can see the engine and the landing gear wich is really interesting to watch while take off and landing.
I love the Q400 as well. It's too bad there aren't more of them in the US. Thanks for watching!
Those sound like Germany or Austria. Did you fly on Austrian and Berlin Air when it existed? Sad that Austrian is retiring them across the pond of the Atlantic, such a great little aircraft. Over here in Canada, every airline pretty much flies it as it is its country of origin. Heck, some airlines would fly it until it stops working lol.
Man I love the Q400. I used to fly on Horizon’s between MRY-SAN a few times a month. Was pretty bummed when that route was replaced with E175s. Great video!
Well, the E175 is probably the best option to replace it with. Better the 175 than a CRJ-700. But, nothing quite beats a good turboprop. Thanks for watching my friend!
@Idiot Beach Productions yes, many times. On American Eagle when they still operated them, Island Air when they were still in business, and on Silver Airways.
Living back east with family in the Portland area, I've been in and out of PDX often. Great airport. Very clean and easily accessible to I-.205
Thanks for watching my friend!
love just to have this going on in the background while im working, its so relaxing and peaceful.
Agreeeeeeeeed...... but it puts me to sleep (just like real take offs/landings seem to when I fly). That hum makes me want to lean against the window and snooze.
I’m in the truck with the radio on full blast/ closing my eyes and just picturing a trip / new way of life since Covid got us! Lol 😂
@@martinleo2102 Yessss! Hopefully the world will be getting back to (semi-)normal soon!
The most fun . Watching the props start up.
I love flying on turboprops. And watching the engines start is one of the best parts. Thanks for watching my friend!
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Gotta love flying on the Q400. It's so cool to actually see the wheels touch down from the cabin.
Agreed. I love the Q400. I wish there were more of them being used in the United States.
@@sla31 Sadly they're also vanishing from Europe as a lot of carriers that used them have gone bancrupt or stopped their service, such as Air Berlin or FlyBe.
@@DaGuys470 They're still everywhere in Canada. We have no plans to retire the Q400 yet, however it's smaller variants (-100/-300) are gradually being retired.
The voice of flight attendant was so cute : ) Nice vid. DHC-8 so powerful and do like rocket takeoff : )
Thanks for watching my friend!
@@sla31 My flight was by LOT (HAM-WAW-HAM).
The Q400 is such an impressive aeroplane! Really enjoyable video as always!
Thanks my friend. I always love flying on the Q400. There is just something about turbo props in general that make it a little more exciting.
Skylite Productions I agree....My all time favorite is the Lockheed Electra. There’s nothing like that sound. ( well maybe the C130, but they have the same power plant).
I love to see the pitch change, great video !!!! I know it put you back into your seat !!
The Q400 is a quick and peppy airplane, even when fully loaded. I'm definitely sad Alaska/Horizon decided to retire them.
It is almost a cliché to say it, but it is appropriate for this video: a perfect day for flying. The views of Mt. St. Helens at 23:40, the South Fork Toutle River at 26:31and Mt. Rainier at 28:40 were simply spectacular.
I’d agree my friend. The views were great through the entire flight. Thanks for watching!
Mt Shasta is also very beautiful. I live only 60-70 miles away in Klamath Falls. See it every day
The Dash 8, IS an amazing aircraft. Can't decide between it and the ATR most days.
The Dash 8 is an amazing aircraft. I really enjoy flying on them, and I wish there were more still in service in the US. Between it and the ATR though? I'd probably stick with the Dash 8. I like the ATR too, but there's just something about a Dash 8.
Such a scenic route on such an iconic plane❤
I love these videos.......I think they actuallyi lower my blood pressure the way fish do in a fish tank!
Gotta love how you can see the prop blade angle change with the camera
Now this was a good video....
I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. As always, thanks for watching!
I saw Mt. Reineer in the back while taking off! Also wanted to say this is one of my favorite videos
Nice view of the mountains in the distance. I believe I spotted Mt Hood, Mt St Helens, & Mt Ranier at least.
it's funny how the 60 cycle flicker of the video freezes the motion of the prop blades, and creates optical illusions of the prop not even sinning, or rotating slow or backwards. I personally love flying in turboprop airliners because I love the sounds that the props make, the "Box Fan" sound in ground idle, and taxiing, and the "Bumblebee" sound or "low pitched" drone in takeoff and inflight. I've heard that most of the public is not aware that the turboprop engine is turbojet engine with a propeller attached. Most think it's a turbocharged piston driven propeller engine like that of the old Dougless DC-7, or that of a Porsche. If you listen to the engine when it fires up, you can hear the whine of the jet engine as the propeller starts to rotate and gain speed.
It’s funny how the different frame rates can change the way the props look on film. If you really want to see a cool one, watch one of my Sint Maarten spotting videos. The frame rate on the camera I use for spotting matches perfectly with the ATR’s engines when at full throttle. You hear the engines go to full power, but the blades appear to stop in mid air haha. Anyways, I’m also surprised a lot when people don’t understand how a turbo prop works. Thanks for watching my friend!
Lovely window view to the rotors of the DASH-8, lovely!
Thanks for watching my friend!
@@sla31 You welcome!
I mostly like being in first class and looking at the propeller I like fans in economy class
48:54... Bombardier DHC 8 400 ... It's very beautifull ... !!! 👍🏻✌🏻🤘🏻
I Always imagine myself to be an airplane may be sometimes a Dash 8 q400 or an Airbus A380 with loud noise while running on take off .... as if there is so much more height to achieve .. because airplanes take flight while picking up speeds, handle any turbulence without complaints, make passengers feel cozy and comfortable and mostly safe .. while gliding with motive to help passengers reach their destination.
This is how I achieve anything in life
15:04 full rpm on propeller it's going so fast for take off
I love turboprops!
The guy getting on the airplane at the beginning of the video, is the VP of maintenance and engineering of Horizon Airlines.
That's pretty cool. I would've never been able to tell you that. Thanks for watching my friend!
Its unbelievable quiet inside the cabin
Active noise control and active vibration control keeps it quiet jet like quietness
very nice flt thks for sharing
Bootiful powerback
Thanks for watching my friend!
This plane is so cool! Hope you'll publish more of that soon!
The bombardier dash 8 looks amazing especially with the Alaska air livery
Love seeing mount Rainier in the window
It's very beautiful isn't it? I was lucky to get clear skies on this day. Thanks for watching my friend!
I love this bird.
Hello Sky! Just hit 125 subs, not much, but still some! Enjoyed the video! Liked.
Congrats my friend. I remember how excited I was when my channel hit 100 subscribers. Everyone starts somewhere!
Fun fact: most of the planes at my nearest airport are Alaska airline dash-8’s. My airport is about 5-10 mins away and u can see all the planes passing. Pretty cool
Horizon also used to fly this route with 19-seater Swearingen Metroliners way back when. Can you imagine that now? The airline also had some aging Fokker F27s in its fleet.
Times sure have changed. My home airport used to get two daily flights on Great Lakes Beech 1900's. Now, less than 10 years later we have flights on American to Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth on ERJ-140's all the way up to CRJ-900's and ERJ-175's. Crazy how it's all changed. Thanks for watching my friend!
My wife, & I won't get on another ERJ 145 again if we can help it. After our slightly hair raising experience, & learning of their poor safety record over some recent years no thanks. The Metroliner made me tad nervous too. Flew a Saab once the one engine had a engine vibration. Most others I've never had a problem with. I like the CRJ, & Q400's the best.
I like flying where you can see the ground.
@@lanerailvideo5928 The left engine of the F27 I was on flying to Boise stopped spinning at 15,000 feet up in the air. I still remember the moment it happened. We made an emergency landing in Pasco, WA. But the pilots were so calm and collected as if this was a routine landing. I actually love flying small regional jets like the ERJ 145 and CRJ-700 because they are like "private jets" for peasants.
@@lanerailvideo5928 ERJ 145? Do you mean the Embraer 120 Brasilias? Cause those were the poor safety record ones. Don't be scared of turboprops. The Q400 has a very reliable reputation and is great for short haul. Same with the much smaller and older Twin Otter. Twin Otter has flown for 60 years almost cause its that good. Metroliner is an older plane. One turboprop I'm not a big fan of is the ATR. It has safety issues with icing in the past.
Awesome video love Seattle
Thanks for watching my friend!
propeller is louder than impeller, because propeller spins and create whips of humming noises and makes high frequency
i love the q400
Nice video! Taking this plane from Missoula to Portland tomorrow, almost your same seat too, seat 5E!
I hope you have a great flight!
@@sla31 thank you. I'm very excited, I love piston/turboprop airplanes, I've only ridden on one other in my entire life.
Awesomely. Job well done!
Thanks my friend!
Magnifique panorama thanks from Marocco 👍👍👍
And thanks for watching my friend!
Great Video bro. I'm in love with Bombardier q400 as this was the first plan i ever travelled through... We were so scared...We call it here Spicejet bombardier q400 in India. It travels in very limited areas around the country.
We were so impressed by the propellers. 😂 Y'all must admit the sound of the propellers gaining speed and while Taxing is love!!!! When it stops s bit after taxing and suddenly boosts up to takeoff..... Maaann that sound and thump🔥🌪️..... Thanks for Amazing Video nd Experience. Keep growing ❤️
The engines are really big on the dash 8 q400
Decent landing
Can tell your getting close when you Mt.Rainier..
Beautiful....!!
Such a dashing aircraft. (pun intended)
Wow Nice
Thanks for watching my friend!
I live here in Portland!! I'm an Airliner!! Concourse A is now gone since November 14. So this wasn’t filmed after November 14. I love home sm!! Plus, It’s not that from from here to Seattle for me. It’s only 3 Hours Away. Just saying. Btw, I love these old fashioned Bombardiers!! I hate how you had to go outside after taking a long walk down the hallway. It was ridiculous
Thanks for watching my friend. Yes, they were just about to close that old concourse when I was in town. It looked like it was time for it to go. I hope you enjoyed the video my friend!
0:57 bro was death staring you 💀
😆 I try not to film people if possible, but sometimes it's unavoidable haha.
I’ve been on a Q400 a lot of times
I've flown that plane!
16:00 When a prop goes so fast that it just stops
Lol
I've often wondered if this is what it sounds like being a hummingbird.
So fun fact the guy in the purple suit is our Vice President of Inflight and Station ops for Horizon Air
That's pretty cool. Good to know!
Also sad to see the A gates gone, so many good memories working out there
Hey......you know that plane can do a barrel roll
Yes. I believe we all learned that recently.
RIP Skyking
live it love it.
Thanks for watching my friend!
I am going to be flying on one of these planes here in 2 months. I've never flown on any turboprop plane, is there any tips for a more relaxed and easy trip?
It's really not that much different than a jet. Plus the Q400 is bigger than you might think. They hold over 70 passengers. I actually really love flying on turboprops. The engine buzz is enough to put me to sleep, which is a problem, since I need to record the flight for the channel here haha. I guess I really don't have much advice, expect maybe treat it like any other flight. The Q400 is a great airplane, reliable airplane.
@@sla31 Thanks for the tips! Excited to fly for the first time on one of these turboprops
@@sla31 I usually just watch the takeoff and landing and fast forward through the actual flight part of these videos, but you're right, the engine noise was very relaxing. I was watching with headphones on and started to doze off! 🤣
I get the feeling of a DC-3 .
Do you know what row you sit in for these awesome videos? Looking to fly a 8-400 in a few months as I have always wanted to fly a turboprop and I know they are starting to be phased out. I'd love the view of the props
This was row 6. Row 7 is basically the same. If I remember correctly though, these rows are often blocked ahead of time to make sure seats in the back fill up first for weight and balance. If they are blocked out, they often open up 24 hours ahead of time.
My old home airport PDX cannot count the number of times I have flown out of there. My very first commercial flight was PDX-SEA united airlines DC-8 jet mainliner to go to the worlds fair I was about 14 years old great airport now my home airport is CNX Sawadee Krup
I only had the privilege of flying the DC-8 once and I was pretty young. Didn’t appreciate it for what it was at the time. Man, do I wish we had cameras like today back then. Thanks for watching my friend!
I'm already missing the sound of the Q here at GEG
Xke parecía o es que las helices estando ya enlas alturas dejan de rotar o es solo ilusión óptica. Gracias alguien qué me saque de la duda
Bro I flown in dash 8 q400 to Sydney you was in Alaska
Wow! Pushback for a turboprop. That's a first for me. I wonder what the tug is.
They mostly use the small LEKTRO towbarless aircraft tugs. They’re pretty cool. Thanks for watching my friend!
@@sla31 Looked them up. They ARE cool. Are they really lektro? Or iezel? Or azoline? :-)) They seem to be pretty powerful.
you can see it when he boards the plane, what the tug is
Is that the wagon wheel effect on the engines?
Yes. It's an optical illusion caused by the frame rate of the camera.
Taking one of these in just over a week and I was wondering if you have any tips for relaxing on a flight because I haven’t flown much and I kind of have a fear of flying even though I love aviation 🤦♂️
Book a window and enjoy the view. That's the best way, I find.
Heh, All fours delivers.
14:30 you can hear when they turn off the packs for takeoff
10:02 a Q400 with retro livery
Yeah.... That was supposed to be the aircraft for this flight. It broke down haha. ‾\_(ツ)_/‾
This is probably my first time ever to watch one of your Full Flights,gate to gate,no fast forwarding! It wasn't until we were on final approach that I remembered this was the model aircraft that Alaska Airlines mechanic/ramp agent took for a joy ride some time ago,ended up running out of fuel,crashing somewhere I believe,south of the airport. As I've remarked in one of your earlier postings,the prop blade movement vs frame rate drives me crazy! You're undoubtedly much more techno-savvy than I--what kind of camera would it take to have the blades appear like our eyes see them,a continous circle? When you zoomed in to Mt Rainier,the blades almost seemed to want to pop out of my desktop screen! I even reached out my right hand to see if it would be 'shredded' into a bloody,gory mess! :) Gorgeous day for flying,were you connecting elsewhere?
Well, to see the props as our own eyes see them, you’d need a seriously expensive camera. If you were going to translate the way our eyes process images into the same way a camera does, your eyes would see images at about 1,000 frames per second. This video was shot at 30 frames per second. Even the slow motion features on my current cameras only record at 240 frames per second. And again, although there are cameras that can shoot at 1000 frames or more per second, they are very expensive and need A LOT of light to get decent images. So, it will be a long time before commercial grade camera equipment exists that can record stuff on that level easily. Anyways, I was connecting on. However, I was switching airlines to Delta and was continuing on to Minneapolis. That flight has already been posted.
I mean i know it's not a nice question, but can one of those blades snap and break off during flight....😢
I mean... Given the right set of circumstances, yeah... But if that's happening, then you have much bigger things to worry about haha.
What's the best seat in a Dash8 to see the props?
I like rows 6 or 7. I think those are typically pretty good.
@@sla31 I was in row 6 an I loved the view on the prop and hub during my flight.
I have to say the acceleration is the most impressive I've ever felt on a commercial flight.
Thanks so much for the tip!
I’ve been on this plane before
How does the reverse thrust on a turboprop work?
So turboprops propellers can "feather" which means the angle of the blades can be changed by the cockpit crew. This means they can change the angle of the prop to bite more of the air, or they can feather it out during cruising to be more efficient. Well, the same idea is used for their reversers. They feather the blades of the prop so they are no longer pulling the aircraft forward . Instead they are pushing air forward. So basically the angle of the blade is reversed. Hope that makes sense my friend.
@@sla31 thanks
Good
Was that takeing off from Alaska? Flown on 1 of these, Skywest Airlines in Western Australia have the Bombardiers.
No, this flight was from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington. Although this is Alaska Airlines, I don't belie they have any of their Q400's operating in Alaska. Thanks for watching my friend!
@@erikholmberg2331 Good to know. Thanks for that info my friend.
@@sla31 My mistake not skywest for the bomberdier 400, its Qantaslink.
Trust set
Same plane they use for SLC to LV. You’re up then you’re down fast.
Yes you are. Very quick flights on a lot the Q400 routes. They're well suited for the short hops. Thanks for watching my friend!
@@sla31 For sure! Take care!
Can you do another Alaska horizon air flight
Yes, I can. It may be a couple of months in the future, but I do have one booked right now.
Too bad Alaska airlines is going to retire the Bombardier q400 soon :( I love flying on them.
It is sad. I really enjoy flying on them as well, and I will miss them when they are gone.
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Thanks for watching my friend!
Does anyone know what the snow covered mountain in the distance is @ 17:40 ? Mt. Hood ?
I thought it was the olympic mountains
The mountain you can see at 17:40 is indeed Mt. Hood. Midway though the flight you can see Mt. Saint Helens, and then towards the end you can see Mt. Rainier. Thanks for watching my friend!
What would you estimate the decibel levels to be inside the cabin? Kinda curious about flying on one of these before they retire, but I have a terrible loud noise sensitivity
So the Q in Q400 actually stands for "Quiet." Aeronautically speaking the plane is classified as a DHC-8-400, but in promotional material it was called the Q400. Bombardier claimed the decibel level inside the cabin on Q400's is between 65-75 depending on where you sit. Which is pretty much on par with other regional jets like the CRJ-200 and ERJ-145. Of course, a big downside to turboprops in the past was that they were very loud. Having flown on many RJ's and Q400's, I'd agree with Bombardier that the Q400 is pretty much the same, noise wise, as flying any other regional jet.
@@sla31 Thanks, that gives a better idea!
What country you live in??
I live in the Untied States.
Okay
Tragic..... that Alaska Airlines is phasing these fantastic airliners OUT of their flying-routs!
It is, but they're not phasing them out... They have already been phased them out. The last flight was in January 😔.
What kind of camera recorder do you use?
This video was filmed with a GoPro, but I have since stopped using GoPro's as their audio quality is not up to par. I now use the iPhone 11 Pro almost exclusively.
Every bombardier plane has 2 propellers with each 6 blades
Full throttle