Welcome to my first flight on the Saab 340! On 24 April 2023, I flew back with my friend from Powell River to Vancouver after spending the day in Powell River to deliver Jack Talks at a high school, mental health talks program run by jack.org, a Canadian mental health organization. We toured the city and had lots of fun there. The Saab 340 is a Swedish built turboprop built at their factory in Linköping, Östergötland, about 180 km southwest of Stockholm. It is the other major aircraft type at Pacific Coastal Airlines, operating both the 340A and B variant, with some of the aircraft also operating for WestJet Link. Although not operated by Pacific Coastal, the Saab 2000 is an upgraded and lengthened variant of this aircraft, though it remains extremely rare as only 63 were built. Our return flight was originally scheduled to be with a Beechcraft 1900, but was changed to the Saab 340A a few weeks after we made the booking (a few days before our flight). In contrast to the flight that morning, the skies cleared up and we were treated with spectacular views of the Sunshine Coast the entire way down to Vancouver. The main differences between the 340A and B variant at Pacific Coastal is the seat layout: 340A has a luggage storage at the front and the lavatory at the rear, while the 340B has the lavatory at the front and an additional row of seats at the rear. Once again, thanks so much to Pacific Coastal for being such an awesome airline, and to the hosts in Powell River and jack.org for making this trip and city tour possible! Outbound flight on the Beech 1900D that morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pGDaknm7UA #pacificcoastalairlines #8p238 @PacificCoastalAir Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black and Canon Rebel T7 Filmed on 24 April 2023 Aircraft: Saab 340A Registration: C-GPCQ MSN: 340A-043 Delivered: 2006 (first flown in 1985 with Crossair Switzerland) Engines: GE CT7-5A2 Configuration: 34 seats Seat: 10A Callsign: PCO238 Departure: Powell River Airport (CYPW / YPW) * Scheduled: 18.45 PDT; actual 18.49 PDT Arrival: Vancouver International Airport (CYVR / YVR) * Scheduled: 19.20 PDT; actual 19.30 PDT Flight time: 33m My Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalung1/ Saab 340: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzy3HT Jack Talk in Powell River: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAQUL2 * Please respect video copyrights, and unauthorised reproductions of any videos on my channel are prohibited. Such content will be reported. * Comments that are non-constructive, overly judgmental, or of a politically-charged nature, will not be tolerated. HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00 - intro 00:05 - driving to the airport 00:41 - entering the terminal 00:58 - terminal interior, check in area and boarding gate 01:09 - our aircraft arriving from Vancouver 01:50 - walking on the ramp to board the aircraft 02:14 - cabin views 02:30 - seat overview 03:24 - aircraft door closed 03:35 - captain's welcome announcement 04:42 - engine start 06:20 - safety announcement 09:57 - taxi to runway 09 12:36 - deploying flaps 15:09 - takeoff on runway 09 16:09 - climbout over Hammil Lake 17:58 - Brew Bay 19:36 - Jervis Inlet 20:44 - Nelson Island 21:00 - reached cruise altitude of 7,000 ft (2,134 m) 22:44 - Madeira Park 25:27 - Simson Provincial Park 27:09 - Sechelt 31:10 - Gibsons and Howe Sound 32:00 - Bowen Island 32:09 - top of descent 34:20 - Horseshoe Bay 35:10 - West Vancouver 35:36 - spectacular views of downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park 36:23 - closer views of downtown Vancouver 37:36 - Brentwood Town Centre 38:27 - Burnaby Lake 39:08 - New Westminster 39:49 - Annacis Island 42:49 - landing on runway 26L with downtown Richmond in sight 44:13 - taxi to stand 1L 46:57 - parking on stand 1L 47:35 - engine shutdown 48:09 - disembarkation 48:37 - walking across the apron to the South Terminal ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1f6W37EjBc