Full flight | Pacific Coastal Saab 340A | 8P238 Powell River to Vancouver (C-GPCQ)

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.

This flight marks my first time on a European-built turboprop, and my first time on a turboprop with engines that is not from Pratt & Whitney.

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:    • Full flight | Pacific Coastal Beechcraft 1...  

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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: 25m

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

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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
36:14 - closer views of downtown Vancouver with major landmarks visible
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