Flying the SMALLEST Aircraft in Air Canada's Fleet! Beech 1900 YQL to YYC

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5 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to see what it was like to fly the smallest member of Air Canada's fleet, the Beechcraft 1900D!
In early April, I did just that, and seeing as Air Georgian recently stopped operating theirs for Air Canada, I thought that now was a good time to share my experience on this unique aircraft.
Several B1900Ds still operate for Air Canada Express in the Maritimes, but by EVAS Air instead, so the aircraft is still flying for Air Canada, just not by Air Georgian in the west.
Hope you enjoy this look at what it's like to fly on Air Canada Express' tiny 18-seater!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada Express (Air Georgian) (GGN/ZX)
Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D (B190)
Flight Number: ZX7218
Seat: 2A
Livery: Air Canada Old (2005-2017), no titles
Engines: 2x PW PT6A-67D
Registration: C-GHGA
Route: Lethbridge (YQL) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: GEORGIAN 7218
Runway used: 23 (YQL) - 29 (YYC)
Date filmed: April 2019
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Пікірлер: 617

@DS-qg9ck 5 жыл бұрын

at 6 foot 8 you could have walked to calgary,in 4 steps

@tannerlong8301 5 жыл бұрын

hahah so funny and realistic good sense of humor

@Commentator541 5 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@RenTheGreat 5 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyrhansen6637HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ...wut?

@Marz-SPS 4 жыл бұрын

Mamothdinolover 112 the legs are super long so u stretch even wider so u can walk there in 4 steps

@idlanir9304 2 жыл бұрын

ha ha. you're correct.

@dedwarmo 3 жыл бұрын

6:28 Thank you for the captions. I always like the option of checking the captions if I hear a word or two that I don't understand. Love this video. I feel like you've let me in on something I may never get to experience!

@Triss_31 5 жыл бұрын

As a not English-native speaker, I really appreciate the subtitles! Thank you so much!

@CAPJasonG 4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting my type rating in the Beech 1900!

@dinghualiang4044 5 жыл бұрын

yeah I do read closed caption too. Thank you for having it!

@sevenrickseven5458 5 жыл бұрын

The B1900D always gives me butterflies everytime I catch a sight of it. I started my commercial career on the 1900D. It certainly helped me in transitioning into the 737! Thanks for sharing the trip report.

@QuarioQuario54321 5 жыл бұрын

SevenRickSeven But you can live longer if you start flying the A320

@nolanono2532 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Do you work in Canada or elsewhere?

@joshsannar5402 5 жыл бұрын

Hey. Wanted to let you know, yes I read the captions - I am deaf/ hard of hearing. I really enjoy your videos and thanks for taking the time to caption. :)

@joshsannar5402 5 жыл бұрын

Oh... also, I flew on this type of aircraft often between ROC and YYZ on AC. Fun rides.

@AlexPraglowskiAviation 5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I wanted to read! Thanks for watching :)

@gradythompson5432 4 жыл бұрын

Same here, you earned A sub

@sidneysun5217 5 жыл бұрын

I used to fly for air georgian, and remember tail #953 fondly. I usually fly with the partition open though, but definitely pilot's preferences. I'm glad you got to fly on the beech before its retirement. I'll miss it.

@afcgeo882 5 жыл бұрын

Sidney Sun Is Georgian switching to another aircraft or are they closing shop?

@Bartonovich52 5 жыл бұрын

The CRJs are going to Jazz and probably the bone yard. The 1900s will likely find work doing charters or independent scheds as Georgian reinvents itself-much like Central Mountain Air did with theirs. But it’s a tough market and most players are moving up to classic Dash 8s and ATRs as well as CRJs.

@sidneysun5217 5 жыл бұрын

i heard new fleet type, but most pilots are flowing to Jazz

@kisstune 5 жыл бұрын

It is a great aircraft as I have a special fondness for the 1900D as a kid I was brought up by the captain and actually given control of the aircraft. I remember my mom comments that she could tell when I was flying the aircraft. Note: Pre9/11 and flying between two third world countries on the military variant C-12.

@andrewleung5049 5 жыл бұрын

I flew on Beechcraft 1900D from YFC to YHZ onboard EVAS Air. Pilot left the partition open the entire way. I was also sitting at seat 2A and saw the entire landing from approach right down to touchdown

@jsmith1746 3 жыл бұрын

I spent five years flying the Beech 1900D. The most enjoyable airline airplane I have ever flown. Miss it so much. Well, not really the paycheck. Pay was atrocious. But the airplane itself was an absolute joy to fly.

@ishtiaq2000 7 ай бұрын

@jsmith1746 Joy never creates a huge pay check. Sacrificing does. So you find a balance b/w the two.

@diazrocks 5 жыл бұрын

yeah i do enjoy your closed captioning. thanks!

@plinkbottle 5 жыл бұрын

Flown on these several times. Love the single seating and the privacy it provides. Like the feel of the powerful engines that get the aircraft to its operating altitude really quick and hold it steady like on rails.

@tannerwi 3 ай бұрын

Will never forget landing at Dulles in one of these in a storm. We were being tossed everywhere, but the pilot nailed the landing.

@AviationNut 5 жыл бұрын

Great review. The 1900 was the first aircraft I flew when I went to fly for the airlines. I got about 900 hours on the 1900, it's a good little workhorse. But for pilot comfort I prefer flying the 747 freighter which I got the pleasure of flying since September of 2018, we fly into Toronto at least once a month.

@OscarScheepstra_Artemis_ 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the upgrade / promotion! :)

@deowen66 3 жыл бұрын

I worked for a regional carrier in the US at an even smaller airport than Lethbridge but I could totally relate! And thank you for the Beechcraft 1900 coverage! I LOVED working with and flying on the Beech 1900, best plane of it's size!! Also, we used to do our own security pre- 9/11!

@viclivlog7238 5 жыл бұрын

This was really well-filmed! Great content once again!!

@Spankenrear 2 жыл бұрын

These were the "go-to" between Halifax and Moncton. Coming back from the UK one time and there was 4 UK teachers coming to Moncton as an exchange. They couldn't stop laughing when they walked out on the tarmac and saw the plane. They all took pictures in front of it, it was the smallest plane they had ever travelled in lol

@incrediblezab 4 жыл бұрын

And Emirates is using an A380 for a 40 minutes flight

@incrediblezab 4 жыл бұрын

@Zeksteve Who knows

@nathwastaken 4 жыл бұрын

It’s to Muscat.

@summersky77 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's just a staging/positioning flight.

@dityamahandaru772 4 жыл бұрын

@@summersky77 no its a regular flight

@pauljennings8132 3 жыл бұрын

A 380 can't get into YQL

@AsadKhan-hp2se 5 жыл бұрын

Fond memories for all those who have flown the this lovely aircraft, the sound of the engines is worth mentioning. Thanks for the upload.

@manufacturingdefect1287 5 жыл бұрын

What a handsome looking aircraft

@BruiserFL 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best and safest small passenger aircraft out there.

@andersdrakkar 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your time and resources, Alex! I really appreciate your videos. It’s not just a video but some great aviation productions you are making so we can somehow experience every flight with you. This one was a great one for sure! Somehow I miss your spotting videos here in Calgary...! I hope you won’t abandon them. Keep up the good work!

@AlexPraglowskiAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support! Calgary spotting videos have been a cornerstone of my channel since the early days, they're not going anywhere, don't worry!

@BSiskaAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Extremely well done, Alex. BY FAR your best trip report yet! Loved the humor throughout! Keep up the great work!

@JB101inc 4 жыл бұрын

I flew a 1900 with EVAS AIR from St-John's to Deer Lake Newfoundland in March 2008. It was a hell of an experience. I watched various flecks of paint peel off the left engine for a while. Then we landed in deer lake in the worst snowstorm I've seen in a while. As we reached the gate, the captain just turned around and smiled at me and the four others on the flight.

@protocolofficer2629 5 жыл бұрын

Alex, this was an excellent review! In your last video, you showed this plane only on take off and landing which made me want to see the interior and a flight. Voila! Here it is! Your narrative was at the perfect speed with your clear diction making this very easy to understand. The video of the wing from your window was very clear. So clear that I felt every bump from the turbulence🙄. Please keep these coming. You are showing others all about Alberta and the rest of Canada that the rest of the World tends to ignore. Thank you for sharing Alex. Cheers, Colin.

@REAPYTHEREAPER 2 жыл бұрын

ive been on these 1900 and i am terrorfied because of how bumpy they are

@TheHDAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice trip report with awesome prop views, glad you got to get up in one of these while they were still flying. Lethbridge Airport looks like quite the happening place 😂

@brianevans656 4 жыл бұрын

In the past, YQL had non-stop sked flights to YEG, YXH, YVR and even GTF at one time. Corporate jets flew daily trips to YMM as well. The hub concept and the economy changed all that. The city's population has more than doubled since the construction of the terminal, yet no major expansion of the terminal has occurred. The terminal even had a small cafe, now replaced by poorly stocked vending machines. A flying school, two FBOs and an ag spray operation are still based at YQL.

@mattiagnagno757 5 жыл бұрын

I love that aircraft and also its design, I think it’s beautiful 😍

@bruceh3786 5 жыл бұрын

Those were neat shots of the wind socks sticking straight out at 9:03 and 12:45. The flight attendant has a interesting definition of breezy! Yes, the closed captions are useful (6:30) so thanks for including them.

@KerloTech 11 ай бұрын

I flew this from Montreal to Hartford Connecticut years ago. I'll never forget the co pilot saying to all of us to just tap him on the shoulder if we needed anything during the flight! Lol... Also on the return flight I loved being able to see through the cockpit glass as we lined up with the runway for landing. They didn't put up the divider for the return flight!

@rocketry1000 5 жыл бұрын

I always loved flying in the 1900 from CYQL-CYYC! Awesome video.

@michaelbruchas6663 Жыл бұрын

In the late 1990s I flew to Groton, CT from Philadelphia on “US Scare” about 3 times - maybe on a smaller or older sibling. No canards on the wings. The non-convivial crew only spoke to passengers on arrival and unloading bags. Another US Air contracted airline. They and others) did this r/t several times a day, because the US Coast Guard Academy and the major General Dynamics submarine shipyard - is in Groton. We passengers joked that all of the announcements played off an 8-track. In those pre 9-11 days - often the cockpit doors were open in flight. One of the cabin crew would yell back “that New York City would be coming up on our right!” Great view as they flew over Long Island. I think our plane had less seats for a larger cargo bay in the rear.

@1moredayof 5 ай бұрын

Great airplane and great video! Thanks for posting!

@lifeinmotionoutdoorchannel 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning plane and great review! Thanks!

@sidiswpl 5 жыл бұрын

Great flight report! I love flying small aircraft. Also, brought back memories of my first flight ever; Lethbridge to Calgary on a Twin Otter operated by TIme Air. I was just a kid, maybe 13 or 14, traveling by myself to visit family. We few at 5000 feet with a view of and out the cockpit the whole way. It was awesome and got me hooked.

@footieballer 5 жыл бұрын

I have been on a Beech a couple of times, and I have to agree with you. The experience was completely engaging and fun, closest I felt to “real” flying. Will miss these planes when they are gone. Thanks for documenting.

@JamesSmith-jp6xd 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Alex, brilliant job as always.

@claudelabelle7099 2 жыл бұрын

Great video which brought back great memories when I worked for Time Air as a ramp/cargo agent, load, unloading twin otter's, Shorts 330, Shorts 360, Dash 7, Dash 8-100 and 300, Convair 580, and 640's.

@Raprada Жыл бұрын

Thank you for captioning your videos 🙏🏻 it’s really helpful for a lot of people

@ralfspangenberg6505 3 жыл бұрын

i love your videos. Very nice photos and interesting comments. Thank you. Greetings from Germany

@petterin1 4 жыл бұрын

I just like these smaller airplanes, thank you for these vids.

@buzzukfiftythree 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyable video, thanks Alex. Here where I live in the UK (underneath the westerly final approach to London Gatwick) we see very few smaller passenger aircraft, so it was a real treat to watch your video. I have family in Thunder Bay ON and visited them in 2000. It was fascinating watching the smaller aircraft come and go whilst in the departure lounge for my flight back to Toronto.

@StephenStarkman 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Yes, I read the captions - don't stop!

@hyphendoubleyou7378 5 жыл бұрын

The subtitles are absolutely very helpful! Thank you for including them.

@lewisjohnson9087 5 жыл бұрын

You can get subtitles on any video, just turn them on

@bruceh3786 5 жыл бұрын

I believe it is an option. I have seen videos without the CC at the bottom right of the screen.

@datitingammez 5 жыл бұрын

This is actually a very good video in general!!! I liked to watch it!

@huaweiphone6403 4 жыл бұрын

Great video with perfect details. First time I am even looking at a video with a Beech 1900. Great review.

@taranroberts9413 Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah the subtitles are very useful. I mean old video now, first time watching, but any video with subtitles helps my ADHD I swear to f. Thanks for the content.

@robertmurphy4549 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for an enjoyable trip. Reminds me of flying on the 1900D many times from Cape Town to Luderitz (Namibia) in the early 2000's. Really a pleasurable aircraft for short hops.

@EpicThe112 8 ай бұрын

You are correct also they were used by Air Canada for cross-border operations into Albany New York Syracuse and Allentown Pennsylvania the latter one has a bus connection to Newark Airport via Interstate 78

@76notam 5 жыл бұрын

i flew in few years ago Zurich from Lyon in Beech 1900D ... and you" feel " flight than a heavy jet ...and i liked it !:) ...good report

@JoseNunez-pu1mh 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen this video more than 5 times. I love this aircraft. Must keep posting more flights.

@rafaelvizcarrondo7216 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, beauty of an aircraft.

@b2spirit86 Жыл бұрын

As a previous GGN employee, this video is a time machine for me. Thanks for the video

@aviationraps9983 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing aircraft!

@mistertofu 5 жыл бұрын

That is very interesting. It's like an international airport but everything is shrunk down. Even the planes.

@KennoCaptures 5 жыл бұрын

Loved it! Such a classic prop

@claycarter3535 Жыл бұрын

Any video of traveling by prop is fun. Thanks Alex.

@michaeljh1247 2 жыл бұрын

I love the small regional airports that airlines serve. Just something unique about them

@matmooNZ 3 жыл бұрын

There is something about the 1900D that I just love. Growing up in Gisborne, New Zealand our airport was serviced with Air NZ 1900D's and I fondly remember taking them up to Auckland to visit Auntie and Uncle. Wonderful aircraft.

@andrewschmitz9707 5 жыл бұрын

Took one from Albany to New York and back, hilarious being behind a 747 in this little plane. Fun experience I agree.

@powellriver100 4 жыл бұрын

Yes i read them always! Thanks for your videos.

@travisgamble8765 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing the BCATP plaque Alex! Lethbridge has a very historical airport! Thousands of Allied airmen received their wings there during WW2 within distance of the Rockies.

@JelmersAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video man! Liked!

@pavelavietor1 5 жыл бұрын

Hello the 1900 tremendous aircraft one of my favorite small but perfect for the job. Saludos

@Quarantic 5 жыл бұрын

Also reading the caption btw :) I love the insights captions can show and also I often watch with noisy environments and/or low volume and captions are awesome for that.

@juanmanuelc6644 5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@imaginaryemily 5 жыл бұрын

Flew in one of these two days ago, from Halifax to Fredericton. Everything about that flight was beautiful!

@csphoto1102 5 жыл бұрын

I did that route once too. Me and one other person (plus one pilot). There wasn't even a boarding announcement, they just called my name lol. There wasn't an official safety briefing or partition either.

@davidedward3565 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Alex....brought back many memories of my year in the YQL area....1957 at RCAF Claresholm flying the Harvard. The windsock was a ball and chain......joke.....and when it was straight out you could only fly with an instructor. When the ball was missing from the chain, flying was cancelled.The Crows Nest Pass area was notorious for it's surface winds. Spent 40 years with AC....33,000 hours. Have a grandson flying with Air Georgian....his dad is a B-787 Capt. My dad was a pioneer aviator in Canada.......4 generations. Thanks for a super presentation.

@DPA3 Жыл бұрын

I do read them and they are useful. Great vids thx

@thepurpleufo 5 жыл бұрын

I love this video. Interesting and great video quality.

@nibzee 4 жыл бұрын

As a 6'6" flier, it is great to see somebody tell us their height when they comment on the leg room. It is always my first thought when flying.

@kaiserman6667 5 жыл бұрын

Love these little planes. Never had the flight crew close the door screen though. That took away from some of the fun I’m sure. Great video.

@smallmj2886 5 жыл бұрын

I flew on an Air Alliance 1900 YQB-YUL back in the mid nineties. I really enjoyed the experience.

@cherifbar 5 жыл бұрын

Alberta is just breathtaking in its' scenery. I used to fly a Baron 58 for a oil and gas company out of Edmonton Municipal Airport about 30 plus years ago. your video brings back memories. thanks.

@SkyHighGuys 5 жыл бұрын

Really awesome trip report man!

@davidwolfhudson Жыл бұрын

Got to fly on an Air Georgian 1900D a few years back, YYZ-MDT. The pilots left the cockpit door open which gave an extra great view for this avgeek passenger. It was the smallest scheduled plane I’d been on at the time until I flew with Southern Airways Express from LNS to PIT on a nine-seat Cessna 208

@alvarogaitan2529 4 жыл бұрын

Alex thanks for your videos very good very good

@MileHigh_Aviation 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man liked

@geruslu 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this nice video! I liked it very much, since I used to live in YYC. It felt like I was in the flight!

@JawadKhan-ec9ez 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are really great 👍🏻

@TheAznative101 5 жыл бұрын

I like the fact the schedule uses a 24 hour clock.

@noobplayer_23 5 жыл бұрын

TheAznative101 yeah me too

@TheAznative101 5 жыл бұрын

@@noobplayer_23 I was stationed in Germany years ago and in the military I just got used to using it. It is simpler than AM-PM. More need to use it as well as the USA going metric.

@TheAznative101 5 жыл бұрын

@Chadwicked B I need more information like the date 5/11/2019 or 11/5/2019 That was confusing until I found what country(s) used the month first. It was confusing until the number 13 would come up. We use month day year here.

@granjard4018 Жыл бұрын

Super , merci beaucoup . Jacques 😁❤

@trevorb3521 Жыл бұрын

I remember flying in one of these MANY years ago and was in Seat 1A. I also thought it was cool to be able to see the cockpit. Along time ago when I was a kid I was able to sit in the engineers seat of a 727 after my dad told the flight attendant that I loved airplanes and was thinking of becoming a pilot. Was a super cool experience.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Great presentation, keep up the great work 😎👍

@eivindbjordal4276 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome and very interesting trip report! I`ll take more of these!! ;-)

@lonefather 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Reminds me of the few trips on this kind of aircraft some 16 years ago, on a corporate aircraft ferrying staff from Singapore to the plantations in Indonesia.

@JudithIrene 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! ... thank you!~

@CheesyHotDogPuff 7 ай бұрын

I remember flying on this guy - Red Deer to Calgary to catch another flight. Only cost an extra $7! Smallest aircraft I've flown in, it was super fun.

@mohamedhammi4124 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video, great job Man

@TheSmallTownTraveler 5 жыл бұрын

I liked your trip report, I've done this route on this particular aircraft many times as Lethbridge is my Home airport. And its nice to see I'm not the only who hits my head in an aircraft lol I've done that many times too.

@ThePilotsLife 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it!

@frogggie6969 5 жыл бұрын

Very good vid. I totally felt sorry for you legs. Im only 5'8 and I was sort of squished in, but then I really felt sorry for your head as you were exciting. But neat plane and I also really enjoyed the few times Ive flown on that air craft. I 100% agree with the small town feel on that aircraft. Thank you again for you outstanding work you do.

@user-362rNxMpEq 5 жыл бұрын

I read the captions!! :D I like to have them on usually but I'm perfectly fine with auto generated ones too.

@mikolajgoli8411 5 жыл бұрын

me to

@vp-retro 5 жыл бұрын

Another superb video!

@coasternut3091 Жыл бұрын

Landing looked smoother than some I've had on bigger planes/airlines

@jayablejay 5 жыл бұрын

Alex, great video.

@PlanesTrainsEverything 5 жыл бұрын

A great video and interesting journey.

@airlinetraveller 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, and the commentary you provide is quite good, especially the funny intro. =D

@jadengerber1165 5 жыл бұрын

*hits head* "ah ****" relatable. I did that way too often jetting back and forth between YYC-YXH

@ghilmanismail3529 4 жыл бұрын

Yo dude. The subs are actually helpful. Need to mention this

@daveogarf 5 жыл бұрын

Flew a Beech 1900D via Great Lakes Airlines - Denver, Colorado to Amarillo, Texas. WONDERFUL experience, having the 'aisle' all to myself. We did have a cabin attendant on that flight, so it had all the airline trappings. Hope I may get to fly them again sometime.

@andreworiez8920 5 жыл бұрын

Live in Cheyenne and used to fly GLA into Denver.... I miss them. Now the old fleet is lined up on the edges of Cheyenne Regional