Welcome onboard my first flight on Pacific Coastal Airlines and the Beechcraft 1900D! Last summer in August 2021, I took a flight over to Comox on the central part of Vancouver Island to take part in the Outward Bound Canada 14 day sea kayaking expedition, which took place in the northern part of Vancouver Island in the Broughton Archipelago.

This flight is divided into two segments on the same flight number: Vancouver to Campbell River, then Campbell River to Comox. The next leg will be covered in the next video.

Pacific Coastal Airlines is the largest regional airline on the BC coast with its headquarters and hub at the South Terminal of Vancouver International Airport. It operates a fleet of Beechcraft 1900C, 1900D, and Saab 340A/B, some of which are operated on behalf of WestJet Link to serve regional routes in a similar manner as WestJet Encore. As many towns and communities on the BC coast lack road access, air transportation is often the only option for these remote locations, and like most other flights in this airline's network, this flight is a lifeline to connect communities like Campbell River to the outside world via Vancouver.

The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19 seat aircraft that was developed from the King Air 200. The 1900D is the version with the enlarged fuselage with increased headroom, while the 1900C only has as much headroom as on a minivan. Also, there are no window shades, instead there is a strange sunglasseslike tint on all windows, which is why the footage appears discoloured. Production of this aircraft ended in 2002 with 695 built.

Filmed on 19 August 2021

Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black

Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
Registration: CGPCR
MSN: UE51
First flight: May 1993
Delivered to Pacific Coastal: 2016
Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A67D
Configuration: 19 seats
Seat: 8A
Callsign: PCO701 (PASCO 701)
Flight time: 35 min
Departure: Vancouver International Airport (CYVR/YVR)
* scheduled: 07.50 PDT, actual 07.54 PDT
Arrival: Campbell River Airport (CYBL/YBL)
* scheduled: 08.25 PDT, actual 08.15 PDT

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 intro
00:09 walking on the apron of the South Terminal to board at stand 1F (great views!)
01:35 aircraft closeups
02:08 interior view
02:15 seat view
02:22 welcome announcement
07:11 connecting the ground power unit (GPU) before engine start
08:24 starting engine 2
08:58 removing the GPU after starting engine 2
09:56 starting engine 1
12:13 taxiing to runway 08R
12:30 pilot announces that an engine runup test will be performed as it's the first flight of the day for this aircraft
14:19 an Air Canada A319 is seen at Landmark Aviation that is being chartered for the Liberal Party as part of its election campaign
17:16 takeoff on runway 08L
18:27 turning south over Richmond
23:34 heading northwest over the Strait of Georgia
26:15 Gulf Islands in the background
26:21 reached cruise altitude of 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
29:50 Gabriola Island
31:31 Nanaimo
35:21 Dolphin Beach and the Winchelsea Islands
37:29 Parksville and Qualicum Beach in the background. Over Lasqueti Island now
41:00 top of descent
41:41 Denman Island
45:09 RCAF Base Comox (Comox Valley Airport) our ultimate final destination
49:13 lowering the flaps
51:36 landing on runway 30 with BC Hwy. 19 visible
52:42 taxiing to stand
54:31 engine shutdown
55:07 after this point, passengers for Campbell River disembark and new passengers board. Those continuing to Comox stay onboard.
55:15 Flightradar24 profiles of our flight