Conair Q400 Airtanker first visit at CYYF Airport

This forum has been developed to discuss aviation related videos and photos.

Moderators: sky's the limit, sepia, Sulako, North Shore

Post Reply
FlySigi
Rank 2
Rank 2
Posts: 76
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:01 pm

Conair Q400 Airtanker first visit at CYYF Airport

Post by FlySigi »

.


First visit of a Conair Q400 Airtanker at the CYYF Penticton Airport on August 5, 2021. This Dehavilland DHC-8-400 was formerly owned by Flybe (G-ECOJ) before it was sold to Conair and reconfigured to an aerial firefighting aircraft





https://youtu.be/HYB-w0mDjIM


.
---------- ADS -----------
 
notwhoyouthinkIam
Rank 7
Rank 7
Posts: 514
Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:49 am

Re: Conair Q400 Airtanker first visit at CYYF Airport

Post by notwhoyouthinkIam »

That belly tank does something weird to the Q400. I have never seen a Q400 approach at such a high nose up attitude unless it was painfully slow.
---------- ADS -----------
 
DHC-1 Jockey
Rank 8
Rank 8
Posts: 821
Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:41 pm

Re: Conair Q400 Airtanker first visit at CYYF Airport

Post by DHC-1 Jockey »

notwhoyouthinkIam wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:24 am That belly tank does something weird to the Q400. I have never seen a Q400 approach at such a high nose up attitude unless it was painfully slow.
That looks like a normal Q-400 approach profile to me. It's the -100 and -300 that always approached "nose low."
---------- ADS -----------
 
Jim la Jungle
Rank 3
Rank 3
Posts: 134
Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:11 pm

Re: Conair Q400 Airtanker first visit at CYYF Airport

Post by Jim la Jungle »

Nose high was likely because it looks like they didn't use much flaps. Disclaimer, I don't know much about the Q400.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Trapped in time, surrounded by evil, low on gas.
Post Reply

Return to “Aviation Videos & Photos”