[4K] - Full Flight - Alaska Airlines - Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400 - SEA-PDX - N439QX - IFS Ep. 580

[@RichardinNC1]

What an awesome view of Mt St Helen at 36:10. I visited there in 2011. You can still see the lava flow channels and barren land 41 years after it blew.

[@sla31]

It is crazy to see the devastation still, all this time later. I was trilled to get such a good view on this flight. I've taken this flight several times now, and it's usually covered in clouds. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@topgeardel]

That propeller shot @ 18:43 is amazing.

[@chnalvr]

I love Alaska/Horizon, Sea-Tac airport, PDX and the Pacific Northwest. No drought here! It's gorgeous and so clean.

[@kevinwees5306]

It is a 45minute flight from Seattle to Portland.

[@scottbridge9391]

WOWOWOWOW!!! What a scenic flight!! Good views of the runways of Sea-Tac. Good views of Three Tree Point. Great views of Vashon Island. Good views of Southworth. Good view of Maury Island, Point Robinson and Quartermaster Harbor. Good views of the Issaquah Alps. Good view of Poverty Bay and Federal Way. Good view of Sea-Tac Mall. Good views of Puyallup and Sumner. Good view of South Hill Mall. Good view of Tapps Lake. Good view of Orting. Good view of Lake Kapowsin. And... spectacular views of Mt, Rainier and even more amazing views of Mt. St. Helens. Very good view of Spirit Lake. Good view of Mt. Adams. Good view of Vancouver Lake coming into to PDX. We're having a cold spring this year, a consequence of the triple-dip La Nina that's been hitting us.

[@miriccomchenry]

Love Alaska Airlines thanks for sharing Skylight Productions .

[@sla31]

Thanks my friend! A lot of Alaska coming up soon!

[@zachmatt3]

I visited Mt. St. Helens in 1996, and the landscape was so devastated. It looks like it is still a long way from recovering. I happened to be working in Montana when it blew, and we got covered in ash even that far away.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

What a lovely view of Mt. St. Helens...all 3x I flew this route it was cloudy as hell

[@sla31]

I usually is haha. I lucked out on this flight. I took this flight again last week on an ERJ-175 and couldn't see anything haha.

[@leezinke4351]

Enjoy them while you can!

[@sla31]

I plan too. They're a tight squeeze for me at 6' 2" tall, but I love flying turboprops.

[@joshewing3504]

I love it when the shutter speed and prop speed match up.

[@Aviationclips737]

thank you so much for showing a flight to portland oregon!!!

[@sla31]

More coming soon. Of course, I had to fly back out of PDX on this trip, and I was there again last week.

[@margaretroselle8610]

That was one beautiful flight! Many thanks.

[@nateye2450]

Man those Dash 8s land hard, I was on a westjet dash 8 a few months back and the landing was much like that one

[@planelvr07]

I love it when you capture the views of the Pacific NW! I wish you could have seen the WSU Cougar livery (my Alma mater) Dash 8 better, love the colors & logo! (Go Cougs!) Stunning views of Mt Ranier, Mt Adams, what's left of Mt St Helens & Mt Hood! If you ever want to hear a Mt St Helens eruption story from 1980, I've got one. Thanks for the video.

[@sla31]

I’m glad you enjoyed this one! I’d love to hear your eruption story!

[@68dart]

Awesome , Super Clear Day , Thanks Skylite 😀

[@azamyahmad]

Absolutely another beautiful views you nailed it gorgeous upload well done Sir Merci

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@krhimself]

Thanks for this vid -- heard Alaska was gonna take these planes out of service within the next few years. I'm thinking about hopping on one of these routes the next time I go to the PNW

[@sla31]

I would if I were you! They’re so fun to fly on, and I’m sad they’re being retired. Do it soon though. They’re gone by the end of 2023.

[@ernestjohnson9464]

Love your videos!!!!

[@johndean4998]

Seattle to Portland, for those who are unsure.

[@100titaniclover4]

I flew on one of these (same airline and from SEA) the day after this vid was posted

[@Howrider65]

These planes remind me of the Hawkeye radar plane the sounds lol.

[@guidancefromjah]

The flight was so short that they were able to fly with one engine off!

[@sla31]

Haha 😂

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

Looks like the propeller stopped turning.😮😅

[@sla31]

Good old wagon wheel effect on full display haha.

[@petercole8798]

Is the q400 going away. Nice vid love the prop roar.

[@sla31]

Yes, in fact, I believe Alaska has said they'll be gone by the end of next year.

[@katherinee.1213]

Gorgeous views

[@crazyman6099]

Go to Alberta Park it’s such a nice park

[@localvoid6753]

Turboprop. Wow.

[@Christian-tw7me]

@20:44 is this a Vulcano in the Background? Beautiful View👍

[@sla31]

Yes, that is Mt. Rainier which is considered an active volcano.

[@Christian-tw7me]

@@sla31 thx 👍

[@gwynn1983]

Unless you're connecting to an international flight in SEA, why would you fly PDX-SEA?

[@JustHitRecord_]

To visit family, you don’t want to drive? , $6 gas ?

[@nateye2450]

@@JustHitRecord_ yeah gas is ridiculous everywhere rn. I live in Nova Scotia Canada, and we use litres instead of gallons here, but my mom got gas in our fire escape the other day, and ut costed 95$ to fill a 46 litre gas tank.

[@sla31]

You'd be surprised. SEA-PDX and back is a VERY popular route. In fact, between Alaska and Delta, they have flights leaving between the two cites almost every 30 minutes, and they're always PACKED. It's basically shuttle service. A lot of people commute between the two cities on a regular basis.

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Great fly! So how many total do you have of "Ep." of all series including the discounted one?

[@sla31]

I have 2,114 uploads.

[@nemiaidid]

LOL. I would have been agitated the whole flight with that leg space.

[@sla31]

I love flying the Q400 because I love turboprops, but man it’s tight haha.

[@nikolauswolff5791]

30:00 : Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rainier. Mount with the first name.

[@orang1]

I miss flying on these Dash-8's, wonder why Alaska decided to retire this aircraft.

[@sla31]

Me too my friend. Sadly they were approaching the end of their service life and Alaska wanted to eliminate a fleet type altogether to make their operation more cost effective. So with no real turboprop options to replace the Q400 with and them already operating ERJ-175's (Horizon Air operates them, but Alaska owns them), they decided to just stick with an all E175 fleet for their regional operation.

[@bravocharlie24]

Wow I would love to try this my friend! By the way I have the same iphone as you but how do you transport it to your pc without losing the 4K resolution?

[@sla31]

Well I use a Mac so it’s pretty seamless. I don’t have much experience with PC’s. Some computers aren’t capable of playing 4K, so it may be that. My laptop that I travel with is old enough that it tops out at 1080, even though I film in 4K.

[@topgeardel]

Lol. Your leg space looked a little "cramped" on that plane. Do all those Bombardier planes not have enclosed passenger loading? What happens in bad weather?

[@monteisaia4383]

When was this one filmed?

[@sla31]

This flight was filmed on February 11, 2022. For future reference, I list that info in the description for every flight, so you don't have to wait for me to reply. I don't mind, but sometimes it takes me awhile to catch up with all comments. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@mikeenyart]

How come the propeller stopped after takeoff

[@sla31]

It didn’t. It’s and illusion caused by the frame rate of the camera. The propeller is spinning but the blades are in the same position every time the camera takes a frame. So it looks like they’re stationary but they’re not.

[@MultiMagnumforce]

Can someone explain to me why the propeller seems like it stopped ? Is it because the rotation speed is so extreme that it's an optical illusion or what ? Just wondering with my Primitive Serbian mind lol 😆

[@JustHitRecord_]

It’s The camera frame rate and propeller are basically synced in a way that makes it look like it’s not spinning .

[@MultiMagnumforce]

@@JustHitRecord_ Thanks

[@sla31]

As JustHitRecord said, it's all to do with the frame rate of the camera and the RPM of the propeller being matched up. Just an illusion caused by the camera. Thanks for watching guys!

[@MrGuzmanra]

why did the prop stop?

[@tradewins]

the hamsters get 10 minutes off for every hour of spinning the wheel in their cages

[@T-Towngirl]

Omg your kidding 😳 right? The props stop! You think that?

[@sla31]

@tradewins this might be the best response I've ever seen haha.

[@sla31]

@B Guzman it's an illusion created by the frame rate of the camera. Just like our eyes, which if we were to compare it to camera, see's real life at around 30-45 frames per second, a camera shoots video by stitching together a lot of pictures. I film at 60 frames per second. So, every second, the camera is taking 60 pictures. Which then gets put together to form a video. Anything less than 30 frames per second and your eyes will be able to noticed gaps in the footage. What you're seeing here is the RPM's of the prop matching the frame rate of the camera. In other words, every time the camera takes a picture, the propeller just happens to be in the same spot it was when it took the last picture. So the prop is still spinning. In fact, it's still spinning so fast your eye can't even see it anymore, but the camera is taking 60 pictures a second, and every time it takes a picture, the blades are in the same spot. Giving the illusion that the blade has stopped spinning. When it really hasn't.

[@Good-scientistfan318]

There sleeping volcano on 29.15

[@Idkman14751]

This guy just got caught on 4k

[@sla31]

Are you saying you are in my video?! 😁

[@Idkman14751]

Yes

[@parinpatel5719]

Sir, I think your propeller is broken

[@sla31]

Haha. It's always funny to see how the propeller interacts with the camera's frame rate. Thanks for watching!

[@certified.bgreen]

during the flight was the propeller spinning...?

[@AndrewLewer90]

Yes. The shutter of the camera was in syncs with the rpms of the properller

[@willymccabe6602]

Yes. It just looks still for a couple for a couple of reasons: The first is that the frame rate of the camera can't capture the speed of the rotation. The second is that the human brain can't process rotating objects moving over a certain rate of speed, and the resulting "signal" or perception of what we actually see is that the propeller is either moving very slowly or not at all. Kind of a cool optical illusion that our eyes pull on us.

[@certified.bgreen]

@@willymccabe6602 oh ok

[@sla31]

The propeller situation has been explained, so I'll just say thanks for watching everyone!

[@jasonmoors1191]

The ground scenes at PDX and inflight announcements take us back to the very recent past during the waning days of the federal mask mandate--I will assume this is your last flight taken with the mandate in place? I flew this route in the opposite direction years ago--PDX-SEA Q400. SEA-IAH 737-800--the flight you took is known as the 'Seattle Shuttle',I believe there is a flight in either direction every 30 minutes! Am hearing the Q400s will be phased out in favor of what? Did you connect at PDX? Can't beat the scenery as we turn left over Elliott Bay!

[@sla31]

I honestly don’t remember what my last fight was before the mandate was lifted. I’m sure I probably have more to post haha. And the Q400’s are being replaced by ERJ-175’s.