Thanks ! I Always found that Landing with a touch of Power on the Dash 8 Gave the Best Landings !

wow smooth landing with 2 red 2 white!!!!!! PERFECT!!!

Beautiful landing sir!

wiper in "quiet mode" ... lol! Nice landing -- real smooth.

Thanks! The Video Cam was securely fastened onto the Folded up Jump seat. As for how I got into the cockpit .... I was flying the plane! :) It was my last flight on the Q400 before I moved company & thats why I filmed it.

That landing was so soft that its hard to spot when the main gear touched! Top job!

nice landing

Nice job! Try Guernsey in a 30kt crosswind- sure concentrates the mind!

It's been a few years since I flew a Dash 8, but from what I recall it was Roughly 116-120Kts.

@goldilocksdavid : The wiper in the UP position as you see it was more streamlined towards the airflow so it was a lot quieter on the flightdeck when it was parked in this position.

speed depends very much on flap setting and weight. as said, Fl250 because of oxygen masks. maximum takeoff power is 5071 HP on EACH engine. in the simulator its quite easy to get into the overspeed range following an engine failure. the q400 is a beast in disguise! =)

haha, naughty naughty!

@neillypilot Cheers .... I did my training at Oxford.

yes, i fly the 400. a german operator for lufthansa regional called augsburg airways. we get some emb 190/195 so i think my days on the dash are counted next year :(

@thejackman11 : If there's severe Turbulence any Aircraft will shake violently, but you tend to feel it a bit more on the Dash. It is a very stable Plane though and the pilots at flybe are very good ! :) You will fly no Higher that 25,000 Feet Cruising around 240 Knots. Enjoy your flight !

Yep, you are Right. Vref = 1.3Vs. And Vref + 20 is the Highest speed buffer used in gusty conditions. It is half the Steady wind + the Gust upto a Max of 20Kts. Example: Vref is 120 Landing Runway 10 Reported surface winds: 060/12G22 So, take half of the 12, which equals 6....and all of the gust factor, which is 10 (22-12) Vapp = 120 + 6 + 10 = 136 Hope that Helps.

@tishan11 ahh nice. OAA are pretty good from what I hear

@tishan11 Late answer: No it's a German Lufthansa Regional operator. I'm still on the Q400 and will join our EMB 190/195 fleet this year. I think I will miss her ;)

@thejackman11 : Cant remember too much about the Dash, but on every landing the Master Caution will come on. Something to do with the Air Ground Logic.

Ceiling on the Dash is 25000 Ft, Due to the fact that it doesn't carry Pasenger O2. ie. Drop Down masks. But the A/C has got Bags of power ! It's Broken the Single Engine Climb records. It's very very powerful ! Around 5000HP. if memory serves right. Can easily cruise at 240+ knots.

nice landing :) Flown in a Dash8 with Flybe last summer, was a great flight :D Mind if I ask what flight school you trained at?

@dragon877 You are right in the respect that it cruises at 360 Kts Ground speed. and thats dependant on wind, altitude, iSA deviation etc. The fastest I have flown a Dash is 387 Kts = Mach 0.600 BUT, in aviation terms Indicated Airspeed (IAS) is a more respected term when discussing speed, so I would like to rephrase that the Dash Cruises at 250KIAS.,

Q400 Pilot then ? :) Yes a Beast indeed !! are you with a UK operator ? It was a Great A/c to Fly. I'm on the 737-700 now, but prefer the handling characteristics of the Good Ol Dash 8

Dunno what the V/S was. When I spoke to one of the Q400 Test pilots in Canada, it was him who mentioned that fact.

@tishan11 Actually Bodidley is correct the Q400 cruises at 360knots...it's one of the fastest commuter turboprops around....from what i know only the Saab 2000 can match its speed

Nice landing captain but as you touched down a master caution come up on the instrument panel why? But good landing in weather like that because most turbo props are very shaking on turbulance

@lyokoBSTN 20 20 is mainly for RAF or armed forces :) You just need to pass Class1 Medical :)

@thejackman11 That was flybe. It's just to inform you that the spoilers have deployed.

@tubeyou443: Lot quieter that way ! :)

@willettgarrett : Because I was landing the Plane ! :)

Well Spotted ! It is runway 23 ! My Bad !

Agreed, in Principle. BUT, "primary source of Ice Detection" wasn't very good, especially at night. The Ice detection System on the Dash 8 was SO sensitive, that at even the Slightest Trace of Ice, you will find "Ice Detected" in Amber on the ED. And to add to it, more often than not, there's no Ice at all on the Wiper Spigot - Even though "Ice Detected" is Displayed on the ED.

@lak94 lol, yea i'v found that one out, i think your answer was aimed at @harryplop2 rather than me though, i didn't mention anything about eyesight :P

good video. If you dont mind me asking what airline did you work for. and by the way the dash-8 q400 is it a noisy aircradt andon final and theres severe crosswind and turbulance does the aircraft shake voilntly. sorry about my spelling. people tell me it smells of oil because on the 1st of april im going on flybe dash-8 q400 from leeds to exceter. how high will i go and what speed? Thanks kind regards Jack

why did the master alert turn on when the aircraft hit the ground?

what was the vs for beaking the single engine climb please?

what is a typical Vref for the Q400?

Whats with the wiper stuck in the middle??

dude that windshield wiper would get annoying

Uh, Captain, your wiper is up.

how do they let you in the cockpit during landing?

notice that you said you did your flight training at Oxford, what was it like there? i'm looking into places for flight training now, oxford has caught my eye, but i'm looking into cabair international more, would like to find out from a pilot that has been through training with oxford what it's like there. also, this could be a personal Q, but how did you fund yourself? as i'v been finding it's very expensive to do (never expected cheap here) so trying to find out what options there are. thanks

Believe Me It Does get annoying !! But when it's Up like it is, it's very quiet on the Flight Deck as opposed to when it's down against the airflow, better view out the window, Yes, but Bloody noisy !!

if you don't mind me asking what company are you with now?

@bodidley70 :*lol* Is that with the Afterburner On ? Do you realise the Dash 8 is a Turboprop and NOT a balistic missile.....

So your a pilot for airline?

I've seen it as low as 102kts and as high as 119kts.

What is the requirement for eye sight for passenger flights? I thought it was 20:20 vision but the majority of pilots I see these days wear glasses.

i think the minium speed is 120 the service celling is 15000 but it cannot exceed its top speed cause its not got the power!!!!lol

Oh bye the way if possible what airline were you with and who your with now. Why did the master caution come on

Why in Gods name did you put music over this???? Ruined a good video