+Airplaneviewer Thanks so much for watching! PDX is a great airport and now having flown to/from it a few times I have to say it's one of the better ones. Great ramp views to be had for sure.
+NihselAviation Quite popular nowadays it seems with certain carriers..... however I wonder if the cost to repair the ones that get knocked off by ramp operations outweighs the savings that the cause aerodynamically.
+Doctors2Advocate lol! I was raising an eyebrow while filming it.... I've seen some pretty crazy pushbacks though so I shouldn't have been surprised...
Great Portland airport traffic.We have to get used to these winglets.They are Boeing's choice for their aircrafts and they really look nice.Awesome close up views Jay.
+Yannis Moutafis Thanks, Yannis! I do like the look but I have to wonder if the cost of replacing them after they've been knocked off to due careless or accidental ground operations is worth the aerodynamic efficiency savings.
Jay I don't know about the cost of these parts but I believe that if an accident happens at any wingtip or winglet or sharklet will be really expensive to repeir or replace them no matter what.
Another brilliant video! :) British Airways will start daily 787-9 flights to San Jose CA in May and I'm certain they'll also come to Portland with their 787-9s. Turkish Airlines still has room for US Expansion but I'm surprised they've not ordered 787-9s and A350s. Their postponed direct flights to Australia could become nonstop if they have the 787-9s and A350s to boost their long-haul fleet. As for Qatar Airways, they've already begun daily A350 flights to Boston and I'm convinced they'll also fly A350s to Orlando since arch rival Emirates flies their 777s there. Norwegian Long Haul could Launch 787 flights to Portland soon. Icelandair do seasonal 757 flights.
+Syed Hoque GOOD news!!! That's analysis that makes the avgeek's heart glad ;) Would enjoy seeing all of those. I hope to make a video with Icelandair and China Eastern in Chicago pretty soon.
At 7:00...those planes have a weird design don't know if I have ever seen some like that...but it sure looks like they have a lot of them in Portland Oregon
+Sheri-myvideos These are Dash 8 Q400s, a larger and more efficient version of the early Dash 8 models. Horizon uses them quite a lot for shorter hops and other such as United Express use them for certain routes as well.
+Jason Huval Would be cool no doubt! It doesn't have to be a big production though if you don't want it to be. This channel I have here was meant to be something much smaller and has ended up growing to becoming what it is.
+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD what type of gear do you use? I work for an airline so getting around wont be to hard lol. Just need some ideas for camera gear and such.
+MajorIdontcare hmmm... perhaps. Not sure. That certainly was a pretty complicated pushback compared to to others I've seen in the same parking situation. LOVE those props as well.
I'm very surprised Alaska/Horizon is not docking their Q400's at jetways. United Express does that with theirs at Newark and at other terminals. United EX Q400's are treated just like mainline jets.
+Leslie Smith This whole area I filmed in is part of a section dedicated to the Q400 operation.... pretty interesting that in a place like Portland with all that rain there are't jetways, yes, have to agree.
Jay, What kind of equipment do you use to film all of these videos? Its quality and clarity is top notch. Are you using a mono pod or is this just free hand? How do you keep it so steady while filming?
Scimitar city! Nice spotting man. Btw I'm thinking of changing my TH-cam name. Canadian Plane Spotter, Ottawa Plane Spotter, Canadian Capital Aviation, or something like that. What do you think?
+Garrett Nelson No these shots were actually taken a few days before... wish I had put the date in there for you.. I'll have to do better at that in future. Thanks for watching!
+Jaden Desveaux A good question. No, I never have. I have been present for emergencies from time to time.... airplane incidents and especially accidents are really rare. I usually don't film emergencies unless I see there has been aircraft damage. There isn't a reason to film an emergency and hype it up with a flashy title if there's no outside difference from a normal landing. Even if I did film an accident, the footage would likely be uploaded for use by the NTSB, FAA and other authorities and certainly not monetized. I don't believe in gaining an upper hand from someone else's misfortune in that way. I was present when this happened though.... th-cam.com/video/KDgvWa-EbbE/w-d-xo.html. I filmed it and then later pulled it down for various reasons.
Thanks for your look at PDX for us. Charming. I am glad that Alaska Airlines is serious about doing something more than just portraying Portland as a city that has nothing better to do than to try those right wing slugs soon. I sure hope their new found sense of advertising that area would show that a six million dollar damage to Federal property is not the only thing going on there.
It is nice if you don't mind sharing the civilian passenger and cargo flights with an air national guard post that is used. People hate it post 2009 since the mob of casino goers have reduced to a trickle and Alaska's offer of day trips to San Jose was a real advert grab when it came out. Oh yes we have Jet Blue hit JFK for us once a day too.
Very nicely done! Best wishes to you and your family.
+dude8472productions Thanks, DUDE-Spotter!
The terminal spotting vids you do are always the best on TH-cam! Great stuff!
+Bryguy10201 Thanks for the compliment! I love making these.
Very well done. Incredible views of PDX. Excellent footage of Alaska Airlines planes - thank you (big fan!).
+Airplaneviewer Thanks so much for watching! PDX is a great airport and now having flown to/from it a few times I have to say it's one of the better ones. Great ramp views to be had for sure.
Amazing terminal spotting footage! Great catches.
It's like a Scimitar mayhem in the video. So many of them! Love it!!
+NihselAviation Quite popular nowadays it seems with certain carriers..... however I wonder if the cost to repair the ones that get knocked off by ramp operations outweighs the savings that the cause aerodynamically.
Awesome video! Love all the Alaska and their special Q-400 liveries! Liked!
+atlubeck Same here... always a fan of variety.
15:20 - 17:00 is without doubt the most unnecessarily long and convoluted pushback I have ever seen.
+Doctors2Advocate lol! I was raising an eyebrow while filming it.... I've seen some pretty crazy pushbacks though so I shouldn't have been surprised...
Nice shots from PDX mate. Especially liked the close ups. :-)
Super splendid video Jay! Lots of great catches in this one, especially the Hawaiian A330! I should start to do these! Liked a lot buddy :)
+Toronto Plane Spotter I agree! Filming from the terminal has it's own challenges but I love the planespotting quality they allow. You DA man, TPS!
Excellent video, many thanks for sharing!
Great Portland airport traffic.We have to get used to these winglets.They are Boeing's choice for their aircrafts and they really look nice.Awesome close up views Jay.
+Yannis Moutafis Thanks, Yannis! I do like the look but I have to wonder if the cost of replacing them after they've been knocked off to due careless or accidental ground operations is worth the aerodynamic efficiency savings.
Jay I don't know about the cost of these parts but I believe that if an accident happens at any wingtip or winglet or sharklet will be really expensive to repeir or replace them no matter what.
Hope things are getting better for you guys. Great vid!
+PDX Aviation - HD(ish) Plane Spotting Thanks for the well wishes! PDX is an awesome airport. Keep up the good work.
Amazing spotting Jay! PDX looks like a great airport to spot at.
+Saskjays Have to agree! There are still quite a few shots that I want to get here in future.
Awesome stuff as always!
+Horizon Productions SFL THaaaaaaanks, man!
Awesome terminal spotting!!
+Dj's Aviation THNX, Mister DJ!
+Dj's Aviation THNX, Mister DJ!
Fantastic video Jay! Liked!
+jelmerpilotHD THNX, jelmer-man!
Awesome Terminal Planespotting.)) Big Like!!!
Another brilliant video! :) British Airways will start daily 787-9 flights to San Jose CA in May and I'm certain they'll also come to Portland with their 787-9s. Turkish Airlines still has room for US Expansion but I'm surprised they've not ordered 787-9s and A350s. Their postponed direct flights to Australia could become nonstop if they have the 787-9s and A350s to boost their long-haul fleet. As for Qatar Airways, they've already begun daily A350 flights to Boston and I'm convinced they'll also fly A350s to Orlando since arch rival Emirates flies their 777s there. Norwegian Long Haul could Launch 787 flights to Portland soon. Icelandair do seasonal 757 flights.
+Syed Hoque GOOD news!!! That's analysis that makes the avgeek's heart glad ;) Would enjoy seeing all of those.
I hope to make a video with Icelandair and China Eastern in Chicago pretty soon.
well your all over the place, smooth spotting man!
+StarAllianceMan839 Thaaaaaaanks, man! PDX is an awesome airport.
+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD nice spotting video buddy,I spot here too!
Fantastisch catch there Jay, Nice one :D
+Hugo The Spotter HD THNX 4 watching!
Awesome video Jay :)
+Furtive masstwofourfour T H N X 4 watching!
Awesome stuff Jay!!!
+Indy'sAirportSpotter THANX for watching, Tyler!
+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD No Problem!!!!
Fantastic video mate
+TVYildiz THNX for watching, my friend! Always glad to see your comments.
Spectacular!! Huge like! :D
+DFW Aviation THNX, man!
At 7:00...those planes have a weird design don't know if I have ever seen some like that...but it sure looks like they have a lot of them in Portland Oregon
+Sheri-myvideos These are Dash 8 Q400s, a larger and more efficient version of the early Dash 8 models. Horizon uses them quite a lot for shorter hops and other such as United Express use them for certain routes as well.
They look pretty neat
Awesome video Jay!!! I love aviation and plane spotting!! I am thinking about making my own plane spotting channel...What do you guys think?
+Jason Huval Would be cool no doubt! It doesn't have to be a big production though if you don't want it to be. This channel I have here was meant to be something much smaller and has ended up growing to becoming what it is.
I would like it to be big at some point. I have been wanting to do something like it. I just need to get some decent camera gear and such!
Jason Huval All you need is a good camera an hours of practice. That's all I use... no tripod, no fancy lens, no nothing....
+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD what type of gear do you use? I work for an airline so getting around wont be to hard lol. Just need some ideas for camera gear and such.
Jason Huval Sony HX400v is my favorite. I use no tripod... simply hours of practice trying to keep my hands steady.
I assume at 16:43 they pushed it back the wrong way?
And I also love the Q-400 series, but I don't know why
+MajorIdontcare hmmm... perhaps. Not sure. That certainly was a pretty complicated pushback compared to to others I've seen in the same parking situation. LOVE those props as well.
I'm very surprised Alaska/Horizon is not docking their Q400's at jetways. United Express does that with theirs at Newark and at other terminals. United EX Q400's are treated just like mainline jets.
+Leslie Smith This whole area I filmed in is part of a section dedicated to the Q400 operation.... pretty interesting that in a place like Portland with all that rain there are't jetways, yes, have to agree.
Jay,
What kind of equipment do you use to film all of these videos? Its quality and clarity is top notch.
Are you using a mono pod or is this just free hand? How do you keep it so steady while filming?
+Jason T If you check out Matt Cochran's video with Jay, you will see how he records. :)
+NihselAviation Thank you
+Jason T Yepper indeed. I don't use a tri-pod for ANY of my filming and use a Sony HX300 camera.
Good video
You've got the clocks an hour forward and now have lighter evenings. The U.K. will put their clocks 1 hour forward next Sunday.
Thank you
+Aziz Garut Thank you too!
great! 😀
Do you have to have a ticket to film and plane spot in terminal cause going there tomorrow morning
in almost all cases you do. I'm sorry I didn't get to your comment sooner.
Scimitar city! Nice spotting man. Btw I'm thinking of changing my TH-cam name. Canadian Plane Spotter, Ottawa Plane Spotter, Canadian Capital Aviation, or something like that. What do you think?
+Canadian Plane Spotter As long as we know it's you, go ahead... make sure to make a dedicated video announcing the change.
I'm on it! Thanks buddy :)
+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD sub for sub also nice video
+Canadian Plane Spotter were are you going
+Canadian Plane Spotter Do what you want :) Just tell us when you change it so we all know. Maybe make a video of some sort or something.
Good !
Nice
Was this shot on March 20th? I was at PDX on the morning departure to DFW (AA 1525)
+Garrett Nelson No these shots were actually taken a few days before... wish I had put the date in there for you.. I'll have to do better at that in future. Thanks for watching!
Jay have you ever caught an accident while planespotting, just wondering
+Jaden Desveaux A good question. No, I never have. I have been present for emergencies from time to time.... airplane incidents and especially accidents are really rare. I usually don't film emergencies unless I see there has been aircraft damage. There isn't a reason to film an emergency and hype it up with a flashy title if there's no outside difference from a normal landing. Even if I did film an accident, the footage would likely be uploaded for use by the NTSB, FAA and other authorities and certainly not monetized. I don't believe in gaining an upper hand from someone else's misfortune in that way.
I was present when this happened though.... th-cam.com/video/KDgvWa-EbbE/w-d-xo.html. I filmed it and then later pulled it down for various reasons.
+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD Well said!
I live in Portland today i am going to Orlando at night
sadly almost no sound :/
yes... unfortunately being inside the terminal there isn't much aircraft noise. Thanks 4 watching anyways!
I'm gonna be honest. When I first flew Alaska Airlines, which was about 15 years ago, I thought the picture on the tail was George Washington
haha! that would be interesting if it was! Thanks 4 stopping by!
jay?
Ryan?
My last name is Smerz...
Thanks for your look at PDX for us. Charming. I am glad that Alaska Airlines is serious about doing something more than just portraying Portland as a city that has nothing better to do than to try those right wing slugs soon. I sure hope their new found sense of advertising that area would show that a six million dollar damage to Federal property is not the only thing going on there.
+Martin Theiss Portland is a nice city and they have a super neat airport. Love flying there when I can.
Yes but I am condemned to KRNO. Ever heard of that glorified air force base?
Martin Theiss Uh, yes. I know of RNO. never been there.
It is nice if you don't mind sharing the civilian passenger and cargo flights with an air national guard post that is used. People hate it post 2009 since the mob of casino goers have reduced to a trickle and Alaska's offer of day trips to San Jose was a real advert grab when it came out. Oh yes we have Jet Blue hit JFK for us once a day too.