Saab 2000 into Helsinki

Video from the channel Just Planes about Saab 2000, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 5:20. Language: English. Video type: Onboard.

Golden Air flight callsign Golden 663, filmed from the flight deck of a Saab 2000. It shows the pre-departure checks, takeoff from runway 14, the cruise and the approach to touchdown in Helsinki.

ATC communications and crew calls are heard during the takeoff roll (80 knots, V1, rotation), along with the altitude callouts down to touchdown. In cruise, the first officer, who is French, introduces himself and describes the air conditioning, anti-ice and flight control panels.

According to the first officer, the route to Helsinki is about 300 km and is flown at 6,400 m at around 700 km/h. The aircraft, a modern turboprop, is full.