Full flight | Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ-900LR | AC7762 Vancouver to Calgary (C-GNJZ)

Welcome onboard Air Canada Express CRJ-900 operated by Jazz! On 31 July 2023, I flew on this early morning flight from Vancouver to Calgary to take part in the second portion of the Outward Bound Canada Training Academy, the foundations backpacking journey in Canmore, Alberta! It is my first time there as well as my first time doing long-distance backpacking.

This early morning rotation is the only flight between Vancouver and Calgary that is operated by its subsidiary brand Air Canada Express which Jazz Aviation operates the aircraft. The rest of the flights on this route are operated by mainline aircraft. Highlights include being my first time on a CRJ series aircraft with inflight entertainment screens (the only CRJ airline in the world to do so), and my first time on such aircraft in over 7 years (last time being Delta Connection from New York to Montreal in 2016). The CRJ-900 was based upon the earlier CRJ-100/200 series which in turn derived from the Challenger 604 business jet which still shares a similar cockpit with. Having now had experience with the Hot Start Challenger 650 on X-Plane 11, I could see my flight from a new perspective and how I know much more about it than before. The skies were clear throughout our whole flight and we were treated with spectacular views of the mountains.

The Outward Bound Canada Training Academy is a free, fully-funded outdoor education and training program for adults, running both educational programs and practical training like the backpacking trip I did. I can highly recommend it for anyone who loves the outdoors.

Filmed 31 July 2023

Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black

Aircraft: Bombardier CRJ-900LR (CL-600-2D24)
Registration: C-GNJZ
MSN: 15052
Delivered: November 2005
Engines: GE CF34-8C5
Configuration: C12Y64 (76)
Seat: 24A
Callsign: Jazz 7762 (JZA7762)
Flight time: 58 min
Departure: Vancouver International Airport (CYVR/YVR)
* scheduled: 06.00 PDT, actual 06.17 PDT
Arrival: Calgary International Airport (CYYC/YYC)
* scheduled: 08.25 MDT, actual 08.15 MDT

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00:00 - intro
00:00:06 - seat overview
00:00:45 - IFE overview
00:02:00 - automated welcome announcement
00:02:52 - service director's welcome announcement
00:05:13 - safety video audio played but screens were frozen, system will be reset shortly afterwards
00:06:39 - safety video now playing properly
00:08:06 - pushback from gate C43
00:08:36 - engine start
00:13:45 - taxi to runway 08R
00:14:18 - control surfaces test and deploying flaps
00:19:22 - takeoff on runway 08R
00:20:57 - views of Vancouver and Richmond on climbout
00:23:20 - New Westminster and Surrey
00:33:34 - flight map view
00:42:31 - flying over Penticton at the southern tip of Okanagan Lake
00:46:58 - reached cruise altitude of 37,000 ft (FL370, 11,277 m)
00:47:36 - drink and snack service
00:54:10 - Goat Range Provincial Park
00:56:59 - top of descent over Coppercrown Mountain
01:03:17 - crossing into Alberta over Mount Northover
01:03:55 - Lower Kananaskis Lake
01:04:36 - Elpoca Mountain
01:05:28 - Big Elbow Backcountry Campground
01:12:19 - entering Calgary over Highway 201 at Somerset - Bridlewood
01:14:49 - views of Calgary downtown
01:16:47 - landing on runway 35L with a German Air Force Airbus A321neo visible
01:18:08 - taxi to gate C50
01:21:05 - parking at gate C50
01:22:08 - engine shutdown
01:22:52 - cabin view on disembarkation
01:23:20 - views of Mount Yamnuska on our Outward Bound trip the next day
01:23:36 - Flightradar24 profiles of our flight