Air Corsica ATR 72-600 Summer Takeoff from Ajaccio to Nice Cote d'Azur

(4K, 2023) Air Corsica ATR 72-600 (F-HXKY) summer afternoon start-up and takeoff from Runway 20 at Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, Corsica, operating flight XK520 to Nice Cote d'Azur, France, in late July 2023. Skip to the takeoff at timestamp 03:55. This aircraft was only two months old at the time, yet the windows were unfortunately quite dirty with dust from sand! I love the view of the mountains in the distance as we turn onto the Runway! There had been some wildfires in Corsica and Sardinia during the summer due the very high temperatures at the time, and you can spot the fire-fighting waterbomber aircraft on stand stand during the takeoff roll - I'm not sure what they are exactly, but they look very similar to the CL-215 water-bombing aircraft that were featured on one of my favourite aviation TV shows, Ice Pilots NWT! More likely these days to be CL-415s I reckon. I have to say, the view of the coastline as we climbed out over the sea is really beautiful. Watch the landing at Nice Cote d'Azur at    • Air Corsica ATR 72-600 Summer Landing...  

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Chapters:
00:00 Start-up
01:03 Propellor starts Spinning
02:12 Taxi
03:35 Line-up
03:55 Takeoff
05:05 Coastal Views

Date: Thursday 27th July 2023
Seat: 3A
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:35
Actual Time: 15:28
Flight Time: 36 Minutes
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