✈️When Your Friend Is the One Flying You Home | Air Canada A220

Описание: ✈️ Air Canada A220 cockpit visit & windy winter landing — Join me on a special flight home aboard AC1030 from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) on January 2, 2026. This five-minute montage captures a rare and meaningful experience as I’m flown home by a close friend.

This flight marked both my first flight of 2026 and Captain Tom’s first flight of the year, making it one I won’t soon forget. From boarding the Airbus A220-300 (C-GJXW), to a relaxed cockpit chat before departure, to a beautifully handled very windy landing at YYZ, this video is less about access and more about appreciation.

HIGHLIGHTS
0:00 Tom setting up the flight deck seen from terminal at DFW
0:05 POV boarding getting asked if I want to say hi to my friend
0:11 Tom explaining some of the A220 features
1:18 A bit of Tom's preflight announcement and taxi
1:31 Engine spool up and takeoff
2:24 timelapse of cruise and descent
2:35 Final approach
2:51 STUNNING Photos by Evan   / evan.from.yyz  
3:05 Touchdown
3:44 Timelapse to gate
3:50 Visiting Tom again and saying goodbye

External video and photography by Evan Whiskin   / evan.from.yyz  

As someone who spends countless hours filming aircraft from the outside, being flown home by a trusted friend — and seeing his professionalism firsthand — was genuinely humbling. This video is simply a small reflection of that moment.

Thanks for watching, and here’s to a safe, steady start to 2026.

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