Once around the Canadian patch, Bombardier-style

Now I know why they say, "Oh Canada!"

Check out this YouTube video that someone took from the jump seat or thereabouts in a new Bombardier CRJ700 during what appears to be a pre-delivery test flight from the company's production facility near Montreal.

The videographer (gentleman4512) explains that every new Bombardier aircraft goes through this touch-and-go ritual during its post-build shakedown cruise at Mirabel. After landing, the pilot brings in full power, lifts off (...when the video stops shaking) and retracts the landing gear just above the runway (in ground effect), holds position to the end of the 10,000ft runway and then pulls what looks to be about 2g or so in a 60deg turn back to the downwind.

Zut Alors!