Pilots prep Airbus A319 cockpit for take-off from Bhutan, ascending from 7000 to over 20, 000 ft, in Paro

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An Indian and a Bhutanese pilot prepare their cockpit for take-off from Bhutan's only large airport at Paro. This Airbus A319 DrukAir or Royal Bhutan Airlines flight will fly straight to New Delhi. See the view from the cockpit as the engines strain to raise the plane from 7000 feet to over 20, 000 feet altitude in a matter of minutes, to be able to escape the circle of high peaks around the valley. The plane goes all the way to the end of the runway prior to takeoff, in order to use every inch of runway to gain speed for the tumultuous takeoff and sudden altitude gain. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery