A student pilot captured video of a passenger airplane in B.C. being struck by lightning.
Ethan West describes himself as a plane spotter, a hobbyist who enjoys watching and recording aircraft.
He was at Larry Berg Flight Path Park, near the end of the south runway at Vancouver International Airport, on Sunday and noted a Boeing 777-300ER — one of his favourite aircraft — was departing.
He began to record the plane in the air when it was struck by lightning.
Air Canada confirmed in a statement that a flight leaving YVR on Sunday had a lightning strike. The plane was inspected upon arriving at Heathrow Airport and has
