I miss the old hong kong airport, it was so much fun landing on it

[singveld]

Fasten your seat belts: The images show just how perilous the Kai Tak flight path and landing was. An aircraft flies through high-rise buildings as it prepares for landing

Tight squeeze: This remarkable image shows the moment a Cathay Pacific aircraft from Kai Tak Airport flies through the city's buildings that are densely-populated

 

[jw5]

Hopefully, our forum aviation expert can comment on the perils of flying to the old HK airport.

 

[leetahbah]

Wonder if those pilots landing at this old airport need to take a special course in landing in a densely populated area

 

[3_M]

Wonder if those pilots landing at this old airport need to take a special course in landing in a densely populated area

The manouver is call circling approach. Most airports use straight in approach. Closer home the only airport to use circling approach is tioman airport because of terrain restriction. Need to go for special check flights with instructors before a pilot is allow to land there.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Cathay Pacific pilots must be the most skillful bunch then.

 

[singveld]

 

[singveld]

 

[eatshitndie]

after landing safely at night the first time i arrived at kai tak, i bukkaked the beautiful woman sitting right next to me. it was the most thrilling foreplay in any landing. the other was landing among clouds on quito high up in the andes surrounded by volcanoes.

 

[singveld]

just look at this , so many sharp turns before landing. The pilot cannot see the runway until the final turn.
Today runway are so boring. you dun even know the plane landed.

 

[3_M]

[video=youtube;8g-ArLYsloI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-ArLYsloI[/video]

Very tight circling approach to final and extremely short final leaving very little margin for error.

 

[3_M]

[video=youtube;OtnL4KYVtDE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnL4KYVtDE[/video]

Cross wind landing. Crabbing almost 45 degree. Superb display of piloting skill.

 

[escher]

If I could open the window, I could have snatched the underwears hanging out on poles to dry in landings in old Kai Tak airport.
Very exciting each and every time in the landing. Takeoffs less fun.

 

[linpei]

fwah sibei tok kong leh

 

[Ectar]

Hopefully, our forum aviation expert can comment on the perils of flying to the old HK airport.

So who's that ?

 

[enterprise2]

[video=youtube;8g-ArLYsloI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-ArLYsloI[/video]

Very tight circling approach to final and extremely short final leaving very little margin for error.

I believe the old airport has better safety record than the new one!!

 

[singveld]

can't be. old airport pretty difficult to land on

 

[singveld]

there is a tiny little disney land in hong kong right, why they dun have a old kai tak landing simulator, and let the young people enjoy things they will never experience.

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

stay near there mah damn noisy..................

 

[3_M]

checkerboard marker located on the slope of the hill. Pilots used this as reference for turning into final. Kai tek approach is known as 'checkerboard approach'.

 

[Dokken]

can't be. old airport pretty difficult to land on

Good shot...