1992 on board video landing Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport Photo: www.lomography...
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@SmokeyBCN Жыл бұрын
The walled city looks so dark and eerie. By late 92 it had been fully cleared out of its residents in preparation for demolition
@canto_v12 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know about KWC until long after it was gone 😭
@wesleysayud419 Жыл бұрын
The city was cleared out fully on July 1, 1992, meaning that by this point, it had been abandoned for 4 months
@chanman4rings Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing quality for a recording from 30 years ago!
@bumb.wingman Жыл бұрын
Clearer than most security cameras these days😂😂😂
@vieuxbal1253 Жыл бұрын
Probably super VHS
@fredemny3304 Жыл бұрын
No, it isn't really. You must be one of these 'Millenials' I keep hearing about.
@ftslater2456 Жыл бұрын
Phones were bigger, but the cameras were way better
@juliogonzo2718 Жыл бұрын
@@fredemny3304 LMAO I didn't even look at the comments while watching this video and knew what they would be as soon as I did
@canto_v12 Жыл бұрын
There’s a feeling of strange obsolescence yet sheer amazement with landing at Kai Tak. I left Hong Kong as a resident in 1992 and while my childhood memories of Kai Tak are sweet, Hong Kong has come such a long way since then. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Today’s landing at CLK is clinical by comparison, but the views are still great.
@nine7295 Жыл бұрын
Our family also left in the same year. Good old memories
@charliewhiskey8440 Жыл бұрын
I left in 1994, also as a kid. Nostalgic. It was good times.
@canto_v12 Жыл бұрын
You all should visit again! The scenery today is incredible in a very different way. The route from the airport to the city is breathtaking, jumping from island to island on majestic bridges until a grand view of the city presents itself on the final bridge.
@CL-rm6sb Жыл бұрын
It's not just Kai Tak. Everything abut HK is clinical by comparison.
@canto_v12 Жыл бұрын
@@CL-rm6sb considering SARS and Covid, clinical can be good in some ways 🤓 People wax romantic about old HK, but there certainly are aspects of old HK that I’d rather not see again.
@kona702 Жыл бұрын
Back when all of those diverse wide-bodies ruled the skies on these trans-pacific routes. In 2003 i flew to Bangkok and 2/3 of the legs were on United 747-400's. Amazing planes!
@neoexplains Жыл бұрын
@heiheiwingwing This footage is incredible! I am currently working on a video about Kowloon Walled City for my channel. Would it be possible for me to use this footage in my video?
@heiheiwingwing Жыл бұрын
Sure, go ahead.
@hyy3657 Жыл бұрын
@@heiheiwingwing I hope someone will make a 4k remaster upscale version of this! nice to watch!
@zupp126 Жыл бұрын
love ur vids dude, I guess I spoiled myself the next video
@MEGIDIOT Жыл бұрын
No please, no thank you…
@TonyTheYouTuba Жыл бұрын
Really liked your video, wonder if that’s how I ended up here. Except I watched it on nebula 🧐
@Gazmeizster_Wongatron Жыл бұрын
I will never not get sentimental watching landings into Kai Tak. Great view of the Kowloon Walled City in this clip!
@mattma58592 ай бұрын
I grew up watching the planes landing + taking off Kai Tak Airport. And I used to have such a huge collection of postcards of various airlines...... Sigh............
@vindrus955 Жыл бұрын
This brings back so many great memories! My first trip to Hong Kong was in October of 92’ and I still remember flying into Kai Tak on board a Cathay Pacific 747-400 from Los Angeles. I was fortunate to fly there a few more times before Kai Tak was closed forever. Thank you so much for posting this video!
@GeeBoggs Жыл бұрын
I find it remarkable how very much less noise is made today as compared to 1992. This video reminded me of the loud engine noise we once endured during commercial flights.
@uncleken3599 Жыл бұрын
This brings back so much memories 😢 I miss the old Kai Tak and HK so much 😢
@Nlk-lp4vg2 ай бұрын
Me too!!!
@ingridjobst1618 Жыл бұрын
I remember landing there in the 1990's on a Qantas Boeing 747. It was quite an experience. 👍
@canadagood Жыл бұрын
Nowadays, adventure tourists are thrilled by flying into remote airports in ATR or DASH 8 turboprops. But in the eighties and nineties we did our adventures in four-engine wide-bodied jets. I only flew in and out of Kai Tak one time in the early eighties. It must have been even more memorable to have done it at night!
@leonel1982 Жыл бұрын
Damn that takes me back. Remember this approach from when I came back with the fam after visiting my grandfolks in the early 90's.
@islandcactus1508 Жыл бұрын
Used to be a FO in the last days of Kai Tak. Thank you for this, my balls are sweeting now just like they did then!
@hobrandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this great piece of archival footage. From seeing Tsing Yi without the heavy highway infrastructure to accommodate the Tsing Ma, Ting Kau, and Stonecutter's Bridges, to seeing the rambler channel before the expansion of the container ports, Mei Foo with its harbour-front, and of course the infamous Kowloon Walled City. You were able show so much in such a short video! As a history enthusiast and someone not old enough to have experienced 90's Hong Kong, I just want to say thank you so much!
@852twm Жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning! A very different Hong Kong back then :')
@thetwopointslow Жыл бұрын
What a cool video from a bygone era. Thanks for adding the labels, it’s neat to see the Walled City but also other notable places in the area
@chowroger4937 Жыл бұрын
Suprised to hear the cabin announcement of CZ hasn't changed much after decades😂thanks for sharing the video. I was months old when it was recorded.
@brucewayne3602 Жыл бұрын
missed the Checkerboard Board & the right side of the aircraft but still truly incredible as are all videos of wonderful Kai Tak ... Thankyou !!!
@DaleHubbard Жыл бұрын
Landed there from that approach many times. You could watch TV in the apartments. I'll never forget the shoddy bar!
@skipcampbell4226 Жыл бұрын
I wish i could have flown into Kai Tak! On top of downtown. Easy transportation to there. Night life would be fantastic! Wide open town under british rule.
@jerrymahone3249 Жыл бұрын
I flew into Kai Tak in 1992 as well. I remember feeling something was wrong when we appeared to have touched down, but I was so far above the runway; I realized a moment later that I was in business class in the upper deck of a 747, but it had been so many hours (from SFO) in air I forgot. By far, the more memorable side of the plane is starboard; when the pilot pivots the plane on the starboard wing tip to align with the runway, you see buildings seemingly within reach rushing past your window!
@jan_ameki Жыл бұрын
Thank you for actually marking the places on video!
@AlphardV55WR35 Жыл бұрын
Thank You, that's sure refresh my memories ! Priceless clip here ! HONG KONG, a wonderful name of the City, the place I was born, the place I miss a lot !
@brucewayne3602 Жыл бұрын
Blessings ... truly incredible memories to be enjoyed forever !!!
@bornanagaming3329 Жыл бұрын
I wasnt even born at the time but this video feels like it was made yesterday. Like i can imagine myself in this time living like a normal person not too long ago
@topazranker Жыл бұрын
incredibly insane video, so glad to see a landing approach of the airport in this perspective
@Andy1076Ай бұрын
Incredible video for 1992! The walled city is something else, like a mashup of so many apartments squeezed into one.
@725yankin Жыл бұрын
Very precious video of the beautiful old days !
@krrk6337 Жыл бұрын
This was peak Hong Kong era.
@welcome9196 Жыл бұрын
I was not even in this world when this was recorded 😳
@michaelb1716 Жыл бұрын
Everton got beat at Oldham live on Sky in the first premier league season the day before this was filmed. Everton captain that day was Dave Watson, who would captain Hong Kong in a friendly international against England in Hong Kong four years later in 1996
@incarnateTheGreat Жыл бұрын
Always love good trivia.
@bornanagaming3329 Жыл бұрын
And oldham is currently at national league while everton barely escaped relegation from the prem
@janicebrowningaquino792 Жыл бұрын
Britain kept its word and turned over HK when they had promised to do so. China has not kept its word in ANY respect regarding Hong Kong. It is SO sad.
@user-yk9em3je6q Жыл бұрын
Britain foisted a Fifty Year Basic Law upon China before it left, so stop being so dishonest!
@jude_the_apostle Жыл бұрын
Britain only leased the New Territories. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were British possessions. Britain agreed to give it all completely to China in 1997, as long as Hong Kong’s freedoms were guaranteed. Surprising China never fully honoured their side of the deal
@ross9581 Жыл бұрын
@@jude_the_apostle Is it really a surprise that China didn't honour its word....
@user-yk9em3je6q Жыл бұрын
@East_Illustrator2818 Nothing in the lease mentioned a 50-year Basic Law, did it? So who was duplicitous? Britain was also contemplating simply ignoring the whole 99-year lease and keeping it in perpetuity. But that was during the 1950s when the UK still thought of itself as a major world power, an illusion that was cruelly shattered in 1956.
@ross9581 Жыл бұрын
@@user-yk9em3je6q this bs..
@OLDMANTEA Жыл бұрын
I remember landing there many times, sometimes in heavy rain.
@bootypebble Жыл бұрын
looks like a scene straight out of movie. very nice!
@freespirit2129 Жыл бұрын
never lived there but when i am watching this i am getting strange feeling. I feel as if I had lived there at the time. I dont know but the city resembles the place I was grown Korea. This poor quality video + the date shown at the time are perfect combination to remind me of my childhood.
@Kev167 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the upload. It brought me back to 30 years ago for a good few minutes!
@beefchops1400 Жыл бұрын
That was a very smooth touchdown considering the notorious nature of the approach….excellent video! 😎
@WazzaMYSTIXАй бұрын
Landed there twice in '92. Nice quality on this video.
@ross9581 Жыл бұрын
This is the year I first landed in Hong Kong with Canadian International airlines. I had so much memories there... I miss that airport that had a soul...
@Omagatsuhi Жыл бұрын
I remembered flying past Kowloon Walled City in the late 1980s. And old Kai Tak.
@hirohidetokoro9423 Жыл бұрын
感謝上載。是日本人第一次去香港是九一年秋天。但好像没帯録像機。当時根本没想到将来学中文。
@jasonlay9492 Жыл бұрын
僕今日本後がなります。
@Phil-1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video & the labels. 1992 was the year I first arrived in Hong Kong, so this is special.
@JstPixel7 ай бұрын
I wish i could fly to kai tak. I love this approach, you get to see hongkong + the checkerboard hill + kowloon walled city and finally a very strange and cool approach. I wish..
@DavidPaulWagner4 ай бұрын
Thanks for adding place name labels to different places that the plane is flying over. Let's us know what we are looking at!
@sucsee Жыл бұрын
This video is a treasure.
@georgebush8201 Жыл бұрын
Very cool how you edited the different waypoints into the video!
@worldcomicsreview354 Жыл бұрын
Imagine getting to visit HK and Japan back then. I was only a little kid and we were broke
@Aviation172-d8d7 ай бұрын
This absolutely insane! I never thought I would see this!
@jimmycakes7158 Жыл бұрын
Back when it was still good and British
@som3107 Жыл бұрын
I flew into Hong Kong Kai Tak in 1997 aboard Air India Airbus 310. It was amazing to land there. I wish I could have flown on one of Air India 747's over there. Lovely memories 💜💘
@simonwolfe5295 ай бұрын
saw the checkerboard - wow what a visual ref a then hard right onto R13 amazing skills
@SoloEmpireOfficial Жыл бұрын
imagine bringing a giant camcorder on the plane in 92'... people probably thought this was Stephen Spielberg lol
@user-hg8ph1fw9f Жыл бұрын
this is such a high skilled approach omg
@uy_spotter Жыл бұрын
Whoa! Looks like it was an interesting approach. So awesome!
@firstlt2 Жыл бұрын
I have been going to Hong Kong on a regular basis for the last 8 years, and even in that time it has dramatically changed. Back in 1992 it was very much different there!
@timothydewa909614 күн бұрын
Feels so different by looking at the passenger's window scenery as about to land, not quite so-steep banking toward landing path as we pass the checkerboard sign. It was back then when Jumbo Jets ruled the asia-pacific intercontinental routes.
@S_dott Жыл бұрын
2:11 walled city of Kowloon! Was hoping to catch it on the film
@mikepetitti Жыл бұрын
Awesome video and thanks for posting. Loved Kai Tak. CLK is great as well.
@berji32Ай бұрын
Thank You for the video from one Hong Kong people
@Rasscasse Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting this video. Really enjoyed watching it. Brings back good memories. Im not sure if it was 92 or 93 when I flew into there on a British Airways 747 from Heathrow.
@lucascalma605 Жыл бұрын
What an intriguing approach into Hong Kong! So distinct compared to other airports IMO!
@joelt4416 Жыл бұрын
I don't think I have EVER seen ONE DAY in Hong Kong with CLEAR BLUE SKIES. NEVER!!!
@canto_v12 Жыл бұрын
Haha trust me it does happen. Actually a bit more often now, because China’s industries have cleaned up a LOT over the past 10-15 years.
@dedov9406 Жыл бұрын
amazing video, even features the walled city!
@Wongwanchungwongjumbo Жыл бұрын
That is 1 of the Main Reason why The Airport Authority and Hong Kong British Colonial Government had Decided to Build a New International Airport at Chek lap kok ,Lantau Island 🏝.
@jonathanbeattie3410 Жыл бұрын
Emirates A300 on the apron, awesome footage!
@ultrametric9317 Жыл бұрын
I don't think modern pilots could make this maneuver safely. They don't get enough practice hand-flying.
@FUL0H8 Жыл бұрын
I miss the hell out of Hong Kong. ❤
@redguard2946 Жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, I miss the Kai Tak mullah smell !!! Thx for sharing this great clip ☺
@user-vr4og6vj3z Жыл бұрын
Kai Tak Airport was still in use at that time.
@sfoaviation Жыл бұрын
The good ol days when Hong Kong was free ❤
@Oceansta Жыл бұрын
Quality of this video makes it look like one of those air-crash investigation documentaries 😅
@josephvictorraj9353 Жыл бұрын
Those times when the Mighty 747 ruling the aviation industry as The “Queen of the Skies” 🙂
@MichaelBSteeleAviation Жыл бұрын
What an absolute gem. Thanks for sharing this.
@rosswhite-chinnery5725 Жыл бұрын
This brought back memories!
@rampar77Ай бұрын
This video didn't do justice. I lived outside the Kowloon wall city in one of those 4-story building less than one mile from the airport in 1963. A cockpit view would have shown the Pan AM 747 headed straight to the north Flag mountain and turned 360 degree at the checkerboard, and crabbing down onto the runway. Years later I was working as an ME in Being Everett factory on 747-8, 777, 787.
@ybing Жыл бұрын
the good old days 🥲
@MaybeHarvey Жыл бұрын
2:12 is what you came for
@jjktng Жыл бұрын
Hong Kong is so different now. Still great but different
@Mogry51 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing.
@simon-ricardokuhn1713 Жыл бұрын
That footage is almost as old as me
@Xmaricw Жыл бұрын
This tape was amazing for me as a persob born in hong kong, i wasnt even born when this tape is recorded lol😅
@Skyflyer Жыл бұрын
Hello, Amazing video, amazing approach. Please tell me if the music played at the end of the video is no copyrighted or not
@heiheiwingwing Жыл бұрын
Music is from the KZbin Audio Library
@dnhug Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video
@user-vr4og6vj3z Жыл бұрын
This was at this time when there was no Chek Lap Kok International Airport.
@with_love2963 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, who need 4K?
@recordvinyl3115 Жыл бұрын
Like it when you stated where the places were, wonderful clip
@RyoHazuki27 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video with the names of places Thanks
@ilovelimpfries Жыл бұрын
This was my childhood.
@NANGSGARAGE Жыл бұрын
VHS 📼 vlogging back in the day 😎
@aaron791 Жыл бұрын
What camcorder did you use to capture this stunning footage?
@heiheiwingwing Жыл бұрын
Panasonic JTS 25-04 NV-S9 VHS Camcorder Video Camera 1992 Olympic Games Edition
@Rasscasse Жыл бұрын
Awesome 👌
@puerco911 Жыл бұрын
30y ago, but if you really think about it not a lot has changed in terms of air transpo...
@freeagent8225 Жыл бұрын
This airport and landing in the Maldives are my 2 best.😅
@B1970T Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@dullsearake Жыл бұрын
Kowloon Walled City, so amazing
@emjackson2289 Жыл бұрын
As seen on the TV show credits for The Knock I believe, the run in was (not this video) with if I recall rightly, a Cathy Pacific B747
@Dilley_G45 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. 😊
@zainmudassir2964 Жыл бұрын
RIP Kowloon walled city
@ulysseslee9541 Жыл бұрын
China Southern 757
@kelvinlau9019 Жыл бұрын
I miss the good old days! 😢
@vernongoodey5096 Жыл бұрын
In the days when people used to clap when you landed ( really they were just thanking a computer) & Hong Kong was still a well run British Colony. Landed there a few times through the high buildings
@aaryavjena8533 Жыл бұрын
The footage is incredible but as always in my case I’m confused with the date is it may the 10th or 5th of the October