Thanks for posting. As an air traffic controller, I was fortunate enough to be able to catch a jumpseat ride into Kai Tak in a Tower Air 747 on Nov 5, 1993. It was the day after the China Airlines 747 went off the end of the runway. It was still sitting in the water when we landed there. While we were in Hong Kong, they used explosives and blew the vertical stabilizer off of the 747, because it was creating an obstruction to the RWY 31 ILS signal.
@chrisnizer18855 жыл бұрын
A Kai-Tak landing has GOT to have one of the highest pucker factors in all of aviation, bar NONE. That 747 was 40°- 45° off centerline at touchdown. But it is a plane spotting paradise. AWESOME video, thanks!
@satyaward54524 жыл бұрын
Kai Tak and 747 is just perfect match. How lucky you are. And these pilots maneuvering jumbo like fighter jets. Jaw dropping video for us now!
@kathleenkirby2047 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video. I worked in Hong Kong in 1974 and experienced the excitement as a passenger, of landing at Kai Tak I also experienced seeing the 747 flying serenely through the flats en route to Stinkys market and Kai Tak airport! Such happy memories!
@leftatedsa4 жыл бұрын
My favourite hangout each time I visited HKG in the 1980s. There was a hole in the fence enabling access. A great place to shoot video.
@jumpingjeffflash9946 Жыл бұрын
I'll never tire of seeing 747's, such an awesome airplane.
@canadagood Жыл бұрын
Fantasy plane spotters heaven.
@simflier82986 жыл бұрын
I miss kai tak. Spectacular, and unique approach.
@richschindler87315 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. This video means so much to me as I flew a corporate BAC 1-11 into Kai Tak a few times back in the 80’s. Great memories.
@William653623 жыл бұрын
That 747 Alitalia landing was so exciting! Hahahahaha
@DANNY403793 жыл бұрын
crosswinds yikes!!
@johannesbols575 жыл бұрын
I spent 1962 - 1972 watching final to JFK. So, I guess I have compensation for never having done my Checkerboard Time. As I watched this I realized I woulda flown into the airport, clamped myself to the checkerboard, and then boarded the flight to begin my journey back to Seattle, where I've lived post 1972. Never woulda thought to leave and see Hong Kong. JP6 for blood, that's me!!! Thank you for sharing this.
@judywebster79723 жыл бұрын
Wow, the cross wind caught the last landing, such skill from the pilots though
@Hiddencrowdsurfer Жыл бұрын
i saw videos of kai tak and thought what about Lufthansa? Then the first landing is a 747 of them, I love it. My Parents landed there and i worked for this Airline, i love it
@craigjackson24286 жыл бұрын
What a perspective!!!! Thanks for the upload. A historic masterpiece before the changeover and Chek Lap Kok came on line rendering this iconic approach into the aviation history books. A avgeeks plane spotting dream realized with a visit in 1996.
@raymondjackson12085 жыл бұрын
This Jackson agrees
@michaelrunnicles71963 жыл бұрын
Excellent footage, well done! I was in Hong Kong in 1991, but only got as far as the tennis courts (seen at 0:14) just below the checkerboard. Makes all the difference - I had great views of the checkerboard turn, but you just couldn’t see the runway, so the video I took ends with the airliners disappearing behind trees. Not sure I could have sat on the edge like this, annoyingly I think a mild fear of heights would’ve stopped me!
@bartwarburg555 жыл бұрын
Each time we did the checkerboard approach, I almost wet my pants. The rabbit trail was on the roof tops.
@joeg54143 жыл бұрын
What does the rabbit trail was on the roof tops mean? It's really bothering me that I can't figure this out 😂
@davidringo46723 жыл бұрын
@@joeg5414 I think he means leaving a trail of pee on the roof tops.. a trail that reflects the approach to touchdown 😄
@tequilasunrise693 жыл бұрын
@@joeg5414 the lead-in lights, commonly referred to as the rabbit by pilots, ran across the buildings in kowloon.
@luke83rj6 жыл бұрын
It's amazing, the runway seems way too short for 747's.
@masonmtb73 жыл бұрын
Its actually an >11,000ft runway, pretty long. But the turn right before definitely made it very hard to land
@NoelKerns2 жыл бұрын
How I wish I had been able to get there when Kai Tak and the Walled City were still around.
@dedmaroz93357 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this. The perspective is different than anything else I've seen regarding Kai Tak.
@SecretAsian276 жыл бұрын
ded maroz I agree. You’re higher above the city than the 747s are!
@cedricye17675 жыл бұрын
The time when 747's were the only plane
@jacksonj308211 ай бұрын
The view of the landing from higher ground, watching the plane drift to its landing - simply WOW WOW
@billmoeller88972 жыл бұрын
Back when flying was fun !!!!!
@markjessurun7765 Жыл бұрын
Yes very nice video clip of the Famous Kai Tak Airport ! Thanks for the video clip and I really enjoyed this ! 😊😊
@TheADzioba4 жыл бұрын
"I'm just sitting here with my checkmates watching the planes landing."
@maks8891 Жыл бұрын
Vow,before it was everyday like this,u don't give a damn,but when it was gone,this is great job you made,😂
@MrDaiseymay Жыл бұрын
A fantastic sight, seeing those monster planes banking like that. The Concorde vid is also spectacular, seeing as she has a much faster landing speed. I'm not surprised Kai Tak is now closed. My brother was posted there in 1950, with The RAF.
@wibblywobble70686 жыл бұрын
Great video brings back some memories, lived a few minutes away from Tsai Park.
@itsumonihon3 жыл бұрын
alitalia must have regretted trying to float her into a smooth landing after that gust :)
@diwlelomo5 жыл бұрын
As a teenager I used to do this! Lived just down the road in Kowloon Tong.
@joeg54143 жыл бұрын
Lucky. I would have given a lot to do this as a kid! I was obsessed with Kai Tak growing up. Can't tell you how many times a practiced this approach in microsoft flight sim 2000😂I had a just planes VHS tape of kai tak I almost wore out😂
@moXon4606 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! It is so interesting to see especially because you can actually sit on the checkerboard hill today and experience the view yourself. It sure looks a bit different, but you can still see that houses in that area are not as tall. With a little imagination you can see the airplanes approaching ;-)
@runninggames7712 жыл бұрын
Not anymore now that china fucked up hong kong
@Valkenier117 жыл бұрын
Great footage. Friend of min,ex captain KLM ,did fly lots of times at HKG
@brucewayne36023 жыл бұрын
truly incredible ... stretching the boundaries of reality ... great video but everyone should have landed @ Kai Tek to comprehend this airport ... beyond unique !!!
@armenio19476 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, good work.
@GerOffYeWeeBastard3 жыл бұрын
I experienced a similarly gnarly approach into Bogota once. The plane came in North to South with the mountains on one side, than cranked a hard right turn through 90 degrees, and as soon as we levelled off...thumpity thump...we were on the runway.
@jhonhplanespotter..6824 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic classic video many thanks for sharing
@Lee247Jamaica3 жыл бұрын
This must be where all the 747s and a330s do there landing and take off challenges with the dc 10 L1011 and md11 being special guest
@RellyOhBoy3 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to know where the IGS Localizer antenna was.
@vasily20226 жыл бұрын
Wow! How lucky. GREAT VIDEO.
@Ashfaq199921 сағат бұрын
Great video. Wonder how the pilots handled cross wind landings back then !!
@ronaldsimmons9517 Жыл бұрын
That Alitalia left about four tyres on the runway. That wasn't a crab, it was a lobster!!!
@MarsAveSo Жыл бұрын
Awesome video I could watch these all day!! A_
@理論的には適切3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing quality and capture! wow
@RedLP5000S Жыл бұрын
Breathtaking
@emmataylor92983 жыл бұрын
Great footage. Just great.
@hwinangkoso4 жыл бұрын
the Alitalia one was mad
@marcconyard50246 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't have sat there when Alitalia was landing!
@AceBanana1003 жыл бұрын
Remember in the 90's the BA flight out left at 21:30 arriving in the UK at 6am (ish)
@mikepetitti Жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@hornet89284 жыл бұрын
whoa great quality!
@nrmnchb5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks
@edmundoamarallima43256 жыл бұрын
Espetacular operação de pouso,segurança e muita habilidade. Espetacular.
@soobinsbread5905 жыл бұрын
The bigger version of London City
@CaptainStevenMarkovich4 жыл бұрын
Amazing location👍👍 subscribed
@kona7022 жыл бұрын
Is the reason they couldn't do the approach from over the water in the same direction the departures were coming from just because of conflicting traffic? I'm sure it would have been easier to approach from the other side, but I'm guessing they couldn't have departures and approaches coming in on the same end of a runway. No matter how ATC spaces them I guess it's just not a good idea right?
@grazzling Жыл бұрын
You always use the runway direction which goes against the wind to minimize ground speed. This goes double since the runway wasn't very long to begin with (but got a lot of 747 traffic) and winds are often strong in the area (as you see in the crosswind landings here). And as you mentioned, collision risks would require enormous spacing when doing approaches and departures in opposite directions, which simply wasn't an option for such a busy airport.
@AD_RC7 жыл бұрын
what a good idea.
@watchhans Жыл бұрын
Do you have the exact date when this video was filmed? I was a flight attendant with Lufthansa from 1982 - 2015 and experienced countless landings at Kai Tak. Perhaps I was onboard that specific flight.
@tonycooper62554 жыл бұрын
Just a glimpse of the flat in La Salle Road where I lived from 1959 to 1962 ( under the flight path)
@kgersemi2616 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@marvelous1358 Жыл бұрын
747 galore
@scopex27494 жыл бұрын
These guys sit here then wave their bats to direct the aircraft! 3:48 left that a bit late FLOATED THE TOUCHDOWN!
@ZGundam835 ай бұрын
Can you imagine the A380 flying the RWY 13 approach?
@iansouthward40034 жыл бұрын
I did that in 1974.. good fun!
@TheLocoUnion Жыл бұрын
The only thing missing is ACK ACK fire from German anti aircraft emplacements.
@russellwiley24846 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@oldmanc26 жыл бұрын
You'll find my footprints up there on that ridge too. I miss Kai Tak....
@khalilrichardson4914 жыл бұрын
The Kai Tak Cruise Ship Terminal sits on where the old airport once stood, and the airport's checkerboard now faded is one of the only remains
@kenross42563 жыл бұрын
love it!
@voja20006 жыл бұрын
One of lucky people who have seen Kai Tak in operation.... 5* You got red-button click from me ;-) Cheers!
@TheoneandonlyEETFUK3 жыл бұрын
Does the checkerboard still exist?
@lastorianostra81732 жыл бұрын
3:05 ALITALIA ♥
@hualani67852 жыл бұрын
The old checkerboard at Kai Tak. If you want real life experience go back to 1960s-70s Before glideslope existed!
@ChlyDoris3 жыл бұрын
Been there, done that, seen it 👌😎😎😎
@ShotInTheDark3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@jackiebayliss5 жыл бұрын
Cool 💯😎♥️
@onlytest6165 Жыл бұрын
your location is restricted area. How you get in?
@richmondotayde59155 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Where is that place?
@Potaterfilms5 жыл бұрын
Hong kong
@CindyFlores-si7xk4 жыл бұрын
Back when the airport was full of queens. Amirite? *if you don’t get it, the 747 is the queen of the skies because yes.*
@manchesterplanespotter13434 жыл бұрын
Great Video Mate A very big like and sub from me.
@user-rf7ei7uw6t3 ай бұрын
Imagine o Airbus a380 se estivesse em operação
@tomrohan84804 жыл бұрын
Only 747s landing.. i wonder who designed this airport 🤔..to test man n machine
@raylsistemlerbir67636 жыл бұрын
O zamanlar uçaklar ın çoğu 2 motorluydu
@52t99Ай бұрын
Aren’t those 747s beautiful. Those were the times that Boeing care more on the quality of their products.
@TimeTraveller-xt1uo6 жыл бұрын
WTF Crazy
@michaelynclino42717 жыл бұрын
illlovedofwhatyou havedidtome "
@FOXX01244 жыл бұрын
Like #666
@carlmaster9690 Жыл бұрын
Can't believe Hong Kong spent over fifty years solely reliant on Kai Tak, a single runway airport hemmed in by the city, mountains and sea! Then to go yo having a large duel runway airport in the sea with a third runway currently under construction.