THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 2/4 : Cathay Pacific B 777-267 VR-HNB documentary from Taipei to Hong Kong

KAI TAK LANDING
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRLINES B 777-267 VR-HNB TAIPEI - HONG KONG, APRIL 22, 1997
When my frequently-flying-friend Michael Thurow visited me at my home in Seoul in April 1997, we decided on the spot to do a day’s rotation from Seoul to Hong Kong for one last tribute to Kai Tak Airport. In order to catch the return flight we needed at least one hour in transit, in order to get a suitable window seat for filming. I will never forget two episodes. The first episode took place at check in in the old Terminal 1 of Seoul-Kimpo Airport, when we were asked if we preferred the direct service to Hong Kong or the flight via Taipei, leaving simultaneously. Our answer “Via Taipei please” was quoted with the remark “Aaaah, understand, you must be very hungry!”. Our “???” was replied “ Two flights, two hot meals…”. The second episode took place at the transit check in at Kai Tak. We were asked for our inbound flight. Our reply “CX 421 from Seoul” was quoted with a sweet candy and the spontaneous remark “Suck the candy first and think again…”. This day was filled with four flights onboard Cathay Pacific Airlines Tripple Seven and the ever so impressive landing over Checkerboard Hill at Kai Tak on famous runway 13.
This inflight documentation is almost two decades old and features the second leg onboard B 777-267 VR-HNB from Taipei to Hong Kong Kai Tak.
Unfortunately this flight was taped with the very first generation of video cameras with digital recording on mini DV cassettes. There were neither stabilizing nor focusing features available at that time. I therefore apologize for the poor video quality and hope that you still can capture the feeling of what it was like to fly in the 90s.
History of Cathay Pacific B 777-267 VR-HNB
Airframe 27266 was manufactured 1995, registered N77773 and delivered to Cathay Pacific, registered VR-HNB, October 25, 1996. VR-HNB was included in the registry of the People’s Republic of China and registered B-HNB, August 29, 1997. B-HNB is reported to be active.
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Flight details
Flight : CX 421
Date : Tuesday, April 22, 1997
Aircraft : B 777-267
Registration : VR-HNB
Registration history :
- VR-HNB (Cathay Pacific)
- B-HNB (Cathay Pacific)
Built : 1995
From : Taipei (TPE)
To : Hong Kong (HKG)
Take off : 12.08 h (0408 UTC)
Touch down : 13.41 h (0541 UTC)
Flying time : 1 hour 33 minutes
Flying distance : 777 km
Altitude : 10.700 m
Speed : 813 /825 / 740 km/h
Flight Captain : Russel, David
Purser : Tang
Cabin Crew : Ella (Philippines)
Cabin Crew : Yamamoto (Japan)

[@louisbrasil4090]

At last you took the "Golden Road" and landed on Kai Tak runway 13. Whao!

[@Mat7920H]

I'm going to be on the same plane to Tokyo. Glad to see this video.

[@heatherstub]

So my memory serves me correctly. The older Boeing 777 did sound differently. Did it have Rolds Royce engines back then?

[@garylo6180]

Yup, all Cathays' old Triples are powered by Rolls T800