David Morton
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Whilst poncing about on the F1 thread and talking about Hong Kong,
I thought I would google to find a video of landing at the old airport in HKG.
It was built by the Brits for the R.A.F. using slave labour and was superceded by the new airport on Lantau island. This video is of the approach to runway 13 - more often called the chequer board approach
( you will see a hill side half way through all painted in back and white chequer board style which you have to be able to see before continuing below decision height) The airlines usually insist on a reasonably level of experience and a few visits on the jump seat then a few visits in the none landing seat and then a few visits in good weather. The clearance for Kai Tak could take severla months.
This is an approach in the rain but not all that sporting as the crosswind seemed negligible. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-ArLYsloI
I thought I would google to find a video of landing at the old airport in HKG.
It was built by the Brits for the R.A.F. using slave labour and was superceded by the new airport on Lantau island. This video is of the approach to runway 13 - more often called the chequer board approach
( you will see a hill side half way through all painted in back and white chequer board style which you have to be able to see before continuing below decision height) The airlines usually insist on a reasonably level of experience and a few visits on the jump seat then a few visits in the none landing seat and then a few visits in good weather. The clearance for Kai Tak could take severla months.
This is an approach in the rain but not all that sporting as the crosswind seemed negligible. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-ArLYsloI
