PMDG747-400X Rain Approach, Landing, Taxi, Shutdown in Hong Kong Kai Tak

[kenyajin]

wheres the checker board? u know kai tak's famous for that.

[CowBonbon]

@kenyajin

Take a look to the left side of the captains windshield at 2:01. There you will notice a dimly illuminated checkerboard on the famous checkerboard hill. I have flown this approach a little bit left of the localizer (real procedure) to have more room for the turn. Following the approach light system mounted on the roofs of kowloon is a bad idea because the bank during the final turn will be to steep. Real pilots approaching kai tak often prefered to fly a bit left of the loc

[gcritch33]

Very skillful in tricky conditions and thanks for taking the time to incl. so much detail.