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  • I wonder why this video is on BBC World ??

  • "Gear down please. Auto throttle coming out. Balls steeled"

  • хд...крутячок))

  • 20 people cannot land a boeing 747

  • This over two hour 9/11 account.. is not like all of the other footage from that day.. 'Tuesday Morning in September': It is what 9/11 was to many, outside the first ring at Ground Zero. It is in reverence to those who perished, and respectful to those who lost their loved ones on that paradigm shifting tragic day. It is the retrospection that is needed for our time.
  • the alarms sound like a cheesy 80s arcade game lol

  • i dont understand in the cockpit its a 747-400 wingview is it 747-400 but outside is it a 747-200?

  • this pilots got an aussie accent!

  • new livery is much better! :)

  • IGS? dont they mean ILS and HOLY SHIT they are flying low over that soccer field thats like 100 or 200 feet!!!

  • @Nascarking24 They mean just that, IGS. IGS =Instrument Guidence System, a modified ILS. The checkerboard on the left side of the mountain was the point where you made a right-hand turn to the final for runway 13. ILS is a straight in approach.

  • This is a nice little video. It's just too bad the video quality sucks so bad. Really detracts.

  • it's important people remember that the only reason pilots fly aircraft is to transport passengers or cargo. thats the purphouse of them flying the airplane. It soon becomes routine landing & taking off again and again. it's little more than public transport using an flying machine. the flying may be fun but you have to question the reasons you are doing it. Pilot who fly for 30 years miss out alot of stuff going on down on the ground as they are stuck up there with a limited view

  • what is the BBC thing called?

  • 1:28 any lower and it will crash into the buildings :o

  • Excellent vid! But what does IGS stand and used for?

  • @Singaporepunjaban they are talking about the ILS - Instrument Landing System. ILS projects the "glideslope" from the runway threshold. ILS has the optimal vertical descent speed to reach the runway once the "localizer is intercepted" and at :30 you here them anounce "Glideslope". The ILS also keeps the plane centered with the runway.

  • An ILS has a localizer and glideslope and takes you aligned straight in to the runway all the way down to a position from which you can land. This approach is an ILS to the checkerboard on the hill, but then you must have the field in sight to make the turn visually to align with the runway. It does not take you straight in to the runway and requires visual maneuvering so it is not called an ILS. Switzerland has some IGS approaches.

  • I see. Thanks. But what happens when visibility is poor and you can't see the runway? Or when the ILS is a Cat 2 or 3 approach?

  • When you cant see the runway you cannot land and must fly the missed approach procedure that is on the chart. One of the reasons why they replaced Kai-Tak with an airport with straight-in approaches whichs allows landings in lower weather minimums and Cat 3 approaches, including autoland- just like any other major airport in the world (besides the old Kai Tak)!

  • AWESOME!!!!!

  • Not only are they landing in the middle of a huge city. The winds generated around the airport makes the plane feel like a car ride with one wheel missing. I literaly felt the plane drop 25' to the tarmac. What a horrible place.

  • qwerty3862: The mountains dictate how the wind flows over the land. I don't live in HK (yet), but I believe HK is in monsoon territory. Every year, the wind goes in one direction, and then reverses itself - but of course, you'll be a fool to fly through a monsoon. Landing on Kai Tak was like landing on an aircraft carrier - very hazardous.

  • OnePersonOneChina, OneTeacherGoodEnglish

  • I don't get why so many cities have airports plonked right in the middle of them. It's ilogical.

  • the airport wasnt placed in the middle of the city, its just that over time the city grows around the airport

  • I agree with josenah145, Id say the city was built around the airport over time

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  • @2491cc Hong Kong's a very crowded city by itself... Space constraints I guess...

  • nice !!!!

  • aircraft need runways to land on. they also need them to take off.

  • my grandad flew here in 1966 when he was in the navy, no big commercial jet liners then, he flew on a eagle air plane which only had 4 proppelers! imagin a 100mph trip all the way from the UK the Hong Kong

  • omg he must of had a numb butt by the end of the flight!

  • He had to stop off like 10 times to re-fuel

  • what do you mean?

  • My grandmother flew into Kai Tak in 1992. She said it was the craziest landing she had ever seen.

  • y did they have to land like that??

  • they do because of the high terrain around the airport.

  • cant they land the other side of the runway?

  • it is because of the winds, since u have to land into the wind.

  • what does the wind hardly blow the other way?

  • i went to hong kong last summer.when we flew over hong kong i saw the old airport and the landing strip.

  • иногда мне кажется что пилотами рождаются!)

  • what is IGS?

  • instrumental guidance system works like ILS apart from it wont land you

  • Amazing that this airport didn't have more accidents.

  • which documentary is this?

  • it was dangerouse having sometihng like 3 airplanes over shooting the runway and it did not have enough room

  • i love the atc and pilot chatter!!

  • I love flying planes but i wouldnt want to have the control approaching this airport

  • very nice

  • It used to be known as the Kai Tak Heart Attack for a very good reason. And did I hear those wind speed checks correct? 100/10 on approach end then 090/19 at midfield? I'm not a pilot, but that's still a 10 kt gain. Shouldn't that have kicked off the windshear warnings? I am not an airline pilot (though I have flown the spam cans).

  • what is a spam can

  • 110@10 AND 090@10

  • 110@11 My fault

  • sorry 100@11

  • its funny to me because they say that this is a cocpit view yet the thumbnail is of the pax view

  • BEAUTIFUL!!! so what has become of this airport now??

  • kai tak shut down in 1998 Im not sure why but now they use Hong Kong Intl

  • because kai tak was not big enough for the growing amount of planes travelling

  • Old Kai Tak ... that was true chalange ! =)

  • that is amazing

  • y does the copilot say + 50 900, +50 1000

  • +50 1000, +50 900... maybe rate of descent & height above the ground?

  • I would say it means Speed above Vref (calculated approach speed)ie. Vref+50 knots and Barometric Altitude ie. 900ft (im assuming that it would be the height above sea level as the high buildings below would obscure radio altimeter readings) but dont take my word for it i am just speculating

  • With 19 years flying and 8 years as an international airline Captain let me clear this up. They are flying the Boeing 747-400 for Cathy Pacific. The Captain is at the controls as the F.O. (First Officer) assists quite well. The calls in question are Vref and RA (speed above final ref, and radar altimeter) plus 15 is the correct speed for full bank maneuvering of the 747-400 on this type of approach and the RA calls are routine. "plus 15..1000 = ref + 15 and 1000 feet above the ground.

  • haha..sorry, I'm not a Cathay pilot and not familiar with their SOP's. Upon second view, I realized that the 2nd call is VS (vertical speed) ie. "plus 15...900" means 15 KTAS above Vref and 900fpm. These calls allow the Captain to remain visually focused outside on the terrain and visual glide path. The Captain already knows the VS for the glide path for current barometric, temperature and wind conditions on the approach...the Captain can make slight adjustments to VS to track glide path

  • KTAS = KIAS...I should proof read first

  • @rjp12739 It sounds as though the second call out is in fact rate of decent rather than RA. Many operators use this technique as it so closely relates to the "stabilized approach concept." At around 1:40 when the jet is over the approach lights and the "Plus 15, 900" is called the aircraft far lower than 900 feet AGL.

  • @rjp12739 I don't understand a thing but you sound like a real pilot!!!

  • @LaughsWontHurt perfectly clear.

  • @rjp12739 Cathay Pacific. Not Cathy Pacific-she was a stripper in Kowloon.

  • @rjp12739 this mite be a dumb question but can u be a pilot if u dont have 20/20 vison

  • @xMochi812x Yes, as long as your vision can be corrected to 20/20 with either glasses or contacts :P Hope you get in the air! Nothing better than flying!

  • @rjp12739 Then you should know that it was not the 400 series 747. They have 6' high wingletts on their wings. It was a 300 series as one can tell by the number of windows and length of the upper deck. Try again, flight sim pilot. LOL

  • This is your captain speaking.........please leave a message after the tone.

  • osorious ya i guess,u R right!

  • beside Bogotta Apt,thats one of the comlicated landing and,always the Capt must land the plane!

  • solomon: I think you may be referring to RWY 31R or 31L approach in Bogotá (SKBO) isnt'it? Beacause 13R or 13L approach are easy ones (of course if you respect your 12' minimums) :D

  • nice vid

  • it looks so incredibly hard to land there

  • During this visual portion it is imperative that the correct visual cue with the surface is carefully maintained, making reference to aeronautical ground lights where appropriate, In view of the local terrain and the IGS being offset from runway, operators intending to use the IGS must ensure, for flight safety reasons, that their pilots are fully conversant with, and have adequate practice in, published procedures. 

  • That was a really gay way of saying a really simple thing...

  • Yea really

  • "GAY?!?" Are you 12? 16 at the most? TomTom2898 is using professional language to describe a technically challenging approach. Maybe you should stick to your X-Box 360, or whatever gay forms of entertainment are not so boring?

  • This is Youtube, not a reference/procedural manual. He said something completely obvious and simple in a overly complicated way, his comment did not bear any implication.

    And actually, I know more about planes than you might think. I do not play 360 games...

  • OK...I take your point...and I believe you about not playing X-box. My point was that TomTom2898 spelled out some technical procedures that some might find useful...for those who already know, they are free to overlook it.

    Just because this is YouTube does not, I feel, mean that all comments should be "dumbed down." YouTube can be a good place to learn, and frankly, I'd rather have too much technical information that too little. Some want just the video while others find the tech info useful.

  • Ok, I take your point. Lets just leave it there and enjoy the video =)

  • The system uses ILS components. The attention of pilots is drawn to the fact that the IGS is offset from the landing direction by 47 degree.

  • true skill landing

  • roger over under charlie.

  • This is YouTube, videos don't have to be perfect here.

  • @747400fan Are you really a 747-400 fan or is that just a nick?

  • Kai Tak one of the old places which test the skills reminds me of landing in one of the approaches in Irian Jaya.

  • What hAppens in IRIAN JAYA??

  • its cathay 461 heavy

  • oh~ my mistake ! corrected !

  • thats okay... sometimes a lot ppl make mistakes

  • wow thank for putting me onto tampa kaitak,it looks stunning. I thought 9 dragons was as good as it could get.

  • reminds me when i was a strapping young man throwing my Jumbo around he streets.

    What do pilots think of MSFS with the pmdg 747?? does it resemble anything like a real multi million dollar simulator???

  • Yeah the PMDG 737NG and the 747-400 series are quite amazing in terms of realism, and just released by Fly Tampa, I recommend the Fly Tampa Kai Tak scenery. It's simply awesome ;)

  • these are real planes

  • I know dickhead, I was replying to someone's question, look and think before you try to be smart.

  • reminds me when i was a straooing young man throwing my Jumbo around he streets.

  • captain

  • the idear with Kai Tak wass the hil there was red and white. You fly so close you can on it and when the 2nd pilot started to be nervous you make the final turn and line the aircraft up. If you diden line the aircraft up at the right time you will land wrong

  • whats an IGS approach?

  • instrument guidance system

  • roger thanks

  • It's like ILS except it does not guide you to the runway.

    At Kai Tak there is a sharp right turn onto the final.

    The turn takes place at around 600agl which lines you up with the runway.

    The IGS guides you to a checkerboard on a hill, double flashing lights on the ground, at which point the autothrottle is disengaged and the plane is banked sharply to the right for a landing.

  • oh roger thanks

  • Thats when pilots cant let the autopilot do it, they have to land the plane by themselves, and on this airport.. it can be extremely diffcult. IGS is very spectaculare, and I know only about one airport who has it, Toncontin in Honduras. Just search at youtube

  • That old lady on the right was mi nan.

    Check my vids for some Flightsim Kaitak action.

  • does any experts on here think the a380 could of flown this aproach?? cheers.

  • I like the video. As far as the reason why the visuals don't match could be because of the editing job. Editing a video is not easy even for the pros(although computers probably make it somewhat easier nowadays).

  • fantastic vid!

  • Its Cathay 461

  • I love both hong kong airports, but it would have been really cool to see an A380 execute an IGS 13 approach, huh?

  • im gonna try that in FS!

  • aussie pilots??

  • British. At the time of Kai Tak, the British were in control of Hong Kong. They gave it up in 2000 to China.

  • British. At the time of Kai Tak, the British were in control of Hong Kong. They gave it up in 2000 to China.

  • 1997 =p

  • you're right, my bad!

  • i think the first officer is

  • very good approach, congrats

  • Good job BBC

  • Why don't they land from the sea side instead? Is it because of the wind direction?

  • If one overshoots the runway then where is it heading to? Some buildings or Water? There's that TAM accident we can all learn from. But somewhere in Nepal the planes land precariously toward a mountain wall. Look it up on YT.

  • @twisterwiper: actually another reason was noise protection. a landing airplane produces less noise than a starting one. another reason was that coming in from south east (waterside) would have resulted in having to turn in on glideslope over hk island.

    main reason surely was security in case of problems. overshooting the runway into the water = way better than running into residential area.

  • The Airbus A380-A350-A340-A330- Boeing 787 Dreamliner-777-767-757-747 and the MD11 are named heavy for wave blast alerts.

  • A300

  • and don't forget DC-10 and L-1011

  • lol controller's voice gives me a head ache.

  • "Heavy" is added to the call sign of very large airliners such as a 747, 777, 767 and A340, MD11 etc, etc. The reason is that they have huge vortexes that can toss around other planes. So in effect you want to stay well back of a "Heavy" and out of it's prop wash or you could be tossed around violently. It is a consideration that approaches, the tower and other airliners needs to be aware of... so the call sign "Heavy" is appended.

  • not sure if 767 is assigned as heavy.

  • Yes, 767 is a "Heavy".

  • it's take off weight (max) is between 350,000 and 401,000 Lbs well in excess of the 225 required for the "Heavy designation".

  • I imagine that living anywhere near Kai Tak was a flight-spotter's paradise. But I have to wonder if some of the people living in those apartments(that's what they're called here in the US) are glad now not to have so much aircraft noise.

  • why do kai tak close

  • they had some reason's to close Kai Tak and 1of them is they had a better airport there (Hong Kong International) I'ts to bad they closed Kai Tak...

  • yes

  • Combination of noise abatement demands and the airport not being able to handle the demand requests of the airlines, which included modern facilities and additional runways.

  • cool

  • When did Kai Tak close??? Wow... It has been too long since I've been to Hong Kong.

  • 1997 they closed

  • No, July of 1998

  • It's been almost 10 years.

  • Even though HK has Disneyland now, the most exhilarating ride (Kai Tak) is forever gone.

  • thata mazng

  • Are they showing two planes or one? One has the new livery and the other has the old livery.

  • The colors of the outside view and the inside view don't match. The outside view 747 has new Cathay Pacific colors and is a 747-200. The inside view 747 has old color (the paint job that I like) and is a 747-400 (you could tell by the winglet). Now the streets of Kowloon Hong Kong is too quiet...

  • this is awesome. it must have sucked lving near the airport cuz the planes are super close

  • It would have been fun!!!!!! After 1998, It's too quiet!!!!!

  • Great video, very well strung together...I prefer the flight clips without music dubbed over the top, they are much better, good job!

  • Landed there many times when I was a kid mid-end 1960's. Always in Boeing 707s. Used to take ages to get there from London. It wasa good plane and the pilots were good too!

  • the airport is famous for the difficulty to land, and now it is demolished and the land is used as a bus depot

  • Callsign: Cathay 461 Heavy

    IGS Approach Runway 13

    Approach:119.10

    Tower:118.70

    IGS:111.90

  • Callsign: Cathay 641 Heavy

    IGS Approach Runway 13

    Approach:119.10

    Tower:118.70

    IGS:111.90

  • It was pretty cool landing at Kai Tak back in the day. You'd be flying over a sea of what seemed like endless flats with clothes drying outside windows and then the plane would suddenly drop onto the runway. The new airport is neat in itself by its design, but nothing compares to what Kai Tak was like.

  • Great! I love it! If only Kai Tak could have remained in service long enough for me to visit.

  • Amazing all these sounds in the cockpit. Sounds like they're running an old computer game

  • the video is awesome, thanks for your sharing!

  • wonderful flying

  • btw...The airline is called Cathay Pacific....not Cathy

  • yeah, but its callsign is cathay 641 heavy....

  • The heavy simply added as when it departed, it was greater than 275000 lbs in weight.

  • you misunderstood. that guy who originally posted stated that the airline is cathay pacific, not cathay. i was just noting that its callsign was CPA641H. I might have misunderstood to begin with, but that was my intention when I wrote it. As for the "heavy", since a 747-400 has a empty weight of nearly 400,000 lbs I knew that it was added for that purpose.

  • On the final turn, you could see the buildings were so close ! Scary and exciting !

  • really great vid 747 is an awesome machine

  • This is well cool. lol it sounds like there playing a game at 00:54

  • Heh, I know what you mean, however, that sound is the disconnecting of the auto*flight* systems. AKA autopilot.

  • Awesome!

  • Ever since i was 3 years i wanted to be a pilot

  • Landing at the old HK aiport was one of the most exciting experiences in my life!

  • i love planes :D

  • absolutely superb...