Night Landing Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport Last Night (1998)

This was recorded on the last night that Kai Tak was open. The flight goes over Kai Tak, Hong Kong Island, the new airport, Tsing Ma bridge and into Kai Tak. You can see the lead-in lights as well as people photographing the plane on the last night. This full length approach shows how long it takes to fly the arrival. You can see a copy of the approach at http://tinyurl.com/5ctcyw Using that chart you can see the arrival basically flys over TH..CH..SL and joins the IGS.

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[austrorus]

indeed much better without music, it is not needed.

[MAXwellchikenrice]

One single reason to build a time machine...

[anssari1]

@austrorus no fuck you.where is the god damn music

[drunacres]

So sad to see this video. I miss Kai Tak very much. I often flew this approach in the jump seat of a Cathay Pacific 747-400 on CX881 from LAX or an old L1011 Tristar on CX421 from SEL. It was magic and one of the reasons I loved and still love Hong Kong. Nothing beats the view from the air. Some of the best memories of my life.

[PeterNGloor]

@Infinitez109

in zero wind no big deal. Crosswind and poor visibilty were what made it difficult.

[Infinitez109]

Even though I have never had a flight land in Kai Tak, the airport seemed like a great place, and the skillful turn that led to the rapid descent of the plane mustve taken years to master. Too bad this place isn't still in operation, 'cause I would definately go.. :')

[zenmachinefilms]

I miss Kai Tak. 

[lolvks]

@GoPensGo377 This was filmed from the jumpseat (behind the CPT and FO), not from the pilots seat.

[GoPensGo377]

@thunderdasher I think a pilot filmed this so jokes on you...

[indahooddererste]

@thunderdasher i thought the same mate

[martymcfly511]

Great video. I have been watched this video over and over for years. I am wondering if you might be able to fill in the original soundtrack that came with this video? That old song about missing someone.  In reference to the last night at Kai Tak? Airboyd has the best aerial videos on Youtube bar none.

[thunderdasher]

Bad camera view! Just lousy.. wasted. He he simply blew the chance of an interesting night cockpit landing in Kai Tak, instead focused his cam on the side for for supposed spectacular view. If that's his intention he was wasting or blew his chance being in the cockpit and better he'd stayed in the ordinary window side passenger seat.