Classic British Flight Sim

The first ex-Mrs Speedbird ( :roll: ) has just sent me this link to a youtube Kai Tak video. It's only 3.45 and I'm afraid the music is totally unsuitable but it's still worth watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PCOcyt7BPI

It's actually a collection of some already-published clips of landings, but there are quite a few I hadn't seen before. The last bit shows what it looked like from the ground. It's in the area called Mong Kok - where the aicraft were closest to the buildings.

I'm off to Hong Kong this evening for a jolly with cyberbrat, if we get any good photos I'll post them. If not you'll have to make do with a screenshot of a VC10

Ian

You're lucky your ex sends you anything worthwhile Ian. I can't imagine mine doing similar :roll:

I'll have a look when I've dispelled her memory.. mine that is, not yours

ATB

DvaeB :tab:

Great video Ian thanks for sharing.....oh......don't forget to thank the ex!!

When you do go, try to get some shots of kai Tak as it is now be inter4esting to see what they have done with the old airport.
Regards
Nigel.

I don't think I want to see it now! I've just had a look at the satellite view on google maps and it looks far too depressing :-(

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.317 ... h&hl=en-GB

I think I'll give it a miss and have an extra ride on the Star Ferry instead!

Ian

Hi,

I think this one is more appropriate for this site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfD2pztbK0

Early shots are from the old terminal next to the water, before the runway was built out in the bay.

The music in this one is bizarre too...

tgibson wrote:Hi,

I think this one is more appropriate for this site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfD2pztbK0

Early shots are from the old terminal next to the water, before the runway was built out in the bay.

The music in this one is bizarre too...

Nice! But the music... .?? Maybe a Japanese boogie woogie?

it made go and get the flytampa scenery

Very interesting.

Some of those landings, make even mine look OK :o

I have to agree with Ian on the music - There's only one film worthy of that.

Regards

Kevin

Awesome video, thanks so much for posting

Rgds

Ben

Well, I got back from Hong Kong this morning and I can confirm that no way will Kai Tak ever be re-opened It was only the low-flying aircraft that prevented them from building skyscrapers on the Kowloon peninsular. Now they're leaping up all over the place and will eventually rival Central on the Island. As there's no more building land on Central, they've been continually reclaiming the harbour and moving the land further into the harbour. In fact the Star Ferry terminal is now 400 yards closer to Tsim Sha Tsui than when I was last there! In a few years you'll be able to walk across the harbour!

ATC still enjoy making the pilots work. With the whole of the South China sea available for a straight in approach to Chek Lap Kok, we came round the edge of Lantau Island at 90 degrees to the runway and made a sharp turn on to finals at about 2000ft and about 5 miles out with a strong crosswind in poor visibility. It wasn't a good landing and we used most of the runway to stop. A good old Hong Kong tradition!

It was my first experience of flying in and out of T5 at LHR and I was VERY impressed at the ease. Online check-in and seat choice 24 hours before, train straight into Paddington and a few paces walk to the Heathrow Express non-stop straight into the terminal. Just drop the bags off, find a bar and relax. I thought T5 was a single building but there are two satellites joined by space-age subway shuttles to the main building. It is totally awesome. It's not travel like the old days of course, but it's another step towards being beamed instantly from A to B. Even the bags found their way to HKG and back!

On the return flight we even pushed back 20 mins early and arrived at LHR a whole hour ahead of schedule which probably wasn't quite as thrilling for the poor people of Twickenham who we woke at 0445 :doho:

Ian