Plus best civil plane EVER, it saved the lives of many people in extreme situations like Air China that stall over the pacific ocean or the one over indonesia losing engines and fly by with one of four and blinded by volcanic gas
This is one of the most glorious airports in the history of flight. Everyone loves flying into Kai Tak on Flight Simulator. It's closest any of us will ever get these days. It perfectly encapsulated the spirit of Hong Kong: pioneering, adventurous, laissez-faire, free-- and not necessarily easy to survive. :)
I was one of the stewardess operating this flight..The captain did a very good job..gust wind is really unavoidable...Passengers did't even know what was happening until safety personnel came onboard to check coz one of the engine hit the tarmack and drag few metres..Other than that..we were all ok onboard....thanks to the captain for his skill and professionalism..Kai Tak being one of the most dangerous airport approach on earth,,thank God it is no longer in service..
Depending on country... If you're an Expat working in another country (India, China, Africa, whatever), you get paid tons, however, pilots in the western world make very basic wages.
That is amazing indeed... The fact that the captain has the skills to land under those conditions in any manner is worthy of my applause. Trying to land a 747 in MS Flight Simulator is hard; I'd hate (actually, I'd love) to try it in real life.
kicsimoe, sensible question. A plane has to land into a headwind which provides the most resistance, enabling better control of the plane at slow speeds. Depending on the direction of the wind, it should be possible to land from the other direction. However Kai Tak's prevailing directions forced for usage for Runway 13 Approach most of the times.
Mate of mine used to fly into kai tak regularly as flight crew in the days of BOAC. He likened it to flying down the local High Street between the buildings and taking a right at the next set of traffic lights. He said he used to strap himself into a seat and shut the window blinds cos it scared the shit out of him every time they had to fly in there.
"Ever flown the Kai Tak approach?" "No, I... I never have. I've heard about it though." "Well, just think of this 747 as a giant, sluggish Dash 8, and you're giving free haircuts. You'll do fine. Once we're stopped, I'll grab a pair of pliers and peel your fingers off the yoke."
What you don't see in the video is that there were winds blowing from the side of the runway, the pilot turned the plane at a particular angle to counteract the force pushing from the side. If he tried to land the plane parallel like you said, the crosswind might blow the plane out of its landing path.
Well I did, and I am always entertained by it. If I could rate it in a Top 10 list of airports I'd like to fly into, closed or opened, Kai Tak would be sitting there at #1.
If you want a very tecnical, cool and smooth landing all you need is the nine dragons airport, an experienced pilot and the Jurassic Park theme. Unfortunately it was closed for obvious reasons but it really was unique, especially the low height flying amongst the buildings.
Brilliant landing. Fortunately, with the new British-built airport, pilots, crew and passengers no longer have to be stressed out with such landings. They must be happy that the UK did the right thing despite the noise prevalent at the time about building the new airport.
It was not a "brilliant" landing. The landing gear probably required inspection and possibly major repair. The aircraft was poorly landed in a "crab" which would place enormous side stress on the landing gear. He should have lowered the left wing into the wind at about 100 feet and kept the nose straight with the rudder. That's the proper method to make a safe cross wind landing. I have 8000 hours in the Boeing 747. This pilot needs additional training.
Dear Chomel, In the 11 years I flew with Japan Airlines on 747's, we didn't take Cabin Attendants on Freighter flights. As you can easily see, this is a 747-200 freighter in JAL Super Logistics inventory. It is good aviating skills though.
+tessamersus Actually, Kai Tak Airport was closed in 1998. The new Hong Kong Int'l Airport - called Chep Lap Kok - was opened in July 1998 on an island outside the city. You can find more info here: www.hongkongairport.com/eng/index.html
Peter Hughes I'm sorry, but I cannot resist commenting on "chep lap kok". Say that out loud. Use in a sentence: "The captain enjoyed chep lap kok with the stewardess." Hee
those sharp turns was required becoz of the unique geography of the airport (it was located at the centre of a city, surround by mountains), and the changing wind. The pilot did an excellent job.
Not sure that it's actually a crosswind. He's not crabbing until very late final. I think it's more a side slip to loose height quickly. Very skilled flying indeed 👏🏼👍🏼
+Rick Feng Hong Kong is also famous for typhoons. There is Philippines on the left and Taiwan on the right as natural barrier from the Pacific, but if it misses both and charge straight through, it's quite insane, people and roofs can get blown away.
Dangerous. Should have gone for a missed approach and landed from the other end. May look good but the best pilots know that a manoeuvre like that is highly risky and he should not have been in that position in the first place. Remember you have 200+ souls on board. ALWAYS be conservative with the risks.
I'm fairly sure a trained commercial pilot will never consciously make a decision that could put the passengers at risk at all. Pilots land in crosswind conditions all the time, and when a plane lands slightly sideways it is called "side slipping". It is a fairly normal procedure and in this case, it was not dangerous at all.
Nothing Dangerous here. That was a very typical landing and approach for Kai Tak back in the day. There aren't many big airports that have such awkward approaches anymore, but such airports certainly made flying exciting back in those days.
Back when Boeing was known for producing safe first class passenger aircraft. No doors falling off here, or the plane of it own accord nose diving into the ground or the sea.
people say that this scares them out of flying and I'm like "yeah cause pilots aren't trained how to do stuff like this at all! the wind is always going to be going perfectly parallel to the runway." Agreed these are amazing people who deserve a raise for what they do, but please remember that this is what they do stop being amazed that they know how to do it!
Gave me shivers. Awesome. My local airport is England's highest, we all say the word crosswind was invented for LBA as there is never a day without it, you need guts of steel to land here!
most exciting airport, so sad when it closed... the thrill of watching the planes fly over Sam Shui Po seconds before landing. Thank You Kai Tak for the pleasure of knowing you.
Yes, you said it. Landing at the old airport was very emotional especially now watching these videos. The Lantau landings are so boring. But it was great to actually land right in Kowloon! I miss it!
@TheLn14 No mistakes. The plane had to be crabbed out to adjust for the crosswinds. At 1:10 they probably encountered a strong gust of wind and the pilot had to recrab the plane to keep it on track with the runway while flying into the wind. It's a standard procedure.
WOW!!! what a great high crosswind landing thats why there the pros and we let the flying to them. Awesome !!! the 747 is an incredible plane it can almost fly itself.
The first time I was there in 1989, I was shocked. SHOCKED! The landing wheels were few feet from people roof top. I could almost reach out and touch their roof. I wonder how do people below put up with the noise? I quickly learn HK is a extreme high density city. I guess the land is so expansive. So they buy a small piece of land and build and build and build. The high rises are like candles, not like a 2-liter soda bottle. Amazing place.
Gosh! He's flying a 400 ton Boeing 747 and making maneuvers like it was a fighter! All my respects commander!
Plus best civil plane EVER, it saved the lives of many people in extreme situations like Air China that stall over the pacific ocean or the one over indonesia losing engines and fly by with one of four and blinded by volcanic gas
@@dinhhung2007-x7u400 TON
@@dinhhung2007-x7uhe said 400 ton
This is one of the most glorious airports in the history of flight. Everyone loves flying into Kai Tak on Flight Simulator. It's closest any of us will ever get these days. It perfectly encapsulated the spirit of Hong Kong: pioneering, adventurous, laissez-faire, free-- and not necessarily easy to survive. :)
Truly! And then when you stick the landing - there's no feeling like it on earth. Just like life in HK.
Especially while listening to the Jurassic Park theme, which ,believe it or not, I always associated with the yt video called "The 9 Dragons".
Hard to beat the sight of a 747 being a 747. What a graceful aircraft. The plane and the crew made that difficult landing look effortless.
Some serious piloting skills there for sure
@Andyadventures #11 You a pilot?
Those flight companies always send their best men when fling to kai tak. So far there is no crash record of kai tak in history
Years of them
@@KS2996 youre right. I just check its history there were actually some accidents. Some crashes some broken wings. pretty deadly of this airport.
Andyadventures #11 Any landing that you gets you down in one piece is a good landing.
Great flying. My grandfather Robert Millbank used to Captain 747s for Canadian, and flew into Kai Tak a lot.
Your grandfather would have a wealth of stories to tell you.
Unbelievable skills. Utmost respect for those pilots. R.I.P. Kai Tak.....
I flew in to Kai Tak many times back in the late 70s. Always a thrill. Wish I had a small video camera at the time, but of course one did not exist.
@@billwilson6670 back in th late 80s I flew qantas 747 300 to kai tak and it was scary Rip 747 300 Rip kai tak
@@aggamingaung2632 no way
WOW!! Kai Tak was the creme de la creme of all airports! Never get tired of watching videos from there!
co-pilot : But can you drift this thing
captain : hold me beer
LOL!!!!!!
Literally lol'ed
amazing
Love the bad English on the Captain's side...
@@Manu-zq2nf thats a common brit and irish way of saying it. A proper english way.
Drift level: 747.
+Aluminum Cloud And you thought the Japanese were good at cars drifting.
Multi-engine drifting?! Impossible!
Aluminum Cloud p
DEJA VU
Pilots is a Trump voter
I was one of the stewardess operating this flight..The captain did a very good job..gust wind is really unavoidable...Passengers did't even know what was happening until safety personnel came onboard to check coz one of the engine hit the tarmack and drag few metres..Other than that..we were all ok onboard....thanks to the captain for his skill and professionalism..Kai Tak being one of the most dangerous airport approach on earth,,thank God it is no longer in service..
Oh. Now I understand why they're paid so much.
Depending on country... If you're an Expat working in another country (India, China, Africa, whatever), you get paid tons, however, pilots in the western world make very basic wages.
Internetzspacezshipz Europe is good but not America
Yeah in 1965 most Pilots are in the union and only make what teachers make
Oh.
They actually don’t make alot
Many years after and still the most impressive jumbo xwind landing I know.
That pilot was awesome! Amazing crosswind landing! Makes it look easy. Props
I've just realised how LONG AGO this was uploaded!
Less than one year after RUclips first ever video upload
Yeah, Kai Tak is long gone and I doubt anyone misses it.
13 years😂
Sgt. Bilko i do
and the video itself is even older
Dangerous approach but hat off to the pilot on that one a very skillful crosswind landing! That must take the most guts, experience and skill there
That is amazing indeed... The fact that the captain has the skills to land under those conditions in any manner is worthy of my applause. Trying to land a 747 in MS Flight Simulator is hard; I'd hate (actually, I'd love) to try it in real life.
I had experienced 8 times in 1994-5 with a British Airways . Boeing 747 , Fly No. BA 32 . Great memmories .
Probably one of the first RUclips videos I ever watched, and also AirBoyd was one of my first subs, maybe even the first!
kicsimoe, sensible question. A plane has to land into a headwind which provides the most resistance, enabling better control of the plane at slow speeds. Depending on the direction of the wind, it should be possible to land from the other direction. However Kai Tak's prevailing directions forced for usage for Runway 13 Approach most of the times.
Mate of mine used to fly into kai tak regularly as flight crew in the days of BOAC. He likened it to flying down the local High Street between the buildings and taking a right at the next set of traffic lights. He said he used to strap himself into a seat and shut the window blinds cos it scared the shit out of him every time they had to fly in there.
This is an absolutely incredible landing. Can't believe 747s land in this kind of airport. Well done.
my dad is a 747 pilot. i saw a training video for adak. they are trained to land in crosswinds
+konatown5 trolls gonna troll.
All pilots are trained to land in crosswind conditions you fly bigger planes like the 747 when you've been a pilot for a long time
That's a relief lol
New tires, new gear, and a trunnion inspection
Mike Rohren hehehhehehe
Im surprised the landing gear wasnt ripped off.
@Jack Walsh lmao I thought u was the same dude as the first reply
I've always applauded the pilot on a landing along with everyone else, but this pilot deserves a standing ovation!
Grandmaster pilot
More like challenger
Captain must be like "Right right righ oh too much right, left left, oh right left, touchdown ,lefft left .....
Bhahahaha...no kidding...
this is seriously my earliest memory of RUclips
GOD, one of the best landings I've ever seen !
"Ever flown the Kai Tak approach?" "No, I... I never have. I've heard about it though." "Well, just think of this 747 as a giant, sluggish Dash 8, and you're giving free haircuts. You'll do fine. Once we're stopped, I'll grab a pair of pliers and peel your fingers off the yoke."
Lol. That was actually pretty funny.
I flew into that airpirt 3 times...yikes...
What you don't see in the video is that there were winds blowing from the side of the runway, the pilot turned the plane at a particular angle to counteract the force pushing from the side. If he tried to land the plane parallel like you said, the crosswind might blow the plane out of its landing path.
Impressive handling. This looks like a difficult airport.
I lived in Hong Kong. So that why the government built an new airport in suburban
cat lam govs build new airport because you lived in Hong Kong?!
Марк Ребров lol you are the problem to change
Haseeba Zahra ahaha yeah shure
It was until it was closed down. Kai Tak was among the worst airports to land a large commercial jet at.
Wow, that was awesome. It's like the Malaysia Airlines 747 plane which landed in Kai Tak too. Those are really well trained pilots in action.
Really beautifully done considering the factors at play there. I don't care what anyone else says I love it! Can watch this 800x
intensive crosswind ... perfect landing
Let's be honest, nobody searched for this 13 year old video.
Well I did, and I am always entertained by it. If I could rate it in a Top 10 list of airports I'd like to fly into, closed or opened, Kai Tak would be sitting there at #1.
@@adamp.3739 same
lol i did :P
CFI showed it to me forever ago had to see it again
I did
Name a more iconic duo than 747 and kaitak. I'll wait😉😏
It's 2020 and most of my liked videos are ones I never even searched for.
I've been on RUclips since 2010 😅👍
This!! 🏆
Good old checkerboard landing in Kai Tak, Kowloon City.
The good old days!! I miss landing here in 747s!!!
That pilot is a certified Badass
GIVE THAT MAN A COOKIE!
This is one of my favorite clips!
And that's how you score on the first date!
I remember someone used to tell me only really experienced pilots land planes in Kai Tak Airport. Now I know why.
If you want a very tecnical, cool and smooth landing all you need is the nine dragons airport, an experienced pilot and the Jurassic Park theme. Unfortunately it was closed for obvious reasons but it really was unique, especially the low height flying amongst the buildings.
Co-Pilot- Dude, this isn’t a car
Pilot- *Skirrt* *Skirrt*
Pilot to Co-pilot: Hold my beer....
Brilliant landing. Fortunately, with the new British-built airport, pilots, crew and passengers no longer have to be stressed out with such landings. They must be happy that the UK did the right thing despite the noise prevalent at the time about building the new airport.
It was not a "brilliant" landing. The landing gear probably required inspection and possibly major repair. The aircraft was poorly landed in a "crab" which would place enormous side stress on the landing gear. He should have lowered the left wing into the wind at about 100 feet and kept the nose straight with the rudder. That's the proper method to make a safe cross wind landing. I have 8000 hours in the Boeing 747. This pilot needs additional training.
Zarathustra And of course, you would have done it much better. Right?
@@cwcascales BOIIIIIIIIIII!
Dear Chomel,
In the 11 years I flew with Japan Airlines on 747's, we didn't take Cabin Attendants on Freighter flights. As you can easily see, this is a 747-200 freighter in JAL Super Logistics inventory.
It is good aviating skills though.
RIP Kai Tak
YIkes! The crab angle on that crosswind correction exceeded 45 degrees! I can smell the burning rubber from here...
@@adakwhidbey9418 LOL, no Where near 45 degrees. 10 15 degrees maybe.
As the the pilot, wow, well done. As a passenger, F*%&# that. No trips to HK for me!
Chep lak kok is better now....than kai tak
It was a joke, so obviously you have no sense of humor. Aren't you late for school? Nuff said. lol
+tessamersus Actually, Kai Tak Airport was closed in 1998. The new Hong Kong Int'l Airport - called Chep Lap Kok - was opened in July 1998 on an island outside the city. You can find more info here: www.hongkongairport.com/eng/index.html
Peter Hughes I'm sorry, but I cannot resist commenting on "chep lap kok". Say that out loud. Use in a sentence: "The captain enjoyed chep lap kok with the stewardess." Hee
@@tessarix Only pilot you are is a cessna pilot lol. You're too much of a dumbass to fly these passenger planes
those sharp turns was required becoz of the unique geography of the airport (it was located at the centre of a city, surround by mountains), and the changing wind. The pilot did an excellent job.
looks fucking amazing....the captain must have balls of iron...
Anyone else get this in their recommended after 13 years?
Yep
Yup
The big, big tweety bird...I love how much front angle on with landing gear down the 747 really does look like a big steel bird 🐦
Great piloting
Anyone get this in their recommendations 😂🤔 this is 13 years old wtf
18 now
@@yflo8317 holy I don’t remember watching this
Still amazing after all these years :)
◇Rare achievement unlocked◇
DEJA VU; I HAVE BEEN IN THIS PLANE BEFORE
Lol
Spectacular flying by the pilot👍
WOW !
If I was a passenger, I hope that I would be wearing brown pants.
On the port side you could see the centerline of the runway. That would have been a great video.
Actually it is not bad. Made this landing a few times as a passenger. Good fun. But not really scary.
Imagine living next to that landing place
I did in a similar place by SFO-and I really miss it
This is very nostalgic for us Hongkongers. If it wasn't for this airport, our city wouldn't become what it now is. Thank you Kai Tak!
Not sure that it's actually a crosswind. He's not crabbing until very late final. I think it's more a side slip to loose height quickly. Very skilled flying indeed 👏🏼👍🏼
Look at how fast the tire smoke moves away and to the left of the runway. Definitely x wind.
It must suck to live right there near the airport
that's why the airport have to close at 11 or 12 at night
RIP Kai-Tak.
Professional pilot for sure.
DEJA VU
who's watching this in Feb 2016?
March 2016, here!
+Niklas R. May 2016
+Rick Feng April 2016--the real pro's here!!!!
+Rick Feng Hong Kong is also famous for typhoons. There is Philippines on the left and Taiwan on the right as natural barrier from the Pacific, but if it misses both and charge straight through, it's quite insane, people and roofs can get blown away.
llindvior I'm From Canton:)
One of the most beautiful piece of landing....bravo..!
China can drift planes? Look out Tokyo
+TheMrFloozies This was when Hong Kong was run by the British
Japan airlines though
Dangerous. Should have gone for a missed approach and landed from the other end. May look good but the best pilots know that a manoeuvre like that is highly risky and he should not have been in that position in the first place. Remember you have 200+ souls on board. ALWAYS be conservative with the risks.
I believe he meant to land like that though.. that's why it's called a crosswind landing
I'm fairly sure a trained commercial pilot will never consciously make a decision that could put the passengers at risk at all. Pilots land in crosswind conditions all the time, and when a plane lands slightly sideways it is called "side slipping". It is a fairly normal procedure and in this case, it was not dangerous at all.
Landing straight on with winds hitting the plane sideways WOULD have put the passengers at risk. Google it
Nothing Dangerous here. That was a very typical landing and approach for Kai Tak back in the day. There aren't many big airports that have such awkward approaches anymore, but such airports certainly made flying exciting back in those days.
Really good job filming the landing too !! 🤩
...Chinese guys @ 1:11....waaa! lol
Robert Allen WAAAA
@@Koploper77 WAAAAA
Skills!!! Very impressive!!! As a student pilot who can barely land yet I can assure these skills take a lot of hard work to perfect.
That was actually a pretty amazing landing!!
That was one good pilot. Reminds me of our landing in a driving rain storm at Kai Tak January 1984
Back when Boeing was known for producing safe first class passenger aircraft. No doors falling off here, or the plane of it own accord nose diving into the ground or the sea.
people say that this scares them out of flying and I'm like "yeah cause pilots aren't trained how to do stuff like this at all! the wind is always going to be going perfectly parallel to the runway."
Agreed these are amazing people who deserve a raise for what they do, but please remember that this is what they do stop being amazed that they know how to do it!
Been on Cathy planes since '84 and i must say they have some of the best pilots out there
I loved that airline
Top Gun ✈takes my breath away
That’s some amazing flying skills! And what a great vantage point to watch from!
Gave me shivers. Awesome. My local airport is England's highest, we all say the word crosswind was invented for LBA as there is never a day without it, you need guts of steel to land here!
Wow a pilot has really got to trust his machine with a landing like that. Well done.
wow a tight base leg to a short final with a crosswind, great pilot
most exciting airport, so sad when it closed... the thrill of watching the planes fly over Sam Shui Po seconds before landing.
Thank You Kai Tak for the pleasure of knowing you.
It was always an experience landing there...believe me...
Yes, you said it. Landing at the old airport was very emotional especially now watching these videos. The Lantau landings are so boring. But it was great to actually land right in Kowloon! I miss it!
That is the most beautiful piece of art I have ever seen. Except for girls.
Nice work, Tex! You might want to kick that rudder, dude.
Only can say i have been a passenger in a few 747's landing in downpours and inclement weather on this old HK airport...still here!
@TheLn14
No mistakes. The plane had to be crabbed out to adjust for the crosswinds. At 1:10 they probably encountered a strong gust of wind and the pilot had to recrab the plane to keep it on track with the runway while flying into the wind. It's a standard procedure.
incredible pilot skills
Wow! That was friggin intense! lol. Sick piloting skills!
I have alot of respect for someone who can make tons of steel dance in the air......^5 to the flight crew for pulling out of a potential disaster
WOW!!! what a great high crosswind landing thats why there the pros and we let the flying to them. Awesome !!! the 747 is an incredible plane it can almost fly itself.
Perfect Landing. I have only done this once in a twin-engine Cessna 320!
Awesome file and amazing landing! God bless.
Nice flying u deserve a raise n a medal or somthing :) (to the pilot)
unbelievable!!! love how he make it hover til it lines up and then literally 'puts' the f***er down!! R E S P E C T
The first time I was there in 1989, I was shocked. SHOCKED! The landing wheels were few feet from people roof top. I could almost reach out and touch their roof. I wonder how do people below put up with the noise? I quickly learn HK is a extreme high density city. I guess the land is so expansive. So they buy a small piece of land and build and build and build. The high rises are like candles, not like a 2-liter soda bottle. Amazing place.
I frikin have to belive that a robot had to be piloting that thing!!!! O_O
100/10!!! VERY Skilled Pilot!