Wow, the last few days of Hong Kong as a colony. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

@meetjo6568

2 жыл бұрын

Well actually it was 23 days after the handover.Which was on 1st June 1997

@discgreen

2 жыл бұрын

Handover at 00:00 July 01, 1997, not Jun 01, 1997

@lardyify

2 жыл бұрын

HK is still a colony, just not a British colony.

@discgreen

2 жыл бұрын

Sad but true….

@N330AA

2 жыл бұрын

HK is still a colony, just with a more oppressive master. Edit: I see Chris Land said the exact same thing, and yes, it it sadly true.

At the 2nd of october 1995 I was on a KLM 747-400 that tried to land there for 3 times during a typhoon. The 1st one was something, everyone shouting with fear, i was so sick that my fear was zero, the only thing i wanted was that thing on the ground. The plane tried 2 times then it went to Taiwain where we rested for 1 hour, after that we returned to HK and tried 1 more time. After that we flew to Bangkok. I arrived in HK in the day after, with perfect weather conditions. Thanks for the video.

@HankAviation

4 жыл бұрын

Jorge Menau Your flight seem to be dramatic ✈️ But one of the memorable experience .

This footage is gold!

Thanks for this Stanley, this brings back great memories of when I was in the RAF there in '76-'78! I lived in Sunderland Road then, and in the video at around the 5mins mark as the aircraft flies over Waterloo Road, you can see what is now Sunderland court/Hereford Road. I was there for a visit in 2014, ah happy days!

@discgreen

Жыл бұрын

The RAF Quarters was demolished sometime ago, Hong Kong keeps changing rapidly, somehow too fast to be recognized....

@geraintroberts565

Жыл бұрын

@@discgreen visited there in 2014, so many great memories!

@dr6594

Жыл бұрын

miss the old hk

A week before Kai Tak airport was closed, I had the privilege of sitting in the cockpit jump-seat on a Dragonair flight from Beijing to Hong Kong experiencing this unique landing on a clear evening in 1997. I remember feeling like the luckiest man in the world. Thanks to my friend Jonas from Sweden who was the copilot and who kindly invited me in to join him and the captain in the cockpit 30 min before the landing 🙌

This video was filmed on 24th June 1997; exactly six days before Hong Kong was handed over from the United Kingdom to China. Already under Chinese rule, on 6th July 1998, Kai Tak was shut down, and Chek Lap Kok opened to the public for operations, followed by a massive expansion of Chek Lap Kok on August 2016.

Night time arrival was absolutely magic.

This is the most evocative film of the KT landing experience I've seen yet, especially given the quality of the cameras available at the time. Thanks for uploading.

I landed here in 1995 and it was dark so couldn't see any of the approach, but the only thing I remember was the brakes and thrust reversers kicking in as soon as the plane landed. Thanks for posting!

absolutely stunning ... had to experience the reality to fully appreciate this video ... hats of to the thousands of pilots over the decades, heroes all ... landed there 7 times creating a lifetime of memories - a uniquely wonderful airport !!!

Thanks for posting this. Excellent video. A view that is now forever gone !

Such a bitter-sweet nostalgic video, I really miss the old days in Hong Kong. Thank you for your video, it is a great piece of history indeed.

This is absolutely amazing! Bring back all the Kai Tak memories 🥺 thanks for sharing!

I've made numerous trips into Hong Kong and have fond memories of landing at Kai Tak. Oh happy days.

How much I miss this old Hong Kong, the REAL Hong Kong!

Was fortunate enough to have gone in and out of Kai Tak many times, and more than a few from the jump seat!....late night departures to Europe, late afternoon / early evening arrivals from Aust. etc Very fortunate indeed!

I miss my old Hong Kong :(

Great memories I flew into KAi TAk on an Alitalia MD11 in 1997 👍

Great memories for you from 1997. Mine from 1967!

@eddiebyword3363

Жыл бұрын

Mine from '66 - A BOAC 707 - then a few RAF VC10s to Britain and back............(My school was 1/2 a mile from the end of the runway on Waterloo rd.

@renataostertag6051

Жыл бұрын

@@eddiebyword3363 Wow - such wonderful times!

Thank you for record this

The "Kai Tak Heart Attack" where the Pilots were always Wide Awake, Fully Alert, and Sphincters Puckered!

Sweet memories, thanks for sharing!

Aviation history right here

So incredible! Classic footage and an amazing view from your perspective!! Flown into the new modern airport several times, albeit much more sedate landing and take off there! I can only watch videos of this experience and life in Hong Kong pre-handover. Miss the place! One of my favourite places in the world, but last went in December 2016. Different place now I think. Many thanks for sharing!

If I recall correctly, runway 13 actually had different approaches. The IGS approach as seen here with a 45 degree turn at the end (which is shown here), and an NDB approach which was even crazier with a 90 degree turn at the end. Add windshear, high temperatures and a relatively short runway. Just crazy.

I remember this airport vividly as a child in the early 80s. The remember the terminal being right by the runway and watching the planes zoom by as they landed.

Remember landing there in 1981 & 1994. On both occasions I recall the plane banking sharply to the right on approach and landing on the right wheel with the left slamming to the runway just as reverse thrust was being engaged.

I remember flying in to the old Kai Tak Airport back in 1983 on a Pan Am B747. The first attempt to land was too short and had to be aborted. Made it the 2nd attempt. I was told it was quite normal? I do remember the tall buildings were quite close to the runway.

😁Nice Menories You brought back👍

In Hong Kong, before the handover. So many things were different back then.

I have seen a lot of Cockpit view video's, but this is the first one from the Passengers Cabin. Thanks a million! / B.

great video. my sweet memory of kai tak

24 June 1997 - That's 1 week before the handover from UK back to China on 30 June / 1 July.

Great memories ! I landed at Kai Tak about 10 times. (as passenger) And a wonderful city.

@grantleranderl8893

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, great memories. I´ve landed more than 500 times, first with Lufthansa-Cargo, later with Lufthansa passenger planes. It was not easy to land, but actually not very challenging. I missed this old Airport. Kai Tak is retired in 1998, I´m retired in 2016.

Great video!

I like the view from the left.. you get a nice feel for the speed of the turn. And of course that checkerboard. And then a nice gradual reveal of the city

Kai Tak might dangerous but it's one of the most great airport because it's the busiest single runway airport in the world.

片段開始係大澳！謝謝上傳！

Hey Stanley , I really love this precious footage of the old airport. I am doing a audio/visaul performance soon about Hong Kong Lost Architecture. It's a non-ptofit event which takes part in an Unviersity. May I ask if I could use the footages of your video in the perforamce. I would ofc credit you. Thanks a lot, look forward to your reply :D Best, Marta

咁有心，梗係要讚啦 !!

A very busy airport. At 7:18, I saw the wheels of an aircraft just after took off. As there was only one runway in this small airport, all aircrafts taking off or landing will use this runway in the same direction. Thus, this aircraft needed to turn away from the runway immediately after landing to make way for other aircrafts taking off. Landing - taking off - landing - taking off --- of aircrafts, one by one. This shows how noisy this airport, and how busy the control tower was back then. This airport held all my childhood air travel memories!

@visionist7

2 жыл бұрын

Good spot

Thx, but are you using PAL 25p? Because convert to 1080 30p is not very smooth.

1:12 Hong Kong International Airport Cap Lap Kok.

Right before hand over

I born 36 days after this video 😂

The last week of British Hong Kong I miss ya gal :'(

fantastic view of checkerboard hill! It is still there by the way but paint peeling off the side and has still amazing views at the top.

I remember back in the days, I asked myself why is our wing pointing to the ground below? And seeing people's faces in apartment windows?

@adamp.3739

4 жыл бұрын

You were making a swinging right hand turn to align yourself with the runway, mate!

@theonewhoknows2

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamp.3739 i think Pius knows dude......its pretty obvious that this isnt any typical landing as most airports you wouldnt want 45 degrees of bank to line up with a runway, as it would be a go around. but here you cant land normal because of the terrain. Airliner companies dont recommend anything past 30 degree bank for a safe passenger flight.

@theonewhoknows2

4 жыл бұрын

you didnt hear him literally say the comment to you so i cant fault your response. American humor lol

@adamp.3739

4 жыл бұрын

@@theonewhoknows2 Yeah, try British humour. That one is even better if you understand it :P

I flew in and out of this airport in ‘95. It was almost scary landing, the building seemed very close.

@josephkwok2591

2 жыл бұрын

Some people say that this was a unique feature only Kai Tak had

I can locate my cottage home named 朱古仔新村 (near Parc Oasis phase B today 又一居第二期 ) from the route the plane flied through : the checkerboard hill, the buildings such as the Taoist temple 省善真堂, the Rutland Quadrant Children's Playground. These landmark signs serve as guiding points to find the exact position of my past home. Thanks.

1:08 Hong Kong Chep lap Kok airport under construction

Seven days before the handover.

I wish I could of experience that airport

@ericluk68

4 жыл бұрын

@@LegendLength The view was much closer in reality.

You lucky one - would have loved to land there

@discgreen

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, I am luck, but it also means I am old.....!

I would say the MOST dangerous in my opinion!!!

@ImmortalSynn

7 жыл бұрын

Hardly. Famous yes, but nothing compared to Lukla, and others.

@ericww1993

4 жыл бұрын

Try bhutan airport then

@N330AA

2 жыл бұрын

Kai Tak wasn't really dangerous, especially once aircraft became more advanced. It just wasn't routine either, and led to operational limitations at times.

5:17城砦が跡形も無くなってて悲しい☹

If you shot from the right hand side of the plane, the landing would look a lot more scary.

@N330AA

2 жыл бұрын

Gave a great view of the island.

It must have been nice having Hong Kong right there. Less cost in transportation!

@renataostertag6051

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it sure was.

I was there that week too. The old ‘checkerboard’ approach was always memorable.

@farminky

2 жыл бұрын

5:10 it's virtually invisible now due to all of the recent construction

OMFG

Went to Honkers in 89 went back 6 years ago will NEVER go back it’s changed way to much for me even our tour guide said it’s really gone bad he was saying then it was heading backwards sadly

@qikaigao3991

2 жыл бұрын

not able to go back either. China will soon lock itself up

Did that flight a few times

It is Better to Take Landing and Takeoff Videos in NAIA Before it Closes in 3 to 5 Years as its Souvenir As This Did in Kai Tak Airport Landing Video which was 1 Year Before it Closes Because of New Hong Kong Airport Because NAIA will be Closed due to New Airport Being Currently Built-in Bulacan, Which will be the Busiest Airport in the World and Asia.

One week Hongkong before back to China

Too bad no video from the 60s and 70s. That was real fun

@eddiebyword3363

Жыл бұрын

Here's a couple....... Kai tak landings 1971 ... kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2V4t8GsqNa-Xbw.html ............ - and checkerboard hill from the ground.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHp7uK9-f9TAqKw.html

I was 18 on my way from Ireland to New-Zealand to be with my love of all time ( @ least that's what you think at the time 😆which at 18 means anywhere from 1 week to 2hrs in my case ) wow seems like yesterday. Would live to see it again ! I'm Irish living in liverpool and single hatching a crazy plan to just get on a plane and have another adventure , if your female ( very important 😄 and you fancy an adventure who knows where- let me know , screw you covid 😆, c

I think he missed the TDZ 🤣

Thai airways?

@discgreen

2 жыл бұрын

Southern China Airline

5:20 九龍寨城完全清拆了

Which plane?

@brunoignaciogi

2 жыл бұрын

Read the video description: B737

@lowlyworm9323

2 жыл бұрын

Description is largely unhelpful because it just says B737. Based on the time period and the big front of the cowling you can see at 1:45 and how far it protrudes at 3:00 I would say most likely a -300 or -500. OP said it was on ‘Southern China Airways’ so probably China Southern Airlines which has had 36 -300 series and 12 -500 series and no -400s. So. Either a 737-300 or a 737-500.

@greatsteamreal

Жыл бұрын

💀💀

.......not filmed with a potato but with a turnip. Lol. Great film nonetheless. Thank you.

@discgreen

7 жыл бұрын

Well......that was a cloudy day.....

@taketimeout2share

7 жыл бұрын

Actually its a good film but it is amazing how almost any smart phone, something so small compared to the camcorder you used takes such good video. We are spoiled now.

@theonewhoknows2

4 жыл бұрын

Funny enough for 97 this is better than quality of a normal tv picture at the time. We are so spoiled its ridiculous now. That turnip was hi-tech .

@theonewhoknows2

4 жыл бұрын

Infact its a great video in comparison to others ive seen you dont know shit about potatoes n turnips until you've experience 240p for years on end.

When HK still had some freedom.

@rickfeng4466

Жыл бұрын

One British governor, one vote. Because his word was law! -Lee Kuan Yew

Looks like the pilot makes that now famous left banking at 4:04.

@pjotrtje0NL

3 жыл бұрын

It’s actually at 5:05...

@uaa6736

2 жыл бұрын

It's a right turn, not left...

@farminky

2 жыл бұрын

I flew the CX 1011 (hydraulic) sim and the stored skyline visuals were fantastic, the only realism missing that I noticed was the lack of negative G and the HKG welcoming smell from the "nullah" (turd processing plant) during the taxi to parking

中國南方航空

Where is the danger? Just normal airport in the middle of a big city from what I see.

@kray97

2 жыл бұрын

A cockpit view would explain it better probably. It's a pretty difficult approach.

@Blade1310

2 жыл бұрын

@@kray97 but this approach wasn't from the dangerous direction. You can clearly see this aircraft going adjacent to the marker on the hillside. No steep turn involved. Quite boring really. This one shows the dangerous approach - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqxnpcWsZdexlto.html

@Blade1310

2 жыл бұрын

Try this one for explanation - kzread.info/dash/bejne/aqOpqLpyZaSqhKg.html

@bobgriffith1810

2 жыл бұрын

@@Blade1310 No it’s the right turn approach,, the mountain marker is on port side.. aircraft levels off just over inner marker,, if your on right side window seat you can see faces on the TV sets in the apt buildings during the turn.. the other approach is straight in/out with bay at the end .. lived there for 4 years and flew out of there under every weather pattern,, you have to experience it to appreciate it

@edeledeledel5490

Жыл бұрын

I landed there a couple of times in 1987. Banking at about 40 degrees around a skyscraper (looking in the windows) to land shortly thereafter was quite exhilarating. A couple of weeks earlier two people who worked for my firm helped to rescue people from a flight from the UK that they were on, when the plane ran off the end of the runway into the sea. Yeah, just a normal airport. See Blade 1301 comment below also.

Hong Kong go downhill all the way since 1997-7-01. RIP