No matter how many times I go up in an aircraft, and no matter how well I understand the physics behind it all, it's still amazing how one of those things gets off the ground.
I am a bit emotional watching this as today British Airways retired their last two 747's and it brought back memories of this legendary airport. I lived in Hong Kong as a teenager during the years 1976-1979 and flew back and forth between Heathrow and Kai Tak on many occasions on BA 747's and VC10's. The approach into Kai Tak was always exciting and on one occasion in the summer of 1978 I was sitting on the right hand side of a 747 on final approach and as we did that last turn to line up with the runway I looked down the right wing right into the lounge of a top floor apartment and could see what was on the television. In those days on the old 747-100's it was a 24 hour flight from Heathrow but the anticipation of that landing made the long and dreary flight worthwhile. Our flat (apartment) on Hong Kong island overlooked the harbour and we could watch the planes as they came in over Lantau island and over Kowloon on the approach. And many happy teenage hours were spent on the viewing gallery at Kai Tak plane-spotting. The best day was when Concorde came to visit. I was at at the airport and watched this elegant aircraft land - what an experience. Those days have gone - alas
I lived in HK in 1979. I flew in on QANTAS (747) and had no idea what was coming! I too was on the right hand side of the aircraft and was gobsmacked to see a woman hanging washing just below our wingtip!! I'll never forget how cool the pilot was when speaking. He sounded quite old so always wondered if he was exWW2
You are such a liar, biggest tv is 24" those days and no 4K, don't tell me you can see whats on the tv. I am only joking sir, yes, those are the days and landing into Kai Tak is really amazing.
Man, this sounds like such a fun time. Imagine before cell phones just to u and your friends going to the airport to watch planes land. I never had those days yet I still miss them.
This was one of the hardest airports for a pilot to land at they had to be specially trained to do these sharp turns for the runway..they called this approach the ''checker board approach'' there was a huge chess board made into the side of the mountain that the pilots had to turn their planes directly over so they would be lined up for the runway..just sad that i never got to see this airport when it was operational it must have been amazing to see those heavy jets turning so neatly on a dime
+lake fire A similar approach,not because of a mountain but for noise abatement and to avoid other airport interference, exists for the Runway 13 approach at JFK in New York, where planes have to "follow the highway", and then make two sharp turns to line up with the runway about a mile out.
First international flight was to HK - I thought steep banks and what felt like vertical drops onto a runway were normal. Thank you Kai Tek, even the remotest airstrip in PNG has never worried me. Sometimes what you don't know is good for you
When I was still working in HK in the 90s, I would go for a one week vacation in the Philippines 2 or 3 times a year, and that's what I always look forward to every time I go back to HK, the steep last minute banking of the plane before touchdown was always amazing.
had to fly it to understand ... met KT on several occasions, once in a brutal storm (hasty prayers were recited), however the pilots prevailed as usual - they were/are HEROES ALL !!!
@@Saadbsth never seen that approach before? That approach was published as such. Only possible approach on the runway 13 at Kai Tak. By the way the airport closed in 1998. Smart-ass people always amaze me.
My father worked for Flying Tiger Line and flew in and out of this airport many times in both B747 and DC-8 aircraft. It was very hair raising to fly in and out of that airport. Close to buildings, etc.
I landed at Kia Tak in 1985. Over stinky's Market , looked out the window and saw a lady cleaning a carpet on her balcony. I'm not joking here, that is fact. At 0:54, the carriageway you see is right next to the start of the runway. Stayed in HK for 2 years, and can confirm, when the 747's reverse right up to the carriageway next to the market, it's lifting off within 40 seconds. I lived in Kowloon near the lion rock tunnel.
That was AWESOME thanks- what a turn and bank! And Kai Tak was just the most cooly located airport ever. Water, ships and apartments right beside the runway...
@@mahmoudabueish8426 UA-cam used to recommend all types of videos back in the day. People like you just post these nonsense comments about UA-cam recommending random content, despite the fact that this is how UA-cam has done from the very beginning. Enjoy the videos and stop questioning and commenting about the recommendation logic.
My father used to be a JAL pilot. When asked about the most interesting airport he had been to, he answered Hong Kong. He said it wasn't so much about being interesting as it was challenging, which made him focus every time he had to land. There was a landmark on a mountain, and they would fly towards it, making an almost 90-degree turn for landing, he mentioned. It's incredible that accidents were rare. Grateful to the pilots.
Had the chance to fly out and into Kai Tak when I was a child living in HK, absolutely the most memorable flight experience. Especially when the plane turned before landing, it would tilt sideways where one side of passengers would end up having closeup views of the streets, buildings and rooftops. Everyone in the plane would try to take a peak and see if they can catch something through those small windows. I’m sure it’s nerve wreaking for the pilots aiming for safe landings into HK Kai Tak every time, those living in Kowloon City extremely annoyed by all the nose pollution but as a flight passenger, that was truly the highlight of the journey which I’ll never forget.
My 1st husband flew into Hong Kong for business from Chicago O'hare. He never mentioned steep banks (our mid size city is worse really), but he did despise the 16 hour flight. Good, perfect landing! Good shot, thanks for sharing!
oh I miss it so! I loved coming home after holiday and feeling that I still had Kai Tak landing. What fun. How that plane turned, it always felt on board as if the plane had stopped in mid air, the engines would scream and the plane would turn and descend at once. It didnt look slow like that on board. Oh it was so exciting.
+Toms Bunk Malaysia Airlines has decided to reintroduce the 747 due to a lack of cash after those incidents. Maybe the plane seen in this video will fly again.
@@passengersplace The jumbo 747 is one of my favourite aircrafts. I had the privilege to be on board two of them in the earlier years of this decade, Cathay Pacific KUL-HKG, before CX retired the fleet.
I remember the last time I flew out of HK with BA. It was terrible weather, torrential downpours. We set off from the runway and climbed straight into an electrical storm. The whole plane was shaking, and you could hear a lot of very nervous people constantly chatting. We had two cabin crew directly in front of us on each side of the aisle that looked like they was holding on for dear life, all the while looking at each other as if to say, yes this is a bad one. I remember their facial expressions and thinking, "Oh shit." The shaking went on it seemed forever but gradually began to ease as the aircraft climbed further out of the storm. Once everything had finally settled and the seatbelt sign went out, the one thing that stuck in my mind the most was the Captain's commentary. His short speech to everyone directly after the aircraft had finally settled was one of complete admiration for the aircraft's "Wonderful Rolls Royce engines." Kind of put a huge smile on my face after a very nerve-wracking start.
Watching this video 15 years after. Travel to HK via the old airport few times, never knew the captain busy doing all this ( tough landing ). Bravo Captain & MH..
I was once on a plane to land in Kai Tak that was proper life time memory, it felt like the plane brushed those building during the last sharp turn, you just never knew that giant aircraft can pull off such agile move.
There is a park just under the point where the jets made that turn, and I was lying down on the grass field and watched the jets made that turn soon after the landing gear was down, and then I was looking at the jet's nose after that turn and it turned on its head lights... so breath taking.
They’re starting to twindle in numbers across the sky. A few passenger and a few more cargo. There is nothing like watching a 747 coming in for final or watching it thunder into the sky. Best aircraft ever.
That's a perfect landing. Cathay used to stay left as close to the checkerboard as possible to give a longer "final" and Malaysian did that perfectly here. Great work.
A classically beautiful landing. What we as passengers inside the aircraft don't realize is how fast the aircraft is moving through the air when it lands. I'm almost certain the brain performs a disconnect. The other thing is if you've ever seen aircraft on final at LCY, they appear to be hanging in the air, w/the nose waaay pitched down. As a passenger inside that aircraft, your inner ear fluid balances out so that if you were asked how far from the flat horizon the nose was pitched down, you'd say it was hardly noticeable.
I flew a corporate jet into Kai Tak a few times, crazy approach. I both loved it, and hated it. But I wouldn’t have traded it for anything. Both Kai Tak and I are now both retired.
No matter how many times I go up in an aircraft, and no matter how well I understand the physics behind it all, it's still amazing how one of those things gets off the ground.
Huge amount of power!
It's called: Lift. 😂
kai tak...the greatest show on earth
I concur
Most people underestimate the power of lift. Even if you understand the physics, lift itself is under appreciated by most.
I am a bit emotional watching this as today British Airways retired their last two 747's and it brought back memories of this legendary airport. I lived in Hong Kong as a teenager during the years 1976-1979 and flew back and forth between Heathrow and Kai Tak on many occasions on BA 747's and VC10's. The approach into Kai Tak was always exciting and on one occasion in the summer of 1978 I was sitting on the right hand side of a 747 on final approach and as we did that last turn to line up with the runway I looked down the right wing right into the lounge of a top floor apartment and could see what was on the television.
In those days on the old 747-100's it was a 24 hour flight from Heathrow but the anticipation of that landing made the long and dreary flight worthwhile. Our flat (apartment) on Hong Kong island overlooked the harbour and we could watch the planes as they came in over Lantau island and over Kowloon on the approach. And many happy teenage hours were spent on the viewing gallery at Kai Tak plane-spotting. The best day was when Concorde came to visit. I was at at the airport and watched this elegant aircraft land - what an experience.
Those days have gone - alas
I lived in HK in 1979. I flew in on QANTAS (747) and had no idea what was coming! I too was on the right hand side of the aircraft and was gobsmacked to see a woman hanging washing just below our wingtip!! I'll never forget how cool the pilot was when speaking. He sounded quite old so always wondered if he was exWW2
You are such a liar, biggest tv is 24" those days and no 4K, don't tell me you can see whats on the tv. I am only joking sir, yes, those are the days and landing into Kai Tak is really amazing.
Man, this sounds like such a fun time. Imagine before cell phones just to u and your friends going to the airport to watch planes land. I never had those days yet I still miss them.
@@TeamTimeRiders that feeling is called 'anemoia'
This was one of the hardest airports for a pilot to land at they had to be specially trained to do these sharp turns for the runway..they called this approach the ''checker board approach'' there was a huge chess board made into the side of the mountain that the pilots had to turn their planes directly over so they would be lined up for the runway..just sad that i never got to see this airport when it was operational it must have been amazing to see those heavy jets turning so neatly on a dime
Well.. Some of then not so neat XD because there was an accident which a korean airlines plane crashed into the checkboard..
And I think that's when they stopped operating..
***** when was that. never heard of this accident. any link?
lake fire They called it the "Kai-Tai heart attack."
+lake fire A similar approach,not because of a mountain but for noise abatement and to avoid other airport interference, exists for the Runway 13 approach at JFK in New York, where planes have to "follow the highway", and then make two sharp turns to line up with the runway about a mile out.
A pilot who deserved all the honors, for being able to make such a perfect landing in the face of the danger of flying inside an urban center !!
Stanley D ́Santti
I had a simulator session and took off from Heathrow, then they set it up to land here. Got it in one ☝️ great experience
long live the 747!! Even as this amazing bird is aging , no other aircraft in the world can replace it. The 747 is one of a kind!
@SkyLinkr RBLX the president of the usa must experience death pretty frequently then huh
Aged like milk
no longer being manufactured 🤐
AN-225, IL-96 or A380, maybe?
Sadly, it has been replaced by something better
Very accurate and straight to the runway. Well trained pilot
An tv
Antoni
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He is crazy.
First international flight was to HK - I thought steep banks and what felt like vertical drops onto a runway were normal. Thank you Kai Tek, even the remotest airstrip in PNG has never worried me. Sometimes what you don't know is good for you
Sometimes ignorance is bliss
When I was still working in HK in the 90s, I would go for a one week vacation in the Philippines 2 or 3 times a year, and that's what I always look forward to every time I go back to HK, the steep last minute banking of the plane before touchdown was always amazing.
had to fly it to understand ... met KT on several occasions, once in a brutal storm (hasty prayers were recited), however the pilots prevailed as usual - they were/are HEROES ALL !!!
I really miss Malaysian Airlines' 747; so graceful and so stable.
I love the old malaysian airlines logo
@@tanjianyumoe5700 absolutely. it works for me
One of the best videos of Kai Tak right here.
Pilot has bigger balls than the plane. GPWS losing its mind for sure.
if another safer approach is possible then he is stupid and reckless
@@Saadbsth never seen that approach before? That approach was published as such. Only possible approach on the runway 13 at Kai Tak. By the way the airport closed in 1998. Smart-ass people always amaze me.
broogbie a pilot does not decide which approach they are going to take, atc does
I think that's funny as fuck dude I totally agree
How do they even get that airplane to do that they have to turn everything off I'm sure at least the traction control
My father worked for Flying Tiger Line and flew in and out of this airport many times in both B747 and DC-8 aircraft. It was very hair raising to fly in and out of that airport. Close to buildings, etc.
I was chuffed to have just found this video, and even more when I saw it was my own homeland's MAS! Thank you for posting!
"The captain has turned on the fasten seatbelts sign. You are now free to shit your pants."
I landed at Kia Tak in 1985. Over stinky's Market , looked out the window and saw a lady cleaning a carpet on her balcony. I'm not joking here, that is fact. At 0:54, the carriageway you see is right next to the start of the runway. Stayed in HK for 2 years, and can confirm, when the 747's reverse right up to the carriageway next to the market, it's lifting off within 40 seconds. I lived in Kowloon near the lion rock tunnel.
That was AWESOME thanks- what a turn and bank! And Kai Tak was just the most cooly located airport ever. Water, ships and apartments right beside the runway...
Why is this on my recommendation after 14 years??
UA-cam please answer me
Mahmoud Abu Eish corona
Mee too
Who fucking cares? You realize UA-cam is in the business of showing videos right. If you don’t fucking like it delete the fucking app.
@@TheoneGodfather what the fuck is wrong with you ???
@@mahmoudabueish8426 UA-cam used to recommend all types of videos back in the day. People like you just post these nonsense comments about UA-cam recommending random content, despite the fact that this is how UA-cam has done from the very beginning. Enjoy the videos and stop questioning and commenting about the recommendation logic.
Anyone 2024
Thats what i call a good pilot!
No corrections on final!
My father used to be a JAL pilot. When asked about the most interesting airport he had been to, he answered Hong Kong. He said it wasn't so much about being interesting as it was challenging, which made him focus every time he had to land.
There was a landmark on a mountain, and they would fly towards it, making an almost 90-degree turn for landing, he mentioned. It's incredible that accidents were rare. Grateful to the pilots.
Had the chance to fly out and into Kai Tak when I was a child living in HK, absolutely the most memorable flight experience. Especially when the plane turned before landing, it would tilt sideways where one side of passengers would end up having closeup views of the streets, buildings and rooftops. Everyone in the plane would try to take a peak and see if they can catch something through those small windows. I’m sure it’s nerve wreaking for the pilots aiming for safe landings into HK Kai Tak every time, those living in Kowloon City extremely annoyed by all the nose pollution but as a flight passenger, that was truly the highlight of the journey which I’ll never forget.
Kai Tak was my favorite airport! You could see people in their homes when coming in....sigh
That area name is kaloown city toka wan and San Po kong
That's true! I landed there in 1992 (United Airlines flight from New York-Tokyo. I could see people in their apartment building balconies. Scary!
i have to watch this video every once in awhile to get my 747 fix. Always Thumbs Up!
*you own a 747?*
Wohooo! Never get tired of watching videos from Kai Tak!
Crazy curve and wonderful landing!
The combination of the plane and the Kowloon City downtown is SO beautiful.
This one I always find amazing... you'd expect it to drop out of the sky with such a sharp turn but he keeps it up and bang, lands nicely.
Spent 5 days spotting at this spot. Loved it
This is one of the first Channels I subscribed to back in '07.
amazing videos.
That turn was the fastest I've ever seen on this approach - sweat pilot.
I love doing this approach on FSX.
Good Ol' days when Malaysian Airlines were still operaring their 747s ~♥
My 1st husband flew into Hong Kong for business from Chicago O'hare. He never mentioned steep banks (our mid size city is worse really), but he did despise the 16 hour flight. Good, perfect landing! Good shot, thanks for sharing!
yep someone needs to move the mountains out a little ;)
Michael Ward Mountains have been moved since this footage !
The airport in the video (Kai Tak) closed down around 15 years ago. So steep banks aren't an issue anymore
Philippe Larcher u are kidding. the mountain is still sitting rock firm.
Kidding with a reference to the new airport where mountains have been removed.
I did that flight 3 times in the 90's and you could see into the living rooms of the peoples flats on the right side of the plane...no lie !!
Yes I actually too remember that
Those Malaysian 747s seemed to dance across the sky. I miss them.
Shulkamania - Running Wild Since 2011 a virbration?
So proud of my country's flag carrier.
Shulkamania - Running Wild Since 2011 As opposed to their 777s which plummet into the ground.
Agree...
F to pay respect
That landing was truly butter😮
So graceful. I could watch these videos all day. Miss the old Kai Tak, but do love HKIA.
My dad use to make that landing when he flew for TWA and loved it...
a ty moj tata
oh I miss it so! I loved coming home after holiday and feeling that I still had Kai Tak landing. What fun. How that plane turned, it always felt on board as if the plane had stopped in mid air, the engines would scream and the plane would turn and descend at once. It didnt look slow like that on board. Oh it was so exciting.
I am still amazed at how accurate the pilot's aiming skill is. After executing the steep bank, he aligned very well without a need for correction.
imagine the smiles on the Wright Brothers faces.
fly higher Malaysia Airlines...and deep condolence to family of mh370 and mh017...may lord bless them all...😢
+Toms Bunk Malaysia Airlines has decided to reintroduce the 747 due to a lack of cash after those incidents. Maybe the plane seen in this video will fly again.
@@passengersplace The jumbo 747 is one of my favourite aircrafts. I had the privilege to be on board two of them in the earlier years of this decade, Cathay Pacific KUL-HKG, before CX retired the fleet.
the the cruel insanity of reality ... obviously touching on the fringes of fiction ... yes Blessings to all these wonderful heroes !!!
Passengers Onboard: AHHHHH!!!
Thank you for uploading
I just can't get over this video. They maneuvered and recovered so well.
Professional pilots 👍
"Bank Angle"
"Terrain"
"too low"
Pull Up
*whoop whoop*
@@Interceptor101 hahaha whoop whoop
Hahahahaha whoopty 🤣
"Don't sink, don't sink!"
I remember the last time I flew out of HK with BA. It was terrible weather, torrential downpours. We set off from the runway and climbed straight into an electrical storm. The whole plane was shaking, and you could hear a lot of very nervous people constantly chatting. We had two cabin crew directly in front of us on each side of the aisle that looked like they was holding on for dear life, all the while looking at each other as if to say, yes this is a bad one. I remember their facial expressions and thinking, "Oh shit." The shaking went on it seemed forever but gradually began to ease as the aircraft climbed further out of the storm. Once everything had finally settled and the seatbelt sign went out, the one thing that stuck in my mind the most was the Captain's commentary. His short speech to everyone directly after the aircraft had finally settled was one of complete admiration for the aircraft's "Wonderful Rolls Royce engines." Kind of put a huge smile on my face after a very nerve-wracking start.
The fact that this was 18 years ago is crazy
I remember the days when we didn't have planes at all. God, time flies fast.
Who is here in 2023?
Look at me 2024
Watching this video 15 years after. Travel to HK via the old airport few times, never knew the captain busy doing all this ( tough landing ). Bravo Captain & MH..
I was once on a plane to land in Kai Tak that was proper life time memory, it felt like the plane brushed those building during the last sharp turn, you just never knew that giant aircraft can pull off such agile move.
I like the part where nobody died.
the perfect landing!!
Memory isn't as good as it used to be but I'll always remember landing there first time, awesome view, so close to the buildings on approach
Boeing 747 is just the best passenger plane ever. ❤❤
looked like it stopped and was falling down :O
amazing
jeez! that's impressive
Yes
Awesome. Miss the good old days living in HKG. (1971-1987).
I used to live right under the plane like this video in 1978.
Man that looks like fun.
too bad that airport closed in 1998
Ikr
to watch, not to ride ;)
@@DANNY40379 Idk if I'd ride it either. If I was at the controls though....
wow i love that steep turn of the B747 and,i am shre miltary pilots love that Apt!
Thumbs up to the pilot and the flight crew of that flight. Just incredible to make an approach and landing successfully like that.
There is a park just under the point where the jets made that turn, and I was lying down on the grass field and watched the jets made that turn soon after the landing gear was down, and then I was looking at the jet's nose after that turn and it turned on its head lights... so breath taking.
Wow, thats some amazing flying there.
very impressive video!!! greetings from germany :)
The pilot is usually an ex TUDM (Royal Malaysia Air Force) thats why they are good.
Flew in there on a Qantas 747 in 1988 . Passenger , not pilot . Unreal experience landing there .
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skilled pilot. i know it took lots of practice in simulators b4 doing the real thing
Lol after 6 years u replies
Replied
thats malaysia for u!
@@hammadasifsargana lol
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt! Flying Tigers, 1979 on a DC-8. What a ride.
Nice right turn from base to final !!!! Impressive turn radius of this enormous 747 aircraft :-) nice video!
すげーなこれ
Flying Level: ASIAN.
Bad? Like driving supposedly
Closed not long after this film was shot. The new airport, Chek Lap Kok, opened in July 1998.
They are constructing a cruise terminal
i can hear the passengers going "'AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH...oh wait we're fine."
K
Our pride! Love Malaysia Airlines. #keepflying
So...About MH370...
They suck !!
Wow, what a trip to be able to have that kind of view watching jets land all day. How fun is that!
They’re starting to twindle in numbers across the sky. A few passenger and a few more cargo. There is nothing like watching a 747 coming in for final or watching it thunder into the sky. Best aircraft ever.
That's a perfect landing. Cathay used to stay left as close to the checkerboard as possible to give a longer "final" and Malaysian did that perfectly here.
Great work.
Awesome landing Malaysia Airlines.
A classically beautiful landing. What we as passengers inside the aircraft don't realize is how fast the aircraft is moving through the air when it lands. I'm almost certain the brain performs a disconnect. The other thing is if you've ever seen aircraft on final at LCY, they appear to be hanging in the air, w/the nose waaay pitched down.
As a passenger inside that aircraft, your inner ear fluid balances out so that if you were asked how far from the flat horizon the nose was pitched down, you'd say it was hardly noticeable.
Many years ago I was on a flight landing at Kai Tak, at night in a storm. It was memorable !
Imagine an Airbus 380 on final approach into Kai Tak. I miss that United Airlines Battleship Grey, especially on their Boeing 747-400s.
nice!
Although i'd be shitting myself if i was on there XD
UNFORGETABLE FOR THIS KIND OF LANDING
I flew a corporate jet into Kai Tak a few times, crazy approach. I both loved it, and hated it. But I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.
Both Kai Tak and I are now both retired.
Malaysia Airlines.. Pray for mh370 a missing b777
Asyraff Jaffry Thanx for letting us know what it is....
Is it a stealth plane
@@zigakokalj7768 dude that's not funny
@@WOI436 bruh he just asked not guessed 🥴
@@zigakokalj7768 d
And now I have the proof, I was on that flight. Now I know what happened🤔❗️
Just love how such a big thing turns that easy
Glad found your channel
malaysia airlines the best ! i'm proud of you
malaysia airlines is not safe. they dont even know how to do the maintenance properly. malaysia airline has never been on the top 10 list.
Andy Lam
not to mention they are still missing a plane from about a year ago.
dhw314 but Malaysia Airline was a 5Star Airline
but it is not among the top 10 safest airlines list.
+Andy Lam just because it's not top 10 doesn't mean it's not safe.
Back when aircraft were big, noisy and awesome and pilots had big, brass balls.
This was definetly as unique as you can get. Great pilot. Unbelievable
WOW... I grew up in this city!!! LOVE THIS PLACE!!!
poor malaysian airlines... pray for the missing 777
***** I don't support anwar ibrahim... but what you just said is absolutely absurd... not even close to being funny...
Wowwww Malaysia Airlines make 5 Million view for this Amazing Landing on youtube,,excellent,
That used to be one of the most difficult places to land. Done it many times -it was amazing
the pilot was flew the plain is my frend, kapten syed mansor, good job bro.. love u malaysia airlines
Go Malaysia airlines !!! Support !!