It's ironic. One moment you have a quiet scene of the city - nothing is going on that's remarkable - and the next, there you have it - a plane is flying over the city. An average citizen from post-1998 Hong Kong would be like "WTF is happening here...?"
I was in Hong Kong in 1996. Yeah, the dramatic landing at Kai Tak Airport was a good introduction to the Hong Kong Beat. When the plane was coming down to land, look out the window at the ground, and the shoddy and packed apartment blocks get closer and closer, and your eyes get bigger and bigger. And then suddenly, they disappear and one sees grass, and then the runway. Looking sideways out the window, would see the ocean nearby.
Nicely done, I was a beta tester for the 9 Dragons KaiTak scenery for FS9 so have flown this approach MANY times and you coped well with the crosswind.
Man flying into Kai Tak was truly an experience when I was in my teenage years. The best view was from the cockpit of a 747 or the nose in first class. It was so easy from airport to my hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui within 10 minutes on a good day by taxi. Now it takes over 30 minutes from airport to TST by the express train. By the way great videos Matt!
I did this approach for my 14th birthday in a. Professional 747 simulator,, almost a year ago. My guide said I was one of the only people to be able to pull this off! Had an amazing time and am going to do it again for my birthday this year hopefully!
Cool video, I used to fly this in a DC-8 in the early 70s and P-3s in the 80s, back then we had to worry about violating Chinese airspace, much steeper and greater rates of turn back then.
Your videos are just great! Sometimes I have not enough time to fly, then I watch at least one of your videos. It makes a lot of fun to watch and listen and they are really informative, I already learned alot from your flights. Thank you!
Perfect touchdown. Plus you're simulating very realistically to the original Kai Tak, my favorite airport in the world. But here are some suggustions -You're a little bit low and slow at Stonecutters area, making you seem struggling and dangerous holding the aircraft back onto the descend lane. -You didn't seem to align up with the runway13 at the certain point. The restriction wrote that you should be on the heading of 136° as soon as you're above the threshold of the stopway. -Finally, you can read the approach chart about this aerodrome. You will find that you're final airspeed is a little bit low, your descend from 300 to 30 is far too fast, and another thing is that you can probably turn of the Proximity Warning System according to the chart. Anyway, a good approach to a good airport. I like it.
Nice video as usual Matt, when using fsrecorder to replay the NGX and 77X, you just have to arm the spoilers before touchdown, by using the Shift+/ key, if they are in the retracted before the start of the replay, or if they are deployed its / to retract then shift +/ to arm, it will work repeatedly.
Matt, when you install the scenery, you can have the option to install without the SDK I think, which takes away the ground polygons for the airport, but increases the frame rates dramatically...
Excellent video Matt. This is, in my opinion, your best series of video's. It is after all, the series from which I discovered your channel :-) I wonder if you might look at doing a video at Sandane. I've been flying around and looking the at Sandane area (ENSD) with it's NDB/LOC to circling approach in the Norwegian Fjords. Challenging and beautiful.
Great landing Matt... ...But I still have a question: WHO THE FUCK DECIDED TO PUT AN AIRPORT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN URBAN AREA xD Good thing it's closed now! I'd be terrified to go back to Hong Kong if it was still opened.
Now, go search for SBSP Congonhas Airport, one of the most busiest airport in Brazil in the middle of Sao Paulo, and one of the most dangerous airport in Brazil
As a Hong Konger, I'd say you pronounced "Cheung Chau" pretty good :)
For some reason that clip before the intro was so funny to me. xD
***** I have no idea. I think it had something with that there was no sound. xD
Wow that was somewhat funny it was just like the plane saying hi in a little kid voice
It's ironic. One moment you have a quiet scene of the city - nothing is going on that's remarkable - and the next, there you have it - a plane is flying over the city. An average citizen from post-1998 Hong Kong would be like "WTF is happening here...?"
I still remember airplanes flying over my head less than 200 ft while executing the turn (I live in Hong Kong)
my mates might think i'm weird but i love this series lol
i think you would do kerbal space program justice.
Practicing the Kai Tak Approach in Kerbal Space Program. That'd be hilarious and interesting at the same time.
Fantastic Landing.!! Thumbs Up respect.. all manually..
OMG! I have waited for a new "WORLDS HARDEST APPROACH" for a very long time!
PuddingSimulations yah but this vid was out 2 years ago
I was in Hong Kong in 1996. Yeah, the dramatic landing at Kai Tak Airport was a good introduction to the Hong Kong Beat.
When the plane was coming down to land, look out the window at the ground, and the shoddy and packed apartment blocks get closer and closer, and your eyes get bigger and bigger. And then suddenly, they disappear and one sees grass, and then the runway. Looking sideways out the window, would see the ocean nearby.
Oh well, Kai Tak Airport must remain in flight simulators (if not already). It's good training for pilots, a good challenge. And, as a souvenir of it.
Nicely done, I was a beta tester for the 9 Dragons KaiTak scenery for FS9 so have flown this approach MANY times and you coped well with the crosswind.
Thanks Matt..brings back memories from years ago watching the planes when I was a kid :D Kai Tak ended its services in 1998 for the current one.
Man flying into Kai Tak was truly an experience when I was in my teenage years. The best view was from the cockpit of a 747 or the nose in first class. It was so easy from airport to my hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui within 10 minutes on a good day by taxi. Now it takes over 30 minutes from airport to TST by the express train. By the way great videos Matt!
Been looking for a video of what a modern airliner such as the 77W landing from the flight deck at VHHX. Thanks for the upload!
Great stuff. Have been looking for this for ages!
I did this approach for my 14th birthday in a. Professional 747 simulator,, almost a year ago. My guide said I was one of the only people to be able to pull this off! Had an amazing time and am going to do it again for my birthday this year hopefully!
+GIZZIT12 *clap,clap,clap* GG
Wow Matt. That approach and landing was spectacular. Congrats with your landing Captain Davies.
WOW amazingly smooth touchdown
Stonkin landing Matt. Cheers for the replays, it does add to the vid. Nice one.
OMG Thank you so much Matt I thought you abandoned hardest approach! Thank you! Kai Tak was awesome!!!!!
Thanks Matt
Brilliant video and flying
Thanks for replays 😊
Cool video, I used to fly this in a DC-8 in the early 70s and P-3s in the 80s, back then we had to worry about violating Chinese airspace, much steeper and greater rates of turn back then.
Amazing video once again, the crabbing was fantastic... great job keeping her centered
Your videos are just great! Sometimes I have not enough time to fly, then I watch at least one of your videos. It makes a lot of fun to watch and listen and they are really informative, I already learned alot from your flights. Thank you!
Really interesting approach....most unique approach I've ever seen
Awesome video Matt!
Damn Matt that landing was perfectly done
That approach was really nice.
I just flew VHHH-KEWR Cathay Pacific in that plane on fsx. Good aircraft!
Perfect touchdown. Plus you're simulating very realistically to the original Kai Tak, my favorite airport in the world. But here are some suggustions
-You're a little bit low and slow at Stonecutters area, making you seem struggling and dangerous holding the aircraft back onto the descend lane.
-You didn't seem to align up with the runway13 at the certain point. The restriction wrote that you should be on the heading of 136° as soon as you're above the threshold of the stopway.
-Finally, you can read the approach chart about this aerodrome. You will find that you're final airspeed is a little bit low, your descend from 300 to 30 is far too fast, and another thing is that you can probably turn of the Proximity Warning System according to the chart. Anyway, a good approach to a good airport. I like it.
Really enjoyed that - nice landing, Matt.
Nice approach and landing! The graphics is just amazing
God, no wonder they closed this airport down. Congrats to every pilot who ever landed Kai Tak successfully. My hats off to you.
You mean the thousands, except for one incident in the 90's?
Great work Matt. Everything was great smooth approaching and kiss landing, also loved the replay part. Keep it :).
You are flying that B773 like a Pro, nicely done.
Beautiful approach and landing, very well done!!
Best youtuber / streamer in my opinion.
fantastic approach and landing matt!
NICE job Matt! you did a great job on this one!
Excellent vid as always Matt.
Great pilot skills! Tuff landing
don't know why your videos are so addictive
Nice video as usual Matt, when using fsrecorder to replay the NGX and 77X, you just have to arm the spoilers before touchdown, by using the Shift+/ key, if they are in the retracted before the start of the replay, or if they are deployed its / to retract then shift +/ to arm, it will work repeatedly.
Great video, Matt! Keep up the good work :)
thks matt to bring back my childhood memories
Great video matt, and wonderful job on the crosswind landing!
Matt, nice video as always! Keep on your good work. Love to watch your videos ;)
When I tried this landing after turning the plane touching down the runway it became like crosswind!! So much fun doing this landing
Great approach!
Matt, when you install the scenery, you can have the option to install without the SDK I think, which takes away the ground polygons for the airport, but increases the frame rates dramatically...
Great stuff Matt, nice commentary too
Great landing M8!
best intro ever!!! best youtuber in the world cheers mate
I've been on a plane doing this quite a few times. At one point, you'd see the city, and on the other, hills and sky.
Your pleasure, my pleasure i believe im correct in saying everybody's pleasure. Good job...
What an amazing touch down! Great job Matt :D
Looks like a real video of the landing .. awesome
excellent video, I will consider myself an accomplished flight simmer when I can fly the checkerboard approach manually into Kai Tak
Very nice landing. That is a hard landing even for professional pilots. That's why that airport closed down.
Absolutely Amazing
U must be pretty proud urself about the approach and landing :b Nice work,matt! Keep up the good work! ;)
Excellent video Matt.
This is, in my opinion, your best series of video's. It is after all, the series from which I discovered your channel :-)
I wonder if you might look at doing a video at Sandane. I've been flying around and looking the at Sandane area (ENSD) with it's NDB/LOC to circling approach in the Norwegian Fjords. Challenging and beautiful.
Amazing video again Matt! Req Skiathos for the next episode :)
rip
A little question...
How the hell you didn't get a FSX OOM error with this very nice scenery and that airplane???
Bravo .. beautiful landing
I just finished KLAX-VHHX. It was a beautiful approach, and it turned out to be identical to yours.
Did it take more than 10Hrs?
+Great Britain Around there, maybe 12.
+Deatjed Okay👍
Wait,do you mean real 12 hours? You sit there flying on your pc for 12 hours?!
+Jerrick Rennwald I don't sit there, I either sleep, play another game, or do other shit.
Dang I thought for this landing you would do a 747 but great job on this one.
Very nice, very impressive Matt
nice smooth landing matt !
Belynz flew over my house!!! XD
Good shit matt..
you had that kind of outside view sir?
normally the camera will go along with plane but this was fixed
Great video Matt! :)
Very smooth landing!
Hey Matt Great Video! You should consider doing the KEGE Eagle/Vail approach in this series.
Perfect Matt... Good one
Very nice vid Matt!
I landed here in a full motion a380 sim. Smooth landing but very difficult
This was awesome. Maybe the best I have seen on UA-cam.com
Great landing Matt...
...But I still have a question: WHO THE FUCK DECIDED TO PUT AN AIRPORT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN URBAN AREA xD
Good thing it's closed now! I'd be terrified to go back to Hong Kong if it was still opened.
Stupid people!
the Urban area wasn't there when it was first built
Us, the British
Hong Kong is a city state. There's isn't much space for anything. It's like trying to put a giant international airport on a tiny island.
Now, go search for SBSP Congonhas Airport, one of the most busiest airport in Brazil in the middle of Sao Paulo, and one of the most dangerous airport in Brazil
Yay, Kai Tak! Thanks for this :)
Excellent video Matt!! Loved it!1 keep it up plezzz
matt could u do the infamous 742/743 landing please
im 2 years late great approach matt ......
I saw two mas 747 awesome!Amazing scenery
This was great, bu you were supposed to be a little more to the left to be centered with the Checkered hill that you use as a guide to land.
Nice video Matt! Keep up the amazing videos ;)
Beautiful vid Matt!
How would you like to do an episode in X-Plane, just to try it out? :D
Look at his 'uploads' section...
I mean that he does a Worlds hardest approaches video, I know his playlist ^^
amazing one matt!! :D keep up the good work
in the background are a lot of 747's XD but very nice approach and touchdown :)
nice landing triple seven, Flying so on
Good job! I love the scenery :)
Next one can be in SBSP Congonhas airport in the middle of Sao Paulo, or in Rio de Janeiro, in SBRJ, that has a challenge approach
good job! im still waiting for aerosoft or orbx to put out a kai tek scenery add-on.
would be fun to see all the detail they produce.
for that is why the airport Was closed in 1998,later the engineers made another big island airport Chep lak chop
lOVE YOUR VIDS
Best Triple 7 approach I have ever seen, whats up with the terrain callout?
Nice landing Matt! Next video could you do a flight on the iFly 747 V2?
Alrighty.. Maybe you should continue your awesome funny video! Like in the Q400😂
really nice video matt! req Eilat (LLET) for the next episode, also nice landing :)
Great landing!!
Finally Thank you soo much buddy
Something that ive asked for :D
:D
Awesome! Smooth landing, Well done! Thank :)