Impressive Airline Videos (cross wind landings...)
Aug 31, 2006, 6:32 am
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Impressive
Have had some serious cross winds, but nothing like this
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...92853543566084
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...92853543566084
Aug 31, 2006, 8:37 am
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Originally Posted by DutchSE
Have had some serious cross winds, but nothing like this
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...92853543566084
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...92853543566084
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Aug 31, 2006, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by Doc Fraud
Makes you wonder where they train their pilots?? Kai Tak is tough enough without having to do stunts like that one.
Aug 31, 2006, 11:07 am
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Originally Posted by Doc Fraud
Makes you wonder where they train their pilots?? Kai Tak is tough enough without having to do stunts like that one. Maybe that's why I pulled my sister-in-law off of a Korean flight and put her on AC to HKG using my miles!
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Aug 31, 2006, 11:14 am
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DutchSE: thanks for the link. I'm sure this video will be of interest to members all over FlyerTalk.
Note: Hope you don't mind but i edited to thread title to be a bit more descriptive.
Note: Hope you don't mind but i edited to thread title to be a bit more descriptive.
Aug 31, 2006, 12:13 pm
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Originally Posted by tcook052
Note to Doc; Kai Tak hasn't been used for regular commercial scheduled airline passengers since 1998.
Think of it as a re-run
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Aug 31, 2006, 12:20 pm
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Another one
Here is the scariest one I've seen, TAP (trying to) landing in bad weather:
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircra...Video-116.html
There must have been many cross-signs made in that plane...
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircra...Video-116.html
There must have been many cross-signs made in that plane...
Aug 31, 2006, 12:22 pm
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Here's another one for you:
http://tinyurl.com/eoyjh
http://tinyurl.com/eoyjh
Aug 31, 2006, 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Doc Fraud
Yes I know, but it is still a video of a very bad approach into Kai Tak.
Think of it as a re-run
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Think of it as a re-run
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Aug 31, 2006, 1:10 pm
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Originally Posted by tcook052
The reason it sticks out is I was flying out of Kai Tak back in early July '98 a few days prior to the switchover. I was a rush setting in the top deck of a NW 747 for your first time to HKG.
I have fond memories of sitting for hours with a Sony airband receiver watching airliners from all over the world do the curved ILS.
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Aug 31, 2006, 2:11 pm
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The first video is classic. Anyone have the link to the article about that landing?
Edit: Here's another landing that I'd hate to be in
Edit: Here's another landing that I'd hate to be in
Last edited by aSiAnRiCk; Aug 31, 2006 at 2:33 pm
Aug 31, 2006, 2:59 pm
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Some more good stuff here: http://www.micom.net/oops/