kai tak....a challenge for every pilot

Monday, October 13, 2008
kai tak airport...also know as hong kong's OLD international airport...had been famous for its weird and crazy way of landing in planes......a normal plane cant turn more than 30 degrees from a straight line cause its against the rules to do so...but in kai tak....at about 1000 feet....the pilot has to turn his plane 47 degress to the right to line up with the runway...from the point of turning..the pilot has only got about 30 seconds to land...which means that there is no room for errors wat so ever......and to make things "better"....the airport is surronded by buildings nothing less then 15 stories....and also the runway is basically an island....so in general....too low...hit a building...too high..sink...here's a video of a malaysian airlines boeing 747-400 making a perfect landing in kai tak....something u dun see everyday :)