Planes landing in Hong Kong - Kai Tak airport very low over houses.
Its had over a million views so chances are it's VERY VERY GC ( i have checked and it says no) but until today I had never seen it but bloody hell, I couldn't live there I'd either be ducking out of the way or looking up all day.
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Mrs Sp@m, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 18:57,
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I used to live the other side of a runway at Manchester Airport
We often had them going over this close, and lower :)
...it's really not as low as it looks/feels.
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Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 19:10,
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watching that
and reading the google pop-up ads for "cheap hong kong flights" made me chuckle somewhat...
(, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 19:11, Reply)
Not as frightening as landing at the old airport
You had to come in from a huge bank and land on a runway surrounded by sea. In fact I believe over the years, several planes over shot it and ended up in the water.
Edit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnL4KYVtDE
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 20:51,
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Many planes did end up in HK harbour
especially the Chinese airline CAAC, which was dubbed China Airlines Always Crashes. I remember landing in Kai Tak once & looking out the window & making eye contact with a woman doing the dishes. We both had a "How close is that!" moment
(, Tue 24 Feb 2009, 0:56, Reply)
Ah, the OP video is Kai Tak
The new airport is aptly named Chek Lap Kok Airport. I've flown into Kai Tak back in the 90's. It was scary making the hard bank to the right and then looking out of the window to see into people's apartment block windows.
(, Tue 24 Feb 2009, 2:31, Reply)