Kai Tak 1997
Kai Tak 1997
From the early '80s an abbreviated version of that approach was flown in good weather. From the east, TH was passed at 7,000 ft. then the aircraft was cleared "for the visual step-down" and great care had to be exercised to avoid embarrassment if the speed was kept too high for too long! Approaching from the southwest enabled a much higher speed to be carried into the western harbour provided one was low enough at CH. 300 kts up the harbour at 2,000 ft was quite common/normal.
Last edited by Meikleour; 19th Mar 2020 at 22:22.
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