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Old 2nd Sep 2015, 20:24
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No I wasn't in the Tower for that one. There were actually a couple of those incidents with MD11s when they first started operating into Hong Kong. After so many incidents over the years, I actually wrote a memo to CAD suggesting that cameras should be positions on the Tower looking down 13 and one at the runway end looking up 31 so that the footage could be used in incident or accident investigation. They said it was not needed and nothing was done about it. When the MD11 crashed at Chek Lap Kok, someone in CAD came up with the bright idea that perhaps they should install cameras along both runways to aid in accident/incident & general operational investigations. As usual, it needs a serious accident to get action.
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