Originally Posted by
aussie1234
Wasn't Kai Tak something like 400 ft wings level off the checkerboard approach?
Possibly lower than that - the Rwy 13 IGS had a 675 ft DH for a Cat D aircraft with an ensuing turn required through 48 degrees at a sink rate in the order of 800 fpm (more with a B744F at MLW) - you do the maths....