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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th May 2021, 19:46
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

A320, Kai Tak in its final form evolved,...

A320,

Kai Tak in its final form evolved, rather than being actually designed. The airfield used to be on the area that became the apron.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th May 2021, 19:08
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

Sometimes the smell from the “nullah” between the...

Sometimes the smell from the “nullah” between the runway promontory and the taxiway was powerful enough to make you retch at the first sniff. I don’t know what it was, but it could turn shiny new...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Apr 2020, 20:40
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

Technically correct, but in practical terms, it...

Technically correct, but in practical terms, it didn't always happen like that if the cloud was very low. I was always intrigued how the Kai Tak ATIS never seemed to broadcast a cloudbase below the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
28th Mar 2020, 11:37
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

Arfur Dent Even more “sporting” with a...

Arfur Dent

Even more “sporting” with a strong south westerly wind, which required a steeper right turn
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
23rd Mar 2020, 11:46
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

Thanks for the correction. In my defence it was...

Thanks for the correction. In my defence it was well over twenty years ago.
I never had cause to fly with either airline so never had cause to look at their tickets or associated flight boards. I...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
23rd Mar 2020, 07:17
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

deja vu It was definitely a Korean 747. I...

deja vu

It was definitely a Korean 747. I wasn’t there in 2002.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Sep 2013, 23:19
Replies: 156
Views: 94,749
Posted By ShyTorque

I was based at Kai Tak for a few years. One of...

I was based at Kai Tak for a few years. One of the most scary things I ever saw:

I was waiting in dispersal in my SAR S-76 for departure clearance, looking northwest towards the checkerboard. The...
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