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Forum: Fragrant Harbour

8th Sep 2015, 06:59

Replies: 156

Tales from Kai Tak - 15 Years On

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Posted By ClearedIGS

Check your PMs

Check your PMs

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

2nd Sep 2015, 20:24

Replies: 156

Tales from Kai Tak - 15 Years On

Views: 94,749

Posted By ClearedIGS

No I wasn't in the Tower for that one. There were...

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...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

1st Sep 2015, 12:20

Replies: 156

Tales from Kai Tak - 15 Years On

Views: 94,749

Posted By ClearedIGS

I never underestimated either airport. I was the...

I never underestimated either airport. I was the Aerodrome Controller on duty when the MD11 crashed at Chek Lap Kok in 1999. Not very pleasant to watch.

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

1st Sep 2015, 00:12

Replies: 156

Tales from Kai Tak - 15 Years On

Views: 94,749

Posted By ClearedIGS

In the years I worked at Kai Tak, I watched many...

In the years I worked at Kai Tak, I watched many such incidents from the control tower with many many aircraft that should have made a missed approach, force a landing off an unstable approach. I've...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

25th Aug 2015, 23:00

Replies: 156

Tales from Kai Tak - 15 Years On

Views: 94,749

Posted By ClearedIGS

Worked Approach Radar and Tower for a total of 12...

Worked Approach Radar and Tower for a total of 12 years until Kai Tak closed. What a buzz. What I really enjoyed was combining the IGS and a Visual Step Down if the weather was suitable. Many...

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