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Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome aboard. Our cruisin' altitude for this flight will be 37,000'. If there is anything that the crew can do to make this trip more enjoyable, please do not hesitate to ask. For now, please sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.

 
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Kai Tak Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
ANA's B777 on landing
Cathay Pacific's A330 on landing
 

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The famous Checker Board.  Note: How many persons can be seen on the hill.  This number grew as the day continued.  The checker board is used as reference point by the pilots to begin their turn on final approach.

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Left Landing lights for the Kai Tak runway atop a 4-storey restaurant right in the heart of town

 

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It was a day for onlookers.  Many trained their cameras; both still and motion skywards

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More curious onlookers.  Kai Tak's parking garage  sits in the background.  Soon, all the levels were full of onlookers.

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A Korean Air 747 skims the top of a nearby building.  Note the slats set for landing!

Click here to see a BA 747-400 really close up

 

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