Summary: Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak, was always a challenging approach for any pilot, particularly during the Typhoon season but what was it like to actually fly around the Checker Board. Hopefully, this Tale explains all.<br> <br> <br> <br> One particular Captain's very last Kai Tak landing.<br> <br> <br> <br> Aircraft on the approach would just clear the apartment blocks of Kowloon.<br> <br> <br> <br> How the airport looked in the late '60s before the IGS was built.<br> <br> <br> <br> A 747-400 ran off the end of Runway 13 into the harbour. The military blew off its fin because it jutted up into the take off path.<br> <br> <br> <br> Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Christian Hanuise, Barbara Spengler and Ywchow.
