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Originally Posted by dradernh
Flying into Kai Tak the first time while being close enough to watch a lady cooking dinner in her kitchen got my adrenalin pumping pretty hard. And the 90-degree turn followed by the drop onto the runway was exciting, too! 
I wonder what it was like for pilots landing at that airport for the first time. Do pilots get sweaty palms?
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Hang a right at the checkerboard and you're in! I believe I read somewhere that it took a special certification to fly into Kai Tak; I could be wrong...