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Originally Posted by Jbrown7403
This beautifully vivid video of Kai Tak in the 70s is really cool!
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Kai Tak was my favorite airport to fly in to during the 80s. Since then I haven't had nearly as much excitement during the last two minutes before touchdown at any other airport.
The video below shows some landings from one of the nearby plane-spotting stations at 4:11. Landing in the early evening after dark, it was always remarkable to see people making or eating dinner in their apartments just before we landed. The first time was jaw-dropping.
China Eastern was still flying 707s into Kai Tak at that time. I hadn't heard one for at least 20 years and couldn't believe how loud they were from the airport's outdoor observation deck.
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