Let me take you back...

[tommchowat]

Calm down you classic buffs, I'm only taking you back to the mid 90's! This is about as classic as I'll get.

Flight BA26 from Taipei to Hong Kong Kai Tak. Sorry about the vis in Hong Kong chaps, but couldn't really do anything about it!


I won't bore you with the procedure here, I'm sure everyone knows how to read charts. We came in at MAGOG.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_cht1.jpg


IGS runway 13 chart.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_cht2.jpg


Beautiful tail on G-CIVA.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_01.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_02.jpg


Ready to taxi to 05L, or 06 I think it was back then.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_03.jpg


Climbout on the SID to MKG VOR.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_04.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_05.jpg


Land ahoy!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_06.jpg

[tommchowat]

Stuck it all in the FMS anyway, but I'll be flying this one manually using the Cheung Chau VOR, the Sha Lo Wan NDB and the KL ILS/DME. Also have the Tathong Point VOR on standby should we have to go around... which may be a distinct possibility.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_07.jpg

You can catch a glimpse of the city through the cloud.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_08.jpg


Just overhead the Sha Lo Wan NDB (which is pretty much on top of the current Hong Kong airport) and tracking 045 to intercept the localiser.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_09.jpg


Have the localiser and glide, next few are rather scenic as we go down.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_10.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_11.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_12.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_13.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_14.jpg

[tommchowat]

Just past the middle marker and there's the checkerboard... we are visual, so time to turn.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_15.jpg

Fairly terrifying for everyone involved, needless to say.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_16.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_17.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_18.jpg


Don't like to blow my own trumpet but... bang on!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_19.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_20.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_21.jpg

[tommchowat]

Bit of a panoramic view as we taxi back.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_21a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_21b.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_21c.jpg


Parked up.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_22.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_23.jpg


Quite pleased with that :)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/tommchowat/VHHX_24.jpg

Anyway, hope you enjoyed it! And if you haven't done it yet... do! ;)

[Smutley]

A top quality post Tom. Brilliant set of screenshots.

[jeh]

Yep, bloody brilliant. When are you going to be doing this for real? Not at Kai Tak obviously. :)

[fishbowlman]

Great shots Tom, and a lovely landing too. Thanks for posting these.

[peer01]

Great post Tom, thanks! :cool::cool::cool:

[rickattfield]

Wow! Old school BA Livery, havn't seen that in years! Great shots, I'll have to give that approach a go, looks crazy!

[tommchowat]

Thanks chaps :)

Jeh - Yeah pretty soon hopefully, have something in the pipeline which I shall let you all know about in due course :)

[FlyingKiwi]

Great shots Tom, love the approach into Kai Tak, looks like you nailed it too.

[Ragtopjohnny]

Nice Tom! You should have nailed that dead on after all the training you've been through man. Great job! :)

John Thuot II