//Dil Se Desi// Pilots Get Ready To Land on Hong Kong airport :)

        Old Hong Kong Airport. Now called Kaitak Airport.

             Photos # 1 and # 2 were taken from the
    high rise balconies ..  sort  of like  driving thru
    midtown Manhattan to Times Square!!! 
   
             No  autopilot stuff here...hand-fly that
    sucker, and don't screw  up...!!!
 
      The  prayer : "Lord, if I'm gonna die...please
    don't let it be pilot  error!"
 
     
 
 
    At  ILS "Minimums"...you break out of the
    clouds at the top of a  hill!!! First one to
    see it calls  "Checkerboard in sight"!!
        
 
  
    Now...hard  right turn and dive!!! ... and don't
    mess around, or you simply won't make  it!!
    Is that a short runway or  what!!
        
    
       Woe  to you if you're too high!!!
      
 
 
       Strong  cross winds were common ... so you had to "crab" all the way to the  runway!!!
      
 
 
       Sometimes  the cross-winds were stronger than  others...
      
 
 
       Over-shoot,  and you're in the drink ... kick it out of the crab too soon,  and
      you're  blown back off the runway . wait too late, and "crunch"...# 4  engine!!!
      
 
 
       Overreact  on the crab correction, and "Crunch"  # 1  engine!!!
      
 
 
    Don't "Float"  or try to make a smooth landing,
    Just put it on!!!  "Firm" landings  help
    dissipate energy, and help you  stop!!!
     
 
 
       Drop  too low, and you'll drag your wheels thru the high  rises!!!
      
 
 
       What  I said  was:  "I think we're a little high and fast!!!"   .. that was a nice smooth touchdown though,  Sir !