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I think I remember being told that pilots needed ten years flying experience before they were even allowed to attempt this landing. That can't be a pleasant first-attempt at all.

I can imagine it must have been an incredible site from the ground.

I wonder if that landing is in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator?

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I heard simulator training on this landing was mandatory for beeing allowed to land there. Also I know smbdy who lived in downtown HK during that period. I asked how was it with the planes, respond was: it looks like you can touch them with your hands when they fly above you. I asked about the noise. Noise wasnt the problem (since it was gone fast) but the streets smelled bad of kerosine/exhaust for some time which was the real nuisance.

I lived a while under the flight path near the airport. My main memory of inconvenience is they would drown out the dialogue of whatever you were watching on TV for about 30 seconds. There was a park behind the house next to the chequer board where the planes passed so close you could see the rivets.

Not by default as it mirrors today's world and the airport is obviously gone, but there's third party mods already!

https://flightsim.to/file/642/vhhx-kai-tak-airport-hong-kong

> These days several roads cross the site so you'll be enjoying a steady stream of cars plus a wonderful light show at night that can't be removed.

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