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Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:49 pm
by Triple_7
These were hiding on my hardrive.  Not even sure what trip to Hong Kong this was.  Might have been from several months ago :-[

Decided to have a few crosswind landings.  Most were really bad but this was the one successful.

Hmmm...What runway to land on...25R...nope...25L...thats more like it.
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Needless to say it was around a 40-50 knot crosswind aprox 90

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:55 pm
by Katahu
*Beep*

We have now arrive, in one piece, at Hong Kong Int'l. Thank you for enjoying the view of the runway as our captain, Triple_7, attempted an unusual landing. Have a good day.

*Click - Beep*

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:28 pm
by cheesegrater
Impressive landing.

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:13 am
by Wingo
needless to say.... but WOW!!!!

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:29 am
by Icelandair Pilot
Do you fly at FTG...... T7?

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:52 am
by beefhole
lol, I don't think that's standard crosswind procedure, but you got er down safely with a nice landing ;D

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:17 am
by ozzy72
Nice work! Now put in Rollerballs add-on scenery and try Kai Tak ;) ;D

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:37 pm
by linacus
WOW what were the winds like there??

Stu ;)

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:27 pm
by Triple_7
Do you fly at FTG...... T7?


Yep...AF 343 ;)  This wasnt a VA flight though :P  Don't spend to much time in their forum eather.

As for the winds...if i remember right i had programed a 40 to 50 knot strait wind aprox 90

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:09 pm
by beefhole
Yep...AF 343 ;)

DL123 ;) (I recruited Iceland, he's DL124)

I was about to say, I've never seen you in Europe, let alone flying an AF flight ever! ;D

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:54 pm
by Triple_7
DL123 ;) (I recruited Iceland, he's DL124)

I was about to say, I've never seen you in Europe, let alone flying an AF flight ever! ;D


I think there is a few of us from FTG....I tend to not fly online due to computer isues ;)  I take full advantage of the affiliates...561.6 hours, 118 flights, only 22 of them with Air France :P  All flights have departed from where I left off.  No gaps between destinations ;)  Last AF flight was back in December from Buenos Aires to Paris...Tend to spend a lot of time in Asia or the US.  All flights done in real time, signed up back in June of 2004.

Plan to head back to Paris this weekend and fly a few AF flights.  Might take the Concorde again, havent flown it well over a year ;)  Such a sexy bird...its a sin to just let it collect dust in my hanger :P  

Currently sitting in Kuala Lumpur ;)
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Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:22 pm
by simonmd
Interesting landing! But nicely done with that wind nevertheless.

I'm in FTG too, VS744 is my number. I do what you do, only fly from my previous destination. Spend ages going through the routefinder planing my next couple of hops!

BTW, your shots reminded me of an old joke;

Co Pilot: are you sure we're on the right vector for the runway, can't see a thing?!

Pilot: 'Course we are, ah, there it is...

Co Pilot: Blimy, bit short isn't it?

Pilot: Yes, but look how wide it is!!! ::)

Re: Having a little fun in Hong Kong

PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:31 pm
by beefhole
Yup, fly the same way as you triple, except I do it out of a set hub-I do hops, normally two to six legs that always start and end up back in New York (normally JFK, occasionally LGA).  This is only when I'm flying for Delta, however.

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