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Very Hairy Scary!!!

Well captured!

Regards Andrew

This is a great one, David, and the title is almost as good as the photo.

I saw this one much earlier but had forgotten it.

--Lannie

I am glad you have seen it now. If I remember correctly this was taken on the Sunday before Kai Tak airport closed. If you google Kai Tak I am sure you will find many interesting photographs and videos of the airport. It really was a fascinating airport. Thanks.

Actually Landrum, this is your second comment on this image. Perhaps you just forgot that you commented on it before.

So, David, it was three years plus since I saw it. Well, I knew that I had seen it. I remember thinking about the airport and the clips I had seen of planes landing there, but did not remember saying any of that to you back in 2006.

--Lannie

David,  Interesting portfolio but finally, after a slow and careful search which I'm likely to repeat at some future date,  I've found a shot I feel comfortable enough to comment on. :-) One shouldn't offer advice if one has not been there, so to speak.  This is a great shot which should qualify as poster material.  My bet is that there is more than one pilot out there who doesn't share your  enthusiasm for this approach & flight path.  But you have to admit it's as dramatic as it gets.  How to improve it?  Beats me, but I know had I been there I could have spent a whole day doing what you did here.  Only one keeper is all I'd need to be a happy photographer.  Your timing was perfect.  Luck is good!  Best, LM.

Thanks for the comment Len. In all the times I visited Hong Kong while Kai Tak was open, I only went to this vantage point a couple of times. Catching the plane between the opposite sides of the street was more luck than judgement. (You have no doubt seen the Cathay jumbo in my portfolio too.)

You are probably correct that some pilots didn't like the approach. Strangely though, the checkered board at Lok Fu was publicly accessable and everytime I went there I met pilots watching the planes landing.

For me, I was always interested in watching JAL land. They always adopted a different approach prior to the turn for the airport.

I really do miss Kai Tak.

David, Thanks for your honest comment and rating for one of my image... I got a chance to look over your photos and got my eyes towards this image... This is spectacular shot... Right on time... Title match is awesome...

Thanks for taking the time!

cool   about all I can think of.. great framing too

I guess the framing is natural. Thanks!

That is quite a shot, David. One does not see this very often, I find it very unique. Excellent timing and/or good luck. Right place, right time, and photographer who was ready. The title is very good, too, I had to smile. Best regards. Peter

Thanks for the comment. I am glad that I got this shot. I had many chances to take photos like this but only decided to take this a few days before the airport closed. I do miss this airport.