Fly Kai Tak bloghttps://flykaitak.com/blog/News and features from Fly Kai Tak, a browser flight simulator of the 1998 Runway 13 approach into Hong Kong Kai Tak.en-gbTue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Kowloon Walled City, rebuilt from photographshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/kowloon-walled-city-rebuilt/https://flykaitak.com/blog/kowloon-walled-city-rebuilt/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherKowloon Walled City is rebuilt as one solid mass of 10 to 14 storey blocks with balconies, aerials, rooftop shacks, shop signs and tube-lit windows at night. Terminal gate blocks, the nullah and the tank farmhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/terminal-gates-nullah-and-tank-farm/https://flykaitak.com/blog/terminal-gates-nullah-and-tank-farm/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherKai Tak's terminal gets protruding gate blocks for its jet bridges, the nullah crosses the apron under three taxi bridges, and the tank farm moves. The real road network, as it was in 1998https://flykaitak.com/blog/real-1998-road-network/https://flykaitak.com/blog/real-1998-road-network/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak's traffic now uses Hong Kong's official road network, with Route 8, the Hung Hom Bypass, Kai Tak and other post-1998 roads removed. The Regal Kai Tak Hotel, rebuilt from photoshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/regal-kaitak-hotel-rebuilt/https://flykaitak.com/blog/regal-kaitak-hotel-rebuilt/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherThe Regal Kai Tak Hotel rebuilt from photos and its roof plan: the L-shaped tower, glass bands, brick end walls, podium terrace, name signs and night lights. The Big Buddha at Ngong Pinghttps://flykaitak.com/blog/big-buddha-ngong-ping/https://flykaitak.com/blog/big-buddha-ngong-ping/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherThe Tian Tan Buddha at Ngong Ping arrives: the bronze statue, its altar, steps and Po Lin Monastery, floodlit at night, on newly extended Lantau terrain. Kwai Chung container terminals come to lifehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/kwai-chung-container-terminal-detail/https://flykaitak.com/blog/kwai-chung-container-terminal-detail/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherThe Kwai Chung container terminals get more ships, detailed quay cranes, offices, truck gates, freight stations, depots, yard traffic and working lighters. Apron mast lights off on clear dayshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/apron-mast-lights-off-on-clear-days/https://flykaitak.com/blog/apron-mast-lights-off-on-clear-days/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixScenery & WeatherThe apron floodlight masts' lamps and obstruction lights now switch off on clear days and come on at night, in overcast weather and in fog. Red floodlight masts over the standshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/red-floodlight-masts-over-the-stands/https://flykaitak.com/blog/red-floodlight-masts-over-the-stands/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherTall red floodlight masts now stand between the stands across the Kai Tak apron, as in 1998 photos, with lamps and obstruction lights at night. The car park moves to the runway end, with the airport hotel and its footbridgehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-at-the-runway-end-and-airport-hotel/https://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-at-the-runway-end-and-airport-hotel/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixScenery & WeatherThe Kai Tak car park moves to the runway end of the terminal frontage, with the airport hotel across Prince Edward Road East and its footbridge. The car park roof view moves to the new car parkhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-spotter-view-moved/https://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-spotter-view-moved/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixScenery & WeatherThe Car park roof spotter view now sits on the new landside car park, at the runway-end rail, with a clear view over the terminal. 13 more parking bays from the Kai Tak planhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/extra-parking-bays-from-the-kai-tak-plan/https://flykaitak.com/blog/extra-parking-bays-from-the-kai-tak-plan/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherChecked against an unofficial Kai Tak plan: new stands 21-26, an east apron with stands 51-57, and south apron stands 71-81 now nose-in. The car park moves to the landside of the terminalhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-moved-to-the-landside/https://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-moved-to-the-landside/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixScenery & WeatherThe Kai Tak car park now runs along the landside of the terminal, with footbridges, the clock and airport sign on its end wall and spotters on the roof. The Kai Tak shop is openhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/the-kai-tak-shop/https://flykaitak.com/blog/the-kai-tak-shop/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewSite & LanguageFly Kai Tak has a merch shop: checkerboard and IGS 13 tees, a Runway 13 cap, a 1998 patch, a pin, a poster, a mug and stickers. Boats along the seawall, not in the inlethttps://flykaitak.com/blog/boats-along-the-seawall-not-in-the-inlet/https://flykaitak.com/blog/boats-along-the-seawall-not-in-the-inlet/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixScenery & WeatherBoats pass right alongside Kai Tak's runway seawall again, as in the 1990s, but never enter the inlet under the taxiways to the south apron. Wider spacing between taxiing aircrafthttps://flykaitak.com/blog/wider-taxi-spacing/https://flykaitak.com/blog/wider-taxi-spacing/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixFlying & ProceduresTaxiing aircraft at Kai Tak now keep double the gap on the taxiways. Departures queuing at the runway end can still close up. The checkerboard turn tightens at the endhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-tightens-at-the-end/https://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-tightens-at-the-end/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateFlying & ProceduresKai Tak's checkerboard turn now starts gently and tightens to about 25° of bank over Kowloon City before rolling out on the runway. Maintenance apron now matches the flight apronhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/maintenance-apron-concrete-matches-the-flight-apron/https://flykaitak.com/blog/maintenance-apron-concrete-matches-the-flight-apron/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixScenery & WeatherThe Kai Tak maintenance apron in front of the hangars now uses the same concrete colour as the main flight apron, with no dark patch or seam. The checkerboard turn now starts at 650 ft, 2 NM outhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-wider-and-higher/https://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-wider-and-higher/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateFlying & ProceduresKai Tak's checkerboard turn now starts about 2 NM out at 650 ft and rolls out near 140 ft, with an orange-and-white checkerboard. One bridge, a joined-up apron and a wider taxiwayhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/south-apron-one-bridge-and-widened-taxiway/https://flykaitak.com/blog/south-apron-one-bridge-and-widened-taxiway/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherKai Tak's apron now runs into the south apron, one bridge crosses the inlet, and the taxiway tarmac widens near the Runway 31 end. The control tower is back on the terminal roofhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/control-tower-moved-to-terminal-roof/https://flykaitak.com/blog/control-tower-moved-to-terminal-roof/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherThe Kai Tak control tower moves to its real spot on the terminal roof at the runway end, rebuilt from period photos with outward-leaning glass. Follow Fly Kai Tak on Facebook and Instagramhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/follow-fly-kai-tak-on-facebook-and-instagram/https://flykaitak.com/blog/follow-fly-kai-tak-on-facebook-and-instagram/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewSite & LanguageFollow Fly Kai Tak on Facebook and Instagram at @flykaitak. Both are now linked from the home screen and every blog page. Harbour shipping follows the fairwayshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/harbour-shipping-follows-the-fairways/https://flykaitak.com/blog/harbour-shipping-follows-the-fairways/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherMoving ships follow the Marine Department fairways and traffic separation schemes, one way and keeping right, while most harbour vessels lie moored or at anchor. Separate menus for flight, spotter and terminal viewshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/separate-view-menus/https://flykaitak.com/blog/separate-view-menus/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesKai Tak's camera menu is now three: Flight views, Plane spotter spots and a new Terminal interior menu for the hall, immigration, arcade, gate lounge, stairs and entrance. South apron, helipads and inlet taxiwayshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/south-apron-helipads-and-inlet-taxiways/https://flykaitak.com/blog/south-apron-helipads-and-inlet-taxiways/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherKai Tak's south apron with stands 71-81, helipads and taxiway bridges over the inlet, plus fuel tanks beside the terminal and bitumen at the maintenance hangars. Inside the 1998 terminal: staff and signshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/inside-the-1998-terminal-staff-and-signs/https://flykaitak.com/blog/inside-the-1998-terminal-staff-and-signs/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherThe Kai Tak terminal now has a 1998 interior: check-in desks, departure immigration, a shop arcade, arrivals, signs and staff including armed security. Maintenance area moved to the chart positionhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/maintenance-area-moved-to-the-chart-position/https://flykaitak.com/blog/maintenance-area-moved-to-the-chart-position/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherThe Kai Tak maintenance area is repositioned to match the 1996 parking chart and airport plan: hangars, workshop tower, compound and offices turned to the chart angle. Maintenance area: hangars and tank farmhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/maintenance-area-hangars-and-tank-farm/https://flykaitak.com/blog/maintenance-area-hangars-and-tank-farm/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherKai Tak's maintenance area now has three hangars with lit bays, a workshop tower, a fenced aircraft compound, a blast fence, floodlights and a fuel tank farm. Remote stands and apron buseshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/remote-stands-and-apron-buses/https://flykaitak.com/blog/remote-stands-and-apron-buses/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherRemote stands 11 to 19 at Kai Tak hold parked aircraft, and apron buses run from a new bus gate to their doors when no jet bridge is free. Cargo terminal and freightershttps://flykaitak.com/blog/cargo-terminal-and-freighters/https://flykaitak.com/blog/cargo-terminal-and-freighters/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherKai Tak gets a cargo terminal with stands 41 to 46, 747-400F and A300-600F freighters in the schedule, cargo loaders and trucks, plus new hangars and car park detail. Real Housing Authority estateshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/real-housing-estates-from-hd-data/https://flykaitak.com/blog/real-housing-estates-from-hd-data/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherPublic housing estates now use the Housing Authority's estate list: the 101 estates from 1998 inside the map, each rebuilt from its real block types and heights. Public housing estates in buncheshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/public-housing-estates/https://flykaitak.com/blog/public-housing-estates/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherHong Kong public housing blocks (Harmony, Trident, Twin Tower and slab) now stand in matching estates in the sim, with pastel facades, air-conditioners and roof tanks. Share buttons on the home screenhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/home-screen-share-buttons/https://flykaitak.com/blog/home-screen-share-buttons/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScores & SharingThe home screen now has share buttons for X, Facebook, Reddit, WhatsApp, Threads, email, copy link and the system share sheet, in English or Cantonese. Bay lines on the car park roofhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-roof-bay-lines/https://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-roof-bay-lines/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherThe Plane Spotter car park roof now has white parking bay lines: a row against the far wall and three double rows with aisles between them. More detail on the car park roofhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-roof-detail/https://flykaitak.com/blog/car-park-roof-detail/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherThe Plane Spotter car park roof now has globe lamps, a pipe railing and crowd barrier, a painted deck and a stairwell entry with exit and caution signs. FAA signs and markings on the airfieldhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/faa-airfield-signs-and-markings/https://flykaitak.com/blog/faa-airfield-signs-and-markings/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak now has FAA-style airfield signs and markings: touchdown-zone bars, hold lines, link taxiways B1 to B6, and mandatory, location, direction and distance signs. Fix: Aircraft Stay on the Tarmachttps://flykaitak.com/blog/aircraft-stay-on-the-tarmac/https://flykaitak.com/blog/aircraft-stay-on-the-tarmac/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak ground fix: arrivals leave the runway by a link taxiway, every aircraft keeps its wheels on the tarmac, and the grass is off limits. The map is off until you turn it onhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/map-off-by-default/https://flykaitak.com/blog/map-off-by-default/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak's corner map now starts hidden on the home screen and in flights. Press M or tick Map with live aircraft under Options to show it. A longer thrust bar for finer controlhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/longer-throttle-bar/https://flykaitak.com/blog/longer-throttle-bar/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak's thrust lever bar is now up to 260 px tall on desktop and 170 px on landscape phones, giving finer control of thrust. A bigger map on the home screen and in Plane Spotterhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/bigger-map-home-and-plane-spotter/https://flykaitak.com/blog/bigger-map-home-and-plane-spotter/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak's corner map is now double size on the home screen and in Plane Spotter, and the home screen map moves clear of the High scores panel. Flight Board Key and Buttonhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/flight-board-key-and-button/https://flykaitak.com/blog/flight-board-key-and-button/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesSwitch the Fly Kai Tak flight information board on and off with the B key on the home screen as well as in Plane Spotter, or with the new Flights button. New: link taxiways between the runway and taxiway Ahttps://flykaitak.com/blog/link-taxiways-between-runway-and-taxiway-a/https://flykaitak.com/blog/link-taxiways-between-runway-and-taxiway-a/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak update: five angled bitumen link taxiways now join the runway to parallel taxiway A, matching the aerial photographs of Kai Tak. Rooftop Cross-Bar Lights on the Approachhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/rooftop-cross-bar-lights/https://flykaitak.com/blog/rooftop-cross-bar-lights/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherThree bright cross-bar lamp masts on tall Kowloon rooftops now mark the approach to Runway 13 and Runway 31, glowing at night under the flight path. Update: starter scores on the high score tablehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/starter-scores-on-the-high-score-table/https://flykaitak.com/blog/starter-scores-on-the-high-score-table/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScores & SharingFly Kai Tak update: the high score table now starts with ten fictional, easy-to-beat scores, from 58 down to 15. Concorde at Kai Tak: The Rare Visitshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/concorde-at-kai-tak-history/https://flykaitak.com/blog/concorde-at-kai-tak-history/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800HistoryAircraftConcorde's rare visits to Kai Tak: the 1976 sales tour, a 1985 charter, and how Fly Kai Tak's Concorde special lands, taxis and takes off. A Concorde Visits Kai Takhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/concorde-special-plane-spotters/https://flykaitak.com/blog/concorde-special-plane-spotters/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewAircraftPlane Spotter gets a rare Concorde-style special: a drooped-nose delta-wing jet that lands hourly, parks at stand 6 and leaves, with its own gold board rows. The map on the home screen, with M to togglehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/map-on-the-home-screen-m-key/https://flykaitak.com/blog/map-on-the-home-screen-m-key/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak's corner map now shows automatically on the home screen over the live demo flight, and the M key toggles it on and off, on the home screen and in flight. New: a landing lesson for first-time pilotshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/landing-lesson-for-first-time-pilots/https://flykaitak.com/blog/landing-lesson-for-first-time-pilots/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak now has a Landing lesson: a coach panel walks first-time pilots through the Runway 13 IGS approach in nine steps with live meters and plain-language tips. A Map option on the home screenhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/map-option-on-the-home-screen/https://flykaitak.com/blog/map-option-on-the-home-screen/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak's home screen now has a Map with live aircraft option, so you can start a flight with the corner map on or off. M still toggles it in flight. A map toggle with live aircrafthttps://flykaitak.com/blog/map-toggle-live-aircraft/https://flykaitak.com/blog/map-toggle-live-aircraft/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak's corner map now plots the other aircraft live, amber in the air with altitude and grey on the ground, and a Map button or the M key hides it. The Kai Tak terminal, rebuilt to match the charthttps://flykaitak.com/blog/kai-tak-terminal-and-apron-layout/https://flykaitak.com/blog/kai-tak-terminal-and-apron-layout/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak's terminal and apron now follow the Kai Tak chart: a pier at right angles to the runway, eight nose-in stands, lanes D3, D2 and D1, and new taxi routes. The Flight Board Clattershttps://flykaitak.com/blog/flight-board-flap-sound/https://flykaitak.com/blog/flight-board-flap-sound/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScenery & WeatherThe Fly Kai Tak flight information board now clatters like a real split-flap board whenever a letter changes, on the home screen and in Plane Spotter, with its own on/off button. New: Sun, Moon and Time of Dayhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/sun-moon-and-time-of-day/https://flykaitak.com/blog/sun-moon-and-time-of-day/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak now has a sun and moon placed for Hong Kong in 1998, a 24-hour clock with Dawn, Day, Dusk and Night presets, and lighting that follows the sun. The Kai Tak Flight Information Boardhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/split-flap-flight-information-board/https://flykaitak.com/blog/split-flap-flight-information-board/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak adds a split-flap flight information board with every arrival and departure, on the home screen and in Plane Spotter, in English and Cantonese. Zoom With the Mouse Wheelhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/mouse-wheel-zoom/https://flykaitak.com/blog/mouse-wheel-zoom/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak now zooms with the mouse wheel: scroll up to zoom in, scroll down to zoom out, 1× to 16×, one step per notch. Fix: Buildings and Vehicles Clear of Aircrafthttps://flykaitak.com/blog/apron-buildings-and-vehicles-clear-of-aircraft/https://flykaitak.com/blog/apron-buildings-and-vehicles-clear-of-aircraft/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixAircraftFly Kai Tak apron fix: aircraft no longer overlap the car park, the fire station or service vehicles, which now wait out of sight until their aircraft docks. Home Screen Shows Your Day, Night and Weather Choiceshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/home-screen-day-night-and-weather-preview/https://flykaitak.com/blog/home-screen-day-night-and-weather-preview/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureSite & LanguageOn the Fly Kai Tak home screen, the live view of Kowloon behind the menu now updates straight away when you toggle day or night, weather, clouds and lightning. New: Aircraft Collisions and Damagehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/aircraft-collisions-and-damage/https://flykaitak.com/blog/aircraft-collisions-and-damage/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureAircraftFly Kai Tak aircraft now have collision detection: ground traffic avoids each other, and a collision shows broken wings, scorch marks, smoke and fire. New: jet bridges and pushback tugs at the Kai Tak terminalhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/jet-bridges-and-pushback-tugs/https://flykaitak.com/blog/jet-bridges-and-pushback-tugs/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewAircraftFly Kai Tak adds jet bridges to the Kai Tak terminal. Aircraft taxi in and dock at them, and pushback tugs push each departure back and turn it toward the runway. Apron taxi lines and numbered standshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/apron-taxi-lines-and-numbered-stands/https://flykaitak.com/blog/apron-taxi-lines-and-numbered-stands/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak's apron now has yellow taxi lines, numbered stands, red stand boxes and service road lines, and the other aircraft taxi along them. Blog categories, search and pageshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/blog-categories-search-and-pages/https://flykaitak.com/blog/blog-categories-search-and-pages/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureSite & LanguageThe Fly Kai Tak blog now has categories, a sort by category view, 20 posts per page and a search box that works in English and Cantonese. Fix: the 747 upper-deck hump now has the right shapehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/747-upper-deck-hump-reshaped/https://flykaitak.com/blog/747-upper-deck-hump-reshaped/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixAircraftThe 747-400 upper-deck hump in Fly Kai Tak was too tall and narrow. It is now lower and wider with a long shallow slope into the roof, like the real 747. New: Plane Spotter on Runway 31https://flykaitak.com/blog/runway-31-plane-spotter/https://flykaitak.com/blog/runway-31-plane-spotter/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak Plane Spotter now has a Runway 31 mode: arrivals over Lei Yue Mun, departures toward Kowloon City, and a Lei Yue Mun spectator view. New: take off from Runway 31 in free flighthttps://flykaitak.com/blog/runway-31-takeoff-free-flight/https://flykaitak.com/blog/runway-31-takeoff-free-flight/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak free flight now starts on Runway 31 as well as Runway 13, with Runway 31 radio calls, mirrored airport traffic and a climb out over Kowloon City. New: a take-off lesson for first-time pilotshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/take-off-lesson-for-first-time-pilots/https://flykaitak.com/blog/take-off-lesson-for-first-time-pilots/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak now has a Take-off lesson: a coach panel walks first-time pilots through a Runway 13 take-off in eight steps with live meters and plain-language tips. Fix: no more false "too low" calls after take-offhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/quiet-take-offs-no-false-too-low-calls/https://flykaitak.com/blog/quiet-take-offs-no-false-too-low-calls/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak fix: the "Too low, gear" and "Too low, flaps" warnings no longer fire on take-off. They need a descent now; the IGS 13 approach is unchanged. New: ground vehicles on the Kai Tak apronhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/airport-ground-vehicles/https://flykaitak.com/blog/airport-ground-vehicles/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800NewScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak adds airport ground vehicles: buses, catering trucks that lift to the door, baggage tractors with loaded carts, container and box freight trucks, and fire tenders at a fire station. New: easterly approach to Runway 31https://flykaitak.com/blog/runway-31-easterly-approach-lei-yue-mun/https://flykaitak.com/blog/runway-31-easterly-approach-lei-yue-mun/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak adds a Runway 31 approach: a straight-in final over the sea, through the Lei Yue Mun gap and across Kowloon Bay, with its own lights, PAPI, radio calls, traffic and spotter view. Update: a High scores button on the home screenhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/high-scores-button-on-the-home-screen/https://flykaitak.com/blog/high-scores-button-on-the-home-screen/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScores & SharingFly Kai Tak update: a High scores button on the home screen opens and closes the table of ranked landings, from Captain down to Cadet. New: share your score and report cardhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/share-your-score-and-report-card/https://flykaitak.com/blog/share-your-score-and-report-card/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScores & SharingFly Kai Tak's result screen now has share buttons for X, Facebook, Reddit, WhatsApp, Threads and email, plus a downloadable report card image. New: a high score table with Captain and First Officer rankshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/high-score-table-captains-and-first-officers/https://flykaitak.com/blog/high-score-table-captains-and-first-officers/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScores & SharingFly Kai Tak now has a high score table. Land the IGS 13 approach by hand to rank as Captain, First Officer, Second Officer, Flight Engineer or Cadet. New: giant billboards and neon over Kowloonhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/giant-billboards-and-neon-over-kowloon/https://flykaitak.com/blog/giant-billboards-and-neon-over-kowloon/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak now has 1990s-style giant floodlit billboards on Kowloon rooftops and roadsides, plus glowing neon signs. Brands are invented; no real logos. Plane spotter viewpoints: the car park roof and the Peakhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/plane-spotter-viewpoints-car-park-roof-and-the-peak/https://flykaitak.com/blog/plane-spotter-viewpoints-car-park-roof-and-the-peak/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800HistoryScenery & WeatherThe history of two Kai Tak plane spotting viewpoints, the airport car park roof and the Peak, and how to watch from both in Fly Kai Tak's Plane Spotter mode. Update: the rotate prompt is gonehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/rotate-prompt-removed/https://flykaitak.com/blog/rotate-prompt-removed/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak mobile update: the Turn your phone sideways prompt is removed, so the sim plays in either orientation. Begin descent still asks for landscape full screen. Fix: the rotate prompt now clears when you turn your phonehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/rotate-prompt-fix-portrait-lock/https://flykaitak.com/blog/rotate-prompt-fix-portrait-lock/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak mobile fix: the rotate prompt now clears when the window turns landscape, with a hint for iPhone players whose Portrait Orientation Lock is on. Redrawn aircraft: embedded cockpits and real wingletshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/redrawn-aircraft-cockpit-winglets/https://flykaitak.com/blog/redrawn-aircraft-cockpit-winglets/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateAircraftFly Kai Tak update: the 747-400, 777-200, A330-300 and A340-300 are redrawn with embedded cockpit glass, swept winglets and tapered wings. Aircraft now turn smoothly on the groundhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/smooth-taxi-turns/https://flykaitak.com/blog/smooth-taxi-turns/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixFlying & ProceduresFly Kai Tak fix: other aircraft snapped to a new heading at every taxi corner. They now curve through turns, ease their speed and line up on the runway. The airlines and aircraft of Kai Takhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/airlines-and-aircraft-at-kai-tak/https://flykaitak.com/blog/airlines-and-aircraft-at-kai-tak/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800HistoryAircraftA guide to the airlines and aircraft types at Kai Tak in the 1990s: Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Qantas, BA, Singapore, Thai and JAL, with brief histories. Other aircraft now bank the right wayhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/bot-aircraft-bank-direction-fixed/https://flykaitak.com/blog/bot-aircraft-bank-direction-fixed/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixAircraftFly Kai Tak fix: other aircraft were drawn banking the wrong way in turns. Arrivals and departures now dip the inside wing, as real jets do. Read the Fly Kai Tak blog in Cantonesehttps://flykaitak.com/blog/blog-in-cantonese/https://flykaitak.com/blog/blog-in-cantonese/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureSite & LanguageThe Fly Kai Tak blog now has an English / Cantonese toggle on every page: posts, captions, header and footer switch to written Cantonese. Fly Kai Tak in Cantonese: a language toggle on the home screenhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/cantonese-language-toggle/https://flykaitak.com/blog/cantonese-language-toggle/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureSite & LanguageFly Kai Tak's home screen now has an English / Cantonese toggle: the whole setup screen switches to written Cantonese and remembers your choice. The Peak Tram, the Peak Lookout and a view from the Peakhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/the-peak-tram-lookout-and-view/https://flykaitak.com/blog/the-peak-tram-lookout-and-view/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherFly Kai Tak adds the Peak Tram, the Peak Lookout and a Spectator: The Peak view, alongside Ocean Park's cable car between the Waterfront and the Summit. An inverted yoke for touch and mouse: drag down to pull uphttps://flykaitak.com/blog/inverted-yoke-touch-and-mouse/https://flykaitak.com/blog/inverted-yoke-touch-and-mouse/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak's on-screen yoke is now inverted for touch and mouse: drag down to pull the nose up, drag up to push it down, matching the keyboard. Share Fly Kai Tak posts on Threadshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/share-on-threads/https://flykaitak.com/blog/share-on-threads/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateScores & SharingFly Kai Tak blog posts can now be shared on Threads with one click, with the title and link pre-filled. Landmarks tour, plus Ocean Park and Happy Valleyhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/landmarks-ocean-park-happy-valley/https://flykaitak.com/blog/landmarks-ocean-park-happy-valley/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherA tour of the Hong Kong landmarks in Fly Kai Tak, with screenshots, plus the new Ocean Park amusement park and Happy Valley Racecourse. Flying Kai Tak on your phone: landscape, a cleaner toolbar and bigger controlshttps://flykaitak.com/blog/flying-kai-tak-on-your-phone/https://flykaitak.com/blog/flying-kai-tak-on-your-phone/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureControls & DevicesFly Kai Tak on mobile: a compact toolbar with a More drawer, landscape touch controls, a rotate prompt for portrait, full screen on Begin descent and safe-area support. The checkerboard turn: flying the IGS 13 approachhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-igs-13-approach/https://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-igs-13-approach/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFlying & ProceduresHow the famous Runway 13 IGS approach into Kai Tak works in Fly Kai Tak: the 088° course, the checkerboard on the hill, the 47° right turn over Kowloon City and the landing grade. Real Hong Kong: building 1998 from open datahttps://flykaitak.com/blog/real-hong-kong-1998-open-data/https://flykaitak.com/blog/real-hong-kong-1998-open-data/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800Behind the scenesScenery & WeatherHow Fly Kai Tak builds Hong Kong from Lands Department open data and SRTM terrain, and the 1998 corrections: no Kai Tak redevelopment, no West Kowloon buildings, and the Walled City as an option. Typhoons, fog and city lights: weather and night at Kai Takhttps://flykaitak.com/blog/typhoons-fog-and-night-flying/https://flykaitak.com/blog/typhoons-fog-and-night-flying/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureScenery & WeatherWeather and night flying in Fly Kai Tak: clear, rain, typhoon, storm, low cloud and fog presets, wind gusts and turbulence, lightning, and a lit-up Kowloon at night.