VHHH · IGS 13 · 1998
The Fly Kai Tak blog
New features, bug fixes and notes from the Kai Tak approach.
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New: link taxiways between the runway and taxiway A
Fly Kai Tak update: five angled bitumen link taxiways now join the runway to parallel taxiway A, matching the aerial photographs of Kai Tak.
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Rooftop Cross-Bar Lights on the Approach
Three 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.
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Update: starter scores on the high score table
Fly Kai Tak update: the high score table now starts with ten fictional, easy-to-beat scores, from 58 down to 15.
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Concorde at Kai Tak: The Rare Visits
Concorde'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.
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A Concorde Visits Kai Tak
Plane 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.
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The map on the home screen, with M to toggle
Fly 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.
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New: a landing lesson for first-time pilots
Fly 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.
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A Map option on the home screen
Fly 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.
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A map toggle with live aircraft
Fly 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.
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The Kai Tak terminal, rebuilt to match the chart
Fly 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.
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The Flight Board Clatters
The 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.
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New: Sun, Moon and Time of Day
Fly 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.
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The Kai Tak Flight Information Board
Fly 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.
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Zoom With the Mouse Wheel
Fly 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.
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Fix: Buildings and Vehicles Clear of Aircraft
Fly 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.
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Home Screen Shows Your Day, Night and Weather Choices
On 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.
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New: Aircraft Collisions and Damage
Fly Kai Tak aircraft now have collision detection: ground traffic avoids each other, and a collision shows broken wings, scorch marks, smoke and fire.
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New: jet bridges and pushback tugs at the Kai Tak terminal
Fly 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.
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Apron taxi lines and numbered stands
Fly 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.
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Blog categories, search and pages
The 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.
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