Fly Kai Tak

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Flying & Procedures

The IGS 13 approach, take-offs, taxiing and learning to fly.

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Night view of a 747-400 lined up on Runway 31 with the runway lights ahead and the lights of Kowloon beyond.
Flying & Procedures
Feature · 3 October 2026

New: take off from Runway 31 in free flight

Fly 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.

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The Take-off lesson welcome panel above a 747 lined up on Runway 13 at Kai Tak, with a Start the lesson button.
Flying & Procedures
Feature · 3 October 2026

New: a take-off lesson for first-time pilots

Fly 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.

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A 777 climbing out over Kowloon Bay with the gear coming up and no warning on the display.
Flying & Procedures
Fix · 3 October 2026

Fix: no more false "too low" calls after take-off

Fly 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.

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Night approach to Runway 31 through the Lei Yue Mun gap, with city lights on both sides and the runway lights ahead.
Flying & Procedures
Feature · 3 October 2026

New: easterly approach to Runway 31

Fly 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.

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A 747 seen from above and behind, curving through a turn on the taxiway beside the runway.
Flying & Procedures
Fix · 3 October 2026

Aircraft now turn smoothly on the ground

Fly 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.

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Cockpit view of a 747 banking right over Kowloon City with Kai Tak's Runway 13 and the harbour ahead.
Flying & Procedures
Feature · 3 October 2026

The checkerboard turn: flying the IGS 13 approach

How 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.

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