https://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-gbSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://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 +0800HistoryA 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. https://flykaitak.com/blog/bot-aircraft-bank-direction-fixed/https://flykaitak.com/blog/bot-aircraft-bank-direction-fixed/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FixFly 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. https://flykaitak.com/blog/blog-in-cantonese/https://flykaitak.com/blog/blog-in-cantonese/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureThe Fly Kai Tak blog now has an English / Cantonese toggle on every page: posts, captions, header and footer switch to written Cantonese. https://flykaitak.com/blog/cantonese-language-toggle/https://flykaitak.com/blog/cantonese-language-toggle/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFly Kai Tak's home screen now has an English / Cantonese toggle: the whole setup screen switches to written Cantonese and remembers your choice. https://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 +0800FeatureFly 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. https://flykaitak.com/blog/inverted-yoke-touch-and-mouse/https://flykaitak.com/blog/inverted-yoke-touch-and-mouse/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureFly 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. https://flykaitak.com/blog/share-on-threads/https://flykaitak.com/blog/share-on-threads/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800UpdateFly Kai Tak blog posts can now be shared on Threads with one click, with the title and link pre-filled. https://flykaitak.com/blog/landmarks-ocean-park-happy-valley/https://flykaitak.com/blog/landmarks-ocean-park-happy-valley/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureA tour of the Hong Kong landmarks in Fly Kai Tak, with screenshots, plus the new Ocean Park amusement park and Happy Valley Racecourse. https://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 +0800FeatureFly 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. https://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-igs-13-approach/https://flykaitak.com/blog/checkerboard-turn-igs-13-approach/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureHow 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. https://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 scenesHow 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. https://flykaitak.com/blog/typhoons-fog-and-night-flying/https://flykaitak.com/blog/typhoons-fog-and-night-flying/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800FeatureWeather 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.