TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA, Clearway, Stopway
Runway End Safety Area (RESA) a cleared and graded area adjacent to the end of a runway two type: undershoot RESA, overshoot RESA undershoot RESA – provided for use in the event of an aircraft undershooting the runway overshoot RESA – provided for use in the event of an aircraft overruning the runway after an
點樣推理用咩Runway? (from wind perspective)
Which runway is using for take-off or landing? 要決定用邊條Runway, 除左考慮風之外，還有其他factors, 但光是用風去推又點計呢? 用VHHH做例子, Runway 既方位就有25, 07 假設家下是Wind 110/10KT 那 110 – 70 = 40 (代表有 head wind) 那250 – 110 = 140 (代表有 tail wind) 簡單D, Runway 同 wind direction 相減既絕對值 < 90 就代表是 head wind 成分, 那就是more favorable as suitable runway (from wind perspective)
VHHH 邊條跑道有ILS? CAT 幾?
Reference: VHHH AD 2.22 FLIGHT PROCEDURES 10 Instrument Landing System (ILS) – General RWY 25R ILS is equipped for CAT I landings. RWY 07R and RWY 25L ILS are equipped for CAT II landings. RWY 07L ILS is equipped for CAT III landings. Operators must obtain approval prior to conducting CAT II/III operations, (see AD 1.1 paragraph
Hong Kong Airspace (HKG FIR)
Ref: Civil Aviation Department – Airspace (cad.gov.hk) Airspace The Air Traffic Management Division of Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is responsible for the provision of air traffic control service, flight information service and alerting service within the Hong Kong Flight Information Region (FIR) as designated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The airspace
VHHH (香港) 既 transition altitude 同 transition level 係咩?
Reference: ENR 1.7 ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES 1.2 The transition altitude (TA) is 9 000 ft. 1.3 The transition level is FL110. 下面一堆字既小總結: 除左好特殊情況, 離港既過左 TA climb 就轉1013.2 ; 到港既過左FL110 descent 緊就轉QNH 任何時間不應該在TA 到 FL120 呢個layer 到cruise – 一係climb, 一係descent! Note: i) When the QNH value at Hong Kong International Airport is 979
Aerodrome Rescue & Firefighting Services (ARFFS)
VHHH AD category for fire fighting
Ref: VHHH AD 2.6 RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES AD category for fire fighting: Category 10 !!! If pilots wish to communicate direct with RFFS, they should inform ATC. Notes: RFFS – RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES How to pronounce “ARFF” – Aircraft Rescue and FireFighting
VHHH co-ordinates (座標), Elevation (ELEV 海拔), Magnetic Variation
百萬無獎問答 : 香港國際機場 HKIA 的 co-ordinates (座標), Elevation (ELEV 海拔), Magnetic Variation? 可以係邊到搵到? Ans: HK AIP AD 2.X VHHH AD 2.1 AERODROME LOCATION INDICATOR AND NAME VHHH — HONG KONG/ INTERNATIONAL VHHH AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA 1 ARP co-ordinates and site at AD 221832N 1135453EMid-point of aerodrome 2 Direction and distance from city 25 km west
VHHH/HKG FIR的一切~
客用官網: Hong Kong International Airport – Passenger Home (hongkongairport.com) ATIS: Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) (cad.gov.hk) AIP: Hong Kong Aeronautical Information Services (ais.gov.hk) VHHH co-ordinates (座標), Elevation (ELEV 海拔), Magnetic Variation – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) VHHH Runway Length? 香港機場跑道有幾長? – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) VHHH 邊條跑道有ILS? CAT 幾? – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) 香港機場既救火能力: VHHH AD category
[Non-official article] Which Routes Feature Cathay Pacific First Class?
Reference Which Routes Feature Cathay Pacific First Class? – One Mile at a Time
How CX expand our service to new horizons
Reference How Cathay expands its routes | Cathay (cathaypacific.com) 一篇關於開新PORT要考慮既野~ Setting up a new route isn’t as simple as it sounds – 呢句真~
CX route – from 1946 to 202X
Reference Move Beyond – Fact Sheet – Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific to launch direct flights connecting Hong Kong and Riyadh – Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific’s new service to Riyadh now in operation – Cathay Pacific Our achievements have always been a force of positivity in Asia and beyond: 1946 – The first freight service
Move Beyond: Cathay Pacific’s new brand concept – vision and culture
Reference Move Beyond: Cathay Pacific’s new brand concept | Cathay Move Beyond – Fact Sheet – Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific | What we stand for 2023_cx_annual_report_en.pdf (cathaypacific.com) WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘MOVE BEYOND’? Our ambition is to become one of the world’s greatest service brands in the way that we treat every journey
點解我會想去美國飛? (一個純飛機膠理由)
我想去Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona 睇國泰隻B-HNL! Cathay Pacific, Boeing to donate world’s 1st 777 to aviation museum – Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific and Boeing announced today that they are donating the first-ever Boeing 777 airplane to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona, one of the world’s largest facilities devoted to celebrating
國泰由DC-3 去到今時今日既A350/B777?
Reference: Our history | Cathay Pacific Timeline 1946 – Douglas DC-3 1959 – Lockheed Electra aircraft (American turboprop airliner) – first aircraft to offer a premium cabin, with 12 First class seats 1962 – first Convair 880 (American narrow-body jet airliner) 1968 – all-jet fleet 1979 – first Boeing 747-200, VR-HKG, arrives in Hong
國泰隻Niki 又係咩?
Ref 國泰航空進入噴射機時代 | 國泰 (cathaypacific.com) 率先於1962年退役的是國泰首批DC-3客機中的Niki，她曾與Betsy結伴翱翔天際，由國泰合伙創辦人Roy Farrell於1946年從美國運來亞洲。Niki雖然已經光榮退役，但卻並未被人遺忘。現在國泰航空的香港總部國泰城門外，陳列了一架Niki的一比一複製飛機；表揚公司傑出員工的員工嘉獎禮，亦被稱作Betsy及Niki。 The first to leave in 1962 was Niki, one of the airline’s original DC-3s, which flew alongside Betsy, the aircraft ferried over to Asia from the US by founding partner Roy Farrell back in 1946. Gone, but not forgotten: an exact replica of Niki sits proudly outside the
