Up now in Patrick Smith's ASK THE PILOT column...

"...Let's start with Hong Kong. Some of us remember the cramped Kai Tak airport, shuttered now for over a decade. We miss its decrepit charm and the rollercoaster ride to the aircraft carrier runway jutting into the harbor. But nostalgia aside, HKG is a huge change for the better.....

The FULL article is here...

http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_...rts/index.html

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PLUS: FIFTEEN THINGS NO AIRPORT SHOULD BE WITHOUT....

http://www.askthepilot.com/essays-an...with-airports/