When Kai Tak Airport closed in 1998, the world lost one of the premier "planespotting" sites.
Landing at runway 13 was an event that would change your life. You had to put in a 45 degree right bank just a mile from the end of the runway, and you only got one shot at it. At 45 degrees, 400 feet AGL, and moving slow, your passengers got a PRETTY IMPRESSIVE view of the city of Kowloon. The windshear at that strip was at times horrendous (as this photo shows).
Every airline around the world had this approach in their simulators, and the controls over who could fly into there were strict. There are videos and photos all over the net of some pretty amazing landings.
Rwy 13 was a curved approach with a noise abatement that didn't allow you to land short of the threshold.
I really miss that airport.
Here's some impressive videos and photos that will scare you a bit. The first one is a video of KAL doing a good recovery into the zone after a strong crosswind:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/30410/boeing_747_extreme_landing/
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=403&newsort=2
http://www.flightlevel350.com/video_streaming.php?id=980
