At the head of runway 23, the cockpit of the Gulfstream business jet with the number N254DC was dead silent. The captain and co-pilot had beads of sweat on their foreheads and their chests were rising and falling rapidly. Just now, a Boeing 747 flew over their heads, so low that the captain could even see the wheels of the Boeing 747 clearly.
It was too close, really too close. After the Boeing 747 flew over overhead, the wake turbulence it caused even caused the business jet to sway for a long time before it finally came to a stop.
If the Boeing 747 had been a little lower, the business jet would undoubtedly have been crushed to pieces.
With lingering fear, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, turned around, looked at Qin Xin who remained calm, and asked tremblingly: "Boss, we enter the runway just to provide guidance for the lights of 9811?"
Qin Xin raised her chin, as if the experience of just brushing shoulders with death was nothing special, and said lightly: "What do you think?"
It was very likely that Xu Cang was just temporarily blind due to trauma. As far as Qin Xin knew, this kind of temporary vision loss caused by trauma did not mean that he was completely blind. At least he would have some perception of changes in light and darkness.
Of course, it is possible that she guessed wrong! However, this did not affect Qin Xin's determination to give it a try. The fact is that her actions seemed to be useful. At least from her personal observation, after she asked the captain to turn on the lights, the Boeing 747 made an obvious turn, which was probably due to their light guidance.
No matter how bright the runway lights are, they can never be better than the aircraft lights, especially the landing lights. Often, when two aircraft are taxiing towards each other, pilots with better qualities will turn off the taxi lights when they are close to each other, so as not to affect the vision of the pilot on the opposite side.
This is a bit like driving with high beams shining on people. In a sense, pilots who taxi face to face and close to each other and flash their taxi lights on can also be called "high beam dogs"!
This is the case with taxiing lights, which have much lower power, not to mention landing headlights.
"But it was really dangerous just now. It was just a little bit." Even after a long while, the captain was still frightened. His heart was pounding and he couldn't calm down no matter what.
In this life, the one just now was the closest to death. The co-pilot's face was pale, obviously he was also very scared.
To be honest, this behavior had nothing to do with the co-pilot. He was completely coerced by the captain and Qin Xin.
"Okay, I'll arrange for you to have paid leave later." Qin Xin didn't forget her promise: "The airport will definitely look for you later, just tell them the truth."
The captain let out a long breath, pulled himself together, and asked hurriedly, "Boss, what about the license?"
To be honest, runway incursions are rare in the history of domestic civil aviation, but they are not rare either. They are mostly caused by mishearing instructions or entering the runway by mistake in low visibility. There is no such thing as them entering the runway without instructions even though they knew a plane was about to land.
This is a complete case of knowingly committing a crime, and its nature is much more serious.
According to the captain's understanding, any runway incursion that creates a safety hazard, such as causing other aircraft to abort takeoff or go-around, will have their license revoked for three years. If his behavior is more serious, the authority could be a little more ruthless and permanently revoke the license.
All he could count on now was Qin Xin's previous promise. Now, even the co-pilot, who had been half-dazed just now, hurriedly cast a hopeful look at Qin Xin.
Facing the innocent looks from the captain and the co-pilot, Qin Xin waved her hands helplessly: "Didn't I tell you before? If the authority revokes your license permanently, I will arrange another job for you, which will definitely be better than flying. If the authority shows leniency, you can choose by yourself. During the suspension period, I will give you an average salary."
Upon hearing this, the captain and the co-pilot, who had been frowning just now, immediately smiled. This treatment was indeed excellent and it was worth their near-death experience.
After dealing with the anxious captain and co-pilot, Qin Xin left the cockpit and said to the secretary, "You stay here. I'll go downstairs."
The secretary was startled: "Miss, what are you doing down there?"
"I'm going to go check on someone, you just stay here." Qin Xin thought of something and asked into the cockpit, "Who has a reflective vest for me?"
Just as the captain and the co-pilot were frantically flipping over their reflective vests, the secretary complained, "Miss, that was too dangerous. Don't do that again."
"I know, it's just a special situation." Qin Xin took the reflective vest handed over by the captain, and when she was about to get off, she suddenly stopped, pondered for a moment, turned her head and smiled at the secretary who had followed her for many years: "Have you ever been to Erhai Lake?"
The secretary was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what her young lady was thinking: "Yes... I have heard of it, but I haven't been there yet. Miss... why did you mention Erhai Lake?"
"Would you please follow me to Erhai Lake?" Qin Xin said with a smile, "I feel like we are going to Erhai Lake, and the feeling is very strong."
While the secretary was looking confused, Qin Xin put on a reflective vest, got off the plane, and disappeared from the secretary's sight.
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As soon as the Blue Sky 9811 plane stopped, a large number of fire trucks and ambulances surrounded it, and the passenger elevator was also on standby. After confirming the gesture with the flight attendants in the cabin, it immediately approached.
The reason why we didn't approach at first was that we were worried that the crew would choose to evacuate. However, if the plane was depressurized and the door was opened, we didn't need to evacuate, but we were just worried about the possibility, after all, the final decision was made by the crew.
This time the crew chose to let the passengers disembark normally, so there were naturally no concerns.
Two passenger elevators approached, one in the front and one in the middle. After aligning their positions, the maintenance personnel immediately went up and gestured to the flight attendants who were waiting to open the cabin doors. After confirming that everything was correct, the two cabin doors were opened.
In an instant, a large number of passengers filed out, none of whom had any hand luggage, as required by the crew. Although there was no need for emergency evacuation, the aircraft was damaged anyway, so a quick exit was implemented, meaning passengers left the plane without any hand luggage and got off the plane as quickly as possible.
To be honest, even Xu Cang had forgotten it. As for whether it was an emergency evacuation, a quick exit, or some other way of leaving the plane, Xu Cang did not explain.
Later, Xu Cang spent all his energy on navigation and approach, so he could not think of these things. Fortunately, this flight attendant was quite capable. After getting Xu Cang's physical condition from Xia Shuyue as soon as he landed, he decided on his own how to get off the plane.
Although there were many passengers this time, everyone was very cooperative and got off the plane in an orderly manner under the guidance of the flight attendants. In a few minutes, the cabin was empty. The flight attendant simply inspected the cabin, then ran to the cockpit, knocked on the door, and called inside twice.
Soon the cabin door opened and the chief flight attendant hurried in. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xu Cang with his eyes slightly closed, his head slightly tilted, and his chest rising and falling rhythmically.
At this time, when the flight attendant saw Xu Cang's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but cover his mouth with his hands. From under Xu Cang's ear, along his cheek, there was a dark red blood stain that had already solidified, and the corners of his eyes were also covered with blood scabs, and the shoulders of his beige sweatshirt were also covered with spots of blood.
The flight attendant clearly remembered that the last time he saw Xu Cang, he didn't look so scary.
"Is it finished raining?" Xia Shuyue asked softly.
The purser nodded: "Well, let's go down."
Xia Shuyue hummed, and stroked Xu Cang's cheek with great concern, and finally patted Xu Cang gently.
Xu Cang suddenly jumped up like a frightened little animal, subconsciously hugged his arms and curled up. However, Xu Cang soon realized that it might be the end of the guest.
Just now, after stopping the plane and cutting off the engine, he relaxed a little and actually fell asleep.
"Have all the people left?" Xu Cang asked in a low voice.
"It's over."
Xia Shuyue knew that Xu Cang couldn't hear anything, so she didn't say anything. Instead, she took Xu Cang's arm and asked him to follow her out. Xu Cang trusted Xia Shuyue very much, so he followed Xia Shuyue's guidance and went out.
Under the plane, an infield vehicle arrived. Director Liu, Luo Yong and other people who were in the tower control room got off the vehicle. Yu Fengtian ran to the other side of the plane as soon as he got off the vehicle. When he saw the left front cargo door was really open, his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
"It's over!" Yu Fengtian's mind went blank. He didn't know what punishment would be waiting for him. But one thing was certain: the results of his hard work for more than ten years would be wasted.
Luo Yong and others, especially Ye Xian, looked up and stared at the door. They were waiting for someone. Suddenly, there was a commotion among the crowd. It turned out to be Xia Shuyue helping Xu Cang get down from the passenger elevator.
Many passengers were puzzled when they saw that most of Xu Cang's face was covered in blood, and some even pointed and talked. Most passengers felt that they had only experienced a decompression. After the plane descended below 10,000 feet, apart from feeling the temperature drop, they actually didn't feel anything special.
However, they had no idea that in the ten minutes before landing, they really were on the verge of death. Compared with that, stress relief was just a trivial matter.
Luo Yong and the others were shocked to see Xu Cang's bloody state, especially the bloodstains under and in the corners of his eyes. It seemed that the previous report that Xu Cang was blind and deaf was probably true.
When Luo Yong thought about how Xu Cang was able to land in such a physical condition, he felt a chill run through his heart and lungs. Is he really still a human being?
Just when Xu Cang was about to step on the ground, Ye Xian was impatiently preparing to step forward and ask Xu Cang how he managed to land the plane.
However, just as Ye Xian started, Li Rongcheng stopped him and said, "Don't worry. He's not in a good condition now. Don't disturb him. He probably can't hear clearly now. Let's wait until he gets better."
Ye Xian pondered for a moment, and finally followed Li Rongcheng's advice and gave up the idea of ​​asking.
Seeing Ye Xian finally stop, Li Rongcheng looked at Xu Cang who was getting closer and closer, and suddenly asked: "Do you think he is qualified to be your partner now?"
"Now?" Ye Xian showed a strange smile on his face and turned around: "His eyes and ears are injured. If he is left with sequelae, do you think he is still qualified? In other words, it is unknown whether he can continue to be a pilot in the future."
"Forget it. If I'm not allowed to contact him, then it's meaningless." Ye Xian stretched and said, "Let's go. There's nothing to see."
Li Rongcheng looked at Xu Cang deeply, trembling with his lips, and finally gave up the idea of ​​staying. Indeed, under such circumstances, it was meaningless to stay.
If Xu Cang's vision and hearing are not affected after his recovery, then he should consider whether to convey Xu Cang's request to the headquarters in exchange for the Boeing 737NG or Boeing 757 drawings.
Xia Shuyue helped Xu Cang down and was originally going to find the location of the ambulance. However, she immediately saw Luo Yong coming to meet her. Although they were not from the same department, Xia Shuyue still politely called out, "Mr. Luo!"
"Xu Cang...how is he?" Luo Yong tilted his head and looked at Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, are you okay?"
However, after a series of questions, Xu Cang did not respond at all.
Xia Shuyue pointed at Xu Cang's ears and said, "He can hardly hear anything now."
"Oh oh oh!" Luo Yong didn't dare to say anything more and was about to help Xu Cang on the other side. But before he took over, Xu Cang seemed to sense something and subconsciously dodged to the side.
Xu Cang pulled his arm out of Xia Shuyue's arms. He couldn't see the outside world, but he had an indescribable feeling that guided him in another direction.
After walking a few steps, the feeling became stronger and stronger, so Xu Cang quickened his pace, as if he was going to run. But after running a few steps, he felt a wave of fatigue coming over him, and his body could no longer support him. The world was spinning around, and he stumbled and was about to fall down.
However, just as Xu Cang was about to fall, what greeted him was not the hard ground but a soft and fragrant embrace.
Xu Cang thought it was Xia Shuyue, and instinctively wanted to break free. But suddenly, Xu Cang finally smelled that unforgettable fragrance.
He had held her in his arms countless times, and this time, he seemed to have found a familiar feeling.
Xu Cang did not struggle to break free, but instead hugged him tightly, rubbing against him in his arms like a kitten, as if he had found the most secure place in the world, and then fell into a deep sleep.
…
The next afternoon, in the office of Li Lin, Director of the Aviation Safety Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Among them, in addition to Li Lin, director of the Aviation Security Department, there was also Chen Xiangdong, Xu Cang's master who had just arrived at the General Administration.
"I was wondering why you called me here so mysteriously. Do I look like I have nothing to do?" Chen Xiangdong was rummaging through things in Li Lin's office in a bad mood, but Li Lin didn't care much.
Li Lin laughed: "There are so many things in this world. If you come across something interesting, you should always share it, right?"
Chen Xiangdong rolled his eyes: "Besides studying flight accidents all day long, I didn't know you were interested in strange and bizarre things."
"You can't say that." Li Lin looked about the same age as Chen Xiangdong, but he didn't have Chen Xiangdong's aggressive aura. Instead, he was as friendly as the old man next door. But in fact, people from major airlines were afraid of him, especially after he committed a safety problem, they would regard him as the first person they didn't want to meet.
Li Lin smiled and said, "Xiangdong, if a pilot is blind and deaf, and there is only a flight attendant who knows nothing to help him, do you think he can land the plane?"
Chen Xiangdong's face darkened, he stood up and snorted, "Boring!"
"Don't be so impatient. Do you think it's impossible? I think it's impossible too!" Li Lin hurriedly stopped her and said, "But you know, someone really did it. Don't you think this is a rare story in the world?"
"Really?" Chen Xiangdong clicked his tongue. "You can't see with your eyes, you can't hear with your ears, and you can't rely on others. Let alone landing, you can't even tell east, west, south or north on this plane, how can you land? You must have been tricked by someone, are you talking nonsense?"
Li Lin was speechless. "The Southwest Regulatory Bureau filed a report just yesterday. How could this be false? The pilot is now lying in the hospital, but according to the flight attendant who cooperated with him at the time and the chief air traffic controller in charge of the command, the guy used the airport as the positioning point and then relied on the stable airspeed to calculate an approach procedure route."
"What are you kidding? What about the turn? How does he turn?" Chen Xiangdong didn't believe it at all.
Li Lin explained, "It seems that he can form a stable 20-degree slope based on his body sense, and then count in his mind to complete the turning action. Moreover, this guy's turn advance time is very accurate, and it almost overlaps with the actual trajectory. Do you think this is a ghost?"
"You know it's a ghost, so why do you believe whatever those people from the Southwest Regulatory Bureau say?" Chen Xiangdong didn't even want to think seriously about whether there was any logic in this operation. His first instinct was to label it as nonsense, and he even extended the scope of the crackdown to the Southwest Regulatory Bureau: "I've told you more than once that the Southwest is the laziest in the unregulated area, and the reports they make are nonsense. I'm not interested in listening to their nonsense with... you. I'm leaving!"
With that, Chen Xiangdong was about to leave. At first he thought Li Lin wanted to talk to him about something important, so he rushed over in a hurry. However, he ended up listening to Li Lin's nonsense, and he felt angry.
Li Lin wanted to explain, but Chen Xiangdong, who was about to leave, suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "Old Li, have you heard any news about the Boeing 777 recently?"
"Ah?" Li Lin never expected Chen Xiangdong to suddenly ask about the Boeing 777. He asked suspiciously, "Why are you asking this?"
Chen Xiangdong did not hide it: "Someone asked me to ask."
Li Lin was stunned and smiled bitterly: "You are really straightforward!"
Although inquiring about the news of Boeing 777 is not considered confidential, asking so directly is too naive.
"Xiangdong, you will get yourself into trouble if you do this." Li Lin advised: "However, I did hear some rumors about 777. You should ask Lao Sheng for details."
"Sheng Gaoliang?" Chen Xiangdong secretly noted the name and prepared to go look for him.
Sheng Gaoliang is the director of the Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department of the General Administration. If we were to ask Sheng Gaoliang, could there be a problem with the airworthiness certification of the Boeing 777?
Chen Xiangdong was still thinking about it, but a deep voice came from behind him: "What do you want from me?"
Following the voice came a middle-aged man with a strong physique and a neat crew cut, exuding a strong and tough temperament from the inside out.
"Speak of the devil, here comes the devil, hahahaha!" Li Lin laughed. The man who came was none other than Sheng Gaoliang, Director of the Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department. Li Lin pointed at Chen Xiangdong and said, "Old Sheng, Xiangdong wants to know about the 777. I know something. I heard that there was a problem with the airworthiness certification of the 777. Has the application for the Boeing 777 type certification been submitted?"
"That's a lie!" Sheng Gaoliang sneered. "They haven't even gotten their own FAA certificates yet, so how can they submit an application to us?"
"Is this true?" Li Lin was a little surprised: "When the Boeing 777 was launched, it was praised as the best in the world, how come it failed so badly at the last minute?"
"I don't know!" Sheng Gaoliang said, "Based on the incident reported by the Southwest Bureau just now, the abnormal opening of the 747 cargo door seems to be related to its own design defects. Now the company is considering whether to suspend the airworthiness certificate of the 747-400."
Chen Xiangdong didn't care about the Boeing 747-400. He was only interested in the Boeing 777. "So are the problems with the Boeing 777 serious? Can it pass the review?"
"That's not necessarily true." Sheng Gaoliang said with a smile, "EASA has threatened to use the most stringent standards to audit the Boeing 777. I don't think that will be easy to deal with. EASA has always been quite strict with Boeing's flight procedures. Now that they have found evidence, they will punish it severely. The basic structure of the aircraft cannot be changed in a short time, so it depends on the test pilots. But in my opinion, even gods cannot help."
Li Lin curled his lips and said, "The incident reported by the Southwest Bureau just now was beyond the reach of even the gods, but it was still resolved, wasn't it?"
"No!" Chen Xiangdong had been listening to Li Lin and Sheng Gaoliang talking about what the Southwest Bureau reported. The more he listened, the more bizarre it seemed to him: "Someone really calculated a program trajectory in his head? In the Southwest District, who is it?"
Li Lin flipped through the information on hand and raised his eyebrows: "He is a second mate, his name is...Xu Cang!"
Chen Xiangdong's expression changed: "Who are you talking about?"
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At the same time, in an independent ward of a hospital in Jianchuan, Xu Cang was half lying on the bed taking a nap. The big-butt color TV in the hospital was still broadcasting the local news of Jianchuan City, and the content was about Blue Sky 9811.
Until the news was about to end, Xu Cang slowly opened his eyes, and there was still a large area of ​​red in his eyes, still looking ferocious and terrifying. But as soon as Xu Cang opened his eyes, before he had waited long, a tall and beautiful figure walked in, it was Qin Xin.
"I heard that people with injured eyes need to open their eyes less often and rest more. How can you open your eyes so soon after the injury and watch TV?" Qin Xin turned off the TV, sat on the bed, and asked, "How do you feel?"
"It still looks red and foggy." Xu Cang narrowed his eyes slightly: "But, I did hear some sounds."
Qin Xin said: "You just need to take care of the inflammation in your ears, they will heal on their own. The problem with your eyes is not that bad either, but you will need to rest for a long time, probably one or two months."
"One or two months?" Xu Cang was stunned: "What about my agreement with you?"
Previously, Xu Cang and Qin Xin agreed that he would be promoted to first co-pilot within two months. But after this incident, he will have to lie in bed for some time in the future. How can he fly?
Wouldn't that mean the agreement cannot be fulfilled, and Chunxia Travel's plan to establish an aviation sub-base in Erhai Lake will also fail?
"Nothing, you have proved your attitude to me. The goal has been achieved, the process... doesn't matter." Qin Xin whispered: "Besides, I am very interested in the future you described to me, and I also want to see how far you can go. However, there is one thing I must remind you. If you want to build a branch base in Erhai Lake, even if I am willing, I can't provide much help, and you may encounter many difficulties. Are you willing to do it?"
This was actually Qin Xin giving Xu Cang a shot of prevention. It could be seen that the idea of ​​establishing an aviation sub-base in Erhai Lake might not be very popular in the spring and summer tourism industry.
Xu Cang laughed and said, "It's too easy I don't even want to do it! Just give me a plane!"
"Okay!" Qin Xin was excited to see Xu Cang was so confident. She also wanted to see if the blueprint Xu Cang had described could come true. "I will talk to Blue Sky Airlines about leasing the aircraft, and now is a good time."
"When I feel better, you can help me if you need anything." Xu Cang thought that he couldn't just stay in bed forever. Eyes and ears would heal over time, so lying down would make a day, and moving would make a day, so there was no difference.
At this point, Xu Cang couldn't help but feel a little strange: "But Miss Qin, why are you here?"
Although they will be sleeping in the same bed in the future, their current personal relationship should not be to the point where he has to sleep with her, right?
When this matter was mentioned, Qin Xin couldn't help but glared at Xu Cang fiercely: "Shouldn't I ask you this?"
Before Xu Cang fell unconscious yesterday, he was holding Qin Xin, and once he held her, he refused to let go like a koala. Because Xu Cang was injured, they couldn't pull her apart too violently, so in the end, Qin Xin and Xu Cang were forced to get on the ambulance and go to the hospital together.
Perhaps because they felt that Xu Cang was very dependent on Qin Xin, the medical staff suggested that Qin Xin stay to accompany him. This was originally a binding proposal, but Qin Xin actually stayed and spent the night.
"Me? What's wrong with me?" Xu Cang couldn't see Qin Xin's facial expression clearly because his eyesight had not recovered yet. He just vaguely felt that her tone was a little wrong, but he couldn't remember what he had done.
Qin Xin snorted, and did not intend to make public the fact that Xu Cang carried her all the way yesterday. Instead, Xu Cang asked again: "Miss Qin, did anyone from the bureau come to see you?"
With such a big incident happening, I think the people from the bureau will give me a thorough “interrogation”.
"People from the bureau? Eh, it seems I didn't see any of them." Qin Xin was a little surprised when Xu Cang mentioned this. She really didn't seem to see anyone from the bureau coming over, which was very strange.
"What are the authorities doing?" Such an abnormal behavior made Xu Cang feel a little cold in his heart. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Is it possible that the authorities are plotting some unspeakable secret?
He was not afraid of those who came openly, but he was afraid of those who came secretly. The group of people from the bureau used shady tactics, but it was hard to guard against them.
Just then, another person came in from outside the door. It was Qin Xin's secretary.
As soon as the secretary came in, she saw Qin Xin sitting on the bed like a young wife. She frowned but didn't say anything. She walked to Qin Xin and said, "Miss, the flight has been booked. Shall we go?"
According to the original plan, they should have left yesterday. But Qin Xin didn't know why she wanted to stay and accompany Xu Cang for the whole night. The plan of the business jet was originally approved by special approval, and if they missed it, it would be gone. Moreover, the crew of the business jet had been taken away for investigation, so they could not take the business jet for the time being, and could only take a regular flight.
However, in reality, Qin Xin doesn't take a business jet every time she travels, and she also takes ordinary flights quite often.
"Well, what time is the flight?" Qin Xin asked casually.
The secretary said respectfully, "In two hours, flight number 1549. It's a good time to rush to the airport now. Everything is packed, miss!"
"Okay!" Qin Xin stood up. She really couldn't stay here forever. There were some things that needed to be dealt with. So, she whispered, "Xu Cang, I'm leaving now. You should have a good rest. We'll deal with the Erhai Base when you feel better..."
This was a very normal explanation, but at the end, Qin Xin found that Xu Cang's expression became fearful and surprised, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Xu Cang, what's wrong with you?"
"What flight number did you say just now?" Xu Cang asked in a daze.
Qin Xin turned to look at the secretary with some confusion. The secretary didn't understand what she meant, but still said, "National Airlines Flight 1549, is there...any problem?"
"1549, 1549!?" Xu Cang's eyes widened, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying: "No, absolutely not, this flight is absolutely not possible!"
The secretary frowned: "What are you talking about?"
However, Xu Cang was extremely excited: "I'm saying that you absolutely cannot take Flight 1549!"
Of course he couldn't take this flight, because in Xu Cang's memory, the plane with this flight number had encountered an air crash, and it was an unsolvable special situation that he had no solution to even after countless replays and simulations.
Xu Cang was fortunate enough to participate in several special situation simulations in his later life, but even as strong as Xu Cang was, he still couldn't find a verified solution after trying several times. Therefore, this flight 1549 was also called the "cursed flight", which meant death!
Just like the incident that resulted in countless pilots being unable to find a solution, there was no clear cause of the accident for this flight for a full ten years after the crash.
If Xu Cang were asked to pick one air crash in history that he absolutely did not want to face, it would definitely be Cursed Flight 1549!