The 737's flaps have a mechanism that when the airspeed approaches the limit speed of flaps 30, the flaps will automatically unload to 25, and this automatic change of flaps will not be reflected on the flap indicator.
However, as the flaps were retracted, the speed of the aircraft began to rise uncontrollably, and was about to exceed the speed limit of flaps 30.
"What's going on? Why is the airspeed increasing so quickly?" Wang Xuan also noticed the abnormal change in the airspeed, but he did not react for a while and realized that it was because the flaps were uninstalled.
I thought that it was because of the continuous decrease in altitude and the increase in air density that the aerodynamic performance increased, causing the aircraft's descending ability to continue to decrease.
However, the speed increase was too obvious. Even if Wang Xuan was slow to react, he could still detect the abnormality.
"The flaps have been unloaded." Lu Jinghua put one foot on the central control console: "The speed cannot be reduced, let's go!"
After hearing this, Wang Xuan and Teacher Zhang finally woke up from their dreams. However, Teacher Zhang was obviously unwilling to give up: "What if we wait a little longer?"
"What are you waiting for? What's there to wait for?" Lu Jinghua showed the courage of the head of the flight department at this time: "Let's not talk about the flap overspeed. Now the speed is getting higher and higher, and the required standard descent rate will also increase. You can't reduce the speed now, and the descent rate can't increase. What can you fly with? Hurry up and let's go!"
"This..." Teacher Zhang looked at Wang Xuan somewhat awkwardly, obviously hoping that Wang Xuan could help him.
However, Wang Xuan was silent for a while, and finally sighed: "Listen to Mr. Lu, let's go!"
Instructor Zhang showed a trace of disappointment on his face, but he did not dare to disobey the chief designer and general manager. He pushed the throttle up and raised the attitude to the go-around attitude.
Since it takes a certain amount of time for the engine thrust to increase, the flaps are usually retracted to 15 degrees after the thrust reaches the go-around thrust. However, given that the aircraft itself is at a relatively high speed, even with the attitude increase, the increase in airspeed during the go-around will be quite significant, so after Instructor Zhang pushed the throttle to the predetermined position, Wang Xuan retracted the flaps to 15 degrees on his own, a little earlier than the normal time to retract the flaps.
"Flap 15, ascending, retracting wheels!" After everything was settled, Wang Xuan made a standard call and reported to the tower: "Yulong Tower, Blue Sky 9000, go-around!"
"Blue Sky 9000, received. Follow standard go-around procedure, corrected sea pressure 3900, corrected sea pressure 1011."
"Standard go-around procedure, corrected sea pressure 3,900, corrected sea pressure 1,011." Wang Xuan replied. Corrected sea pressure 3,900 is the standard go-around altitude, and there is no change.
As the plane continued to accelerate, Wang Xuan retracted the flaps to five according to the speed increase plan, and then adjusted the speed to one hundred and eighty, and no longer increased the speed.
Wang Xuan said calmly: "Just keep flaps five."
"Hmm?" Lu Jinghua, who had been silent since the go-around, was quite surprised: "Are you going to do another lap?"
If they want to make a second approach, many aircraft will keep flaps 5 after the go-around to avoid the trouble of speeding up and slowing down. However, in Lu Jinghua's imagination, shouldn't they just return to the smooth state and go back to Jianchuan?
Wang Xuan looked back at the puzzled Lu Jinghua and said, "Boss Lu, let's stay here for a while and contact our family first."
Seeing that Wang Xuan was not giving up, Lu Jinghua curled his lips and patted Teacher Zhang on the shoulder: "What do you think?"
"Mr. Lu, I also think we should wait for a while and make a decision at home." Teacher Zhang laughed dryly while connecting the autopilot.
"Okay!" Lu Jinghua spread his hands and said, "You guys really don't give up. Whatever you want, that... just apply to join Cangkou's standard right waiting, and you can call your family on the satellite phone."
Lu Jinghua was a very casual person, so he still had time to make a satellite phone call. However, he didn't think that communicating with his family would lead to any improvement.
They had already figured out everything they needed to think about yesterday, and the reason they couldn't land just now was because of the aircraft's performance. They had used all the necessary deceleration methods, and the timing of establishing the configuration was strictly in accordance with the plan. If they still couldn't land, then basically they couldn't land no matter what they did.
What's the point of contacting home? Could it be that Blue Sky Airlines has gods who can call the wind and rain? Of course, if there really is a god who can raise the temperature around Yulong Airport to over 30 degrees, then there might be some chance.
Just as Lu Jinghua finished speaking, someone from Yulong Airport asked , "Blue Sky 9000, what was the reason for your go-around just now?"
"The approach speed is too high." Wang Xuan immediately replied: "Blue Sky 9000, can I follow the standard go-around procedure and join the Cangkou standard right hold?"
"You can join Cangkou standard right hold, maintain altitude of 3,900 meters." The tower said: "What is your follow-up plan, a second approach?"
"After joining the waiting list, we will contact the family. Once a decision is made, we will inform you immediately."
After settling the affairs at the tower, Wang Xuan didn't even wait for the plane to arrive at the waiting starting point in Cangkou. He said to Instructor Zhang, "You monitor the first part."
In fact, in this case, the communication should be handed over to Lu Jinghua in the back. However, even Wang Xuan did not dare to trouble his superior, so he could only give it to Teacher Zhang.
Teacher Zhang was sensible. Since there was no communication task at this time, he nodded and said, "Take the call."
Wang Xuan nodded and found the number of Blue Sky Airlines AOC in the satellite phone option of CDU. This number was pre-stored in the database and could be used as soon as it was called out, which was very convenient.
However, the satellite phones at that time were still very bulky. There was a device that looked like a landline phone at the lower right side of the central console. This was the satellite phone's communication device, which took up a lot of space.
Later, Boeing improved the satellite phone system and integrated it into the communication system. It added a SAT satellite phone transmitter, just like VHF 1, VHF 2, HF 1, and HF 2. The pilot only needs to switch the transmitter to connect directly to the satellite phone, which is much more convenient than the old satellite phone.
About three or four seconds after a normal dialing sound appeared in the speaker, the satellite phone was connected. A man's voice was heard in the cockpit. It was the dispatcher!
As soon as he saw the call was connected, Wang Xuan immediately took off his headphones, picked up the microphone of the old landline and spoke to the dispatcher: "Can you hear me clearly now?"
"I can hear you clearly, Mr. Wang." The dispatcher just said this, and then there was a gurgling sound, and then it was obvious that someone else answered the phone. The voice turned out to be Luo Yong who had been waiting the whole time: "Wang Xuan, what's the situation?"
To put it in a broader sense, this operation of transporting rescue personnel and supplies is related to the survival of Blue Sky Airlines, or more accurately, it is related to Luo Yong's personal future.
After the plane took off, Luo Yong stayed at the dispatch seat and did not dare to leave for a moment.
However, although Wang Xuan had not mentioned what happened, Luo Yong had already felt it. Because if nothing had happened, the plane would have landed by now, and he would have called with a mobile phone, not a satellite phone.
"Mr. Luo, the plane was in good condition before the final approach fix. But after passing the FAF point, the plane couldn't descend and couldn't maintain a descent rate of 1,500 feet." Wang Xuan said, "Now we have pulled up, I just want to ask your opinion, should we go back or try again?"
After Wang Xuan finished speaking, he felt someone tap his shoulder from behind. He turned around and saw Lu Jinghua pointing at the microphone, signaling him to speak. Wang Xuan handed the microphone to Lu Jinghua, who immediately said, "Mr. Luo, we are flying according to the plan. There are no problems with the procedures and operations. If we still fly according to the plan, then I don't think there is any need to do it again."
It's not that Lu Jinghua is lazy, but this thing is not due to operational reasons or program reasons, but because the weather is too cold, the lift coefficient of the aircraft is relatively large, and it is impossible to go down. If you force the descent rate to be maintained, the speed must increase. To maintain the speed accurately, the descent rate must be reduced, and the aircraft cannot intercept the glide path.
So, this is a dead end! Even if you try it a hundred times, the results will be basically the same.
Luo Yong is also a smart man and understands what Lu Jinghua means. It seems that their plan did not take into account the change in lift coefficient in low-altitude environment.
However, they are not aerodynamicists, so how could they take this into account so accurately? Even if they did, they don't have the ability to calculate it.
"Do you mean to change the plan?" Luo Yong asked.
"If we don't change the plan, it will be meaningless repetition, and there is no need to try." Lu Jinghua said in a deep voice: "The plan before the final approach fix point can be left unchanged. The descent rate of 2,000 feet did not trigger the terrain warning. The problem is that after the final approach fix point, as the altitude decreases, the descent rate of 1,500 feet becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. If we want to keep the speed acceptable, we must reduce the descent rate."
Luo Yong's heart skipped a beat: "What about the slide?"
"Since we have already broken the stabilized approach standard, why not do it more thoroughly? After all, special cases are handled in special ways. Didn't we fly the same way before there was no concept of stabilized approach?"
Luo Yong had figured out something: "What do you want to do?"
"The descent rate at 1,500 feet is too high, so reduce it to 1,300 feet. The descent rate can be further reduced at lower altitudes as needed. As long as the descent rate below 200 feet AFE is not greater than 1,100 feet, even the SINK RATE warning will not sound."
"You mean to not refer to the glide path at all, or to push the interception altitude back significantly? Isn't this a visual approach?" Luo Yong quickly understood Lu Jinghua's idea: "But, there is no visual approach procedure for Runway 21 of Yulong Airport?"
According to the Part 121 rules, visual approach does not mean you can just fly whenever you want. It requires the airport to have relevant procedures and the decision must be made based on the meteorological conditions for the corresponding procedures.
However, Yulong Airport itself does not operate visual approaches, only instrument approaches. Strictly speaking, Lu Jinghua's behavior was a serious violation.
However, Lu Jinghua made no secret of his thoughts on violating the rules: "During this approach, the glide path was originally a burden for us. In order to catch up with the glide path, we had to insist on a high descent rate, but this is simply impossible. If this is the case, then we might as well ignore the glide path completely. What is the difference between intercepting the glide path at 600 feet and intercepting the glide path at a lower altitude or not considering the glide path at all? Even if we approach at a descent rate of 1,100 feet, I believe Instructor Zhang can handle it."
As the aircraft's altitude decreases, the terrain warning will have increasingly strict standards for the aircraft's descent rate. When approaching the runway, the aircraft's descent rate cannot be continuously greater than 1,100 feet, otherwise the SINK RATE alarm will easily sound.
This alarm can only be regarded as a warning , and in principle it does not affect the crew's landing. However, after this alarm sounds, it can easily be transformed into a warning such as Terrain PULL UP. Then the crew can no longer land, and there is a risk of a controlled impact with the ground.
Therefore, 1,100 feet is a relatively extreme value at extremely low altitudes. Otherwise, it is difficult to control the balance between terrain alert and warning under human influence.
However, with such a high rate of descent, if the pilot's skills were a little worse, the plane would hit the ground and the landing gear might be broken.
However, Lu Jinghua was right about one thing. The glide path had been restricting the approach, making it difficult for the crew to let go.
There are many things that the crew cannot decide, and there are so many restrictions out of thin air. How can the plane land?
It's not that Lu Jinghua is so bold, it's just that the concept of stabilized approach was not popular a long time ago, and everyone flew more casually before. As long as you can land the plane safely, who cares how you do it?
Lu Jinghua is not denying the significance of stabilized approach for safety, he is just saying that special circumstances require special treatment.
After Lu Jinghua finished speaking, Instructor Zhang in front of him heard it. Instructor Zhang immediately gave a military order: "I can definitely handle an approach with a descent rate of 1,100 feet. I have flown all kinds of approaches when I flew fighter jets before, and the descent rate of 1,100 feet is not big."
Luo Yong actually did not doubt what Instructor Zhang said. He was just not very confident about Lu Jinghua's method of completely abandoning the glide path and adopting a method close to visual approach. After all, this was a major violation.
After thinking for a while, Luo Yong still couldn't make a decision: "How about I ask the Southwest Bureau for instructions?"
Hearing this, Lu Jinghua became furious. Luo Yong was a good person in every way, but he was always hesitant and didn't have the courage to hold a high position.
"Even if we didn't refer to the glide path, we would still be above it, and the descent rate would be reduced, so there would be no terrain warning. Wang Xuan and I were watching. Even if there was a terrain warning or we were sinking too fast when we touched down, we would have called for a go-around. What danger could there be?" Lu Jinghua said, "You should know better than me how efficient those people in the bureau are. If we report it now, I don't know when we can come up with a result. By then, it will be too late. If we still have to report it to the bureau, then we'd better go back to Jianchuan. I don't want to fly anymore."
In his words, Lu Jinghua did not hide his contempt for the efficiency of the bureau. Wang Xuan, who had the most dealings with the bureau, sneered and agreed with him.
Luo Yong was silent for a long time on the satellite phone. This put a lot of pressure on Luo Yong. If he could really land safely, the authorities would not care about these minor issues even if they investigated them later.
But if something goes wrong, it would be like the sky falling for Luo Yong.
This is the nature of civil aviation. If the plane lands safely, it's all good. But if something goes wrong, even stepping your left foot into the cockpit can become a point of criticism.
After waiting for a long time, the plane had already circled twice in the sky. Finally, Luo Yong said something that seemed irrelevant: "When we accepted the mission this time, the bureau mentioned that if we can complete the mission, the participating crew will be awarded the title of meritorious pilot..."
Meritorious Pilot is an honor given by the civil aviation to pilots who have safely operated for at least 30,000 hours. You should know that a pilot can only fly a maximum of 1,000 hours a year, which means that to be awarded the honor of a Meritorious Pilot, you need to fly safely for more than 30 years. This is the greatest recognition in a civil aviation pilot's life, and every pilot hopes to have it.
However, this time the authority made an exception and changed the requirements for the meritorious pilots, which also shows the importance they attach to this disaster relief operation.
Regarding this greatest honor for a civil aviation pilot, there was basically no change on Lu Jinghua's face, and Wang Xuan merely raised his eyebrows. However, Instructor Zhang's eyes turned red and he made a wheezing sound.
Lu Jinghua and Wang Xuan were confident that they could get the Meritorious Pilot Award before retirement, so it didn't matter whether it was earlier or later. But it was different for Instructor Zhang, who had no chance in principle.
Five years ago, when instructor Zhang was flying his apprentice, he failed to control the amount of hand-off and made a 2.1G heavy landing. Once the touchdown load reaches 2.1G, the authority must intervene, not the company itself.
It was because of this hard landing that Zhang's chances of becoming a meritorious pilot were completely cut off. This incident was probably going to be a lifelong regret for him, but unexpectedly, a turn of events occurred just before his retirement.
"Just fall down, just fall down!" Teacher Zhang seemed to have a voice echoing in his mind, repeating over and over again.
"Just fly according to your ideas." Luo Yong was finally willing to give it a try: "But we have a deal. If there is any terrain warning or if you notice that you are sinking too much, you must take off immediately. Safety is the most important thing."
"Okay!" Lu Jinghua was very straightforward. He just responded with one word and hung up the phone. Then, he said in a deep voice, "I heard you. Don't worry about the slide. Let's do it again!"
The cockpit was filled with elite flight personnel. Lu Jinghua and Luo Yong had just talked about the plan changes after the final approach positioning point. Instructor Zhang and Wang Xuan already knew Lu Jinghua's idea.
"I'll just repeat one thing. If there is a terrain warning or if the ground is sinking too much before touchdown, you should go around. That's just the bottom line." Lu Jinghua shouted coldly, "Okay, let's go, let's do it again!"
Even though Wang Xuan and Teacher Zhang didn't turn their heads, they could feel a cold gaze falling on their backs, making their spines chill.
Teacher Zhang said, "After this circle, exit and rejoin the program."
"I'll report to the tower." Wang Xuan, who had always been fearless, now felt the chill from Lu Jinghua. He couldn't help but sit up straight and put away the last bit of casualness in his expression.
Ten minutes later, according to the procedure, the plane flew to the final approach positioning point. The previous flight method did not change. The highlight was now.
After passing the final approach positioning point, Lu Jinghua leaned forward slightly and gave an order: "Let's adjust the descent rate to 1,500 first!"
Wang Xuan glanced at Lu Jinghua's serious expression and hesitated to speak. As the captain, Instructor Zhang did not think too much. He was good at maneuvering, and it was nothing to listen to the young Lu Jinghua on mental arithmetic descent plans.
Therefore, Instructor Zhang immediately reduced the descent rate from 2,000 feet to 1,500 feet.
"Watch the airspeed..." Lu Jinghua murmured softly, his eyes always fixed on the airspeed indicator, as if he was talking to Instructor Zhang, or as if he was talking to himself.
Originally, Lu Jinghua planned to reduce the descent rate to about 1,300 feet after passing the final approach fix. However, in order to maximize the descent rate, Lu Jinghua made a temporary change and decided to wait until the speed began to increase before reducing the descent rate.
Suddenly, the originally stable airspeed rose by two knots, which was actually a bit like the influence of airflow. However, Lu Jinghua immediately shouted: "Reduce the descent rate, reduce it to 1300!"
Instructor Zhang probably guessed what Lu Jinghua was thinking, so he never let go of the V/S wheel. As soon as Lu Jinghua gave the order, Instructor Zhang immediately reduced the descent rate to 1,300 feet.
As the rate of descent decreased, the original upward momentum of the airspeed was suddenly stopped, and it only hovered around one or two knots above the predetermined airspeed, which was considered acceptable.
"It's okay, it's okay!" Lu Jinghua breathed a sigh of relief. His caution was right. If he mistook the speed increase for the airflow, the subsequent correction of the airspeed would become very troublesome.
However, this moment of relief did not make Lu Jinghua relax at all. He still kept a close eye on the airspeed. When the altitude dropped, he had to adjust the descent rate according to the airspeed.
When they were about five nautical miles from the base, the airspeed that had been stable seemed to increase. Lu Jinghua's eye muscles twitched and he quickly said, "Reduce it further, to 12000."
Instructor Zhang immediately did as he was told. After the descent rate slowed down, the unstable airspeed indication seemed to stabilize.
"It's still a point and a half higher!" Lu Jinghua referred to the glide path and looked at the PAPI lights outside. There were still four white lights, which meant it was much higher than the standard glide path.
To be honest, Lu Jinghua was unsure at the moment. He didn't know if he could reach the normal approach altitude when entering the air above the runway. If there were still four white lights when approaching, he still couldn't land. If the approach was too high, the landing point would have to be moved forward a lot. The runway at Yulong Airport was already stretched due to the damage to the pavement. If the landing point moved forward too much, it would be too dangerous.
They maintained their speed like this until they were 200 feet above the ground. Without warning, their airspeed suddenly increased by two knots. Lu Jinghua's heart skipped a beat: "Reduce speed further, reduce speed further, reduce to 1100, quick!"
Instructor Zhang's movements were quite quick; however, even after the rate of descent decreased, the airspeed still began to rise slowly.
"I disconnected it!" Seeing that the plane was about to land, Instructor Zhang directly disconnected the automatic driving and switched to manual control.
At this moment, the situation was actually quite awkward. It seemed that the aerodynamic performance at low altitude was still better than Lu Jinghua expected.
"It's still four white lights!" Lu Jinghua's forehead was covered with sweat. At this moment, from the PAPI, there were still four white lights. This meant that the pilot could not use the stick to slow down.
Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes: "Maintain the landing point, or maintain the speed!?"
Lu Jinghua gritted his teeth and said, "Keep the touchdown point! Maintain the descent rate, the touchdown point cannot move forward! As long as the speed does not increase by more than five knots..."
However, at the moment when Lu Jinghua finished speaking, the airspeed exceeded the preset value by five knots. At this moment, the plane had entered the airspace above the runway, and the PAPI also changed from four white lights to two red and two white very quickly.
Actually, before landing, three reds and one white was relatively comfortable. Two reds and two whites were barely acceptable. But the problem was that the airspeed had exceeded Lu Jinghua's tolerance limit.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Lu Jinghua's mind was in a fierce battle. Seeing that the plane was about to land and then took off again, even for Lu Jinghua, it was extremely difficult to accept.
However, reason eventually prevailed over his preconceived position. When the radio signal reached 40 feet, Lu Jinghua suddenly shouted, "Go around, no more landing!"
Before the second approach, Lu Jinghua repeatedly ordered the aircraft to go around. However, after his go-around command came down, Instructor Zhang did not increase the throttle.
Lu Jinghua was stunned, and even Wang Xuan looked at Teacher Zhang in disbelief.
"He's going to land!?" Lu Jinghua's heart sank, and he suddenly shouted: "Zhang Wenli!"
However, as Lu Jinghua shouted, Instructor Zhang gently pulled the plane with his left hand, and the plane immediately landed. Then, in front of Lu Jinghua and Wang Xuan's shocked eyes, the plane actually touched the ground.
At the moment the plane touched the ground, before the front wheel fell off, Instructor Zhang pushed the reverse thrust to the maximum and at the same time stepped on the automatic brake and switched to the maximum manual brake.
Near the middle of the runway is the exit way where we plan to turn into. There are many cracks on the runway beyond the exit way, so it definitely cannot be used.
Lu Jinghua, who was sitting in the back, wanted to kill Instructor Zhang, who had disobeyed the go-around order and landed forcibly. But now that things had come to this, he could only pray that he could stop safely, but the speed was so much higher than the planned speed...
Lu Jinghua's heart was beating wildly, and his eyes were always on the road ahead. When he was about to leave the road, he hurriedly reminded: "Pay attention to the steering, pay attention to the steering!"
At such a fast speed, the directional control is very sensitive. If you step on it a little too much, the plane will rush out.
It can only be said that Instructor Zhang's steering control is quite accurate. At a very high speed, the plane almost drifted into the runway. But before Lu Jinghua could breathe a sigh of relief, when turning right from the runway to the main taxiway, Instructor Zhang did not continue the precise operation. When switching from left rudder to right rudder, the right rudder input was a little larger.
The main taxiway was not wide to begin with, and the nose of the plane deviated slightly to the right at high speed. Almost in an instant, the plane ran out of the main taxiway and into the grass next to it.
Fortunately, at this point, even if the plane was still going very fast, it had been slowed down a lot, and the grass' blocking effect was much stronger. Only half of the fuselage rushed out, with the tail still lying across the taxiway.
call!
It took only one or two seconds to turn from the exit path to the main taxiway, then deviate from the taxiway and rush onto the grass. Lu Jinghua didn't even have time to react.
"I thought it wouldn't have any impact if we exceeded the speed limit a little bit!" Teacher Zhang was stunned at this moment, staring blankly ahead, repeating this sentence over and over again.
Looking at the lush green grass in front of him, the muscles on Lu Jinghua's face gradually twisted together, and then an angry roar resounded in the cockpit: "Zhang Wenli, what the hell are you doing?"
…
In the lounge on the first floor of Blue Sky Airlines, Xu Cang and Qin Xin were drinking tea leisurely face to face. Although the investigation by the bureau was over, Xu Cang still had to take some time to come to the company to explain the situation.
Of course, even the bureau has come to the conclusion that the company will definitely not embarrass Xu Cang, these are just routine matters. After today's routine inquiries, Qin Xin made an appointment with Xu Cang to discuss the establishment of the Erhai base.
"From the information I have learned so far, it seems that things at the Erhai base are difficult to handle." Qin Xin sighed: "I asked around, and I found that there are big problems with transportation and public security at Erhai. There are reasons why the three major airlines gave up the Erhai base."
Xu Cang was not that surprised by the problem Qin Xin mentioned: "Erhai City has rich tourism resources, but there are no corresponding supporting facilities. It is certain that these problems will occur."
"Then what should we do? Should we continue? Will we follow in the footsteps of the three major airlines?" Qin Xin asked worriedly.
She is the only one supporting this project, so she is inevitably a little worried.
Xu Cang put down his teacup: "That's because the three major airlines haven't given the Erhai Municipal Government a reason to make a desperate reform. I checked the occupancy rates of the three major airlines on the Erhai routes in previous years, and they are all terrible. It is simply impossible to bring enough consumers to Erhai City, so the government naturally has no motivation to work hard. As long as we can bring more tourists, the Erhai Municipal Government will naturally clear all obstacles. Small places are like this, they only have one chance."
"But how can you be sure that you can attract more people?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Lower the price. If the price goes down, won't more people sit here?"
This is indeed a simple and easy to understand truth, but it involves a very difficult problem, that is, price control. The price of domestic air tickets is regulated, and it is not possible to raise or lower it as you wish.
"Then how do we adjust the price? We can't ignore the price control policy, right?" Qin Xin asked the question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time: "In fact, when we first talked about low cost a long time ago, I wanted to ask you, how can you be sure that the price control will be cancelled?"
"This..." Xu Cang was speechless for a moment. He couldn't say that he had the golden finger of rebirth, so he could only perfunctorily say: "I know someone who has some inside information."
Qin Xin looked at Xu Cang suspiciously. She always felt that the man in front of her was hiding a lot from her. But Qin Xin didn't want to force Xu Cang, so she had to compromise in the end: "Let's not talk about price control for now. What about the routes? The Southwest Bureau is easy to deal with, but the Southern Bureau (originally it should be the South China Bureau, but in order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, it's harmless to change it a little bit) is not easy to deal with. The flight time in Guangzhou is too expensive."
"I do have some ideas." Xu Cang licked his dry lips and said, "I'll take care of the route application. You don't have to worry about it."
Just as Xu Cang finished speaking, he heard the news about the earthquake in Yulong area on the TV in the lounge. Xu Cang frowned and calculated the time. The Blue Sky Airlines disaster relief flight to Yulong should have landed, right?
"What are you looking at?" Qin Xin saw Xu Cang was in a trance. She followed his gaze and found that Xu Cang was paying attention to the news. So she asked uncertainly, "Are Yulong City and Erhai City very close? I wonder if Erhai City has been affected."
"It seems to be very close. Never mind. I'll go and do my own thing." Xu Cang stood up, patted his clothes, and walked out.
"No, there are still some things we haven't discussed." Qin Xin hurriedly followed.
As the two of them left the lounge, they happened to see a large group of people coming in from the main entrance of the first floor lobby, including Luo Yong, the vice president of operations of Blue Sky Airlines. However, at this moment, Luo Yong followed the middle-aged man who was leading the group, nodding and bowing, with a very terrified expression.
Xu Cang made a quick observation and found that there was an acquaintance among the crowd. It was Li Chenxing, the chief pilot of Feiyu Airlines who had made a bet with Lu Jinghua before. Li Chenxing was walking in the corner of the crowd and looked like he was not in a high position. However, he soon noticed Xu Cang walking towards him and was obviously stunned for a moment.
However, Xu Cang's gaze only lingered on Li Chenxing for a moment before shifting to the face of the leader.
This middle-aged man's eyebrows were naturally raised, looking like a sharp sword, giving people a sense of sharpness that no one should enter. And the corners of his mouth were slightly down, which also made him look very imposing. In short, he was a very oppressive person.
Xu Cang was not afraid of the man's aura, but this man seemed very familiar. Why did he look a bit like Di Qingquan, the chief pilot of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, his predecessor in later generations?
Xu Cang remembered that he took over the position of Chief Pilot of the Civil Aviation Administration after Di Qingquan retired. However, when Di Qingquan retired, his hair was all white, and now Di Qingquan's hair is only white, which made him feel a little unfamiliar.
At this moment, Luo Yong was reporting the situation of Blue Sky 9000 to Di Qingquan with a panicked look on his face: "We have just contacted the crew. The front half of the plane has veered off... the taxiway. No one on board was injured. It's just that... after checking the cargo hold, we found that the equipment for repairing the runway was partially damaged..."
"What did you say?" Di Qingquan glared at Luo Yong fiercely. "The plane crashed into the grass, and the equipment broke down. You were full of confidence when you took on the mission, but now it's like this?"
In front of the chief pilot of the Civil Aviation Administration, Luo Yong was really trembling. Not long ago, he received a call from Lu Jinghua, saying that the plane had crashed into the grass, and he was really dizzy at the time. Later, he said that the equipment for runway repair was also partially damaged, and Luo Yong almost collapsed on the spot.
If the equipment used to repair the runway is still usable, then even if we run into the grass, we can still consider our mission accomplished. Anyway, if the runway can be repaired, it will greatly facilitate the landing of subsequent flights, and relief supplies can be delivered in large quantities.
Rushing onto the grass was a little ugly, but it was barely acceptable. But now, after such a big embarrassment, the mission was not completed, and Luo Yong dared not even raise his head in front of Di Qingquan.
"Well, now the mission has not been completed, the goods have not been delivered, and the plane is blocking the escape route. How can the subsequent planes land?" Di Qingquan felt so overwhelmed that he wished he could eat Luo Yong alive.
He was sent by the General Administration to assist in disaster relief, but as soon as he got off the plane, he heard about the good work done by Blue Sky 9000. In fact, if the mission had failed, it would have been fine. The approach environment and pavement conditions at Yulong Airport were not good, so it was reasonable that it failed.
But now some of the Blue Sky Airlines planes were stuck at the junction of the runway and the taxiway, which was equivalent to blocking the way for subsequent planes to land. Unfortunately, there was no tow truck at Yulong Airport, so the plane could not be moved. In fact, even if there was a tow truck, it would not work. The front wheel of the Blue Sky 9000 plane was already deeply stuck in the mud, and it would take a lot of effort to help with the tow truck.
Di Qingquan turned around and glanced at the large group of people behind him, and shouted coldly: "The chief engineer of Blue Sky Airlines, the chief engineer of Feiyu Airlines, the chief engineer of Jianchuan Airlines, and the chief engineer of the Jianchuan base of the three major airlines. Aren't you all usually very capable? Give me a plan, how to land the plane safely at Yulong Airport."
That’s right, the person following Di Qingquan was the chief pilot of each of the major airlines in Jianchuan City. When Di Qingquan got off the plane, he was shocked to hear the “bad news” about Blue Sky 9000 flight, so he directly summoned the chief pilots of each of the major airlines in Jianchuan City to discuss a solution.
As a result, none of the chief designers spoke after the question was asked. Li Chenxing, who noticed Xu Cang, was briefly surprised, but soon regained his composure and looked away, as if he had never seen Xu Cang.
After a long silence, when Di Qingquan was about to lose his patience, the chief engineer of Jianchuan Base of Guoda Airlines spoke up. After all, it was the largest airline in China, so it had some confidence.
"I just heard from Chief Engineer Luo Yong about the situation. Although I also think that it is inappropriate for the crew of Flight 9000 to directly adopt a method similar to visual approach, I have to admit that this is a compromise under the current circumstances, or to be more precise, it is the best solution that can be thought of." The chief engineer of Jianchuan Base of Guoda Airlines said solemnly: "However, according to the feedback from the crew, the aircraft could not strike a balance between airspeed and descent rate after 200 feet off the ground. If the data fed back by the crew is correct, then I think it is simply a problem of the aircraft's aerodynamic performance. The aircraft just can't land, and it has nothing to do with the crew. What's more, the Blue Sky Airlines aircraft is now stuck at the intersection of the departure path and the taxiway, and the already tight landing distance will be reduced. If the aircraft wants to land, it requires a smaller approach speed, which is simply impossible."
To be honest, the chief engineer of Jianchuan Base of Guoda Aviation was quite fair and did not add insult to injury. Judging from what he said, he basically agreed with Lu Jinghua's approach, except that the captain forced the landing at the end.
Luo Yong, who was already feeling anxious, he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the chief engineer of Jianchuan Base of Guoda Aviation speaking for his company. Just as he was about to explain, Di Qingquan pointed at him fiercely: "Shut up, I haven't settled the score with you for the 9811 incident yet!"
"Then there's nothing we can do?" Di Qingquan glanced at the chief pilots and asked, "Is that what you mean?"
At this time, Xu Cang and Qin Xin walked side by side. Qin Xin looked at the group of people and asked Xu Cang in a low voice: "Are they from the Bureau?"
"It seems so." Xu Cang didn't have much friendship with his future predecessor, but he was not interested in trying to build a relationship with him, so he lowered his voice and said, "Let's go over quietly."
Qin Xin nodded, and the two of them stopped talking and just walked past Di Qingquan and his group as if nothing happened.
Di Qingquan looked at the people who were silent again, and raised his eyebrows even more aggressively: "Okay, no one thinks it can fly, right?"
The chief pilot of Jianchuan Airlines looked embarrassed: "We really can't fly this time."
This is not shirking responsibility, but he really thinks this is an impossible task!
"Can't fly, right?" Di Qingquan sneered, and suddenly pointed at Xu Cang who had already passed by: "You can't fly, then let him fly!"