The concept of supersonic passenger aircraft was born in the 1950s, when the first practical supersonic military aircraft F100 Sabre was put into use. Supersonic passenger aircraft were added to the agenda of civil aviation development. From military to civilian, this is almost a model process for the practical application of high-tech.
Concorde is not an authentic English word, but a French word. In fact, the development of Concorde was proposed by the British, but the final name was a French word, which also contains many interesting contents.
In fact, Concorde is not the only commercial supersonic passenger aircraft in the world. The Tu-144 is also a large passenger aircraft that can fly at supersonic speeds, but its transmission range is much weaker than that of Concorde.
Concorde made its first flight in 1969 and entered service in 1976. More than 20 years have passed since then, and it is considered a classic aircraft. However, this aircraft has mostly been operating on the Atlantic route from Heathrow Airport and Charles de Gaulle Airport to New York's Kennedy Airport. Due to its cruising speed of Mach 2, its flight time is shortened by more than half compared to other large subsonic passenger aircraft. Even though the ticket price is expensive, it is still favored by many business people.
Inside the ambulance, Xu Cang looked at this legendary aircraft curiously. If he remembered correctly, this should be the first time Xu Cang saw the Concorde in person. Because in just three years, this supersonic passenger aircraft will be completely grounded.
"I thought Concorde only flew across the Atlantic." Xu Cang asked curiously, "When did Concorde start flying in China?"
Due to the great distance, Xu Cang could not clearly see the paint scheme of the Concorde plane that was landing, let alone its airline emblem, nor did he know whether it belonged to a domestic airline.
When it comes to this matter, Di Qingquan has the right to speak, as he is a real insider. Di Qingquan just waved his hand and said, "It's not ours, it's Air France's. No airline in our country has purchased the Concorde, and as far as I know, there is no plan."
"What's wrong? Why not buy it? This plane is still okay for ultra-long-distance international routes." Xu Cang retracted his gaze: "It's just the wings, engine layout and tires that are not good . Tsk tsk tsk! In 1979, when taking off at Dulles Airport, two tires on the main landing gear burst, and the tire fragments directly penetrated the wings, causing problems with the engine. Afterwards, DGAC required the wings to be bulletproofed, but nothing was done. A month later, there was another tire burst at Dulles Airport, which was also outrageous."
Talking about this, Di Qingquan also smiled knowingly. If such a thing happened in China, wouldn't the CAAC punish the company severely?
"You know so much about the dark history of Concorde. This aircraft is actually not very well-known in China." Di Qingquan asked curiously.
"Isn't a tire blowout the lifelong enemy of Concorde?" Xu Cang shrugged. Even the Paris blowout. Of course, that tire blowout had nothing to do with Concorde strictly speaking. It was just a piece of metal that had detached from the engine of the Continental Airlines DC-10 that took off in front.
"Hahaha! However, basically anyone who has a little curiosity will be interested in this plane. Abroad, the people who ride this plane are not only normal business people, but also passengers who come for the experience." Di Qingquan glanced at the Concorde that had already detached. The shape of this plane was indeed avant-garde, with a delta-wing layout and a needle-shaped fuselage. The engine air intake is rectangular instead of a conventional circle, and the most novel thing is its drooping nose cone cockpit. From a distance, it looks like a flat nose, so ugly and cute.
While Xu Cang and Di Qingquan were chatting, the doctor completed the basic examination, reported to the hospital, and left soon. Di Qingquan went to the airport hospital with the car.
Away from the freezing environment of the cockpit, the inside of the ambulance was still quite warm, and Xu Cang's spirits improved a little. When the Concorde was mentioned just now, there was one thing that Xu Cang was more concerned about, that is, how the Concorde got to Jianchuan.
I asked Di Qingquan and it turned out that the sales of the aircraft were not good and they wanted to find new buyers. Initially, more than a dozen airlines expressed interest in the Concorde, and received orders for more than 70 aircraft. However, as time went on, many airlines terminated their orders for the Concorde, so that in the end the Concorde could only be digested by the airlines that operated it themselves, namely British Airways and Air France.
This aircraft is also a commodity. If it cannot be sold, it will be very serious. Naturally, it must be promoted. With the gradual development of the domestic civil aviation market, large domestic airlines have naturally become potential buyers.
However, such an advanced aircraft model could not be sold simply by talking. Therefore, after some official coordination, Concorde opened temporary international routes in Hanjing, Shanghai, Yangcheng, Urumqi, Jianchuan, and Binjiang.
The selection of these cities is somewhat planned. They are the central cities in the north, east, south, northwest, southwest and northeast of the country. It is truly a 360-degree promotion without blind spots.
During the operation period, domestic major airlines will be invited to visit the aircraft. It is more like a real Concorde promotion exhibition than a flight route.
According to Di Qingquan, the temporary international routes to these cities will not last long, only about a quarter. After a quarter, they will all be cancelled.
After hearing what Di Qingquan said, Xu Cang couldn't help but ask, "Then there are no domestic airlines that are really interested, right?"
"Didn't I just say that, at least so far, domestic airlines have no plans to buy this aircraft." Di Qingquan was obviously not very satisfied with this supersonic aircraft, and his face could not hide his dislike: "In my opinion, this aircraft is really useless except for flying fast. In order to ensure high-speed performance, it uses delta wings, so the low-speed performance is a mess, and at low altitude, the movement...tsk tsk tsk. To be honest, our country is relatively backward in noise reduction regulations, and the people's awareness of rights protection against noise pollution is not strong. But since this aircraft started operating in China, the complaint telephones of residents around the airport are almost exploded. Tell me how loud the landing noise of this aircraft is?"
Xu Cang was very concerned about the noise problem. Just now, from a distance, the sound of the plane landing really gave Xu Cang a headache. This noise problem was actually more difficult to deal with abroad.
"So, I'm not very optimistic about this plane." Di Qingquan spread his hands. "Also, as you said, the tires of this plane are a big problem, and it has not been solved well. Just two years ago, the lower section of the rudder of this plane fell off during cruising, and the strength of the fuselage structure seems to be a problem. Anyway, if there are really domestic airlines interested in this aircraft, our bureau will be very strict when issuing the type certification."
The type certificate is a necessary certificate for an aircraft to be sold elsewhere, and this certificate is not issued by the civil aviation administration of the country where the aircraft developer is located, but is reviewed and issued by the civil aviation administration of the country where the selling airline is located.
When submitting an application for a type certificate, you also need to attach drawings of the relevant aircraft so that the relevant civil aviation authorities can evaluate it. Of course, in order to protect trade secrets, the content of the drawings can be blurred in some key parts.
That is to say, if a country's civil aviation administration has a bad impression of a certain aircraft, there are ways to prevent it from operating in that country.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "How strict is that?"
"The director of our General Administration's Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department has strong opinions about Concorde. How strict do you think this is?" Di Qingquan said with a smile.
Xu Cang clapped his hands and laughed. If that was true, then there was basically no chance for Concorde to enter China. The fact that EASA had some bad impressions of the Boeing 777 alone was a headache for Boeing. At this moment, the Director of CAAC's Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department directly expressed his likes and dislikes for Concorde, so Concorde's fate in China was almost doomed.
In this way, the problem that Xu Cang was worried about would not happen.
Xu Cang is not a superman, let alone a god. His sense of mission is limited to the people around him who he cares about, and at most he helps his compatriots to the best of his ability. But if he is asked to care about the whole world, Xu Cang is not yet so aware.
The failure of Concorde was doomed. There were many problems with the aircraft itself that were not something Xu Cang alone could change, and of course he had no intention of intervening.
If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world. At least now, Xu Cang does not have the ability to help the world!
The most Xu Cang could do now was to prevent Concorde from entering the country, so as to avoid any uncontrollable problems. However, after hearing what Di Qingquan said, it seemed that he was worrying too much.
Since it was confirmed that the Concorde would not enter the country, Xu Cang was too lazy to care about it anymore. He asked casually: "Regarding the temporary route of the Concorde, since it is basically confirmed that it will not be introduced, is it possible to close the route early?"
"Hmm?" Di Qingquan was stunned for a moment, and he seemed to have tasted something: "You seem to have a lot of opinions about Concorde?"
Xu Cang rolled his eyes and said, "It's just an unlucky thing. It's better to let it come to China less often."
"Hahaha!" Di Qingquan laughed. "You really have a big opinion, although I don't know where you get such a big opinion from. However, this matter is not easy to handle. The special permission to open a temporary route is the intention of the higher-ups. Don't we have the ability to interfere?"
"Above? How above?"
Di Qingquan said seriously: "Very high up!"
"Oh!" Xu Cang now roughly understood the level, so he gave up the idea of ​​closing Concorde's domestic routes in advance.
"Forget it, let it go. It has nothing to do with me." Xu Cang muttered to himself.
The airport hospital is only less than five minutes away from the airport, which is quite close. After Xu Cang arrived at the airport hospital, he underwent a more detailed examination and found that the situation was indeed not serious, but he was still hospitalized for observation.
After learning that Xu Cang's injuries were not serious and consulting a doctor about whether Xu Cang could be transferred to another hospital, Di Qingquan directly contacted the Civil Aviation General Hospital in Hanjing. Di Qingquan's meaning was very simple. Even if he needed to rest in the hospital, he should go to the Civil Aviation General Hospital. There were professionals from the civil aviation industry there, and they had more experience in how to treat and care for him. Moreover, if there were any problems related to the medical certificate, they could be solved nearby.
It just so happened that Di Qingquan was also planning to go back to Hanjing recently, thinking that after Xu Cang had rested for two days, he would go back to Hanjing with him. He had forced Xu Cang to take on the Yulong transportation mission this time, and Di Qingquan felt that it was his responsibility to help Xu Cang solve the problems that arose from it.
In fact, although the Yulong transport mission involved the lives of millions of people, it did not cause much of a stir, and even many people at Blue Sky Airlines, the carrier, did not know about the incident.
There was only one piece of news about the Yulong earthquake in the evening news that day - the Yulong Dam, which had cracks in the dam body caused by the earthquake, has been repaired to eliminate the hidden dangers, ensuring the safety of life and property of the people in the downstream Yulong city.
This message is very short, and even if many people see it, they will not pay much attention to it. However, behind this news, what Xu Cang has done is something that many people have never known.
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While Xu Cang was recuperating, in the office of Blue Sky Airlines' vice president of operations, Lu Jinghua was reporting to Luo Yong what he saw and heard on the day of Xu Cang's transportation, especially the fact that Xu Cang used miraculous means to land the plane after it fell into a spiral.
To be honest, after hearing Lu Jinghua's report, Luo Yong felt that he was no longer able to judge. From the perspective of manipulation technology alone, Luo Yong felt that he was no longer in the same dimension as Xu Cang.
Deep down, Luo Yong has always had a question. Flying should be a skilled job, and the real skills should be acquired through years of hard work. Even if there are people with good comprehension, it is just a matter of how fast they can improve. How can they reach the highest level right after their debut? This is too outrageous! It is not so exaggerated to learn to fly a plane from the womb, right?
Thinking that he was once called a genius, his technical level had changed so quickly, otherwise he would not have climbed to the position of Vice President of Operations. But compared with Xu Cang in terms of his talent in flying skills, he was really a useless fool.
It is said that comparing oneself with others will only make one angry, but this comparison is too strong. Luo Yong cannot accept it in his heart.
Just as Lu Jinghua said, at Yulong Airport, Xu Cang used an extremely exaggerated spiral to directly follow Lu's method. In Luo Yong's ears, he didn't fully understand it until he heard it for the third time.
It took Luo Yong some effort just to understand this operation, not to mention that when making a decision on the spot, he had to sort out everything in a flash and execute it perfectly.
"Forget it!" After trying to look at the situation from Xu Cang's perspective, Luo Yong completely gave up this idea. The brain circuits of mortals and geniuses are completely parallel and have no intersection, so it's better not to cause trouble for yourself.
After Luo Yong completely dismissed the thought of trying to understand Xu Cang's manipulation, he immediately felt refreshed and instructed Lu Jinghua: "Regarding Yulong's transport flight, just cooperate with the bureau's investigation. No changes are required in any aspect."
In some matters, even if airlines dare not deceive the authorities, it is common for them to use some tricks. However, there should be no need to embellish the Yulong transport mission, even though there were many extremely outrageous operations during that flight, such as Xu Cang flying the plane alone.
To be honest, if the authorities had not taken into consideration the damage to Yulong Airport before the transport mission and deliberately relaxed the safety regulations, otherwise, what Blue Sky Airlines did in the Yulong transport mission alone would have been enough to revoke its operating license.
"Boss Luo, do you mean everything? Including unstable approach, flying below the restricted altitude, and Xu Cang's matter?" Lu Jinghua guessed that the bureau would show a certain degree of tolerance for violations in the Yulong transportation mission. After all, if the situation at Yulong Airport still had to take into account the actual flight rules, then there would really be no flight.
But after all, Lu Jinghua did not talk to the authorities in person, so he did not know how tolerant the authorities were.
"It's okay. I've talked to Chief Engineer Di, and the bureau won't have any objections. Just answer whatever you ask." Luo Yong rarely smiled. "Also... soon , the bureau will revoke the penalty order for our flight cuts. I know that the people in the fleet have been resentful because of the flight cuts recently. You can spread some rumors to boost morale. Also, tell the inspectors that the pass rates of various inspections can return to normal."
Pilots' salaries are directly linked to flight hours. If they don't fly, their salaries will plummet. In addition, Blue Sky Airlines issued two consecutive penalties, which took too long, and the pilots in the fleet have begun to feel dissatisfied.
Although in the eyes of the leaders, pilots are just advanced cattle and horses. But no matter what, cattle and horses who can fly airplanes are still a little different and need to be treated a little differently.
For example, due to the large number of flight cuts, the pilots' flight plans also began to drop significantly, so that some bad-tempered pilots began to make trouble with the union.
Of course, the union is basically just a decoration. Apart from sending some insignificant small gifts during holidays, it is as transparent as air at other times. If you want the union to stand up for the pilots, you are really a pig climbing a tree!
However, the leaders still have to save face and don't want to make things look bad, so they started to think crookedly. The fleet privately informed the inspectors to increase the difficulty of various inspections in the near future, so as to kill more pilots.
Moreover, the company's thoughts are quite deep. Those pilots with backgrounds, connections or the ability to cause trouble are still the same as before. Those who deliberately die are basically pilots with no background, no power, and no connections. Moreover, most of these pilots are honest and decent. Even if they realize that they may be targeted, they dare not cause trouble.
Once they fail certain inspections, they will inevitably be grounded, and during the grounding period, the company can legitimately not schedule flights for them. In addition, not flying due to grounding is not the same as not flying due to unscheduled flights.
The former flight suspension is similar to taking a personal leave. As long as it exists for one day in a calendar month, the performance salary of that month can be cut in half, and the production incentive can also be reduced to zero.
If the pilots are taking a break just because there are no flights, the airline still needs to pay a lot of salary. Calculated, even the lowest-level co-pilots can save several thousand yuan a month, not to mention the high-level co-pilots and even the captain instructors.
In addition, if the inspection fails , the pilots are usually required to attend the company's administrative classes, so they can legitimately get the labor for free, killing three birds with one stone.
However, pilots are not fools. If they do this kind of thing too much, even if they don't say it, they will remember it in their hearts! Therefore, it is better to stop such policies in moderation. Even if it is to exhaust the resources, it must be sustainable.
In fact, Lu Jinghua was also very opposed to this practice of bullying honest people, but his influence was not strong enough.
"Oh, right." Luo Yong said, "Tell Fei Biao to submit an application to the General Administration for Xu Cang's meritorious pilot title."
Lu Jinghua smiled and said, "Is this settled?"
"That should be the case. Anyway, the application must be submitted first, and the final decision of whether the bureau approves it or not is theirs."
"Should we use this incident as a teaching material?" Lu Jinghua asked. "We can also use it as a positive case for publicity. A meritorious pilot in his twenties is unprecedented in the history of domestic civil aviation. We at Blue Sky Airlines are also proud of this."
Luo Yong glared at Lu Jinghua: "What are you promoting? What's there to promote? A meritorious pilot in his twenties? Where do you put those old instructors who flew for half their lives to get the meritorious pilot title? Keep a low profile. Even if the bureau approves it, keep a low profile."
Although what Luo Yong said seemed to make sense, Lu Jinghua didn't know why he always felt that Luo Yong had ulterior motives. However, he didn't say much in the end.
After talking for a while, Luo Yong returned to his seat and drank a sip of water. After thinking for a while, he said, "Also, I asked you to find someone willing to be stationed at the Erhai base. How is the search going?"
It must be said that although Luo Yong did not want Qin Xin to set up the Erhai base for the sake of the company's interests, Qin Xin had made up her mind and Luo Yong could not stop her, so he asked Lu Jinghua to find out if there were any flight crews willing to be stationed at the Erhai base.
According to the minimum requirements, it would be best to find two sets of fully equipped units so that they can be rotated in case of accidents. Qin Xin also knew that the environment over at Erhai Lake was relatively poor, so she told Luo Yong that she was willing to pay an additional 20% salary.
Luo Yong thought that with 20% more money, he should be able to find the person.
But Lu Jinghua's face froze: "Well... I did find a few people I thought were suitable for the talk, but so far, no one has come to a successful conclusion."
The cup Luo Yong had just raised stopped in mid-air, and he asked uncertainly, "What did you say?"
Lu Jinghua smiled bitterly and said, "Boss Luo, I mean that we haven't found a pilot willing to be stationed at the Erhai base yet."
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"What? No one wants to go to Erhai Lake?" In the Jianchuan Airport Hospital, Xu Cang was shocked when he heard Qin Xin, who came to visit him, talking about not being able to find a pilot. "I remember you offered a 20% higher salary, how could no one come?"
A trace of fatigue flashed across Qin Xin's face: "It seems that I underestimated the difficulty of building a base in Erhai Lake. I thought that even if I couldn't put together two sets, I should be able to put together one set. But now... Alas, the head of the family knows how difficult it is!"
Xu Cang leaned back and looked thoughtful. The route issue was about to be resolved, but it got stuck at the stage of recruiting people.
"To be honest, unless we raise the salary to an outrageous level, we won't be able to recruit anyone." Qin Xin sighed, "It seems that I still underestimated the difficulty of recruiting people."
"I know!" Xu Cang scratched his head. The environment in Erhai City was indeed too bad for the white-collar workers of Blue Sky Airlines. If it weren't for the money, everyone would rather stay in a comfortable area than go to Erhai for a little extra money. But if the salary was raised too high, Qin Xin couldn't afford so much money now.
Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "I can go. We still need a captain and a deputy to lead the team. At least we can put together a team first."
"But we can't just pick any captain to lead the team. I heard that the flying environment at Erhai Airport is very bad. To be safe, we should find an experienced instructor." Qin Xin obviously did her homework seriously: "Also, Erhai Airport is a special airport. Even a first officer needs specific qualifications. Blue Sky Airlines doesn't have many first officers with corresponding qualifications. The only thing to be thankful for is that you can take over the second officer position. In addition, the problem of the cabin crew has not been solved. Or maybe the cabin crew is the most difficult to deal with. Because there have been cases of cabin crew being harassed near the accommodation hotel in Erhai before, the cabin crew are particularly disgusted and afraid of that place. I'm afraid that even if I pay more money, it may not be able to be done."
At the end of the conversation, even Xu Cang, who was listening, couldn't help but sigh.
In his previous life, he only worked in technology. In this life, when he started his own business, he found that it was really difficult everywhere.
"Besides that, we can't find a maintenance person either." Qin Xin said, "Erhai Airport is at a higher altitude than Jianchuan, and it has a short runway, so the aircraft will wear out faster. Also, there is too much moisture over there, and in a humid environment, we should pay more attention to aircraft maintenance. Not only do we need to find a maintenance person, but we also need a very experienced one. Xu Cang, do you think it's too late to recruit someone from another company now?"
"No!" Xu Cang denied it directly: "It's too late to say whether it's too late or not. It's very troublesome to poach people in the civil aviation industry. Even if the former employer doesn't block the person, you still have to pay a large amount of extra resettlement fee. It's too much."
Settlement fees are basically a standard feature of civil aviation recruitment. That is, Airline A wants to recruit people from Airline B, especially pilots. If Airline B releases the pilot normally, Airline A will usually give a sum of money to the pilot after recruiting him, so that the pilot can be settled locally, which is commonly known as resettlement fees.
The usual price is two million for a captain, and eighty to one million for a co-pilot with a higher level of technical skills. Of course, that was the price after the great development of civil aviation, and it is definitely not that much now, but it should not be underestimated.
This is still the most ideal process of poaching. If Company B is unwilling to let the pilot go, and the pilot files a lawsuit against his former employer, the pilot will definitely not be able to fly during the lawsuit, and the losses caused by the suspension will be borne by Company A afterwards. At the same time, if there is a penalty for breach of contract, Company A will also pay it for the pilot.
Yes, it is so arrogant!
If you look at it intuitively, you may think that poaching in the civil aviation industry is a loss, and you often have to pay a lot more. But in fact, as long as the market is good, there are many airlines holding money to find pilots, even if they have to bear the penalty, grounding compensation and resettlement fee.
Qin Xin was so desperate that she wanted to poach people from other airlines. In fact, even if there was no extra money to pay, there were still many procedures to go through for the change of working relationship. As a former leader of the bureau, Xu Cang did not have much hope for the efficiency of the bureau. If the old company was stuck again, it would be normal for it to take three or four years.
Three or four years later, the day lilies were already cold!
Just thinking about it, Xu Cang just felt a headache, so he huddled in the quilt: "Forget it, forget it, I'll think about it again, I'll think about it again."
Seeing that Xu Cang only had half of his head exposed, Qin Xin couldn't help but smile knowingly, and reached out to pat Xu Cang's head, as if coaxing a child: "How do you feel? I heard from the doctor that the situation is not very serious."
"It's just a cold, how serious can it be?" Xu Cang's eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled, which didn't match his graceful and soft face at all, and looked a bit silly: "By the way, I may have to go to Hanjing in the next few days and come back after a while."
Qin Xin was startled: "What are you going to Hanjing for?"
"Go to the Civil Aviation General Hospital and have a look!"
"Didn't you say it's no big deal?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "That's what I think. It depends on whether the people at the Civil Aviation General Hospital say it's okay. Even if I don't go to Hanjing, I will go to the Southwest Medical Center. Anyway, I will definitely have to leave the province."
Those like Xu Cang who were injured in flight had to undergo a physical examination before going back to the plane. Depending on the severity of the situation, they would either consult the company's chief aviation doctor, a regional medical center, or the highest-level Civil Aviation General Hospital.
In Xu Cang's case, the chief flight doctor of Blue Sky Airlines did not dare to sign, so he had to leave the province and go directly to the Civil Aviation General Hospital.
Qin Xin tilted her head suspiciously: "Are you really okay?"
"It's okay!" A deep voice came from the door. Qin Xin and Xu Cang looked over and saw the tall and strong Di Qingquan walking in. He pointed at Xu Cang and said, "He's in good health. He just went to the Civil Aviation General Hospital to get a health certificate to fly again. Don't worry."
Qin Xin didn't recognize Di Qingquan, but she could tell that he was an important figure, so she stood up immediately.
Xu Cang frowned: "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Put on your clothes. There is a National Airlines flight back to Hanjing. Let's add the crew of that flight." After saying that, Di Qingquan assured Qin Xin: "Don't worry, I will follow him when we go to Hanjing and won't let him do anything wrong."
Qin Xin blushed, knowing that Di Qingquan had misunderstood. However, she did not explain, but thanked him: "Thank you for your trouble!"
After that, he told Xu Cang: "Since you have something important to do, I'll leave first."
After Qin Xin left, Xu Cang sat up reluctantly: "Can I still join the Royal Airlines crew?"
As the largest airline in the country with its base in the capital, Hanjing, Xu Cang often jokes that NUS Airlines is the Royal Airlines.
"If I say we can add more, we can add more!" Di Qingquan glared at Xu Cang and said, "Hurry up, they are all waiting for us! By the way, remember to bring your boarding pass."
Xu Cang sighed silently. For a lazy person like him, this long journey was the most fatal. However, if he wanted to go back to the flight, he had to go to the Civil Aviation General Hospital.
After sighing for a while, Xu Cang had to get up painfully.
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In the cockpit of GUADA Flight 1588, Xu Cang sat speechlessly in the observer seat at the back. Di Qingquan was sarcastic when he said that the GUADA Airlines crew could be added, but he never doubted it. However, Xu Cang did not expect that they would be added to the cockpit in the end.
However, this final situation in the cockpit directly triggered his previous experience at Feather Airlines, and he was almost suffering from PTSD.
If Di Qingquan said that there were no seats left on this flight and that Xu Cang needed to sit in the cockpit, Xu Cang would probably refuse to come. However, what made Xu Cang even more speechless was that besides Xu Cang, Di Qingquan was also in the cockpit.
However, Di Qingquan did not squeeze in the back, but sat in the right passenger seat with a swagger.
The chief engineer of the Civil Aviation Administration of China served as the co-pilot. Since the captain on the left, Di Qingquan, came in, there had been no conversation at all except for necessary exchanges on work.
To be honest, just looking at Di Qingquan's half-drawn face, it was so uncomfortable.
Di Qingquan used the excuse of the bureau's inspection to drive the co-pilot to the cabin, which was a very legitimate reason. As long as the bureau's certificate was produced, the co-pilot could not be refused to perform his duties at any time. The captain on duty was really helpless.
However, it was obvious that Di Qingquan just wanted to get on the plane this time, so he did not make things difficult for the captain. He even conscientiously performed his duties as the right-seat seatholder, which made the captain feel uneasy.
As soon as the plane took off, the captain took over the communication, fearing that Di Qingquan would get tired.
Di Qingquan handed over the communication, took off his headphones, turned up the volume of the speaker, pulled the chair back and half-lay down.
To be honest, Di Qingquan was under a lot of pressure during this period. If the Yulong transportation mission had not been completed, he, as the representative of the Civil Aviation Administration, would have to bear some joint responsibility. Fortunately, Xu Cang turned the tide and saved half of his life.
Xu Cang was not in good spirits to begin with, and his old habit of falling asleep when he heard the engine running was triggered again. He began to daydream after the plane took off, and it was unknown how long it had been. When Xu Cang had slept enough, he looked at the navigation ND and found that they were almost in Hanjing.
The sound of Xu Cang waking up startled Di Qingquan. He turned around and glanced at Xu Cang: "Are you alert now?"
Xu Cang pinched his aching neck. It was indeed the most uncomfortable to sleep while sitting. He scratched his hair and asked, "Is it coming?"
"There's still more than half an hour left, right?" Di Qingquan saw that Xu Cang didn't seem to be awake yet, so he smiled and asked, "Do you want to take a nap?"
Xu Cang loosened his seat belt: "Forget it, no need, it's uncomfortable."
"Yeah." Di Qingquan retracted his gaze and was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Xu Cang, if the bureau doesn't award you the title of meritorious pilot, will you have any objections?"
As soon as these words came out, the captain who had been silently monitoring the plane looked at Di Qingquan in surprise, and then glanced at Xu Cang inconspicuously. He once doubted whether he had heard it wrong. Judging from Xu Cang's appearance, he was only in his twenties or thirties. How could he meet the standards for the award of meritorious pilots?
Xu Cang yawned and said, "Forget it! Our civil aviation should still focus on stability and safety. My situation is not worthy of being a role model for civil aviation, so forget it."
Any meritorious pilot is a benchmark for civil aviation and is worth learning from. But Xu Cang always "performs acrobatics" in the sky. It can be said that Xu Cang's skills are very good, but they can only apply to Xu Cang, and he is not a role model worth learning from.
If Xu Cang's style spreads in civil aviation, who will guarantee safety? Xu Cang is still self-aware about this. Of course, if there is no special reason, who is willing to take the risk?
"I didn't expect you to have such awareness!" Di Qingquan said in surprise.
"I'm very conscious!" Xu Cang said, pointing to the navigation ND: "Is there any weather over Hanjing?"
Judging from the weather radar, the sky above Hanjing Airport has been covered by weather, which makes Xu Cang a little annoyed. Could it be that an emergency landing is needed?
"Well, the Hanjing district survey just reported that Hanjing is currently experiencing moderate rain turning into heavy showers," said Di Qingquan.
"Moderate rain turning into heavy showers?" Xu Cang frowned: "That's still a bit dangerous!"
Don’t just listen to the word “moderate” when referring to moderate rain. In fact, moderate rain is already considered to be quite heavy. Sometimes the windshield wipers cannot even reach it, let alone heavy rain.
Of course, showers depend on the crew’s luck!
Suddenly, Di Qingquan turned around and asked Xu Cang: "How do you deal with this situation?"
Xu Cang frowned. Maybe Di Qingquan has an occupational disease. He has to test people for this.
However, before Xu Cang could answer, a rough voice rang out over the radio: "Hanjing, has any of the previous planes landed at this airport?"
Hanjing District: "Shandong Airlines 5112, we haven't landed yet! There are eleven planes circling around us!"
"What, eleven are waiting and not one is willing to approach?"
The Hanjing District called back: "No one is approaching yet!"
However, just as Han Jing's voice fell, the rough-voiced crew of Shandong Airlines shouted, "No one dares to be the first! If they don't dare to go, then let me do it!"