In a private room of a high-end restaurant in Jianchuan City, Wang Xuan, general manager of the flight department of Blue Sky Airlines, was pouring wine for a middle-aged man with a big belly opposite him. The usually serious Wang Xuan had a different look at this time, with a full smile on his face.
"Manager Yao is very busy, but you still took the time to come and have a gathering. I am very grateful." After filling the glass, Wang Xuan said some flattering words. But compared with the nice words that touched the upper lip to the lower lip, the pouring of the wine made Wang Xuan feel very distressed.
This bottle of wine alone cost as much as 80,000 or 90,000 yuan. He only tasted half a glass, and the rest went into the stomach of the deputy general manager of Jianchuan Airport Group across from him.
However, although he felt very sorry in his heart, he couldn't show it on his face. Fortunately, Manager Yao on the other side was probably also drunk, so he couldn't see Wang Xuan's twisted smile.
He drank the wine again, his face flushed, and his mouth began to lose control. At first, he could still savor the wine carefully, but now he was drinking more and more unrestrainedly. In just a short while, most of the bottle of wine had disappeared.
If he continued to drink like this, Wang Xuan estimated that he would bleed.
"Good wine, good wine!" It is said that you don't feel bad when you spend other people's money, and you feel great when you drink other people's famous wine. Manager Yao is the vice president of Jianchuan Airport Group, and he can afford to drink wine worth 80,000 or 90,000 yuan with his own financial resources, but it hurts a little. Now that Blue Sky Airlines needs help from him, he finally doesn't care about anything and feels comfortable!
Wang Xuan looked at the way Manager Yao drank, thinking that he was drinking good wine like a cow, which was really like burning the piano and cooking the crane, and it really ruined the mood.
"He is indeed a rough man!" Wang Xuan was disdainful in his heart, but his attentiveness was not reduced at all. He immediately filled Manager Yao's glass: "Mr. Yao, if you think it is good, I will send it to you later. You can enjoy it slowly at home later."
"Oh, Mr. Wang, why are you so polite?" Manager Yao was already a little tipsy, but when he heard that Wang Xuan had a generous gift, he suddenly became more energetic. He waved his hands happily, but his mouth was very honest. He didn't even try to refuse symbolically, but actually accepted it directly.
Now that both the host and the guests are enjoying themselves, it is natural for them to talk about business.
Manager Yao took another sip and said, "Boss Wang, tell me, what's the matter? Boss Wang is such a person, and he can do this. I'm curious about what it is."
When Wang Xuan was the chief pilot, he had a reputation in the Jianchuan Airport area. But this reputation was not very good. It was basically that Wang Xuan had a low EQ and did not understand the ways of the world. Wang Xuan was just like that and did not change it deliberately. However, when he sat in the position of general manager of the flight department and got promoted, he was not as free as before and had to do things against his will.
"I was a little willful before, I hope Mr. Yao doesn't mind." Wang Xuan said humbly, "Mr. Yao, our Blue Sky Airlines is planning to enter the Southeast Asian market recently."
"I know that. Aren't all the ads out? There are quite a few in the terminal." Manager Yao said with a smile, "What's going on? Did something go wrong?"
Wang Xuan cursed inwardly. This Yao was obviously the vice president of Jianchuan Airport Group. How could he not know that Blue Sky Airlines' Cebu route approval was blocked? Even in such a situation, he still pretended to be ignorant in front of him. He reeked of an old-fashioned old man. It was really abominable.
However, Wang Xuan's expression remained unchanged: "Yes, the first of the Southeast Asian routes is the Jianchuan-Cebu route. The other routes are fine, and there is still room for waiting. But the Cebu route has been advertised and the preparations have been made. It's just the finishing touch, and then it's stuck with the airport group..."
"I didn't know about this." Manager Yao exclaimed, as if he really didn't know about it. Compared with Wang Xuan's somewhat out-of-place performance, Manager Yao's performance was really lifelike. Facing young people who didn't know much about the real society, he was really able to deceive them.
However, Wang Xuan has been working in the airport circle for a long time, and he knows exactly who Manager Yao is.
Wang Xuan previously served as the chief pilot and had always been engaged in technical work, so he was not good at being servile. He had accompanied Manager Yao for a long time before, and his patience had already worn out. Not to mention that Manager Yao was still playing dumb now, which really made him angry.
"Mr. Yao, do you think this matter can be handled?" Wang Xuan didn't intend to play Tai Chi with Manager Yao anymore, so he just made things clear.
Manager Yao looked embarrassed and said, "Boss Wang, I don't know anything about this matter. I need to figure it out before I can do it."
Wang Xuan couldn't control his temper for a moment, but he finally calmed down and said patiently, "Boss Yao, this matter is urgent."
"Even if you're in a hurry, you have to let me understand the whole process." Manager Yao said with a smile.
Wang Xuan's cheek muscles tightened, and he could only take a deep breath. "It was indeed impolite of us to urge President Yao to do something. When the matter is done, we at Blue Sky Airlines will definitely thank President Yao for his hard work."
Manager Yao nodded immediately with satisfaction: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's just a small matter."
Wang Xuan gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart.
Manager Yao pretended to be confused and killed two birds with one stone. He agreed to work for Blue Sky Airlines, which was a reward. However, Blue Sky Airlines was under time pressure and could not wait. So Manager Yao used the excuse of clarifying the whole story to drag Blue Sky Airlines and force Blue Sky Airlines to pay him another sum.
Manager Yao has a clear distinction between "agree" and "timely", but when it comes to Wang Xuan, it's like a toothache.
"Boss Wang, I won't go back to check. Just tell me what's going on."
Wang Xuan cursed in his heart while explaining the whole matter to Manager Yao who asked questions knowing the answer already.
The matter was not complicated, and it was clear in five or six minutes. Manager Yao even showed a look of sudden enlightenment: "So that's what happened."
"Mr. Yao, is there any solution?" At this time, Wang Xuan didn't care how greedy Manager Yao was. He just wanted to know if the Cebu issue could be resolved. As long as the problem was resolved, everything would be fine.
"This matter is indeed difficult to handle." Manager Yao lowered his head in thought.
However, when Wang Xuan saw this look, he immediately became furious. He thought that Manager Yao was going to take the opportunity to ask for more compensation.
But soon Manager Yao said: "Since Spring Airlines has obtained the priority right of Jianchuan Airport, in principle, Spring Airlines' consent is indeed required. However, your application for the Cebu route was earlier than the time when Spring Airlines obtained the priority right of Jianchuan Airport. So the approval of the Cebu route is determined according to the standard before or after the priority right is issued. There are some operability in this, and perhaps we can use this gray area to do it."
Seeing that Manager Yao was finally getting down to business, Wang Xuan calmed down a little: "Is it really feasible?"
"We didn't expect that the authorities would hand over the airport priority. So, the airport group is actually a little confused about the situation after the priority was issued. No one knows how to understand the current situation, nor how to connect with Spring Airlines." Manager Yao smiled and said, "In fact, it's not just us. Spring Airlines probably has no experience either. They haven't connected with us yet. In such a chaotic situation, there is a chance to sneak in. However, I have to tell you in advance. I will do the thing for you, but I can't guarantee that it will be done well. If it is discovered later and is determined to be a violation, I will only shirk it as a mistake in interpreting the document and will not insist on the compliance of the Cebu route."
Now, Wang Xuan can basically understand Manager Yao's thinking.
Now, the issuance of priority has been beyond everyone's expectations, because only the priority of the three major domestic hubs has been issued, and the people of Jianchuan Airport Group do not even have the basic understanding that their own priority has been issued, so that various docking management appears extremely chaotic.
Once there is chaos, there is the possibility of taking advantage of the situation.
Moreover, the time when Blue Sky Airlines applied for the Cebu route as Manager Yao said was indeed ambiguous, so theoretically, the matter could be handled first. If it was discovered later, Manager Yao would shirk the blame for not understanding the document policy well enough and mistakenly believing that the application time for the Cebu route was earlier than the time when the priority was issued, and therefore it would not be subject to the priority restrictions.
In this way, an intentional act can be described as an error, which is much lighter in nature and within the range that Manager Yao can bear.
In this short period of time, Manager Yao not only thought about the feasibility of the matter, but even figured out his own way out.
This is the principle of a shrewd person like Manager Yao. No matter what, he must leave a way out for himself.
Wang Xuan thought about it and finally nodded. He also felt that this was basically the limit of what Manager Yao could do. If Manager Yao could do more, the price would be far higher than the current price, and Blue Sky Airlines would not pay that price.
Not long ago, Xin Weiwei's feedback indicated that Lu Jinghua was unwilling to be a lobbyist for Blue Sky Airlines. It was basically impossible to explain the situation directly to Xu Cang, so the only way to operate was to use these unpresentable tricks.
However, although the number of times is not large, such transactions are not uncommon in this society. Blue Sky Airlines has done this many times and is considered to be familiar with it.
"Well, okay, I know." Wang Xuan nodded, indicating that he agreed with Manager Yao's proposal.
Manager Yao smiled and said, "Boss Wang is a reasonable person. However, I heard that the person in charge of Spring Airlines is not the little girl named Qin Xin, but a pilot?"
When it comes to this, Wang Xuan's expression becomes a little strange: "Boss Yao still cares about this?"
"The civil aviation community is so small, gossip is everywhere, it's hard not to hear it." Manager Yao looked at Wang Xuan with a half-smile, "Besides, I heard that the pilot is from your Blue Sky Airlines? Since he's an old friend, why don't you go directly to him for help? Instead, you went around in circles and came to me for help?"
Wang Xuan's face suddenly darkened. Isn't this exposing Blue Sky Airlines' scars?
"Boss Yao, we are here to discuss serious matters today. Why are you bringing up these rumors?"
"Boss Wang, do you still not understand the current situation?" Manager Yao took another sip and said, "I will naturally handle the Cebu route for you. However, in the future, Jianchuan Airport will be the back garden of Spring Airlines, and Xu Cang will have the final say. Boss Wang is also in a high position, and he should know that there are many people below who are observant. Even if the leader does not have that intention, the subordinates will take the initiative to share the leader's worries."
Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood the implication of Manager Yao's words.
Xu Cang was from Blue Sky Airlines, and everyone knew that without even checking. Xu Cang's relationship with Blue Sky Airlines was not good, and anyone who was interested could know that with a little research.
Wang Xuan knew Xu Cang well enough, and he was not the kind of person who would take revenge for any slight. At least Xu Cang might not like Blue Sky Airlines, but he would not deliberately target Blue Sky Airlines. However, Xu Cang's indifference to Blue Sky Airlines did not mean that some people in the airport group would take the initiative to target Blue Sky Airlines in order to please Xu Cang.
Many people believe that understanding the minds of superiors and then taking the initiative to solve problems for leaders is the most important channel for promotion. Once there are a certain number of people with this concept in Jianchuan Airport Group, Blue Sky Airlines will be in trouble.
At least from Manager Yao's intuition, the proportion of this kind of people is not an isolated case in any industry.
"Manager Yao, is it that serious?" Wang Xuan still had a glimmer of hope.
However, Manager Yao poured water on them: "The handover has not been completed yet, and Xu Cang has not yet established his authority at Jianchuan Airport. This process will take time to accumulate, two years, almost two years, and your good days will almost be over."
Wang Xuan turned pale at these words. Manager Yao was a smart man who would never do anything without a purpose.
"Is Xu Cang's power so great?"
"You don't understand how powerful the priority granted by the government is. Although in name, they will only control other companies' international routes at Jianchuan Airport, as long as they put in some effort, they can still take control measures on domestic routes." Manager Yao said: "However, Spring Airlines does not have the foundation of the three major airlines, and I am afraid that it will not be able to fully exert the effectiveness of the priority in a short period of time. That's why I said that you, Blue Sky Airlines, still have two years of good days."
How could Wang Xuan not understand Manager Yao’s warning? It’s just that the official document has been issued, so he has no good solution.
"Is there no way to get the General Administration to withdraw the relevant documents?" Wang Xuan suddenly asked.
"Who wouldn't want to?" Manager Yao rarely agreed with Wang Xuan: "But before that, we need to figure out why Spring Airlines can get this unprecedented priority."
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Just as Wang Xuan and Manager Yao were making plans, Xu Cang was sitting in the right seat of the cockpit, looking at the weather abbreviation FC on the Binjiang Airport airwaves, and he was really lost in thought.
In weather reports, FC stands for Funnel clouds. In addition to this name, FC is also used to refer to tornadoes!
In Xu Cang's career over the years, including the twenty years before his rebirth, Xu Cang had never seen the word FC in a weather report before.
Obviously, it was not just Xu Cang, but even Guan Shan was encountering this situation for the first time.
"I told you, the fortune teller said there was a tornado, but you didn't believe it." Guan Shan said helplessly.
Xu Cang threw the Tongbo note to the central control console and covered his face with his hands: "I have never seen this in my life. It's an eye-opener."
Tornadoes are very rare in China. In comparison, they are more likely to occur in the United States. However, before his rebirth, Xu Cangfei did not fly many international routes, so he had never encountered a tornado.
"However, the communication wave shows that the tornado is not over the airport, so perhaps the impact is not that big. I think the wind speed is not that strong, anyway it is within the limit." Guan Shan approached Xu Cang, looking unsure: "There is no rule that says you can't land if there is a tornado nearby, right?"
This touched upon Xu Cang's blind spot in knowledge. He scratched his head and said, "No... no. Oh, how should I know? Didn't you ask for the divination?"
"The dispatcher said there are no relevant regulations. They only told us to pay attention to the extreme wind speed and wind shear, and didn't say anything else." Guan Shan spread his hands and said, "If that's the case, then it's definitely not within the scope of consideration."
"That's fine." Xu Cang nodded: "But shouldn't tornadoes be more common in spring and summer ? Although it is spring now, the temperature doesn't feel like spring at all, does it?"
Tornadoes are funnel-shaped clouds that extend downward from cumulonimbus clouds and often occur near thunderstorms. However, according to meteorological information, this area was not covered by thunderstorms, which was very strange.
Guan Shan was not clear about the specific situation. After all, they were just pilots and worked in meteorology, so how could they know so much?
"The wind gusts are 17 meters now. Do you think it can fly?"
Xu Cang noticed that Guan Shan was looking at him: "Why are you looking at me? Seventeen-meter gust, you are the captain, isn't it up to you to decide whether to land or not?"
"It's my decision, but I also need to consult the co-pilot and make full use of the cockpit resources."
Xu Cang rolled his eyes: "Why do I feel like you're feeling a little guilty? The wind over there isn't that strong, right? A gust of 17 meters, you should be able to handle it, right?"
It is a common term used by pilots to describe whether the wind is strong or not.
For example, at Binjiang Airport, there is a gust of 17 meters, but in reality, it may just feel like a sudden shake, and then it recovers quickly. It will not have a continuous impact on the aircraft. Although this kind of wind is chaotic, it is relatively easy to control, because although the correction input is frequent, the amount is not too large.
In comparison, let's take the central hub Shangdu Airport as an example. Although Shangdu Airport is a plain airport, it has strong winds all year round, and the airflow there is quite fierce. For example, a gust of more than ten meters can blow the aircraft to a huge deviation, and the pilot needs to quickly and accurately input the correction amount, otherwise the next moment, the wind will blow the aircraft to another direction. If the previous deviation has not been corrected, the deviation will gradually accumulate, and finally make the aircraft state uncontrollable.
To put it in a more popular way, if the wind is not strong, the frequency of chaos is higher, but the amplitude is not large. On the other hand, if the wind is stronger, not only the frequency of chaos is high, but also the amplitude is large, which makes it easier to accumulate deviations and is very unfriendly to pilots.
Therefore, under the same turbulence conditions, Binjiang Airport is relatively easier to land at.
"You really have confidence in me." Guan Shan said helplessly.
"Aren't you a high-altitude flyer? Turbulence should be very familiar to you. The pressure shouldn't be this great, right?"
Speaking of turbulence, the airflow environment in high plateau areas is often bad, and gusts of more than ten meters are relatively common. Why does Guan Shan look so lacking in confidence?
Xu Cang had heard Mo Shangyun's evaluation of Guan Shan. He had good cockpit operation management ability. His flying skills were not top-notch, but solid enough. At the beginning, Mo Shangyun was the instructor who landed on the high plateau, and later Guan Shan was gradually allowed to fly. Recently, 80% of the landings were completed by Guan Shan, and there were basically no warnings. His level was very stable. Logically speaking, Binjiang Airport should not be afraid of this situation.
Guan Shan waved his hand and said, "Who has ever encountered a tornado? I guess even Instructor Mo Shangyun has never encountered one. Aren't you afraid? How about you fly it?"
Xu Cang's face froze, and he shook his head like a rattle: "Goodbye, goodbye, you are the captain, it is not my turn to land."
"Come on, I authorize you to come." Guan Shan said.
"No, no, no, this is against the rules." Xu Cang quickly refused: "You are not a teacher, so if I control the landing, it will be against the rules."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong. It's very suitable for you to fly. Very suitable."
Xu Cang immediately spoke righteously: "Comrade Guan Shan, is this something a captain can say? The crew has forgotten the control principles. Does the captain have the power to change the control principles?"
Guan Shan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't seem to be very scared. He just suddenly asked, "Are you scared?"
"I tell you, this is not a question of being afraid or not, it's a question of abiding by the rules. Don't change the subject." Xu Cang said seriously.
Guan Shan immediately said sarcastically, "You are just afraid. Hey, it turns out that you are afraid sometimes. Fine! Since you are so scared, I will fly. It's just a gust of wind of more than ten meters. What's the big deal? Watch carefully and learn well."
Xu Cang snorted: "Whatever you say."
To be honest, Xu Cang was really under some pressure. After all, he had never encountered a tornado before, and hadn't even studied it. He had no idea at all. Xu Cang was really unsure.
"Well... I'll watch you during the approach. A go-around is vetoed by one vote. No matter if it's you or I who ordered a go-around, let's go." Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "If it's because of air currents, don't try a second approach after the go-around. Just make an alternate landing and come back after the tornado disappears."
As soon as Xu Cang finished speaking, he found Guan Shan staring at him with a smile, which made Xu Cang feel uneasy. He touched his face and asked, "What's wrong? What's the problem?"
Guan Shan chuckled: "You still don't admit it, you are afraid, right?"
"Alright, alright, I am scared." Xu Cang was too lazy to hide it: "I am a timid co-pilot, so I will just watch your performance, captain, okay?"
"Sure, sure." Guan Shan was very pleased. He leaned back on the seat with a proud look on his face. "It's a small matter. It's just a riverside airport with a gust of wind of more than ten meters. I'll show you my skills."
Xu Cang just smiled at Guan Shan's arrogant behavior.
"By the way, when we land, it will be more than 20 degrees below zero there. Do you want to go out and find something to eat after you get to the hotel? The sausages here are delicious."
Xu Cang patted his flight case and said, "I didn't even bring my overnight bag, and I'm relying on this set of clothes. You still want me to go out? I'm going to freeze to death."
"You finally get to spend the night out, you have to go out and be free and unrestrained." Guan Shan said with a tone of an experienced person: "That's right, you are not in a relationship or married now, so you don't have any feelings. When you are in a relationship or married, you will find that spending the night out is a moment to release your free soul, you have to cherish it."
Xu Cang glanced at Guan Shan. He could naturally hear the implication in Guan Shan's words. This was actually an important reason why the relationship between men and women in the crew was relatively complicated.
"It's your business to release free souls. Don't cause trouble. Just let the company handle it in the end."
After all, he was Guanshan's savior, so he could speak more freely.
Indeed, in response to Xu Cang's somewhat warning words, Guan Shan just smiled awkwardly: "Of course. I will definitely handle my personal affairs beautifully."
"But Xu Cang, your tone of voice is becoming more and more like a capitalist, which is good."
Xu Cang rolled his eyes. He did not make a big fuss about Qin Xin's acquisition of 51% of Spring Airlines' shares. After all, within the company, he already had some tendency to be a gigolo . Many employees who did not know the reason defined Xu Cang as a gigolo who was hanging out with Qin Xin. They were envious and looked down on him. I don't know how complicated the relationship was, even though in reality, it should be Qin Xin who was hanging out with Xu Cang.
Qin Xin had hinted more than once before that she wanted to give Xu Cang some shares, but Xu Cang was too lazy to accept them. In Xu Cang's mind, Qin Xin would be his in the future, so the shares would not matter to him. It would be troublesome to go through the procedures of giving away shares.
Not long ago, Qin Xin tricked Xu Cang into signing a share donation agreement. To be honest, Xu Cang felt that Qin Xin had become distant and was not that happy.
After joking around with Guan Shan for a while, the topic naturally shifted to Xu Cang's progress. In fact, Xu Cang had not had any problems for a long time recently. Of course, the definition of this long time was relative to Xu Cang.
For example, the Jakarta volcanic ash incident happened on a British Airways plane and did not affect Xu Cang's flights in his own country. The miraculous "Cang-style spin" at Qitai Airport was only spread in a small area, and it is highly unlikely to be made public in the future, so it will naturally have no impact on civil aviation.
From this point of view, Xu Cang has indeed lived in peace for quite a long time.
During this normal flight time, although Xu Cang would occasionally spend some time on other things, he was a partner of Spring Airlines after all, so he must be taken care of in the scheduling. In addition, the instructors of Spring Airlines were all willing to take Xu Cang, which made Xu Cang's experience time and landing time increase rapidly.
Xu Cang thought about it in the cockpit and thought that he seemed to have accumulated enough experience and landed enough to be promoted to the fourth-level co-pilot, so he could ask the flight department to arrange the promotion. Then, he told instructor Mo Shangyun and asked him to be responsible for checking.
So far, Spring Airlines has only one company inspector, Instructor Mo Shangyun. In fact, Mo Shangyun was previously a representative appointed by the authority, but because he changed companies, the letter of appointment had to be reissued, so the process had to be repeated, which was quite troublesome.
In fact, in addition to Instructor Mo Shangyun, Instructor Shi Qi is also the top, also an authorized representative of the Administration, but for Airbus. Instructor Shi Qi transferred to Boeing, not to mention that he gave up the authorized representative of the Administration, he is not even a company inspector. Only when Instructor Shi Qi has enough experience and restored to a Class B instructor can he be hired as a company inspector, and then consider reapplying for the authorized representative of the Administration.
The representative appointed by the authority is very important for an airline, which involves a lot of bargaining between airlines. Although Spring Airlines is now in a good position, it is actually quite dangerous without the representative appointed by the authority. If it is suppressed by other airlines together, it will have no chance to recover.
However, this is the most extreme and worst case scenario, and it would not happen under normal circumstances. However, in order to prevent it, the Flight Department is actively promoting the restoration of the qualifications of instructors Mo Shangyun and Shi Qi.
There is no other way, these two are the most promising ones. The others are either single pilots or young instructors, and their qualifications and strength are not enough, so the bureau is too lazy to pay attention to them.
Although the wind at Binjiang Airport was reported to be very strong, it was really comfortable at the cruising altitude. Seeing that there were still more than 40 minutes before landing, Guan Shan was probably tired, so after calming down a bit, he began to prepare for the approach, while Xu Cang made an internal call to the chief flight attendant.
"Captain, please let No. 5 come in."
Not to mention the chief purser, even Guan Shan, who was preparing the CDU, stopped what he was doing. Letting the chief purser in and the No. 2 flight attendant in were all routine operations, so why would they let the No. 5 flight attendant in?
The key point is why the fifth flight attendant was asked to come in? Generally speaking, the fifth flight attendant is the lowest-ranking member of the entire crew. Is it necessary to call him to the cockpit specifically?
Like Guan Shan, the flight attendant also wondered if he had heard wrongly: "Brother, are you No. 5? If there is anything you need in the cockpit, I'll ask No. 2 to go over."
However, Xu Cang still specifically asked for number five: "No need, let number five come in."
"This..." To be honest, the chief purser did not mean to prevent No. 5 from entering the cockpit, but this strange request easily aroused certain fantasies in the chief purser, so that the chief purser felt a little worried.
At this time, Guan Shan adjusted the transmitter, switched to the cabin call, and joined in: "Captain, as the co-pilot said, let No. 5 come in."
After Guan Shan said this, the flight attendant was a little confused about the situation, but he still agreed: "Okay, Captain."
After hanging up the cabin call, Guan Shan didn't care about the approach preparations anymore. He approached Xu Cang with a smirk on his face and said, "I didn't realize you were so good at this."
Xu Cang turned the transmitter back to VHF 1 and glanced at Guan Shan: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Didn't everyone say that you and Mr. Qin have that kind of relationship? It's really unbearable to have such a strong woman at home, right? But, it turns out that you like younger ones. I think No. 5 is only over 20." Guan Shan's words became more and more outrageous: "Of course, you are not old, that's normal. But..."
"But you!" Xu Cang snorted, "Is there nothing else in your mind except the things between men and women? There are still gusts of wind more than ten meters high waiting for you, that's exciting enough."
After being denied by Xu Cang, Guan Shan showed no sign of giving up, which made Xu Cang very helpless.
However, at this time, flight attendant No. 5 who was outside in the rear cabin had been called to the workroom in the front cabin.
As a result, the chief flight attendant did not immediately put the fifth flight attendant into the cockpit. Instead, he asked seriously, "Do you know the captain or the co-pilot?"
"I know him." Seeing the serious face of the chief steward, flight attendant No. 5, who was originally an intern, became obviously nervous, and his voice was trembling.
The flight attendant waved his hand: "I'm not talking about today, I'm talking about before. Do you know each other privately?"
Flight attendant No. 5 shook his head: "I don't know him."
Then, perhaps because of the tone of the chief stewardess, steward No. 5 also started to worry: "Sister, is there something wrong?"
"How should I know?" The flight attendant himself was confused: "Forget it, just go in. I'll talk to you after we land."
Flight attendant No. 5 nodded nervously and entered the cockpit.
As soon as he came in, flight attendant No. 5 saw Guan Shan busy, while Xu Cang, the co-pilot, was sitting leisurely in his seat. It seemed that the roles were reversed.
"Brother, you called me?"
Xu Cang pointed to the fixed seat behind the captain: "No need to stand, just sit down."
Flight attendant No. 5 was already nervous, especially when she knew that Xu Cang seemed to have a relationship with the company's boss, and her breathing became irregular. If Xu Cang was upset, and Xu Cang persuaded the boss, wouldn't she, a trainee flight attendant, be in trouble?
"Brother, whatever you say, I can just stand." Flight attendant No. 5 laughed dryly.
Xu Cang turned around and saw the stiff smile of flight attendant No. 5, and immediately saw her nervousness. It would be better not to force her at this time, so as to prevent her from having wild thoughts again.
So Xu Cang got straight to the point: "Did the flight attendant ask you to tell her about our conversation later?"
This beginning really caught flight attendant No. 5 off guard.
In fact, the flight attendant did not say that. However, the flight attendant said that he would talk to her alone after landing, which was basically the same as the meaning.
However, flight attendant No. 5 obviously felt that this was not a good thing to do and did not know whether he should say it or not.
This is the difficulty of being in a lower position!
Seeing that the fifth flight attendant was hesitant, Xu Cang did not ask any more questions. He just said, "If the chief flight attendant asks you about it later, just say that I asked you about the local food in Binjiang."
"Ah?" Flight attendant No. 5 was obviously unable to keep up with Xu Cang's thinking pace.
"Aren't you a native of Binjiang?" Xu Cang asked back.
"I..." Flight attendant No. 5 was stunned: "Brother, how did you know?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Isn't that your accent? When I was in aviation school, my roommate was from Binjiang, and I can recognize his accent. So, we just happen to be staying overnight, so it's normal to ask a local like you for some tips. The flight attendant won't be suspicious."
Xu Cang was more considerate of flight attendant No. 5, and even thought of an excuse for her so that she wouldn't be embarrassed by both sides. Trainee flight attendants were under a lot of pressure before they were promoted to regular employees, and Xu Cang could understand that.
Flight attendant No. 5 could naturally understand Xu Cang's thoughts and said gratefully: "Thank you, brother, that's what I said."
"Yes." Xu Cang nodded: "Let's get down to business. How long have you been interning?"
"More than two months."
“How many hours did you fly last month?”
"twenty!"
"Twenty!?" Even Guan Shan turned around in surprise: "So few?"
Speaking of sad things, flight attendant No. 5 also felt lonely: "Maybe they need to arrange flight attendant instructors for trainee flight attendants like me, so that's why I'm the squad leader."
Just like flight trainees need flight instructors to guide them, trainee flight attendants also need flight attendant instructors to guide them. In this way, not all flights can be flown by trainee flight attendants, which will definitely affect the number of flights.
However, Guan Shan shook his head: "No, your technical level will definitely have an impact, but it will definitely not be so exaggerated. How can you only fly for 20 hours?"
"Are other trainee flight attendants or low-level flight attendants the same? They all fly less?" Xu Cang asked.
"No, some can fly up to 70 hours." Flight attendant No. 5 said subconsciously. However, he regretted it as soon as he said it, as if he had said too much.
Xu Cang's face suddenly turned cold: "Some people can fly for seventy hours, but you can only fly for twenty hours?"
"No, no, no, I only know one or two. They might just be isolated cases." Flight attendant No. 5 was still trying to make excuses.
Guan Shan interrupted and said, "No, I've flown a few flights before and it seems that quite a few flight attendants are over 70 years old. This is definitely not an isolated case."
The duty time standard for flight attendants is more relaxed than that for flight crews, so the average hours are basically higher than those for flight crews. For example, a pilot's flying time will not exceed 100 hours a month, but flight attendants can exceed 100 hours. Even an average of 70 hours is not particularly high for flight attendants, so even Guan Shan, who is not aware of the situation, finds it outrageous.
Flight attendant No. 5 opened his mouth and said, "I'm not sure about this."
"What are you still worried about?" Xu Cang's face suddenly darkened. "Twenty hours a month, if you want to become a regular employee, calculate how long it will take? You are still hiding it. What good is it for you? Are you worried about retaliation?"
Guan Shan was quite surprised by these words: "Xu Cang, what are you talking about?"
Flight attendant No. 5 turned pale: "Brother, I'm not hiding anything."
"No!?" Xu Cang suddenly shouted, "Is the Crew Planning Office using unspoken rules? You are a vested interest, so it's ok for you to keep your mouth shut, but you are still a victim, and you dare not speak out? Don't worry, you will not be retaliated against, I can guarantee you that."
Flight attendant No. 5 looked at Guan Shan, clearly a little undecided. No matter what, on the plane, she still instinctively relied on the captain.
At this time, Guan Shan said: "Don't worry."
Flight attendant No. 5 hesitated, and finally said, "Brother, as far as I know, this situation does exist on the scheduling side."
About ten minutes later, the fifth flight attendant finally came out. The chief flight attendant immediately came forward and asked in a low voice, "What did you say?"
"They are going to go out for a walk in a while and asked me what fun things there are in Binjiang." Flight attendant No. 5 said naturally.
"That's it?" The chief flight attendant was stunned for a moment. She knew that flight attendant No. 5 was from Binjiang, and the flight crew would indeed go down in a while, but the cabin crew would not go down and continue to return to Jianchuan.
Flight attendant No. 5 nodded heavily: "Yes, that's it, nothing more."
"Forget it, let's talk about it after we land." At this moment, the flight attendants also had to prepare for descent, so it was not convenient to continue the conversation. The chief purser did not ask any more questions and let flight attendant No. 5 go back to the workroom in the rear cabin.
At this moment in the cockpit, after listening to everything said by flight attendant No. 5, Xu Cang and Guan Shan both looked unhappy.
"Haha, one thousand a month for good shifts and hours. The people in the Crew Planning Room are really good at making money." Guan Shan sneered, and even couldn't help but marvel at the money-making methods of the Crew Planning Room.
That's right, according to Flight Attendant No. 5, the Flight Attendant Planning Office has a special price list. The better the schedule you get, the better the price you pay. Some flight attendants who are unwilling to pay the Flight Attendant Planning Office, either due to financial reasons or because they are not used to this kind of situation, can only fly the worst flights and get far less than the average flight hours.
Xia Shuyue used to be uncomfortable with this kind of behavior, so she arranged relatively few shifts. However, although Xia Shuyue's technical level was not high, she was still a formal flight attendant, so although she had fewer shifts, it would not be too exaggerated.
But the reason for the fifth flight attendant was because of economic reasons. Because flight attendants are not like pilots, many training and clothing require money, so the fifth flight attendant happened to be short of money. It happened that the fifth flight attendant had just joined the company and did not understand the rules. He thought that if he did not pay, the worst that could happen was that his shift would be a little worse, but it should not be too much worse.
The reality is that she flew 20 hours last month, which is really outrageous. I guess those people in the planning office also think that she is just an intern, so they can just do whatever they want? This time, they are really unscrupulous.
Xu Cang sighed and said, "I thought our new company would be able to maintain a clean environment for a while, but I didn't expect that after such a short time, some people have already brought in bad habits from outside. I really didn't expect that."
"However, I don't think we've heard of any such plan in our flight plan. At least, there's no blatant request for money."
"They dare!" Xu Cang said with emotion: "Flying and cabin crew are different after all."
From a practical perspective, the value of pilots is obviously higher than that of flight attendants, so the company has more motivation to protect the interests of pilots. In addition, the old instructors in the pilot group have bad tempers, and if you accidentally offend those old instructors, it will be a big deal.
"I thought the company I put my heart and soul into would be different from others, but it seems I was overthinking it. They are all the same." Xu Cang said with some disappointment.
Guan Shan moved his mouth, intending to comfort Xu Cang, but in the end he didn't say anything, and just asked: "What are you going to do next?"
Xu Cang's eyes narrowed slightly: "It's just a growing tumor now. We should remove it neatly before it grows to the point of causing trouble."
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Xu Cang and the other man didn't say much, after all, they were close to the approach area of ​​Binjiang Airport.
Although the wind at Binjiang Airport was quite turbulent, there was nothing noteworthy in the approach procedure. Moreover, when the plane flew to the Binjiang approach area, it could already vaguely see the land tornado not far from the airport that seemed to be connected to the sky and the earth.
This was the first time in Xu Cang's life, including most of his life before his rebirth, that he had seen a tornado with his own eyes.
The tornado was just like what was shown on TV, a hole-shaped tornado with a large top and a small bottom. Above it was a vast and thick cumulonimbus cloud, which blocked out the little light left at dusk. The contrast between the area covered by the rain cloud and the area outside was extremely obvious, as if they were two completely different worlds.
"Binjiang approach, Spring and Summer 9733, altitude 4200, Tongbo C, I'm at your command."
Soon, Binjiang approach control replied: "Chunxia 9733, runway 31, maintain course, radar-guided approach, Tongbo C is valid."
"Maintain course, radar vector, runway 31, pass wave C, spring and summer 9733."
"Spring and Summer 9733, standard air pressure 3900 at altitude."
"Three thousand nine, spring and summer 9733."
Captain Guan Shan had just adjusted the altitude window to 3900 feet, which was 12,800 feet in the British standard, and given a descent rate of 1,000 feet, when the controller's voice rang out again on the approach frequency: "Chunxia 9733, the current ground wind is 350/11 meters, gusting to 14 meters, and the runway is wet. Do you want to continue the approach?"
"The wind seems to be a little weaker." Xu Cang did not answer immediately, but looked at Guan Shan. After all, it was Guan Shan who would land in a moment.
Guan Shan thought for a moment, then followed Xu Cang's words and replied to the approach control: "Approach, is there anyone landing ahead?"
"Just now, a plane took off again. It seems that turbulence caused it."
Guan Shan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. This showed that the situation at this airport was not as optimistic as the weather report said. To be honest, the captain standards of other airlines were also there, and there would not be a big difference. If other captains could not meet the standards, then we should be alert.
"Is a gust of fourteen meters so difficult to deal with?" At this time, a man's voice came into the frequency, obviously spoken by a pilot from another crew.
Indeed, a gust of 14 meters is very difficult for pilots to control, but it shouldn't be so exaggerated, right? This question also raised the doubts in Xu Cang and Guan Shan's hearts, that is, there is a gap between the actual feeling and the wind force reported in the weather report.
"Yeah, I felt a gust of 20 meters instead of 14 meters. I almost fell on the grass just now." Another pilot interrupted in the frequency: "By the way, I was the one who just did the go-around."
It can be seen that at this time, the pilots still tend to exchange their own intelligence.
"Is there something wrong with the wind measurement at Binjiang Airport?" Another pilot raised the question.
Apart from anything else, it seemed that there were quite a few planes circling over Binjiang Airport, and the approach control frequency was quite busy.
"Muhua 2311, the wind meter here has been inspected twice and there is no problem. Please do not make unconfirmed statements on the frequency." The approach control said seriously.
However, this notice was obviously not enough to suppress the pilots' discussion. One of them even said jokingly, "Does that mean our pilots' skills are no longer good enough? We can't even land in a 14-meter gust?"
"That's hard to say."
The pilots on the frequency were not angry at all, but laughed. For a moment, the approach frequency was filled with joy. The focus was mainly on the topic of tornadoes. After all, tornadoes are very rare in China, and many pilots are unsure.
If the gust was only 14 meters now, even if there was a plane ahead taking off, these crews would not have to circle and wait.
Of course, in addition to normal discussions, some people also mentioned the tornado's impression on the airport, such as whether the subsequent tornado will move to the airport, and if the tornado moves to the airport, will Binjiang Airport be closed. According to the approach control, it seems that the tornado's expected route will not pass through the airport, but it will always cruise around the airport and maintain its influence on the airport.
With these words, there was another wailing in the frequency.
However, it seems that these crews who were chatting happily on the approach frequency did not plan to approach for the time being, otherwise they would not be so relaxed.
However, Guanshan was eager to try. Judging from the current weather conditions, it was definitely up to standard. As for the previous aircraft's go-around, what if the captain was really not skilled enough?
"What do you mean?" Guan Shan asked Xu Cang for his opinion: "Try it once?"
If it was just Guan Shan, he might wait a while. However, with Xu Cang by his side, Guan Shan had confidence and thought he could give it a try.
Xu Cang nodded: "Okay, they are all up to standard anyway. But according to the feedback from the previous aircraft, the airflow at low altitude is quite chaotic, so just pay attention to the timing of the go-around."
"Yeah!" Guan Shan's confidence increased greatly.
"Then I'll go back." Xu Cang paused for a moment and said, "Approach, Chunxia 9733, let's continue the approach."
"Okay! Chunxia 9733, heading 360, lower corrected sea pressure three thousand, corrected sea pressure 1028." Fearing that there were really no approaching aircraft ahead, the approach control immediately gave the next step instructions.
Xu Cang took a look and found that this course was basically five straight cuts at a thirty-degree angle, with no obstructions at all and it was smooth sailing.
"Heading 360, continue to lower the corrected sea pressure to 3,000, corrected sea pressure to 1028." Xu Cang repeated.
“Brother, that’s awesome!”
“Awesome!”
"Brother Chunxia, ​​I'm counting on you to scout the way for us. If we land, please adjust the approach frequency and communicate with us."
Although many pilots appear aloof in front of outsiders, in fact, many of them are quite interesting when facing their peers.
Xu Cang smiled and replied, "I understand."
When the plane is above 10,000 feet, although there is obvious turbulence, it is generally acceptable. However, once the plane descends below 10,000 feet, the turbulence increases sharply. I am afraid that at lower altitudes, turbulence will be more serious.
Looking at the land tornado in the distance, Xu Cang's heart tightened and he sat up straighter.
Soon, the plane continued to descend to 2,400 meters, and at the same time, the approach frequency was switched to the tower frequency. However, when the frequency was switched, the frequency was filled with voices of farewell, and it seemed that these people really regarded Xu Cang as a pioneer and were all counting on him.
As soon as the frequency was switched to the tower frequency, the aircraft was commanded to continue descending to the corrected sea pressure of 1,500 meters and establish blind landing No. 31 at this altitude.
During this process, the aircraft maintained a continuous and strong turbulence, so much so that Guan Shan thought several times whether he should abort the approach. Fortunately, the aircraft's data remained within the specified range, and there was no situation that exceeded the standard. Guan Shan was originally prepared to go around if he couldn't control it, so he decided to give it a try.
Of course, if it were just this kind of bumpy ride, it would be acceptable.
Soon the aircraft intercepted the glide path and began the final descent phase.
"Spring and Summer 9733, surface wind 350/12 meters, gust 14 meters, corrected sea pressure 1028, runway 31, clear to land, pay attention to the final airflow."
"Runway 31, corrected sea pressure 1028, landing on runway 31, spring and summer 9733."
Perhaps it was really Xu Cang's plane that was approaching, so when the plane had just intercepted the glide path and was about ten nautical miles away, the tower gave permission to land.
"We have the landing order." Guan Shan said, "Help me monitor the plane."
"Ah? Oh!" Xu Cang did not refuse, and put his right hand on the steering wheel and grabbed the throttle at the same time. Part of his energy was on the dashboard, but the other part fell on the extremely oppressive tornado in front of him on the right.
This time, not only did he see it, but the distance was so close that Xu Cang's heart was pounding and he felt pressured in a rare way.
The moment Xu Cang took over the plane, Guan Shan loosened the thrust handle with his right hand and the steering wheel with his left hand. He picked up a small towel and wiped his palms again and again, probably because there was a lot of sweat on his palms.
Nervous!
"Forget it, how about I do it?" Xu Cang said when he saw Guan Shan's expression.
"No need, I'm the captain, this is what I should do. You help me monitor the plane, and just call for a go-around if there is any problem." As he said that, Guan Shan signaled Xu Cang that he could let go and took over the plane again.
At an altitude of about 1,000 feet above the ground, the airflow outside was quite turbulent, which could be seen even from the wind direction and speed display in the corner of the navigation page. Not to mention the wind speed, the wind direction was almost turning in circles, it would be strange if it was not chaotic.
Boeing's autothrottle is not very good, far less useful than Airbus, especially in the current turbulence, the autothrottle has been unable to keep up with the aircraft's state. So, after passing a thousand feet, Guan Shan first disconnected the autothrottle. However, not long after, he disconnected the autopilot again.
In a windy and turbulent environment, it is not advisable to disconnect the autopilot too late, because the pilot needs to get used to the control feel in this environment. If the autopilot is disconnected too late, the pilot will be caught off guard and the deviation will occur, and the altitude will be too low, and there will be no room for correction, which will be troublesome.
Guan Shan disconnected the automatic driving at an altitude of about 800 feet. As soon as it was disconnected, his hands started like a motor and could not stop for a moment.
This scene reminded Guan Shan of the first time he met Xu Cang. There was also an engine failure and the weather was windy and turbulent, but he did not land.
"It's so damn unlucky. There's no good weather when I fly with you." Guan Shan cursed.
The first time it was due to strong wind turbulence, and the next day when we took off it happened again. I don’t know whose fault it was.
Originally, Xu Cang was watching Guan Shan's manipulation from the right, and was a little worried whether Guan Shan could handle it. But after Guan Shan said this, Xu Cang felt relieved. Guan Shan still had the energy to complain at this time, so it seemed that there was no big problem.
I have to say that Mo Shangyun's evaluation of Guan Shan is very accurate. His basic skills are very solid. Within the normal deviation range, Guan Shan can correct the deviation well and in time, so as not to let the deviation accumulate. This is a typical pilot whose upper limit may not be that high, but whose level is stable.
So far, although the five-sided airflow is very chaotic, it seems that no unexpected situations have occurred.
Xu Cang glanced at the tornado in front of him on the right: "Is it really just a regular strong turbulence?"
If this is true, it is acceptable to Guanshan and it seems that it can be implemented.
However, just as Xu Cang had this thought, the plane descended to 500 feet, and Xu Cang was just about to make the standard announcement.
Suddenly, the plane's airspeed increased sharply, increasing by about five or six knots.
At first, Xu Cang and Guan Shan thought it was no big deal. Changes in airspeed were normal in this kind of weather. As long as the base throttle was maintained, there was no need to worry too much.
However, this trend of increasing airspeed showed no signs of stopping on its own, and within a short period of time, it increased a little more.
In this case, the airspeed deviation was already quite large, so Guanshan felt it necessary to intervene.
First, Guan Shan slightly reduced the throttle and pulled the stick back slightly. This is a relatively standard deceleration operation.
However, once Guanshan made the move, the airspeed seemed unstoppable and kept rising.
"Airspeed!" Xu Cang's eyelids jumped. At this moment, the airspeed was already the reference speed plus fifteen knots, which was very high.
"Correct!" Guan Shan did not hesitate any longer and pulled the throttle back a lot, but he did not pull the steering wheel back much, otherwise it would be easy to deviate from the glide path. Logically, he had to keep his posture stable and reduce the throttle so much, so the speed had to be reduced.
But the speed only paused slightly and then continued to rise.
"This..." Xu Cang's face changed, and he looked at the wind speed display on the navigation page. It was now in a headwind state, but as the altitude decreased, the wind speed continued to increase.
The headwind is increasing!
"Collect your light, collect your light!" Xu Cang shouted.
Any slower, the plane is about to exceed the speed limit.
Guan Shan had obviously thought of this as well, and almost at the same time as Xu Cang reminded him, he stepped on the accelerator.
However, even with this corrective action, the aircraft's speed was still rising and was about to reach the bottom of the red and black speed band.
"not good!"
Xu Cang's breath was choked, and during this brief moment of hesitation, the airspeed actually accelerated upwards.
This was not the end. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck and seemed to explode right in front of the plane. The space seemed to crack open, and light filled the air. Xu Cang and the other man almost lost their view of the outside world in an instant.
Such a change frightened Xu Cang so much that he almost lost his soul. He quickly shouted, "Let's go, go around! Switch frequency, throttle to 55, don't increase the speed to full, don't press TO/GA!"
In this case, there is no way to fall down.
However, Xu Cang did not ask Guan Shan to press TO/GA, because the speed was close to the maximum speed. If the throttle was fully increased at once and the attitude was not kept up, the aircraft would definitely exceed the speed limit. Therefore, Xu Cang chose an operation similar to aborting the approach.
In fact, this is not quite in compliance with regulations, but there is no way, the speed is too high, and this is a factor that must be taken into consideration.
At this moment, the plane was still several hundred feet in altitude, not extremely low, so Guan Shan's reaction was relatively calm.
He understood Xu Cang's meaning very well, and raised the stick and stepped on the throttle. At the same time, Xu Cang switched the navigation frequencies on both sides, so that the flight guidance was separated from the APP mode.
Then, Xu Cang reset the instructions and gave a new method. The altitude layer changed and the plane immediately rose to the go-around altitude.
The reason for switching frequencies is that the aircraft cannot disconnect this mode by pressing this button twice in APP mode. In the autopilot system, there will be a bright horizontal bar under the effective button, indicating that the pilot can disconnect the relevant mode by pressing this button.
However, when the APP is armed, once the glide path is intercepted and the APP takes effect, the lit horizontal bar on the APP button will go out, which means that it cannot be disconnected by pressing the secondary button.
If the APP mode is not disconnected, the flight guidance will continue to guide the pilot to descend. Of course, in manual mode, the pilot can ignore the flight guidance. However, if the flight guidance is wrong, it is also a hidden danger, so it needs to be eliminated.
Since it is not possible to release the APP mode on the MCP , simply change the navigation frequency to disconnect from the APP mode. At the same time, reset the guidance, so that the pilot can input the desired method again.
Guan Shan increased his posture without increasing the throttle significantly, so the speed finally dropped. Seeing that the speed was roughly safe, Guan Shan slowly increased the throttle, not too fast, and waited until the speed dropped to a suitable range.
Seeing that the speed safety space was almost reached, Guan Shan signaled Xu Cang to turn on the automatic throttle and engage the automatic driving at the same time.
As soon as the AP and AT were connected, Guan Shan's pressure suddenly eased and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Cang was also still in fear: "Tower, Chunxia 9733, go around!"
Soon, the aircraft continued to gain altitude and then turned back to the approach frequency.
"Chunxia 9733, altitude 4,500 meters, I'm at your command."
"Chunxia 9733, you are now turning right and circling right. What are you planning?"
Xu Cang glanced at Guan Shan, only to see Guan Shan shaking his head. He could only helplessly say, "Let's circle first."
"Brother, you guys are flying again too!"
"What's going on? Can't you get down?"
"Is it windy down there?"
When they heard that Xu Cang and his team had returned to the approach frequency, the crews that had been circling and waiting were in a frenzy. This was not an isolated case. It looked like Binjiang Airport was going to be very difficult to land.
"Just now, we encountered an increase in headwinds. I slowed down the accelerator, but the speed was still increasing. I almost exceeded the speed limit." Xu Cang still shared the information: "Also, it seems that I encountered lightning and lost my vision."
"I just said there was a flash just now. There really was lightning. Was it a dry thunder?"
"How strong is this wind? It's slowing down the train, but it's still accelerating?"
"I said there was something wrong with the wind speed reported. It doesn't look like a gust of 14 meters."