Chapter 3 Tail Wipe
Xu Cang didn't look like a rookie co-pilot at all, but rather like a senior co-pilot who had been flying for many years.
Xu Cang, who was lying leisurely, glanced at the calibration light on the navigation panel and saw that it was off. This meant that the inertial navigation had been calibrated, and he was about to test the TCAS system. However, Wang Qiang raised his hand to stop him.
"Xu Cang, let's not test that thing yet. I have something to ask you." Wang Qiang considered his words: "Did you offend any company leader or inspector?"
"I don't think so." Xu Cang didn't dare to be too absolute. He had just been reborn not long ago, and some of his memories were still vague.
Little did he know that Wang Qiang became serious, his face was extremely solemn: "Xu Cang, don't be afraid, if someone really targets you, I will help you get justice. The company is not to the point where some people can cover the sky with one hand!"
From the cockpit preparations, Wang Qiang was almost certain that Xu Cang was definitely not as outrageous as the company rumored, and he must have been targeted. Wang Qiang did not believe what Xu Cang said, and just thought that Xu Cang was afraid of being retaliated against later.
But how could he know that Xu Cang was not hiding anything, he really couldn't remember who he had offended. Although his memory was not completely clear, it was basically certain that he was just playing badly before, and he couldn't blame others.
However, Xu Cang couldn't tell Wang Qiang that he was reborn, so he just smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.
In Wang Qiang's eyes, Xu Cang looked like a poor oppressed novice co-pilot, which made Wang Qiang, who was full of justice, feel that it was even more necessary to support Xu Cang.
Xu Cang could roughly understand Wang Qiang's thoughts. At this moment, he was like the hero in a cool novel. Everyone thought he was a bug wandering in the mud, but in fact he was a dragon that puffed up clouds and exhaled mist. Even Xu Cang, who had experienced a lifetime, couldn't help but feel refreshed.
The world is vast, I can fly freely, Xu Cang subconsciously grasped the steering wheel with great joy. In a moment, he would show Wang Qiang what the strength of a chief pilot is!
The only problem is that, because of huge problems with the MAX series that followed the 737NG series, the 737 aircraft suffered a serious crisis of confidence, and has never recovered since then, even withdrawing from the ranks of mainstream aircraft models.
Although Xu Cang later became the chief pilot, he had basically stopped flying the 737, and the controls felt a little unfamiliar to him. However, Xu Cang was confident that there shouldn't be any major problems.
Wang Qiang, who had been convinced by Xu Cang, became more and more friendly to him, and the atmosphere in the entire cockpit began to become relaxed. After that, Xu Cang carried out his work in an orderly manner.
Push out, start, taxi until you are aligned with the runway.
"Blue sky 9433, ground wind 23001, runway 21, clear for takeoff. After takeoff, automatically take off at 124.35." The tower control gave permission for takeoff.
Xu Cang replied: " Runway 21, clear to take off, 124.35!"
After reciting, Xu Cang took control of the steering wheel with both hands and shouted, "Take control, traffic signal."
Wang Qiang stepped on the parking brake and put his right hand on the throttle: "Hand over the controls, connect to the communication, and go!"
"Set takeoff thrust."
As Xu Cang's voice fell, Wang Qiang pressed the TO/GA switch, and the automatic throttle increased to the reduced thrust value of the set assumed temperature. At this time, Xu Cang was controlling the aircraft, but the throttle was still under Wang Qiang's control.
After a while, the thrust values of the two engines stabilized and were basically equal to the limit values on the CDU.
"Takeoff thrust is set to 95.1!" Wang Qiang shouted.
Xu Cang used the rudder to control the plane's taxiing direction, while also paying some attention to Wang Qiang's standard calls. After hearing the takeoff thrust adjustment, Xu Cang calmly replied, "Check, continue."
Wang Qiang raised his eyebrows. From Xu Cang's tone, it seemed that he had more than enough energy. Some novice pilots put all their energy into maintaining the taxiing direction at this time, and could not hear the standard calls from the people next to them, let alone respond.
When the plane accelerated to eighty knots, Wang Qiang reminded: "Eighty knots!"
This is an important node in takeoff, which is related to the decision to interrupt the takeoff.
"Check, continue!" Xu Cang said this again, indicating that he heard Zuo Zuo's reminder.
As the aircraft accelerated, the rudder effect began to increase, and the crosswind turbulence began to have a significant impact on the aircraft's taxiing direction. Although the ground wind reported by the airport was not strong and the crosswind component was almost zero, it seemed calm. But in fact, the report given by the tower is often different from the actual wind. At least, when Wang Qiang saw the wind bag on the side of the runway that was blown almost parallel to the ground during the taxiing phase, he knew that the wind was definitely more than one meter.
However , Xu Cang's correction of the sliding direction was very accurate. He would stop the deviation in time at the moment of correction, rather than waiting until the deviation was obvious before using rough means to correct it.
Although this correction method sounds simple, many pilots cannot see the initial deviation. They can only sense it when the deviation is large enough. But by that time, it is a little too late to make the correction.
Detecting deviations depends on talent and methods. For a pilot like Xu Cang who has only flown a few times, Wang Qiang doesn't think he can come up with his own method, so it can only be that Xu Cang is naturally sensitive.
It was during this short skating process that Wang Qiang became more and more satisfied with Xu Cang.
In fact, not only Wang Qiang was very satisfied with Xu Cang, he himself was also quite satisfied. After so many years, he could still fly a 737 easily. It turned out that he was a genius in flying.
Just as Xu Cang was secretly delighted, Wang Qiang suddenly shouted: "V1!"
After exceeding this speed, the aircraft can no longer interrupt takeoff, which is a critical decision point.
As the aircraft speed exceeded V1, Xu Cang restrained his relaxed mentality and tensed his muscles, because the rotation speed Vr is usually only a few knots different from V1.
"I'll show you what a perfect takeoff is later." Xu Cang thought to himself.
Sure enough, within two seconds, Wang Qiang suddenly shouted: "Lift the wheel!"
As if stimulated by something, at this moment, Xu Cang seemed to have returned to the control feeling of his favorite business jet. He instinctively pulled the joystick hard, and the plane suddenly took off like an onion in dry land.
However, the next moment, Xu Cang's back was covered with cold sweat. He was finished! He was used to flying business jets, and he used the head-up technique of business jets on the 737.
Most business jets are extremely powerful, highly maneuverable, and have short fuselages. Sometimes, if the speed is high enough, the aircraft can almost soar into the sky at a vertical angle.
But it’s different with large passenger aircraft. If you do this with a passenger aircraft, there will be problems.
However, Xu Cang discovered a problem, the nose of the plane was rising too fast. Even if he had raised it a little faster in excitement, it would never rise this fast.
There seems to be something wrong with this plane!
But before Xu Cang could figure out whether the problem was with him or with the plane, he vaguely heard a muffled sound, the fuselage trembled, and the control wheel seemed to suddenly get stuck.
The tail of the plane was scratched!
Due to Xu Cang's excellent performance in the early stage of , Wang Qiang relaxed his vigilance a little. He didn't notice the problem at the moment when Xu Cang lifted the wheel. When he was in a posture of leaving the ground, Wang Qiang realized that something serious had happened.
But as soon as this thought came to mind, the sound of the tail of the plane was transmitted to the cockpit.
Wang Qiang's face turned pale instantly, and he suddenly shouted: "Xu Cang, what on earth are you doing?"
