Chapter 962: Miraculous Landing
After the plane entered the approach phase, Brooke was visibly nervous.
Because the operation of the aircraft will become more and more complex at this time, even experienced pilots will feel a lot of pressure to complete the entire landing without the help of the automatic system.
And Xia Ruofei is not a pilot at all strictly speaking-although in the flight just now, Xia Ruofei's talent amazed Brooke - he has not even touched the simulator, and he directly wants to fly such a giant passenger plane to land, which is simply a fantasy.
If it weren't for the flight just now, which made Brooke have a little confidence in Xia Ruofei, he might even be desperate by now.
Brooke was very nervous and kept reminding Xia Ruofei that the plane had passed through the clouds under Xia Ruofei's control, and now he could see the blue sea below.
For Feng Jing, who was sitting behind Xia Ruofei, this feeling may be even more terrifying.
Anyone who has ever been on a plane may know that when the plane flies above the clouds, although it is clear that the white clouds cannot support the plane, there will still be some subconscious feelings of stability in the psyche.
After Izumo, there is an endless sea below, and when viewed from the sky, the sea seems to be still, and the blue and blue seem extremely deep, as if it were a bottomless abyss.
Feng Jing has always clenched her fists tightly from the moment she entered the cockpit to the present, as if she could help Xia Ruofei exert her strength.
Her state of mind has also changed from the hesitation and anxiety when she was in the first class cabin just now, and now she has gradually calmed down - she feels that maybe everything is arranged by fate, if she really wants to return to the sea here, at least she is still with Xia Ruofei, and the last moment between the two is still so close, which is also a great comfort for her.
From Feng Jing's seat, she had to lean out slightly to see Xia Ruofei's side face.
She maintained this posture the whole time, Xia Ruofei looked very focused when she was flying the plane, and Xia Ruofei, who had no distractions, was like a magnet, attracting Feng Jing's gaze firmly to him.
And his resolute side face seemed to give Feng Jing a great sense of security.
"Xia, make one more turn ahead, and you'll be on the five sides of the airport. Brooke said, "Let's put down the landing gear first!"
"Okay!" Xia Ruofei said calmly, and then leaned over to pull the landing gear lever down.
After a short while, the three green lights on the landing gear came on, and Brooke was a little relieved - if there was another problem with the landing gear, it would really be a house leak that happened to rain overnight.
"Xia, let's execute the landing checklist!" Brooke said.
"OK!" Xia Ruofei said to Brooke.
Brooke leaned over and tried it, the pain in his arm made him snort, he frowned, thought for a moment and said, "This lady, please come over and take out this clip in front of me......"
Originally, the landing checklist of the 350 aircraft was carried out item by item on the flight computer, and after not checking a check, it would be ticked, but now many functions of the flight computer are time-sensitive, fortunately, they also have a paper checklist, which is in a folder in front of the pilot.
This folder was inserted in a gap, so it was not sucked out of the plane by the previous high-speed air current.
Now the flight altitude and speed have been reduced a lot, the noise in the cabin is not so loud, and everyone can communicate normally if they are louder.
Feng Jing nodded and said, "Please wait!"
She unbuckled her seatbelt and stood up and walked to Brooke's side.
The windshield over there had disappeared, leaving a big hole, so Xia Ruofei couldn't help but remind: "Sister Jing, pay attention to safety!"
Feng Jing smiled at Xia Ruofei and said, "Don't worry!"
Holding the back of Brooke's chair with one hand, she leaned over and pulled the folder out with the other.
"Lady, please flip to the checklist and read it out one by one, and I'll check it!" Brooke said.
Originally, the landing checklist needed to be cross-confirmed by two pilots, but now it can only be done in a hurry, and of course, Brooke will naturally be more careful.
"OK!" Feng Jing, as a returnee elite, naturally has no problem with English, she quickly turned to the page of the landing checklist, and began to cooperate with Brooke to implement this checklist.
After completing the checklist, Brooke said, "Thank you, ma'am, now please get back to your seat and fasten your seatbelt!"
"Okay!"
After Feng Jing sat back in the seat behind Xia Ruofei, Brooke said: "Xia, let me tell you about the situation of Saipan Airport! Saipan is located in the Northern Mariana Islands, between the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea, it belongs to the subtropical marine climate, and the rainfall is very abundant.
Xia Ruofei nodded while concentrating on controlling the plane.
Brooke continued: "If there is such a sudden heavy rainfall that makes it impossible to see the runway, we have to go back to flying decisively, after all, your flying experience ...... Uh, after all, you've never controlled a plane to land!"
When he said this, Brooke had a very strange feeling in his heart.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Understood!"
"Also, Saipan Airport has only one runway for jumbo jets to land. "We're about to land in the reverse, which is runway 25, which is 2,652 meters long, which is a short runway for the Airbus 350, so it's ......."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said: "So the landing should be decisive, the grounding point should be as far forward as possible, if the plane is flat and misses the grounding point, you must decisively push the throttle to the TOGA position to go-around! I remember what you just said!"
Brooke nodded and said, "Don't be nervous when you operate, I will guide you throughout the process!"
Speaking of which, Brooke glanced at the gauge and said, "Above the glide path......!
The glide path refers to the track of the aircraft relative to the ground when the aircraft approaches and lands, and the closer the aircraft is to the runway entrance, the lower the altitude, and this trajectory is the glide path. As an experienced captain, Brooke was able to quickly determine the state of the aircraft at the moment, even without the aid of electronic equipment.
Xia Ruofei immediately made corresponding adjustments.
The altitude of the plane is getting lower and lower, and at this time, the voice of the tower also came from the headset: "QF108, runway 25 can land, fire trucks and ambulances are all in place!"
"QF108 received. "Once the landing doesn't go well, we want to be able to keep the course and go back to flying directly!"
"QF108, agreed! Resume at 3,000 feet!" the tower immediately replied.
"Understood, go-around altitude 3,000 feet, QF108!" Brooke said.
After finishing the last call with the tower, Brooke turned his head to look at Xia Ruofei and said, "Xia, relax, just think of it as a flight simulation game!"
Xia Ruofei was actually not nervous at all at this time, because he had already focused all his attention on the control of the plane.
As the altitude is lowered, the airflow becomes more and more disturbed, which causes great problems for manually controlling the aircraft.
Xia Ruofei had to correct the attitude of the plane at any time.
Of course, it was operated manually from the beginning, which also has an advantage, that is, through more than an hour of actual combat practice, Xia Ruofei now has some feelings about the control of this aircraft, which is undoubtedly helpful for the more complex landing operation in the future.
Due to the hole in the cockpit, the engine was louder than usual, and Brooke's breathing became heavier and heavier, and his mood was quite nervous.
"See the runway!" Brooke shouted as he looked ahead, "Natsu, the plane is in a good position now, keep it up!" Remember, after entering the runway, pull the lever back slightly to make the plane establish a landing form!"
"Okay!" Xia Ruofei said.
His left hand grips the joystick, making constant fine-tuning, and his right hand rests on the throttle stick.
While observing the situation outside the cabin, Brooke also looked at the flight instruments from time to time, constantly reminding Xia Ruofei.
"The speed is too high, reduce the thrust a little!"
"The course is to the left, adjust the ...... a little"
"Too many adjustments, don't move too much!"
With the continuous decline in altitude, the requirements for precision in aircraft control are also higher, and Rao is Xia Ruofei's learning ability is far beyond ordinary people, and now he feels more difficult.
The plane is like a naughty child, moving left and right, fast and slow, like a drunk...... The runway ahead is also sometimes left and sometimes to the right in view.
Brooke sighed in his heart and said secretly, "This will definitely not work!"
He quickly calculated the amount of fuel, and then said to Xia Ruofei: "Xia, let's not rush to land for the first time, you follow the landing procedure I just taught you, simulate it at an altitude of about three hundred feet, and pay attention to controlling the plane to the runway as much as possible!"
Xia Ruofei was already having fine beads of sweat on his forehead at this moment, and he nodded and said, "It's okay, but now I don't know ...... sure."
Brooke nodded, and immediately said to the tower: "QF108, apply for a low-altitude pass!"
The tower also understood the situation on the plane now, and immediately replied: "Agreed!"
600 feet.
500 feet.
400 feet.
The altitude of the plane is getting lower and lower, and the speed is slowly decreasing.
But Xia Ruofei has never been able to achieve handy control, the same operating range, the closer to the runway, the greater the deviation of the aircraft seems to be, he constantly adjusts and adjusts, and finally deviates from the runway.
"Okay, let's say the runway is right underneath now, and there's still 50 feet!40 feet!30 feet!
Xia Ruofei operated according to Brooke's instructions, and the nose of the plane slowly rose, showing a landing attitude.
Brooke didn't dare to take too much risk with this unconventional operation, and immediately said after achieving the effect: "Now increase the thrust and increase the altitude!"
In fact, the plane has deviated from the runway by more than ten or twenty meters, and there is only one option for go-around at this altitude.
Xia Ruofei did not hesitate to carry out Brooke's order, and the plane was at an altitude of more than three hundred feet above a taxiway next to the runway, making a loud whistling sound, and the nose of the plane was raised and began to climb altitude.
The staff in the tower watched the jumbo passenger plane that was close at hand take off again, and couldn't help but show a worried look - this situation is unique in the history of world aviation, can they really succeed?
In the cabin, Brooke became more optimistic.
Judging from the operation just now, Xia Ruofei's grasp of the essentials of the action is still in place, as long as the link of aligning the runway is done well, it is still very likely to land successfully.
"Positive rate!Drop the landing gear!" Brooke exclaimed.
He couldn't do anything at all now, he could only use his mouth to command Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei leaned over to put the landing gear away, and the height of the plane continued to rise amid the sound of the motor.
1000 feet.
1500 feet.
......
"Tower, we're starting to turn to the other side now!" Brooke said, "apply to land again from the same direction!"
"Agreed!"
"Natsu, make a right-angle turn to the right!" Brooke said.
"Understood!" Xia Ruofei said.
He now had a knack for maneuvering the plane in the air, and the plane quickly and steadily tilted to the right, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.
Three-sided, four-sided...... The aircraft flew back three parallel to the runway, and when it had reached a sufficient distance, it turned to all four sides, and then made a right-angle turn, crossing a standard rectangular track in the air and entering the five sides in the direction of the runway extension.
"Let's start landing again!" Brooke said.
It is also strange to say that after the unsuccessful attempt just now, Xia Ruofei seems to have increased his skills again, and he seems to be more handy in the process of controlling the plane to descend.
Of course, it also depends on his mental strength and the big heart he trained in the special operations commando.
Soon, the plane began to establish a glide path again, slowly reducing altitude.
After a while, the runway just now reappeared in view.
Even Brooke didn't notice that in the course of this attempt, the number of times he reminded and corrected had become significantly less.
The altitude of the aircraft is constantly decreasing, and in the process, the landing gear is lowered, the flaps are in place, and the PAPI lights in front of it are red and white, indicating that the glide path is now very standard.
Brooke looked at the runway facing the plane, and kept silently saying in his heart: "Steady! Steady......"
At this time, in addition to monitoring the speed and altitude of the plane, he had no way to remind Xia Ruofei anymore, because it was too late, and by the time he reminded him, by the time Xia Ruofei reacted to operate, the plane might have been more than ten or twenty meters away.
So now I can only rely on Xia Ruofei's feeling to control it.
"Come on!" Feng Jing also clenched her fists and secretly shouted.
Xia Ruofei had almost entered a state of selflessness at this time, completely eliminating all distractions, as if the cockpit with the wind was whistling had become very quiet.
His left hand is completely adjusting the attitude of the plane by feeling, maybe more than a dozen adjustments will be made in a few seconds, sometimes the plane has not deviated, it may just have a trend, Xia Ruofei has immediately adjusted in place.
Therefore, the whole process of the plane seems to be very stable in the direction of the runway, but in fact, it can only achieve such an effect under Xia Ruofei's very small but extremely precise correction.
Brooke was so nervous that he even forgot about the pain in his arm.
Feng Jing also unconsciously clung to the armrest of the seat, and her knuckles were a little white.
The plane entered the runway mouth steadily, and Brooke just wanted to remind him that Xia Ruofei had already done a lever operation in advance.
The huge Airbus A350 began to show a slight upward posture with its nose raised, and at the same time, because the lift force was less than gravity, it slowly descended to the runway.
Laugh at......
The moment the plane hit the ground, it began to tremble violently.
If it was the other co-pilot who was controlling the plane, Brooke would have cursed - it was definitely a heavy landing! But now the plane is controlled by a rookie who has never flown a plane before! To be able to do this is simply a gift from God!
"The airbrake is up, the throttle is bottomed, the thrust is reversed!" Brooke reminded nervously.
In fact, Xia Ruofei had already received the smallest throttle at the moment of grounding, and after hearing Brooke's reminder, he hurriedly pulled up the reverser.
At the same time, Xia Ruofei also slowly pushed the joystick forward very carefully, so that the nose of the aircraft fell smoothly, and the front landing gear also landed on the runway.
The plane was taxiing on the runway at high speed, but the speed was rapidly decreasing due to thrust reversers and speed brakes.
Although the plane had not yet stopped, thunderous applause was already heard in the cabin behind him.
Feng Jing, who was sitting behind Xia Ruofei, was already in tears......
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