Just now, the cabin was in a mess. The passengers' cries, prayers, and the whistling sound of the wind blowing into the cabin were mixed together. The cockpit door was broken, and the wind from the broken windshield blew directly into the cabin.
The first class cabin was a little better. There weren't many people, and the quality of the passengers was better. Under the persuasion of the flight attendants, they could sit quietly in their seats. Of course, they were also scared out of their wits, and many of them kept crossing themselves in front of their chests to pray.
Feng Jing was more worried about Xia Ruofei's safety. He hadn't come back after going to the front. She was very worried about Xia Ruofei's safety.
Just then, the flight attendant Gu Li came over and whispered in her ear that her friend was in the cockpit and asked her to go with her. She immediately stood up and followed Gu Li to the cockpit.
When she came to the cockpit, Feng Jing was even more shocked. Captain Brook, who was in the co-pilot's seat, had a bloody arm. The windshield in front of him had disappeared, and there was only a big hole where the wind kept pouring in. The cockpit was a mess, and the dashboard on the co-pilot's side was lifted.
What made Feng Jing's heart jump was the fact that Xia Ruofei was the one flying the plane!
When did this guy learn how to fly a plane? Also, is there no pilot on the plane? Feng Jing suddenly felt as if the whole world had collapsed …
Xia Ruofei was concentrating on driving the plane to descend. He didn't have time to talk too much to Feng Jing. He just turned back and shouted, "Sit down in the seat behind me and fasten your seat belt! Flight attendant, help her put on the oxygen mask! "
The seat behind him was the closest to him. Once the plane was about to crash, Xia Ruofei could put Feng Jing into the Ring-Tu space with just a thought.
With a dumbfounded expression, Feng Jing sat down behind Xia Ruofei and fastened her seat belt with the help of Gu Li before putting on her oxygen mask.
The plane was rapidly descending in a swooping posture. Although the thrust had been reduced, the airspeed was still increasing. The entire plane was trembling, as if it could disintegrate at any time.
The altitude indicated by the altimeter was also rapidly decreasing, and the oxygen content in the cabin was naturally gradually increasing.
When the altimeter indicated ten thousand feet, which was about three thousand meters, Captain Brooke finally let out a sigh of relief. He shouted, "Xia! Try to maintain this height as much as possible! Reduce the speed appropriately! "
"Okay!" Xia Ruofei said.
He concentrated on controlling the joystick and slowly adjusted the attitude of the plane to level flight. At the same time, according to Brook's suggestion, he continued to slow down the throttle a little. The airspeed that had been increasing due to the dive began to slowly decrease.
After the speed decreased, the airflow that poured in from the hole formed by the broken windshield was naturally not so violent, and the noise in the cockpit was also reduced.
At this time, Brooke could basically confirm that the plane and passengers were temporarily safe.
He began to try to contact the ground and determine the location of his plane.
Because many of the instruments on the co-pilot's side were damaged in the explosive loss of pressure, Brook was now unable to determine the position of the plane through the global satellite positioning system. However, he knew that the air traffic control on the ground must have noticed the abnormality from the beginning of the flight to the emergency altitude. Therefore, he directly called for help on the civil aviation emergency frequency. There should be no problem.
Brooke called through the emergency frequency, "May
day!
may
day!
may
day! Flight QF108! Flight QF108! We have encountered a hijacking incident, the body is damaged, and the cabin is experiencing an explosive loss of pressure! Requesting help from the ground radar! "
Brooke first used three consecutive "May" s.
He declared the flight emergency, then clearly reported the flight number and briefly reported the situation.
He was still a little worried that the communication system was damaged, but fortunately, a response quickly came from the headset. Although he couldn't hear it clearly in the loud noise, and the sound was intermittent, the communication was not interrupted, which made Brooke feel a lot more at ease.
"QF108, report your altitude and speed!" The ATC's voice was sometimes loud and sometimes soft, and sometimes not, it reached Brook's ears.
Brook quickly glanced at the altimeter and airspeed meter in front of him, which were still working normally, and reported their current altitude and speed to the air traffic control. Then, he asked, "We've requested to land at the nearest airport. May I know where we are now?"
Because the noise in the cockpit was very loud, and the air-ground communication function seemed to be affected, it was a little intermittent, so Captain Brooke only vaguely heard a few words, but he didn't get any useful information.
He had to say, "I didn't hear it clearly, please repeat it! QF108！”
The controller repeated it again, but Brooke still couldn't hear it clearly, so he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Xia Ruofei also wore headsets, and his hearing was much better than Brooke's, so he basically heard what the controller said.
So Xia Ruofei turned his head and said loudly, "Captain Brooke, I heard in the headset that we are in the Auckland Intelligence District, and now we have two options, one is to fly to Japan, and the other is to fly to Saipan, the distance is about the same, the controller said to let us decide on our own!"
Captain Brooke often flew this route, and he roughly judged the location of the plane as soon as he heard it. Of course, because Wilkins deliberately let the plane deviate from the route, Brooke's judgment may not be very accurate, and it was only a rough area.
Fortunately, there was ground radar guidance, so the plane would not lose its course in the vast sea.
Captain Brooke thought quickly, and finally considered that Qantas had a base at Saipan Airport, and it may be relatively convenient for ground coordination, plus he was relatively familiar with Saipan Airport, so he quickly made a decision.
"We have decided to land in Saipan! QF108. "Captain Brooke said decisively," Please provide us with radar guidance! In addition, due to cabin loss of pressure, we apply to maintain an altitude of 10,000 feet! "
Xia Ruofei heard the intermittent voice in the headset, "QF108, agree to maintain 10,000 feet, next I will guide you back to the route to Saipan, please turn left, heading 150!"
Xia Ruofei saw that Brook was trying his best to press on the headset with a confused look on his face. She knew that he definitely didn't hear what the other party was saying, so she played the role of the mouthpiece again and repeated the controller's words.
"Please confirm the command, allow to maintain 10,000 feet, turn left, heading 150! QF108! "Brooke repeated the controller's instructions.
"Correct!" The controller said.
"Understood, QF108!" This time the command was shorter, and Brooke quickly responded.
Then he began to guide Xia Ruofei, teaching him how to use the stick and rudder to make the plane start to turn.
The turning of the plane seemed to be simple, just pedaling the rudder or turning the stick. Both methods could make the plane turn, but in fact, if only the stick was used to control the aileron to make the plane turn, the plane would tilt, but the direction of the nose would not actually turn. The whole turning process was very slow, and the resistance was particularly high.
If only the rudder was used to control, the nose would suddenly turn without tilting, and the direction of the airflow on the wings would change dramatically, the lift would decrease, and the force on the fuselage would increase, causing the plane to fall rapidly.
The correct way was naturally to cooperate with the stick and the rudder to make the plane tilt while turning the nose. Only in this way could the plane draw a perfect curve in the air that would not change its altitude.
However, this may already be an instinctive action for an old pilot, but for a pure rookie like Xia Ruofei, it was very difficult.
Therefore, after Brooke explained the turning method to Xia Ruofei, he did not have much hope for Xia Ruofei's operation. He did not ask for stability and perfection at all, as long as he could make the turn.
Xia Ruofei was indeed a little flustered at first. Either he pedaled the rudder too much, and the stick was not coordinated well enough, or the stick was turned, and the rudder was not kept up. The plane's altitude also fluctuated during the turning process.
However, Xia Ruofei's learning ability was also very strong after practicing the Tao Formula, especially for this kind of project that required high physical coordination. He mastered it very quickly.
After a while, Xia Ruofei had already figured out the trick. In the following turn, the plane's body tilted slightly to the left, and at the same time, the nose of the plane turned to the left. The plane drew an arc in the air, and the altimeter maintained the same number throughout the whole process.
Brooke could not help but be a little dumbfounded. This learning talent was too strong! This was a simple turn. Even if a pilot had to practice for several hours, they might not be able to do it so perfectly. However, Xia Ruofei had only practiced it for a minute or two and had already flown with the ease of an experienced pilot.
If it were not for Xia Ruofei's previous performance as a pure rookie who knew almost nothing about jet airliners, Brooke would have even thought that Xia Ruofei was joking before. This was simply a skilled pilot!
Brooke quickly recovered from the shock because the course had reached 140. He quickly said, "Xia! Now, slowly level the plane! "
In fact, there was no need for Brooke to remind him. Xia Ruofei had already slowly reduced the turning slope. The controller asked to turn to course 150, and he certainly could not wait until the course 150 to operate the plane. It also needed a response time for the plane to change from a turning posture to a straight flight. By then, he would definitely turn around.
If the plane was controlled by an autopilot, the whole process would be quite smooth and accurate. When the course 150 was reached, the plane just happened to change into a straight flight posture. The people in the plane would not feel too big and too fast of a change.
But if the pilot operated manually, naturally, it would not be as accurate as the computer control. There would be some adjustments to the left and right more or less.
However, Xia Ruofei's turning operation this time seemed to be controlled by an autopilot. When the course reached 150, the plane's attitude just happened to be completely flat and began to fly straight in this direction.
Brook was even more astonished. He would rather believe that it was just a stroke of luck. Otherwise, it would be too shocking for a rookie who had only touched transport helicopters to be able to fly a large jet for the first time to such an extent.
Brooke thought that even if he was not injured and personally operated the plane, this was probably the best he could do.
The next flight was under the guidance of the air traffic control. During this period, two air traffic control areas were switched. The air traffic control along the way put the plane that had declared a state of emergency in the first sequence. The airspace was cleared early, and the route was unimpeded.
Brooke also got in touch with the Qantas base in Saipan.
When the flight deviated from the route on the radar, Qantas received the news for the first time. It could be said that the company's heart was hanging in the air. Now they finally got in touch. Although the plane was damaged, there were no passengers killed or injured. It could be said that it was a blessing in the misfortune.
Qantas also quickly acted, coordinating various aspects such as the airport, customs, inspection and quarantine, and hospitals in Saipan.
Saipan Airport also transferred other planes early to clear the airspace for flight QF108.
Throughout the flight, Brooke finally had to admit that Xia Ruofei might really be a flying genius. He could be said to have learned the manual control of the plane from scratch, but the speed at which he learned it was simply jaw-dropping. Every time the plane turned and adjusted its altitude, Xia Ruofei's progress could almost be seen.
As the plane approached Saipan Airport, an area on the ground was set aside for the plane to release fuel. The flight was headed to Australia, and now the journey was less than half done. There was still a lot of aviation fuel in the fuel tank. If the plane landed directly, it would be too heavy, and the landing gear and structure of the plane may be damaged.
In particular, the actual pilot of the plane was a rookie who had never received a minute of Airbus flight training. A heavy landing would be even more dangerous.
Fortunately, there was an experienced captain Brooke on the plane. Although he could not control the plane because of his arm injury, he could take on the task of air-ground communication and guide Xia Ruofei at any time.
Therefore, the whole fuel release process was very smooth. After Captain Brooke calculated, he decided to release 10 tons of aviation fuel. This number was less than the theoretical number, because considering that Xia Ruofei had no flying experience at all, Captain Brooke did not dare to expect a successful landing.
Since they had to plan for a return flight, it was natural to leave more aviation fuel.
Soon, the plane gradually descended under the command of the air traffic control. This time, the landing did not follow the standard entry procedure because the ground already knew the current situation of the plane. At the same time, the other flights had been transferred to different airspace, so naturally, everything was simple.
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