As the plane entered the approach stage, Brook became visibly nervous.
Because there would be more and more complicated operations on the plane, even an experienced pilot would feel a lot of pressure to complete the landing without the help of the automatic system.
Strictly speaking, Xia Ruofei was not a pilot at all — although Brook was amazed by Xia Ruofei's talent during the flight just now — he had not even touched a simulator before, so it was simply impossible for him to drive such a huge plane to land directly.
If it were not for the flight just now, which gave Brook a little bit of confidence in Xia Ruofei, he might even have been in despair now.
Brook was very nervous and kept reminding Xia Ruofei. Under the control of Xia Ruofei, the plane passed through the clouds and now they could see the blue sea below.
For Feng Jing, who was sitting behind Xia Ruofei, this feeling might be even more terrifying.
Those who had been on a plane might know that when the plane flew above the clouds, although they knew that the white clouds could not hold the plane, they would still subconsciously feel a sense of security.
After leaving the clouds, there was an endless sea below. Looking down from the sky, the sea seemed to be still. Moreover, the blue color of the sea seemed to be incomparably deep, as if it was a bottomless abyss.
Feng Jing had been clenching her fists since she entered the cockpit, as if she could help Xia Ruofei by doing so.
Her state of mind had also gradually calmed down from the anxiety she had felt in the first class cabin. She felt that everything might have been arranged by fate. If she really had to return to the sea here, at least she would be with Xia Ruofei. The two of them were still so close to each other in their final moments. This was also a great comfort to her.
From Feng Jing's seat, she had to lean forward slightly to see Xia Ruofei's side profile.
She kept this posture all the way. Xia Ruofei was very focused when he was flying the plane. The undistracted Xia Ruofei was like a magnet, firmly attracting Feng Jing's eyes to him.
And his resolute side profile seemed to give Feng Jing a great sense of security.
"Xia, after another turn, we will be on the fifth side of the airport." Brook said, "Let's put down the landing gear first!"
"OK!" Xia Ruofei said calmly, and then leaned forward to pull down the lever of the landing gear.
After a while, the three green lights of the landing gear lit up. Brook let out a sigh of relief. If there was another problem with the landing gear, it would really be a case of misfortune.
"Xia, let's execute the landing inspection order!" Brook said.
"OK!" Xia Ruofei said to Brook.
Brook leaned forward to try it, and the pain in his arm made him groan uncontrollably. He frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Madam, please come over here and take out the clip in front of me …"
Originally, the landing inspection order of plane 350 was done one by one on the flight computer, and after each item was confirmed, a tick would be made. But now, many functions of the flight computer were outdated. Fortunately, they also had a paper copy of the inspection order, which was 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 high-speed airflow.
Now that the flight altitude and speed were much lower, the noise in the cabin was not so loud, and they could still communicate normally if they spoke louder.
Feng Jing nodded and said, "Please wait a moment!"
She unfastened her seat belt, stood up, and walked to Brook's side.
The windshield there had disappeared, leaving a big hole, so Xia Ruofei could not help but remind her, "Sister Jing, be careful!"
Feng Jing smiled at Xia Ruofei and said, "Don't worry!"
She held the back of Brook's seat with one hand, leaned out, and took out the folder with the other hand.
"Madam, please turn to the landing inspection order, and read it out one by one, and let me check!" Brook said.
Originally, the landing inspection order needed the two pilots to cross-check, but now it was urgent, and of course, Brook would be more careful.
“OK！” As an elite returnee, Feng Jing had no problem with English. She quickly turned to the landing inspection order page, and began to cooperate with Brook to execute the inspection order.
After the inspection order was completed, Brook said, "Madam, thank you very much. Now, please return to your seat and fasten your seat belt!"
"Okay!"
After Feng Jing sat back in the seat behind Xia Ruofei, Brook said, "Xia, I'll tell you about the situation at Saipan Airport! Saipan is located in the Northern Mariana Islands, between the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea. It has a subtropical oceanic climate, and the rainfall is very abundant. According to my experience, Saipan often has a short period of time, and a small area of heavy rainfall. Because the area is very small, it is difficult for the aircraft radar to observe, and sometimes even the tower can't see it with the naked eye, so it will cause some trouble for the flight! "
Xia Ruofei nodded while concentrating on controlling the plane.
Brook continued, "If there is a sudden heavy rainfall, causing the runway to be unable to be seen, we must decisively turn back. After all, your flying experience … Well, after all, you have never controlled a plane to land!"
When he said this, Brook had a very strange feeling in his heart.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Understood!"
"Also, Saipan Airport only has one runway suitable for large jets to land," Brook said. "We are about to land in the opposite direction, which is runway 25. This runway is 2,652 meters long, and for an Airbus 350, it is a short runway, so …"
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "So the landing must be decisive, and the landing point must be as close to the front as possible. If the plane flattens and misses the landing point, push the throttle to the TOGA position and turn back! I'll remember what you said just now! "
Brook nodded and said, "Don't be nervous during the operation, I will guide you all the way!"
Speaking of this, Brook glanced at the instrument and said, "It's higher than the glide path! Reduce the thrust a bit … "
The glide path referred to the plane's trajectory relative to the ground when approaching the landing point. The closer the plane was to the runway, the lower the altitude, and this trajectory was the glide path. As an experienced captain, Brook could quickly judge the state of the plane at the moment even without the assistance of electronic equipment.
Xia Ruofei immediately made the corresponding adjustments.
The plane's altitude was getting lower and lower, and at this time, the tower's voice came from the headset, "QF108, landing on runway 25 is ready, fire trucks and ambulances are all in place!"
"QF108, roger." Brook said, "If the landing is not smooth, we hope to maintain the course and directly pull up the altitude and turn back!"
"QF108, agreed! Turn back to altitude of 3000 feet! "The tower immediately replied.
"Understood, turn back to altitude of 3000 feet, QF108!" Brook said.
After ending the last call with the tower, Brook turned to look at Xia Ruofei and said, "Xia, relax, just treat it as a flight simulation game!"
Xia Ruofei was not nervous at all at this time, because he had focused all his attention on the control of the plane.
After the altitude decreased, the airflow became more and more chaotic, which caused a lot of trouble for manual control of the plane.
Xia Ruofei had to adjust the plane's attitude at any time.
Of course, there was also an advantage of manually operating the plane from the beginning. That was, after more than an hour of actual combat practice, Xia Ruofei now had some understanding of the control of the plane, which was undoubtedly helpful for the more complicated landing operations.
Because of the hole in the cockpit, the engine sounded louder than usual. Brook's breathing became heavier and heavier, and he was quite nervous.
"I see the runway!" Brook looked forward and shouted, "Xia, the plane's attitude is good now, continue to maintain it! Remember, after entering the runway, pull back the stick slightly to make the plane establish the landing position! "
"Okay!" Xia Ruofei said.
He held the joystick tightly with his left hand, constantly making micro-adjustments, and his right hand was on the accelerator.
Brook observed the situation outside the cabin, and looked at the flight instrument from time to time, constantly reminding Xia Ruofei.
"The speed is too fast, reduce the thrust a little!"
"The course is to the left, adjust a little …"
"There are too many adjustments, don't move too much!"
As the altitude continued to decrease, the requirements for precision in the control of the plane became higher. Although Xia Ruofei's learning ability was far superior to that of ordinary people, now it was more difficult for him.
The plane was like a naughty child, sometimes left and sometimes right, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, just like a drunkard … The runway in front of him was sometimes left and sometimes right in his field of vision.
Brook sighed in his heart and said secretly, "This is definitely not going to work!"
He quickly calculated the amount of fuel, and then said to Xia Ruofei, "Xia, don't rush to land for the first time. Follow the landing procedure I just taught you, once at an altitude of about 300 feet, pay attention to control the plane and try to aim it at the runway!"
At this moment, Xia Ruofei's forehead was covered with fine sweat. He nodded and said, "Okay, but now I don't have much confidence …"
Brook nodded and immediately said to the control tower, "QF108, apply for a low altitude pass!"
The control tower also understood the current situation on the plane, and immediately replied, "Agreed!"
600 feet.
500 feet.
400 feet.
The plane's altitude was getting lower and lower, and its speed was gradually decreasing.
However, Xia Ruofei was still unable to control the plane smoothly. The closer it was to the runway, the greater the deviation of the plane seemed to be. He kept adjusting, adjusting, and adjusting, but in the end, the plane still deviated from the runway.
Brook said, "Okay, let's assume the runway is directly below, 50 feet to go! 40 feet! 30 feet! Start to pull the lever slightly, and reduce the thrust at the same time! "
Xia Ruofei operated the plane according to Brook's instructions, and the nose of the plane slowly rose, showing a landing posture.
This kind of unconventional operation, Brook did not dare to take too much risk. After achieving the effect, he immediately said, "Now increase the thrust, pull the altitude! Let's go back! "
In fact, the plane was already ten or twenty meters away from the runway, and at this altitude, the only option was to go back.
Xia Ruofei did not hesitate to carry out Brook's instructions. The plane was more than three hundred feet above a taxiway next to the runway, and with a loud whistling sound, the nose of the plane raised and began to climb.
The staff in the control tower looked at the huge plane rising again, and could not help but show a worried look — this kind of situation was unprecedented in the history of aviation in the world. Could they really succeed?
In the cabin, Brook became more optimistic.
From the operation just now, Xia Ruofei's mastery of the key points of the movement was still very good. As long as the part of aiming at the runway was done well, it was still very likely to land successfully.
"Positive ascension rate! Retract the landing gear! "Brook shouted.
He could not do anything now, and could only command Xia Ruofei with his mouth.
Xia Ruofei leaned over and retracted the landing gear. In the buzzing sound of the electric motor, the plane kept rising.
1000 feet.
1500 feet.
…
"Control tower, we are now turning to the left!" Brook said, "Request to land again from the original direction!"
"Agreed!"
"Xia, make a right-angle turn to the right!" Brook said.
"Understood!" Xia Ruofei said.
He was now quite experienced in steering the plane in the air. The plane soon tilted steadily to the right, and drew a beautiful arc in the air.
Three sides, four sides … The plane flew back from the three sides parallel to the runway. When it reached a sufficient distance, it turned to the four sides, and then made another right-angle turn, drawing a standard rectangular trajectory in the air, and entered the five sides of the runway extension.
"Let's start the landing again!" Brook said.
Strangely, after the unsuccessful attempt just now, Xia Ruofei seemed to have improved his skills again. He seemed to be more skillful in the process of controlling the plane to descend.
Of course, this also depended on his spiritual power and the big heart that he had trained in the Special Warfare Commando Team.
Soon, the plane began to build a glide path again, and slowly lowered its altitude.
After a while, the runway appeared in the field of vision again.
Even Brook didn't notice that during this attempt, the number of times he reminded and corrected Xia Ruofei had significantly decreased.
The plane kept descending. In the process, the landing gear was lowered, and the flaps were in place. The papi lights in front of the plane were two red and two white, indicating that the glide path was now very standard.
Brook looked at the runway that the plane was facing, and kept saying in his heart, "Steady! Steady … "
At this time, except for monitoring the speed and altitude of the plane, he couldn't remind Xia Ruofei anymore, because it was too late. By the time he reminded and Xia Ruofei reacted and started the operation, the plane might have deviated by ten or twenty meters.
So now he could only rely on Xia Ruofei's feelings to control the plane.
"Come on!" Feng Jing also clenched her fists and secretly shouted.
At this time, Xia Ruofei had almost entered a state of selflessness, completely eliminating all distracting thoughts. The cockpit, which seemed to be whistling in the wind, became very quiet.
His left hand was adjusting the plane's attitude completely based on his feelings. He might make more than ten adjustments in a few seconds. Sometimes the plane didn't deviate, but there might be a trend, and Xia Ruofei would immediately adjust it in place.
So during the whole process, the plane seemed to be landing very steadily in the direction of the runway, but in fact, it was achieved with very small but extremely precise adjustments by Xia Ruofei.
Brook was so nervous that he held his breath, and he even forgot about the pain in his arm.
Feng Jing also unconsciously gripped the armrest of the seat tightly, and her knuckles were a little white.
The plane steadily entered the runway. Brook was just about to remind Xia Ruofei when Xia Ruofei pulled the lever in advance.
The huge Airbus A350 began to show a slightly raised attitude, and at the same time, because the lift was less than gravity, it slowly landed on the runway.
Chi …
The moment the plane touched the ground, it began to tremble violently.
If it was another co-pilot who was controlling the plane, Brook would definitely curse out loud — this was definitely a heavy landing! But now the one controlling the plane was a rookie who had never flown a plane before! To be able to do this, it was simply a gift from God!
"Raise the speed reducer! Throttle to the bottom! Start the reverse thrust! "Brook reminded nervously.
In fact, the moment Xia Ruofei touched the ground, he had already lowered the throttle to the bottom. After hearing Brook's reminder, he quickly pulled the reverse thrust.
At the same time, Xia Ruofei very carefully and slowly pushed the lever forward, so that the nose of the plane landed smoothly, and the nose landing gear also landed on the runway.
The plane taxied on the runway at high speed, but under the effect of the reverse thrust and the speed reducer, its speed was rapidly decreasing.
Although the plane hadn't come to a complete stop, thunderous applause came from the cabin behind.
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