Airport Meow

Chapter 8 Accident
Bei Haiyang didn't know that his colleagues in the cabin were having a dinner appointment, and he didn't care if he knew. He was now focusing on the upcoming landing in two hours.

It gets dark very early in the winter in the north, and it’s almost dark to land after [-] o’clock. For veterans, landing by instrument at night is a common operation, but for a novice like him, it is a challenge.

He needs to be prepared for this, fully anticipate possible emergencies, and he is still busy.

Flight 4607 left Syracuse and began heading south.

In the afternoon in the north, the sky gets dark very quickly after 4 o'clock, and the human eyesight can no longer help the driver after 5 o'clock. In this case, the driver can only fly strictly according to the route with the help of air traffic control.

For a layman, being out of sight can make them flustered; but for experienced pilots, instrument flying is often safer than visual flying, because instrument flying is more reliable and accurate.

After more than 200 years of development, the earth's aviation industry has already formed a set of strict and effective flight management methods. Compared with the early days, the flight safety is not the same. The most critical change is the strict instrument flight .

The driver doesn't need to look outside, and you can't see anything at night; you just need to look at the instrument and accept the control!
All route control is under the control of the corresponding area traffic control, including your altitude, speed, and direction, which will be clearly displayed on the control radar, and the controller will use this information to coordinate and arrange all aircraft in the control area.

Within the territory of China, there are dozens of such air control centers, which are only for civilian use; if you look at the earth, there are thousands of such control centers, dividing the sky of the earth into countless airspaces, each responsible for its own acre The airspace condition of the third place,
This is how a flight takes off from the airport, leaves the tower control, approaches the control, and then falls into the airway control. If it flies far, it will continue to relay between the airway control centers one after another, and finally arrive at its destination , and then accept approach control, tower control, and finally enter and land.

So, it looks complicated, but in fact, there is no need to worry too much. Every move of the flight is under control. Not only the ground radar is staring at you, but also the aircraft's own response recognizer is always on the way. The control center will report all your information.

It is very safe, and this is the core thing for airliners; but for a person who yearns for flying freely, these so-called safety become constraints.

Bei Haiyang was powerless to break free!
The flight is very smooth, mature aircraft, mature driving, and mature system; the aviation industry is the safest of all modes in the transportation industry. It also contains the efforts of aviation people for hundreds of years.

Because flight 4607 is a short flight, the entire route does not leave the scope of the Huaguo North Airway Control Center, so there is no need for handover between the two airway centers.

The airway control center not only arranges the waterway to avoid collisions, but also includes many other aspects, such as weather reports!

Two hours later, less than six o'clock, China Eastern Airlines 4607 entered the air traffic control handover area.

Bei Haiyang is in charge of landing, "Beikong Beikong, this is Longhang 4607, please enter the approach."

Northern Aviation Control, "Longhang 4607, heading 230, descending altitude 124.3, approach [-], goodbye."

Bei Haiyang, "Course 230, altitude 124.3, approach 4607, Longhang [-], goodbye."

The plane turned slowly, and there were still ten minutes left. During this process, the plane had to exit the autopilot, lower the cruising altitude to below [-] meters, and then seek the guidance of the approach control to determine the next step.

You can't go down regardless, because at the same time, there will be at least a few planes, and at most a dozen flights waiting to land, so you must obey the unified arrangement of the approach control.

Most of these operations will be carried out by Bei Haiyang, and the captain Wang Dapao will take out the checklist for entry and carry out the preparation work before the plane lands one by one.This is not a job that can be done from memory, it needs to be meticulous and meticulous.

There are too many programs, which are nothing to the veteran Wang Dapao who has tens of thousands of flight hours, but they are nothing to a newcomer like Bei Haiyang!He needs to keep accumulating experience until he overcomes the fear of the hundred-ton big guy hitting the ground.

For example, he is now considering the issue of decision height, which is also the most difficult step for every novice to master, although for veteran drivers, decision height is an instinctive judgment.

When an airplane takes off, it has a decision speed; when it lands, it has a decision altitude!
The decision altitude is the limit that can be descended before deciding to continue the approach by visual method. If the pilot has not established that the approach meets the specified visual reference before passing the decision altitude, he must perform a go-around (Go Around) at the decision altitude.

The pilot must continuously evaluate the course and glideslope displacement information throughout the approach to determine that no major instantaneous changes are possible, and before reaching the decision altitude, the pilot begins to make decisions about how long the approach is likely to be successful.

The criteria for judging whether it is appropriate to proceed with the approach by reference to the visual markings are that the pilot's needs are adequately guided by the general pattern of the visual markings and that the aircraft is in a position and track for a safe landing.If all of these conditions do not meet the needs of the pilot, a go-around must be performed.

The decision to land or go around is not made only at DA.In an emergency, if you are about to touch down or have already rolled on the runway, you can immediately increase the throttle lever to go around, but this is already considered an accident, and no one is willing to add such a sum in their flying resume, especially for novices.

It's about how long it takes them to climb to the captain's position!

Bei Haiyang was a little nervous, but Wang Dapao was very calm. When you fly for a long enough time, everything becomes instinctive.

...The plane descended to [-], and the position was above Huairou. Bei Haiyang immediately contacted the approach control,

"East China Sea Tower, this is Longhang 4607, requesting guidance on approach."

Tower, "Dragon Airlines 4607, flight distance 360, dropped to 3 sea pressure, corrected sea pressure 1015, cut off Shunyi report."

Bei Haiyang, "Flight distance 360, drop to sea pressure 3, correct sea pressure 1015, cut through Shun Yi Bao, Longhang 4607."

The situation looks good. There are probably not many flights entering the airport at this time, so there is no waiting, and the airport starts directly.

……

Tower, "Longhang 4607, flight distance 010."

Bei Haiyang, "Fly 010, Longhang 4607."

……

Tower, "Longhang 4607 descends to 27."

Bei Haiyang, "Next 27, Longhang 4607."

Bei Haiyang lightly pressed the joystick, and the huge fuselage slowly descended under his control. The 939 model is indeed the most popular mid-sized airliner in the world today, with unparalleled safety and maneuverability.

While manipulating the plane, while observing the instruments, the corner of his eye glanced at the front windshield; he had already entered the suburbs of the East China Sea, and the thousands of lights below were the epitome of a huge urban agglomeration.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a glaring light falling not far ahead. It was so eye-catching that even Wang Dapao, who was checking the checklist, noticed this abnormality!
That must not be the light!Bei Haiyang still pressed the nose of the plane steadily, and asked unconsciously, "Is it a meteor?"

Wang Dapao's eyes were serious, "There are other possibilities too! Look at the location of the fall, it's right above Donghai Airport!"

Before Bei Haiyang could continue to sigh with emotion, the voice from the control tower suddenly sounded,

"Emergency! Emergency! Longhang 4607 pulls up to 95 and circles! Say it again, the approach is aborted, pull up, pull up!"

Beihai Machinery repeated, "Zoom up to 95 and hover, Longhang 4607."

Bei Haiyang felt the adrenaline in his body soar. With his flying experience for several years, he has never experienced an emergency!

Now, it's time to test his adaptability!

However, Wang Dapao's unquestionable voice came from his ear, "Captain control!"

With a bitter expression on Bei Haiyang's face, he let go of the joystick and said without hesitation, "The captain is in control!"

(End of this chapter)