Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 71 You Saved My Life (Please order first!)

It is normal for the captain not to respond within a short period of time.Not to mention that the captain was unprepared, even Xu Cang, who was slightly prepared, was unexpected.

The nearly out-of-control change of the aircraft produced a pitch attitude of nearly ten degrees in just a split second of reaction time, and there was no tendency to stop.If this situation continues, what awaits Xu Cang and the others will not only be the tail of the aircraft, but also the elevator components may be damaged due to this.

However, no matter how you say it, Xu Cang made some preparations in advance, so his reaction speed was faster than the captain's. It was this advance of not even a quarter of a second that saved the entire crew.

"Jump!" Xu Cang shouted these two words almost with all his strength.

In fact, pushing the pole in the initial climbing stage is a very dangerous action.Because this action is a little rough, it is easy to cause the aircraft to have a descent rate.

Regardless of the aircraft type, the most important requirement for the initial climb is obstacle clearance, and no aircraft type will consider the descent behavior during the initial climb phase to be acceptable.

However, the current situation no longer allows the so-called soft maneuvering, and the abnormal nose-up phenomenon of the plane can only be stopped by the fastest means.

If Xu Cang was here, he would have already started at this moment, but now he can only hope that the captain can react under his reminder.It's just a gamble, even if the captain can make the most precise maneuver in this situation is not predictable.

However, the sky always favored Xu Cang once, and the captain's reaction could not be described as unpleasant.Almost the moment Xu Cang opened his mouth, the captain recovered from the shock.

Any qualified captain comes from hard work. After experiencing the initial bewilderment, he finally began to respond.

He stopped the initial stick movement, but stabilized the plane's head-up in an instant with a small but delicate push movement.Although this putting action is very simple, the technical content is not small.

In such circumstances, what the captain is required to do is to stop the nose-up of the aircraft without causing the aircraft to experience a rate of descent.Even if there is no major problem in the end, any descent rate of the aircraft during the initial climb will be recorded in the QAR, and the safety supervision department of the company will definitely invite you to drink tea afterwards.

It can only be said that the captain's response did not live up to Xu Cang's expectations. This push rod directly and accurately pressed the FPV signal display of the aircraft to the horizon, which was absolutely perfect.

Reasonably speaking, it is not too difficult to grasp the amount of control, and a normal captain should be able to do it.It's just that he can respond accurately in such an urgent and sudden situation. I have to say that the captain's basic skills are very good.

Just now, the frenzied raising of the nose caused the slow speed to attenuate a lot in an instant, and at the most exaggerated time, it had already reached the warning area.Fortunately, with such a push, the speed of the plane immediately increased, and the speed of the plane was stabilized.

The guidance, which had been separated a lot, also began to re-match as the aircraft attitude decreased, but after catching up with the guidance, the guidance began to indicate an increase in attitude, that is, continue to pull up.

However, after the soul-stirring adventure just now, even the calm captain felt lingering fear, and expressed strong hesitation about whether to follow the guidance.

Compared with the captain's hesitation, Xu Cang's thoughts are much simpler.No matter what, even if they want to return to the field, they will definitely not be able to maintain their current posture. After all, they have to go up, and this movement with the pole is unavoidable.

However, although everything cannot be avoided, some adjustments can be made to dispel some doubts of the captain.

"Set N1 thrust, adjust the speed to 170 knots!" Xu Cang shouted.

"What?" The first co-pilot obviously didn't understand the deep meaning in Xu Cang's words, and was still thinking about the question in Xu Cang's words: "It hasn't reached a thousand feet yet."

According to the requirements of the SOP, the aircraft should start decelerating and accelerating at 700 feet.However, the current actual altitude is only more than [-] feet, which is still below the minimum deceleration and acceleration altitude.

However, the captain's field of vision was not as narrow as that of the co-pilot, and he understood Xu Cang's thoughts in an instant.In an instant, the captain almost suddenly understood, and shouted: "Do it!"

The first officer was startled by the captain's roar.He didn't believe in Xu Cang, but he didn't believe in the captain.Almost an instinctive reaction, the first co-pilot directly pressed the N1 button, and then adjusted the speed of 170 knots in the speed window.

The subtlety of Xu Cang's instruction lies in reducing the increase rate of the guiding posture.After pressing N1, the aircraft will switch to reduced thrust, and if there is an abnormal lift after a while, it is relatively easy to control.Moreover, the speed of 170 knots is greater than the current speed. In this case, the aircraft will give priority to speeding up, and the guidance will not produce an excessive upward attitude.

In this way, the captain can use a small method to test the status of the aircraft, and the reaction time is enough, which is much safer.

In fact, Xu Cang can make the first co-pilot increase the speed to the UP speed of the smooth configuration in one step.However, there may be some unforeseen circumstances in the next short period of time.In case the speed increases above V2+15 during this period, the crew must devote energy to retracting the flaps.Even though it is theoretically possible to delay retraction of the flaps, because usually the maximum speed of flap five exceeds UP, but there is always the danger of overspeeding, and there is no need to let yourself take risks that could have been avoided.

170 knots is a very interesting value. It will neither cause the possibility of retracting the flaps, but also generate the need for speeding up, thereby reducing the rate of rise and killing two birds with one stone.

Sure enough, after adjusting a slightly higher speed, the flight director began to move down slowly, and finally only formed an attitude gap of more than one degree with the actual attitude of the aircraft.

This is a small and controlled change in attitude.

In this way, the captain was a little relieved, and lifted the plane at a gentle speed to a state consistent with the guidance.However, this lifting action did not cause any abnormal phenomena, and the plane obediently followed the captain's movement and slowly raised its head, as if the rage not long ago did not exist.

"It's all right?" The captain was a little relieved. After the speed increased to 170 knots, he followed the guidance for a while and did not experience any abnormalities again, so he was relieved.

After connecting to the autopilot, the captain wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.In less than a minute just now, his heart almost stopped.

He turned his head and glanced at Xu Cang: "Brother, you really saved my life!"

"So you returned?" In the general manager's office of the flight department, Lu Jinghua faced Xu Cang, with the captain and the first co-pilot standing beside him: "Tell me, what do you think is the problem?"

Just now, the Jianchuan-Yingli flight, which had an abnormal head-up phenomenon during takeoff, finally chose to return.The nearly out-of-control nose-up gave the captain a strong psychological shock.Not to mention that the plane itself has problems, even if there are no problems, the captain already feels that his mental state is not suitable for flying.

Regardless of the condition of the crew or the aircraft, returning home is a safe choice.

However, from the company's point of view, the return of the plane is definitely not something to be thankful for, and according to the crew's self-report, the plane 1566 must not be able to fly for the time being, Blue Sky Airlines will deploy other planes to fill the capacity, and additional crews will be needed.

The transportation capacity of Blue Sky Airlines is insufficient not only in terms of the number of aircraft but also the number of crews. This unexpected return flight puts considerable pressure on the company's operations.

But the captain has the final decision on the flight, and the company can't do anything to the crew for the time being, so they can only ask Lu Jinghua for questioning.

"When I was initially pulling up, the control amount of the steering wheel did not match the actual nose-up amount of the aircraft." Even though it had been a while, the captain still had lingering fears in retrospect: "Mr. There should be no problem with the volume, but the actual speed of the plane's head-up is faster than expected, which is obviously abnormal."

Lu Jinghua propped his forehead with his palm: "I feel like myself, what if it's your manipulation problem?"

The captain said anxiously: "Mr. Lu, is it my fault? I can feel it. It's just an ordinary takeoff. I can't judge wrongly. There is really something wrong with the plane 1566. I haven't realized it yet. It's going to be over ten degrees."

"Do you think this is what a professional pilot should say?" Lu Jinghua brushed his fingers across the skin of his forehead, and he could see that he was very unhappy: "If the feeling is really so reliable, then the space loss when we learn to fly will be what?"

The captain was choked by Lu Jinghua's words, and the first co-pilot kept his head down. On this occasion, he didn't dare to speak at all.

"Let's write a report on the incident later, the more detailed the better." Lu Jinghua waved his hand: "Let's go, go home and calm down before the Safety Supervision Department draws conclusions. It should be soon, and it won't be long."

In a few words, Lu Jinghua came to a conclusion, and the captain finally swallowed back the words of defense that he had already contained in his mouth after a very short hesitation.

"What about the 1566 plane?"

Just because the captain doesn't speak doesn't mean others won't speak, such as Xu Cang.

I saw Xu Cang staring at Lu Jinghua with fiery eyes: "What does the company plan to do with the 1566 plane?"

Lu Jinghua leaned back in his chair, and said flatly: "Xu Cang, you are the second officer, this matter has nothing to do with you, and it will not affect your subsequent flight."

Lu Jinghua already understood what he meant, and he didn't want Xu Cang to get involved.Xu Cang's level does not have any right to speak, obedience is the principle of self-defense, and it is not a good idea to stand out.

Xu Cang didn't understand what Lu Jinghua meant, but instead of shutting up, he took a step forward and directly passed the captain: "Why doesn't this have anything to do with me? There is something wrong with the plane, it has nothing to do with the pilot, there is no such thing in the world. "

"Whether there is a problem with the plane is not something that can be said by words." Lu Jinghua looked up, met Xu Cang's bright eyes, and couldn't help but spread his hands: "Okay! 1566 will stop for inspection, is this okay?"

Xu Cang nodded and said nothing more.

Lu Jinghua kept walking by the office door: "Okay, let's all get out."

The captain and the first co-pilot looked at each other, and they both left obediently, but Xu Cang hesitated again and again. When he walked to the door, he still didn't forget to turn around and ask, "Brother, do you really know how to check?"

The change in title made Lu Jinghua, who was still a little annoyed, feel a little softer: "I promise you, I will check it, check it carefully."

With Lu Jinghua's guarantee, Xu Cang finally felt relieved.He was only afraid that Blue Sky Airlines would only do some basic and simple tests in order to ensure its operation, so that it would not be able to really find the problem.

This may be unimaginable to ordinary people, what could be more important than safety?But in the eyes of some people, there is really something more important than safety, especially if those people are lucky, it is even more terrifying.

This is not alarmist talk, there are many precedents in the history of civil aviation, Xu Cang had to consider such a possibility.

However, now that he had Lu Jinghua's guarantee, Xu Cang didn't worry about it anymore.Just when he was about to leave, Lu Jinghua suddenly stopped Xu Cang.

Lu Jinghua frowned, and said earnestly, "Xu Cang, it's okay if you talk to me like that, but if you were someone else, you would suffer."

Xu Cang bowed his head: "Sorry, I was a little anxious just now."

"You don't need to apologize to me, this is not what I want." Lu Jinghua waved his hand, he looked a little tired and not in a good state: "Xu Cang, not all the people in the company are good people. Or. To be precise, no How many good people, you have to learn to protect yourself."

Xu Cang froze for a moment, and then smiled, showing his white teeth: "I will pay attention to the way I speak, but I will still say what I have to say. Even if some people don't like to listen, I just have to have a clear conscience."

Lu Jinghua sighed: "Okay, it's good that you know, go."

When Xu Cang went out, Lu Jinghua clicked on his mailbox on the computer irritably. The latest email was the description of the flight control department's flight from Jianchuan to Yingli that Xu Cang had executed just now.The email was sent to the VP of Operations and VP of Maintenance with a copy to the department heads of Flight and Maintenance.

This was originally a very routine incident report.However, the vice president of operations directly replied to this email: "Complete the necessary tests as soon as possible, and restore the aircraft to operation as soon as possible."

This instruction does not seem to be a big problem, but in fact there are doorways in it.

In a sense, the word "necessary" is synonymous with the lowest standard, and after getting along with Luo Yong, the vice president of operations, Lu Jinghua probably knew that this person was an opportunist who put his interests first.

The vice president of operations obviously wants the maintenance to carry out the basic test of the minimum standard, and if there is no problem, release it as soon as possible to avoid losses to the company.As for the problem mentioned by the crew, in his view, as long as I have completed the necessary tests, even the minimum standard is in compliance with the regulations and should not be a reason for being attacked.

Looking at the instructions in this email, Lu Jinghua was silent for a long time, feeling a strong sense of powerlessness, he sighed: "Xu Cang, you have a clear conscience, what can I do?"

(End of this chapter)