73: Chapter 73: Sensation Across the Web, Ergency Landing!
73: Chapter 73: Sensation Across the Web, Ergency Landing!
At the sa ti.
E Province Ground Aviation Administration.
The aviation controller responsible for the aircraft Xiao Fei was on, Wu Wei, suddenly furrowed his brow.
On the coordinates map, the altitude and route of the plane were undergoing dramatic changes.
He picked up the microphone and quickly initiated contact:
“China Airlines A, China Airlines A, this is the E Province Ground Aviation Administration, please respond if you hear this.”
No response.
But the radar showed the plane’s altitude was continuously dropping.
Wu Wei imdiately realized sothing was wrong.
“Director!
Director!
We have a major problem!”
“What’s going on?”
The director in charge on-site, Ma Tiejun, imdiately turned his head at Wu Wei’s voice.
“Director!
China Airlines A is deviating from its course, and its flight altitude is rapidly falling!
We’re unable to contact the crew!”
Ma Tiejun’s brow furrowed instantly.
“Keep trying to establish contact.”
“Understood!”
Walking swiftly behind Wu Wei, Ma Tiejun fixed his gaze firmly on the screen in front of them.
Sure enough, upon seeing the plane’s abnormal and rapid altitude decline, Ma Tiejun couldn’t help but gasp.
Sothing’s gone terribly wrong!
“China Airlines A!
China Airlines A!
Please respond!!!!”
“China Airlines A!
China Airlines A!
Please respond!!!!”
“China Airlines A!
China Airlines A!
Please respond!!!!”
However, no matter how Wu Wei called, the plane did not respond.
On the plane.
Xiao Fei was fighting against the cold wind continuously rushing in through the shattered windshield while trying his best to control the aircraft.
The temperature at ten thousand ters altitude was unbearably low!
Were it not for Xiao Fei’s physical endurance far surpassing the average person’s.
By now, he likely would have lost consciousness due to the freezing cold and intense airflow!
The roaring wind echoed relentlessly in his ears.
Yet amidst the torrent of sound, Xiao Fei faintly heard calls from ground control through his headset.
Given the current state of the plane, flying to Sichuan Province was out of the question—it could only make an ergency landing nearby in E Province’s capital.
But here ca the issue: the aircraft originally refueled fully for its flight to Sichuan Province.
If it landed in E Province, it would inevitably carry an excess of fuel.
This ant an overweight landing!
With that in mind, Xiao Fei decisively activated the ergency code 7700.
This was a declaration to all ground facilities and airborne craft: the aircraft was encountering an ergency.
If facing issues such as hijacking, the code 7500 would be used instead.
Almost imdiately, the ground control center detected this signal.
Upon discovering the ergency code activation, the tension gripping Ma Tiejun eased slightly.
The ability to activate an ergency code indicated the crew wasn’t completely incapacitated.
“Keep calling!
Have other airborne aircraft attempt to make contact as well!”
“Understood!”
In the skies, after activating the ergency code, Xiao Fei was still facing a monuntal challenge.
At ten thousand ters altitude and without the assistance of aircraft instrunts to display the flight path, Xiao Fei had no idea where he was!
The original navigational path directed to Sichuan Province was clearly unusable.
To head to E Province, he would need to and the route.
On the ground.
“Report!
Director!
China Airlines A is requesting to modify its route to land at E Province Capital Airport!”
“Approved.
Keep trying to establish contact!”
“Understood!”
In the sky, upon seeing the route modification approved, Xiao Fei breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, the rest of the plane’s equipnt was functioning normally—radar positioning, inertial navigation, and everything else were all operational.
This spared Xiao Fei a lot of effort.
Only now did he finally have the capacity to respond to the radio calls.
Due to the intense wind noise, communication was severely disrupted, so Xiao Fei had to shout at the top of his lungs:
“E Province!
E Province!
China Airlines A!”
Ground control faintly detected a response from the radio.
Wu Wei’s face lit up with excitent:
“E Province!
China Airlines A, please speak!”
[This is…
whoosh whoosh whoosh (wind noise)…
China Airlines A!
Co-pilot windshield struck by a bird!
Windshield shattered!
Both pilots incapacitated!!]
Gathering Xiao Fei’s voice amidst noise clues, ground control personnel, and all others monitoring following the ergency code activation were instantly struck with alarm.
Both pilots incapacitated?
Then who on earth is flying the plane now?!
[China Airlines A, please report your identity!]
This voice ca through the earpiece.
Xiao Fei imdiately shouted hoarsely: “My na is Xiao Fei!
I’m a passenger on this flight!”
This response, though interspersed with howling wind noise, was barely deciphered by ground personnel.
A passenger?!
Originally assuming it was a crew mber, Ma Tiejun’s expression changed instantly.
How could a passenger fly the plane?
Wu Wei, preparing for follow-up questions, was interrupted by Xiao Fei shouting again:
“Both pilots are incapacitated!
I’m the one helping to fly the plane!”
Control Center.
Ma Tiejun, face ashen, gave a decisive order: “Investigate!
Quickly check if there’s such a passenger onboard this flight!”
The results ca back quickly.
Among the passengers, detailed records of Xiao Fei were indeed found.
A junior student at Jiangcheng University!
The report listed so of Xiao Fei’s information.
Glaring at the report, Ma Tiejun slapped his own forehead.
If he were an Aerospace University student, maybe there would be so hope, but he turned out to have zero relevance to the field.
How on earth could he fly a plane?
This isn’t a car!
Let alone sothing as simple as a bicycle!
Grabbing the radio from Wu Wei’s hand, Ma Tiejun said: “Xiao Fei!
Are you aware of the airplane’s operational procedures?!”
[Rest assured…
whoosh whoosh whoosh (noise)…
I practiced on flight simulators…
(noise)…
I know how to fly the plane!]
Xiao Fei could only give such an answer.
However, this response was far from reassuring to the ground staff.
Even though there are simulation gas nowadays with nearly 100% accuracy in replicating flying a plane, it doesn’t an those gas can train qualified pilots.
“Xiao Fei!
Can you wake up the two pilots?
What’s their current condition?”
[Passed out completely!!!
Don’t worry, ground team!!!
My wife and kids are onboard!!!
I won’t ss this up!!!
As a father and husband, I will definitely get them safely to the ground!!!]
In the previous investigation, records indeed indicated Xiao Fei’s wife and children were among the passengers, and his kids were even triplets.
Now in a state of extre agitation, Ma Tiejun was like an ant on a hot pan.
The best scenario would be Xiao Fei managing to wake the two unconscious pilots.
But on the ground, they couldn’t know the exact situation onboard—they could only rely on communication with Xiao Fei for judgnt.
Xiao Fei directly stated that both pilots were completely incapacitated, leaving them helpless.
Amid their helplessness, everyone clenched their teeth and anxiously accepted the situation.
Afterward, Ma Tiejun imdiately contacted the local governnt of E Province’s capital.
As the core of the Central Plains.
The E Province capital, Jiangcheng’s local governnt established an Ergency Response Committee upon learning of the situation.
Under the committee’s coordination, within three short minutes, local police, firefighters, SWAT units, dical staff, and other departnts were fully prepared.
Sirens blared across the streets as citizens saw countless governnt vehicles speeding toward Jiangcheng Airport, sirens echoing.
At the sa ti, all nearby ground dispatch centers received orders passed down from higher authorities, which were then disseminated to every relevant staff mber.
[Attention all departnts, units, and crew!
Per higher authority’s notification, all flights departing Jiangcheng International Airport are suspended!
All aircraft on flight paths over E Province airspace are redirected!
China Airlines A has encountered an ergency situation; all flight crews, stand by and await further instructions!]
One sweeping order prompted chaos among waiting passengers at Jiangcheng International Airport.
Unaware of the reason, the passengers only saw bright red “Delayed” signs next to every flight on the airport’s massive electronic bulletin boards.
[Delayed]
The crowd at the service counter swelled rapidly.
“What’s going on with the flights?”
“Why are all flights delayed?
What happened?”
“I have urgent business!
When will things return to normal?”
Service station staff, drenched in sweat, struggled to repeatedly explain to countless passengers that an unexpected ergency was underway and that further information would depend on announcents from higher authorities.
At so point, a person in the crowd suddenly raised their phone and shouted: “A plane in the sky is in trouble!
It’s preparing to land at this airport!!”
Upon hearing this, the crowd realized what was happening.
Many pulled out their smartphones and began refreshing various news platforms.
Weibo, Tencent News, Toutiao—almost any news platform displayed breaking stories pieced together by journalists caught in the frenzy of reporting.
#Breaking!
China Airlines A flight suffers bird strike, crew incapacitated!#
#China Airlines A at 10,000 ters altitude collides with birds, preparing to land at Jiangcheng Airport!#
#Urgent News!
China Airlines A…#
With events unfolding too rapidly for detailed updates, the dia had only pieced together that China Airlines A had activated ergency protocol 7700 and was preparing to land in Jiangcheng.
Information about Xiao Fei’s involvent was still entirely under wraps.
However, bits of the situation began leaking onto forums frequented by aviation enthusiasts.
Though illegal, monitoring aviation frequencies was commonplace among aviation hobbyists—they would sotis even upload audio recordings of ground-to-air communications onto online platforms.
The dialogue between Xiao Fei and ground control inevitably reached their ears.
While these enthusiasts refrained from transmitting ssages over aviation frequencies lest law enforcent intervene, they swiftly disseminated details of China Airlines A’s situation online.
Soon, Xiao Fei’s na exploded across major self-dia platforms once more!
Upon learning that China Airlines A had suffered a bird strike, incapacitating both pilots—leaving a passenger, with only flight simulator experience, in charge of piloting the aircraft—society was collectively stunned!
Reviews
All reviews (0)