Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Even though it was already night in Erhai City's Spring and Summer Aviation Base, the office hours were long past, but the lights in Qin Xin's office were still on.Recently, Spring Airlines has been discussing with Feiyu Airlines about the transfer of routes in Qianzhou Province.

As Li Chenxing had talked with Xu Cang before, Feiyu Airlines finally agreed to hand over its own provincial routes in Qianzhou to Chunxia Airlines in the general direction, and as Li Chenxing said, this is not a one-time transfer. Rather, it is more akin to collaboration.

The Qianzhou base of Feather Airlines can provide related services for Spring Airlines, such as providing board and lodging services for Spring Airlines crew members stationed at the station, and can also provide assistance in dispatching, information and simple maintenance.

Generally speaking, Spring Airlines only needs to provide aircraft and crews to directly operate the intra-provincial routes in Qianzhou, and leave all other matters to Feiyu Airlines.

However, the general agreement does not mean that the cooperation has been reached. In many details, the two companies have not yet agreed.For example, Feather Airlines complained that the route profits provided by Spring Airlines were too low, while Spring Airlines complained that the service fee of Feiyu Airlines’ Qianzhou base was too high.

Of course, these are all minor issues, and it depends on who finally compromises.

Naturally, Lu Xiaoxiao was in charge of this matter, and there would be absolutely no problem in handing over to Lu Xiaoxiao any issues involving money.Lu Xiaoxiao can clearly know the profit bottom line of Spring and Summer Airlines, so relatively speaking, the progress of the negotiation is relatively optimistic.

After all, Spring and Summer Airlines needs the Qianzhou route to digest the upcoming large amount of ARJ21 capacity, and Feiyu Airlines urgently needs to transfer capacity from the Qianzhou route. Consistency is not far off.

At this moment, Qin Xin is sorting out the expected profitability of the Qianzhou route that will be included in Spring Airlines in the future.Of course, this projected profit report was made by Lu Xiaoxiao, so that Qin Xin could revise the company's cash flow in the future. After all, knowing how much money she will make is the only way to make a better budget plan for the next year.

Perhaps it was because of looking at the document for too long, Qin Xin felt that the densely packed words on the document became blurred at the end, and then her eyes became more and more dry, so that her eyes began to secrete tears involuntarily.

"Why don't we come here today?" Qin Xin pondered in her heart, but there were not too many documents left to read, and for the half-workaholic Qin Xin, it was not good to keep her job.

Just when Qin Xin was hesitating, Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly leaned out half of her body from the door: "Boss Qin, a foreigner is here to look for you."

"Foreigner?" Qin Xin was stunned: "Who are you looking for, me, Xu Cang?"

"Xu Cang." Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly looked behind her, and when she leaned out again, she added: "He's here."

"Huh?" Qin Xin hurriedly closed the company documents, then looked up, and found a tall man in his 30s, with fair skin, a bit like a Caucasian skin, but his The facial features are biased towards the outline of Asians.A head of short black hair is slightly curved, which seems to be naturally curly, and the two eyebrows are even thicker and thicker, as if painted on.

"Mixed blood?"

This was the first thought that came to Qin Xin's mind, and soon the man walked up to Qin Xin's desk and nodded slightly: "Miss Qin, I am the person in charge of Boeing's Asia Pacific region, you can call my Chinese name Huang Jing .”

"Huang Jing, Gold? What's the name?" Although Qin Xin felt a little strange about this name, her expression didn't change at all. Instead, there was a trace of doubt: "The person in charge of Boeing's Asia-Pacific region? I remember it should be Li Rongcheng, right?"

Huang Jing casually found a chair and sat down: "Li Rongcheng has resigned recently, and I will replace him."

Li Rongcheng's successor is also fluent in Chinese. Perhaps for this kind of executive, proficiency in a foreign language is considered a routine operation.

"Li Rongcheng resigned?" Qin Xin couldn't help straightening her upper body: "Why did you resign? It's so sudden."

Huang Jing spread his hands and shrugged: "I'm not very clear about this."

"What did he do wrong?"

"As far as I know, no."

"Then..." Qin Xin recalled, Li Rongcheng didn't seem to have mentioned any thoughts about leaving the job before.

"That's all I know about Li Rongcheng. If Ms. Qin doesn't mind, I hope I can get to the point." Huang Jing looked a little urgent: "Ms. Qin, can I meet Xu Cang alone?"

Qin Xin immediately became vigilant: "Xu Cang? Why are you looking for him? The deal between Boeing and him should be limited to the flight test of the 777. He should have nothing to do with you now, right?"

"It's nothing to do with it?" Huang Jing snorted coldly: "Someone wants to short us recently, and the reason is a research report. The most fatal thing to us is the safety incident of your plane number 1566. This matter is related to Xu Cang, has nothing to do with you?"

Qin Xin was stunned. She didn't pay much attention to the international financial market, and she was quite shocked by the fact that someone in the world wanted to short Boeing.What is the size of Boeing, this can also be shorted, and Boeing has recently completed the verification of the 777. It is not generally courageous to choose Boeing at this time.

"Mr. Huang, if you are here to inquire about crimes, please present evidence. If it is just your speculation, I hope you stop here, otherwise making groundless allegations will make our conversation impossible to continue. "

Facing Huang Jing's sudden questioning, Qin Xin behaved neither humble nor overbearing, and even wanted to fight back.Qin Xin is not the kind of woman who can't hold her breath. Besides, she really doesn't know about shorting Boeing, and when she speaks, she has a bit more confidence.

Seeing Qin Xin's words, especially his reaction, which seemed to have nothing to do with the recent short-selling incident, Huang Jing couldn't help but feel a little guilty.A manager of his level still has some experience in observing words and expressions, unless Qin Xin has really reached the state where Mount Tai collapses before his face remains unchanged.

In fact, Boing only suspected Xu Cang, and there was no definite evidence, otherwise he wouldn't have sat down with Qin Xin so calmly to talk.

However, compared to questioning Xu Cang and Qin Xin with some vague guesses, Huang Jing has a more urgent thing to do.

"Where's Xu Cang?" Huang Jing really didn't worry about shorting anymore, but repeated his request to find Xu Cang.

Qin Xin took a deep look at Huang Jing: "Is he not here?"

"Not here?" Huang Jing was taken aback: "Where is that? I'll go find him."

"If there are no accidents, he will arrive in Los Angeles in a few hours. Perhaps, you can contact someone from your headquarters to find him in Los Angeles."

"Los Angeles?" Huang Jing never expected that Xu Cang was on his way to the United States: "What is he doing in Los Angeles?"

"Muhua Airlines' 777 is flying across the ocean. Someone asked him to watch the flight." Qin Xin frowned: "Why are you looking for him? What's the matter? Confrontation?"

Huang Jing was silent for a moment: "Miss Qin, if you want to know, I can also tell you. If you can decide to help me, we Boeing will be very grateful."

"Help me?" Qin Xin was dubious.

To be honest, Qin Xin still has a clear understanding of her own weight or that of Spring and Summer Airlines.An airline of this level like Spring Airlines is really nothing in the eyes of Boeing.The only person who is valuable to Boeing is Xu Cang.

It was hard for her to imagine that she could help Boing, so Qin Xin was unknowingly curious: "Let's listen first."

Huang Jing immediately said anxiously: "Miss Qin, is the FDR of 1566 still available?"

"FDR?" Qin Xin has been in contact with flying for a long time, and probably knows some flying terms. For example, this FDR is the flight data recorder, which is a part of the black box.

Qin Xin hummed: "Yes, what's the matter?"

"Is the data in it all untouched?"

"The bureau has copied the data once, but the original data should still be inside." Qin Xin became more and more strange: "What are you guys doing?"

Huang Jing quickly raised a finger: "1000 million US dollars, we are willing to spend 1000 million US dollars to buy 1566 FDR!"

At this moment, over the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles away, a Boeing 777 of Muhua Airlines is soaring high in the sky. However, the atmosphere in the cockpit of the aircraft is extremely tense.

"What's the matter?" Xu Cang didn't take his seat right away, but supported Chao Ning's seat with one hand, his gaze constantly wandering over the panel.

Chao Ning is still overriding the steering wheel of the plane at the moment, but it seems that it is very difficult: "I don't know, the autopilot cannot be connected, and the pitch control of the plane is also very difficult."

"Pitch control problem?" Xu Cang stretched out his right hand to grab the steering wheel of the co-pilot, and said to Chao Ning at the same time: "Give it up, I will control it."

Chao Ning looked at Xu Cang who was standing, and at first wanted to ask Xu Cang if his current standing posture would affect the manipulation, after all, Xu Cang's standing posture at this moment is not very conducive to exerting strength.However, this thought only lasted for a moment before being suppressed by Chao Ning.

This is Xu Cang, he can think of it, but he can't think of it?
So, Chao Ning confirmed: "I handed in the control?"

"Hand it up!" Xu Cang only said one word, very concise.

Seeing that Xu Cang seemed to be in control of the overall situation, Chao Ning's pressure also dropped sharply. He didn't say anything, but hummed, and then let go of the control of the steering wheel.

Seeing that Chao Ning had let go, Xu Cang pulled down the steering wheel slightly.This force is not very heavy, otherwise, if there is nothing wrong with the plane, if the plane is pulled too hard, and the altitude of the plane deviates seriously, it will cause trouble again.

Although the force is not strong, it is still relatively obvious, but after this area, the steering wheel actually only moved very slightly.

"Huh?" Xu Cang was amazed for a moment, it wasn't because he wasn't strong enough, it seemed that there was indeed some problem with pitch control.

Chao Ning also saw that Xu Cang's force was fruitless, so he said from the side: "I can't move it? It's not easy to push it forward."

Xu Cang clicked his lips, his expression didn't change much, he just nodded to show that he heard it.Perhaps wanting to verify how serious the pitch control problem is, he raised his chin: "You are holding the disc with both hands, I have to use a little more force. If there is a huge deviation in height, you can directly intervene. Leave me alone."

Chao Ning nodded: "You move, I will watch the height."

"Okay! I'll pull back!" Xu Cang said his movements in advance before using force.After the reminder, Xu Cang paused for a second or two, and then pulled back hard, this time with much stronger force than last time.

However, even with such a great force, the steering wheel remained basically motionless.

"Stuck?" Xu Cang was taken aback, it was very similar to a flight control jam.

It’s not that Xu Cang has never encountered a flight control jam. Let’s just say that the pitch of the 1566 was also stuck, but it was because the tail of the aircraft was rubbed too hard, causing the horizontal stabilizer to scratch the ground. , and finally lead to pitch jamming.

Under normal circumstances, flight control jams are actually relatively rare, so why did you encounter them again?
It shouldn't be, he felt that he was lucky, why did he meet him again?
"Is it really stuck?" Chao Ning asked.

He tried a few times just now, but he didn't dare to use too much force. Just now Xu Cang's slap was indeed a bit violent, but he didn't pull it. It seems that the problem is quite serious.If the pitch is stuck, then the failure of the autopilot to connect makes sense.

"It seems to be." Xu Cang seemed to be in a calm mood: "Is there any problem with the hydraulic pressure?"

Chao Ning replied almost immediately: "There is no problem with the three sets of hydraulic pressure on the left, middle and right."

For this kind of control problem, any pilot with a little insight will look at the hydraulic system. After all, the drive of the control surface is ultimately completed by hydraulic pressure. Once there is a problem with the hydraulic pressure, there may be a problem with the control surface.

However, modern aircraft have relatively large margins on the control surface.Generally speaking, unless all hydraulic systems fail to cause control surface problems, the hydraulic systems can back up each other on key control surfaces.

The West Asia classification of the Boeing 777 is different from the A system, B system and standby system of the 737. It adopts a classification method that is somewhat similar to Airbus' red, yellow and blue three-color hydraulic system, creating a left, middle and right classification method.

However, in a sense, the Boeing 777 did borrow a lot of Airbus ideas.This small change in hydraulics is nothing.

"Tsk tsk, is it really stuck?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Ning immediately became a little nervous.Control jamming, especially on the primary control surfaces, is quite troublesome, which can cause the aircraft to be unable to accurately maintain altitude.A plane that's bouncing up and down isn't going to be very popular anywhere.

Xu Cang scanned the panel again, frowning involuntarily, and found that Chao Ning had turned off the anti-icing on the wings.

"Ice accumulation is serious?" Xu Cang looked out of the windshield, and there was no flashing after entering the cloud.

Due to the existence of strobe lights, if the plane goes into the clouds at night, the windshield will flicker, just like encountering lightning.Even Boeing has a rule that if the existence of the strobe light affects the pilot's judgment, the strobe light can be turned off according to the situation.

The main thing is that this thing is too much like encountering lightning, and it puts too much psychological pressure on the pilot.

Under normal circumstances, even in the case of ice accumulation, it is enough to use engine anti-icing. When using wing anti-icing, it means that the ice accumulation is more serious.

"It rained just now. There has been a lot of ice on the tips of the wipers, but it seems to be gone now."

For the use of wing anti-icing, there are generally two methods, one is to observe whether there is obvious ice accumulation on the tip of the wiper outside the windshield, and the other is to turn on the large wing light and visually observe whether there is serious ice accumulation on the wing .

If ice has accumulated on the wiper tips, it is indeed necessary to use the wings to prevent ice.

"Such serious ice accumulation?" Xu Cang couldn't help but have some guesses.

Just as Xu Cang was thinking about it, the originally stable plane suddenly shook violently, as if encountering a relatively chaotic airflow.

Normally, this is not a big deal, just flip it up and down, but now that the pitch control is stuck, this is troublesome.Probably out of subconsciousness, Chao Ning's first thought was to manipulate the steering wheel, but when he pushed and pulled the steering wheel to no avail, he realized that the pitch control was stuck.

At this time, Xu Cang supported the seat with one hand, bent his upper body, grasped the thrust handle with his right hand, and directly retracted part of the accelerator. After a pause of two seconds, it increased to a slightly smaller level than before.

Originally, the plane was shaking so much that it was going to exceed the predetermined [-] feet, but at any rate, Xu Cang's movement of the accelerator directly stopped the plane's upward momentum.

A thousand words are nothing compared to showing a hand!
Originally, Chao Ning and the co-pilot had only heard about Xu Cang's previous deeds, but they had never actually seen Xu Cang's strength. They are all to be included in the shocking list, but it still happened to such a young man in his 20s, which is not logical at all.

However, Xu Cang's adjustment of the pitch end with one hand of the accelerator just now is extremely subtle.

The throttle can of course control the pitch, but no flight instructor will teach students to use the throttle to control the pitch.That's because the pitch control pitch will cause many chain reactions, and there is some delay in the throttle control pitch. If the amount is not enough, it is easy to have excessive or insufficient input, so that the deviation is over-corrected or under-corrected.

Therefore, the steering wheel should be used for pitch control!

Whether it is in the teaching of the flight instructor or in the Boeing operation manual, one of the principles for the jamming of the pitch control is not to move the throttle frequently, which is the reason.

Without a strong proficiency, using the throttle to control the pitch of the aircraft is a dead end.

However, in Xu Cang's hands, such a superb control method is like the most common operation. His grasp of the throttle and flight status has reached the level of perfection. to a millimetre.

However, Chao Ning has a question: "Why should the accelerator be smaller?"

"A little more against the wind, didn't you notice?" Xu Cang said casually.

Chao Ning was taken aback, he really didn't notice the change in wind speed.This is too detailed. When correcting the state of the aircraft, it also takes into account the changes in the external environment. The distribution of attention can be called terrifying.

At this moment, the co-pilot said: "Let me tell the controller, anyway, the status of the plane has to be reported in the past, and we may not be able to maintain an accurate altitude all the time."

The biggest problem with pitch control jamming is that it cannot maintain the altitude normally. For control, if there is an aircraft that cannot accurately maintain the altitude, it will involve air traffic conflicts, and additional arrangements need to be made.

Just now Xu Cang killed the danger in the cradle, but who can guarantee the next time?You know there are still about four hours to land!
For the thinking of normal people, the idea of ​​the co-pilot is quite normal.If there is a problem with the plane, let the controller know first.

The co-pilot was convinced that there was nothing wrong with his thinking, so after saying this, he didn't even wait for the captain Chao Ning's answer, but pressed the radio transmission button on his own: "Alaska."

Before he could say the whole thing, Xu Cang stretched out his right hand, grabbed the earphone microphone of the co-pilot, and shouted at the same time: "Don't report it!"

The co-pilot was a little confused by Xu Cang's sudden attack, and looked at the captain Chao Ning involuntarily.

At this moment, the control voice sounded in the earphone: "Muhua 631, what's the matter?"

Chao Ning first glanced at Xu Cang, and after meeting Xu Cang's eyes, he exhaled and replied: "Muhua 631, it's okay."

Immediately, there was a rapid current sound in the earphone, which was caused by the controller quickly pressing the speaking button. It is regarded as the default rule in civil aviation communication, that is to quickly press the speaking button to create a short current sound in the channel , used to show that you know.

After replying to the control, Xu Cang patted the shoulder of the co-pilot: "You come down, I'll go up."

The co-pilot did not act immediately, but first cast a questioning look at Chao Ning.Chao Ning also had a head as big as a bucket. He held his forehead and waved his hands: "You go down first."

Although the co-pilot's bad mouth was very unpleasant, he was very obedient. As soon as Chao Ning spoke, he immediately began to undo his seat belt without saying a word, as if to give way to Xu Cang.

While the co-pilot was loosening his seat belt, Chao Ning was a little worried and said, "Shouldn't you tell the controller?"

"What's there to say?" Xu Cang looked very stable: "It's just a pitch jam, and it's not a big problem."

The corners of Chao Ning's mouth twitched. Isn't pitch jamming a big problem?Do all the bosses talk like this?
"But, there are still four hours to go, so you're stuck flying like this?"

"Otherwise? Roll and yaw are fine, right?" Xu Cang asked, "The main electric trim can also be used?"

Chao Ning nodded: "It can be used, but you can't keep flying with trim for more than four hours, right? Besides, when you enter the approach area of ​​Los Angeles, it's very busy there. What if something goes wrong?"

Chao Ning's meaning is very simple. He is cruising now, as long as he maintains the altitude, there is nothing else to do most of the time.But when it comes to the low-altitude approach area, there are all kinds of instructions one after another. You must know that Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. You can't stop the deceleration, lower altitude, turning, and messy status changes.

Can such frequent aircraft state changes be accomplished with a pitch main electric trim?If there is an altitude deviation in the low-altitude approach area, the problem is much more serious than the altitude deviation at high altitude.

In the high-altitude environment, if you deviate a bit, you will only be punished under normal circumstances, and there will be no real traffic conflicts. After all, the density of aircraft getting off at high altitudes is not so high.However, in the approach area, especially the terminal area, the density of aircraft is too high. If there is a slight problem with the altitude, it is not a matter of punishment after the event, but a matter of the crash of the plane on the spot.

If the controller is notified, at least the controller will deliberately open a larger distance, which is always safer.

"Then don't worry about it." After the co-pilot vacated his seat, Xu Cang took the right seat.Fortunately, after the brief turbulence just now, the plane has returned to stability, and there is no need for obvious control input.

However, just because there is no turbulence now doesn't mean there won't be any later.

Although it is better than the throttle control pitch, the main electric trim control pitch does have lag, which is not as timely and fast as the elevator.This operation alone is already quite difficult, not to mention the airflow and control instructions to change the status of the aircraft.

It may be acceptable in a short period of time, but there are still four hours left, including the most dangerous and complicated terminal area. Chao Ning really has no idea in his heart.

While Xu Cang was adjusting his seat, Chao Ning still expressed his worries: "Four hours, when you reach the terminal area, how much energy do you have left?"

"So it's hard to get money." Xu Cang sighed while fastening his seat belt, "It's more troublesome, but it's okay, it can be handled."

"I think it's better to report it." Chao Ning still felt that Xu Cang's plan was too risky, and if something went wrong, he couldn't afford it.

"Do you know what this flight is?" Xu Cang adjusted his seat, fastened his seat belt, held the steering wheel with his right hand, and put his thumb on the main electric trim. He probably had to maintain this position for the next four hours.

Chao Ning was stunned: "777's transoceanic flight."

"Has anyone done it before?"

"No."

"Is Mu Hua important to you?"

"Very important!"

Xu Cang put the thrust handle on his left hand, and pressed the button to disconnect the auto throttle: "Then is there any defect in this kind of flight? No, it's not a defect. There was something wrong with Muhua Airlines' first Boeing 777 transoceanic flight. Do you think that is acceptable?"

Chao Ning's face changed. Once the report was reported to the control, the safety factor would increase, but the matter would be easily spread, which would be a great shame to Muhua Airlines.An attempt to break the situation on an international route ended up being slapped in the face. Even if you go back by yourself, even if there is nothing wrong on the surface, the leaders probably will not have a good opinion of you.

"But." Chao Ning could understand what Xu Cang said, but no matter what, safety always comes first: "I mean just in case, in case something goes wrong."

Xu Cang did not answer Chao Ning's words, but shifted his gaze to a switch: "I just deleted the cabin sound, and it will be overwritten anyway. In the last three or ten minutes, you just pay attention to your words. Then , get down to business, primary flight computer disconnect switch, DISC bit."

Chao Ning knew that this was the procedure to deal with pitch control jamming.Pilots know that if the elevator control jams, use pitch trim to counteract the effect of the jam.However, if more pitch trim capability is desired, it is necessary to select DISC on the main flight computer disconnect switch, thus putting the flight controls in direct mode.

Pitch trim moves slightly slower in direct mode than in normal mode.However, Xu Cang didn't seem to care much about this.

Even though Chao Ning had some complaints about Xu Cang's practice of not notifying the control, he had no objection to Xu Cang's handling procedures. According to Xu Cang's intention, he operated the disconnect switch of the main flight computer.

After re-selecting the switch, Chao Ning wanted to say something again, but Xu Cang made the final conclusion firmly, his eyes were so calm, as if nothing would disturb him in the slightest: "Just watch! "

At the same time, in the office of Xiao Lingyun of Shekou Yixin Insurance, Xiao Lingyun was answering a call from a friend.

"Boeing stock is going to fall, right?" Xiao Lingyun howled, beating his chest and stamping his feet, the knuckles of his right hand holding the phone turned white due to excessive force.

Although Xu Cang has told Xiao Lingyun to stop, it does not prevent Xiao Lingyun from continuing to pay attention to Boeing's stock.As a result, I learned from a phone call from a friend who focuses on international capital investment that a large number of financial institutions have joined in the short-selling of Boeing, and Boeing's stock has a relatively high probability of falling. Bite.

Hearing that the Boeing stock hadn't bottomed out yet, Xiao Lingyun felt as if his heart was being hacked into pieces, and he almost lost his breath.

While Xiao Lingyun was chattering and complaining with his friends, a young woman suddenly broke into the office, she was Xiao Lingyun's secretary.

"President Xiao."

Xiao Lingyun was very annoyed at this time, and when he saw the secretary come in, he was even more upset, and his tone was not very good: "What are you doing?"

The secretary was taken aback by Xiao Lingyun's vicious look, but he quickly adjusted his mood and said hastily, "Mr. Xiao, you asked me to keep an eye on the situation of Asiana Airlines."

"Huh?" Xiao Lingyun was taken aback, and silently put down the phone: "What's wrong with Asiana Airlines?"

"I got the news that not long ago, the Seoul Aviation Administration raided the headquarters building of Asiana Airlines." The secretary's face was a little weird: "Mr. Xiao, Asiana Airlines seems to have a problem."