Legendary Captain

"Strange? How so?" Xu Xian was taken aback, somewhat confused about what the flight attendant meant.

However, he didn't really care. He was just going to make a cameo appearance; who cared whether it was ancient or strange? After landing, they would probably never see each other again, so why should he be afraid?

The flight attendant hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped. Everyone at Kunlong Airlines knew that Han Qi had an eccentric temper. However, it was actually difficult to find a very fitting sentence to describe exactly how eccentric he was.

However, it's mostly about useless people having no human rights...

Inside the cockpit, Han Qi contacted the Rongfu air traffic control to explain the current situation and the intention to make an emergency landing in Qianyang.

Their plane is currently located at the border between the Rongfu and Qianyang control areas, slightly off-center towards Rongfu. According to the planned route, the plane should have passed right by Qianyang's control area. However, due to the problem, they have no choice but to head south and divert to Qianyang.

At this point, the aircraft was about the same distance from both Rongfu Airport and Qianyang Airport. The reason for choosing Qianyang instead of Rongfu was largely because Kunlong Airlines has a branch base at Qianyang Airport, which facilitates support and personnel deployment after an emergency landing.

Choosing an alternate airport requires considering many factors. However, since Qianyang Airport is the alternate airport for this flight, there's not much to argue about.

After informing Chengdu air traffic control of his intention to divert to Qianyang, Han Qi politely informed his parent company's Air Operations Center (AOC) via satellite phone about his intention to make an emergency landing in Qianyang. Kunlong Airlines' operations control department, of course, had no objections; it was the proper course of action.

During this time, Han Qi could hear the passenger announcements from the cockpit. Thinking about the co-pilot who was overwhelmed by the pressure, Han Qi felt that Kunlong Airlines truly had no successors.

After he retires, it's uncertain how long Kunlong Airlines can survive.

Unlike Qingyuan Group, whose management is young and energetic, Kunlong Aviation's current leadership consists entirely of senior executives who remained after the group was dismantled. They are all heavily bureaucratic and the entire company is stagnant.

It's not entirely fair to blame Kunlong's management for being rigid and inflexible; they really suffered a huge setback with the X10 project, which extinguished any spark of ambition from the top management.

Wasn't Qingyuan Group the one who suffered the most losses in the X10 project back then? Yet, they've continued the project for over a decade. Their indomitable spirit is something that the top management of Kunlong Aviation can't match.

No wonder, even after Xu Qing stepped down, Qingyuan Group maintained its strong momentum. The rising sun of yesteryear has now become the blazing sun that shines upon the earth!

Kunlong Aviation is ultimately confined to a small corner of the world!

"Kunlong 9543, Qianyang Airport is willing to receive you. Now turn right to heading 170, radar guidance." Just as Han Qi was starting to think, the voice of Rongfu Control came over the radio.

When he informed Rongfu Airport of his intention to divert to Qianyang Airport, Rongfu said they needed to communicate with Qianyang Airport first, and that communication should be completed now.

Since the flight path has now deviated, area control can only provide radar guidance.

"Turn right, heading 170, Kunlong 9543," Han Qi replied.

Han Qi had barely changed course when he heard a cabin call request. He answered, "What is it?"

"Captain, during the passenger announcement just now, we found a qualified pilot. He's a first officer with Star Travel Airlines, and he's also flying a Boeing." The flight attendant felt awkward calling him "instructor," so she preferred "captain." During the call, she informed Han Qi of Xu Xian's situation.

Han Qi: "Were your documents checked?"

To be honest, it doesn't really matter whether there's a backup co-pilot or not; he can land safely on his own. However, according to regulations, it's still necessary to find a backup pilot.

However, finding the pilot among the passengers can sometimes lead to an awkward situation: the pilot may not have their identification documents with them.

Some pilots fly during their free time and don't carry their identification documents, which makes proving their identity relatively more difficult.

Of course, a pilot could find out by asking a few questions. However, from Han Qi's perspective, if the other party didn't have the necessary credentials, he would rather fly alone to avoid any accidents.

"I checked everything, and there's no problem with his documents. He told me he was planning to spend the night in Luoshui, so he brought all his documents," the flight attendant explained.

To be honest, pilots don't carry around their credentials all the time except when they're on duty. If it's just a trip to Luoshui for the night, then having all the necessary documents makes sense.

"Let him in then!" Since there's no problem with his identification, it wouldn't hurt to let him in to make a show of it.

After receiving Han Qi's permission to enter, the flight attendant hung up the phone and soon remembered to signal for the door to be opened.

Han Qi released the cockpit lock, and the cockpit door opened, revealing a young man in his twenties, Xu Xian.

Xu Xian entered the cockpit and immediately spotted Han Qi, who was sitting sideways.

To be honest, Han Qi is quite handsome. Xu Xian is relatively effeminate, while Han Qi has sharp features. In comparison, Xu Qing's appearance is slightly more ordinary.

Because the flight attendant had mentioned that the captain had a rather eccentric temperament, Xu Xian appeared somewhat reserved. However, this also made Xu Xian feel a little uncomfortable.

Why do I act like a grandson when I help someone? Shouldn't he be extremely grateful to me? It's like I'm the one who's afraid of him!

However, the captain in front of me seemed to have a kind of magic. Standing in front of him, I would unconsciously feel inferior. I don't know why I felt this way.

Xu Xian awkwardly got into his seat, obediently fastened his seatbelt, put on his headphones, and stared intently at the navigation page, not looking at Han Qi or saying anything. He'd just helped out and was about to make a quick getaway.

Han Qi was originally going to continue with the autonomous driving, but seeing Xu Xian's various actions, he suddenly blurted out, "A trainee?"

Xu Xian was caught off guard when Han Qi spoke to him first, and replied somewhat unexpectedly, "Yes!"

"Student..." Han Qi suddenly became interested: "Why don't you try flying manually?"