Legendary Captain

Xu Xian tried several times. If Han Qi still couldn't find anything unusual, then he was truly blind.

"What's wrong? The autopilot won't engage?" Han Qi finished his work, glanced at the PFD and the autopilot engagement button, and roughly knew what had happened.

Xu Xian's expression stiffened: "Should the autopilot be retained?"

"Preserved my ass!" Han Qi clicked his tongue. "When you came in, the plane was on autopilot. Why did it suddenly become a malfunction and the plane was on hold as soon as you arrived? You can't just lie through your teeth!"

Xu Xian licked his lips, trying to calm his inner confusion. He did remember that the plane was on autopilot when he came in, and it was the captain who told him to disengage it. His shameless attempt to shift the blame just now was truly audacious.

Could it be that I'm not doing the autopilot correctly? Xu Xian reflected for a moment. I've been trying to engage channel A, should I try channel B instead?

A living person can't die from holding in their pee!

With a heavy heart, Xu Xian pressed the autopilot button for Flight B again. However, the indicator light below the button did not illuminate. Xu Xian's heart sank instantly. Had he broken the plane? If so, this would be a huge disaster!

"Hey, hey, hey, the autopilot isn't working. What did you do? You'll be responsible if you damage the plane." Han Qi started being sarcastic, but he didn't seem nervous.

To be honest, he didn't understand why the autopilot suddenly malfunctioned. He was a pilot, not a mechanic; how could he possibly know the details?

However, he wasn't panicked. The autopilot not working wasn't a serious problem. As long as his hands could still move, nothing else mattered.

He actually wanted to see how Xu Xian would handle the current situation!

Faced with this inexplicably unwelcome black pot falling from the sky, Xu Xian's face turned as black as the pot itself. This attempt to help has backfired spectacularly; truly unbelievable...

"As long as the plane lands safely, there shouldn't be any problems, right?" Xu Xian asked cautiously.

"How do you plan to land safely? Are you going to manually fly the DME arc?" Han Qi said with a smile, "If the plane lands safely, it's not a big deal if the autopilot can't engage. But if the autopilot problem prevents us from landing quickly, that would be a much bigger problem."

Xu Xian was taken aback by Han Qi's words, and his heart jumped into his throat. He asked incredulously, "Captain, can't you fly manually?"

Xu Xian felt that, given the normal skill level of a captain, manually flying a DME arc shouldn't be a problem!

"You should know that manually flying the DME arc is not easy. My skill level is limited, but I can't guarantee anything," Han Qi said with a smile.

Seeing Han Qi's grinning face, Xu Xian felt like he'd fallen into a trap. However, the plane had indeed malfunctioned under his control, and that was a difficult situation to cover up. Xu Xian was so angry he wanted to chop his own hand off.

Mind your own business, and now you've caused trouble!

Xu Xian let out a long breath, his mind engaged in a fierce internal struggle, clearly making an assessment.

Han Qi glanced at Xu Xian, whose expression was changing, and figured the situation was about right, so he prepared to take over. He had never intended for Xu Xian to fly from the beginning. After all, manually flying the DME arc was a bit too difficult for the co-pilot.

He had previously lost a verbal battle with Xu Xian, and he simply wanted to prove himself. Now that he'd had his fill of proving himself right, that was enough.

Looking at Xu Xian's current expression, Han Qi felt that it was about time. If he pushed the kid any further and the kid developed hyperventilation syndrome, then it would be his problem.

But just as he was about to speak, Xu Xian seemed to have made a major decision. He clenched his fist and said with a resolute expression, "Captain, I'll give it a try! If it takes off, we won't pursue the autopilot issue?"

"You're going to do it yourself?" Han Qi's lips twitched a few times. "Are you sure you can handle it?"

Han Qi realized he had underestimated Xu Xian. This kid was not only quick-witted and skilled in martial arts, but also incredibly bold!

"Except for the final landing, I feel I can handle it!" Xu Xian said.

Landing skills are something that takes time to hone; very few people can master them overnight. Xu Xian wasn't very confident in his landing technique. What if he flew well at first, risking his life, but then crashed and landed hard? Wouldn't all his efforts be wasted?

He wasn't there to show off; he was in the self-rescue phase. Although he was very skeptical of the captain's claim that he couldn't fly the DME arc, Xu Xian wasn't one to give up easily. If he couldn't fly that precisely, then they could go back to flying later, and then discuss who was right and who was wrong.

Han Qi silently stared at Xu Xian for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed and said, "Okay! Fly with confidence. With your courage, the autopilot failure won't happen to you."

As Han Qi spoke, his left hand was already on the control wheel. Although he wanted Xu Xian to give it a try, he wouldn't joke about something serious. The co-pilot's condition was unclear due to overexertion, so it was best to land as soon as possible. If he found that Xu Xian lacked the ability to control the aircraft with sufficient precision, he would not hesitate to take over the controls and prevent any so-called go-around from happening.

Manually flying a DME arc might be a relatively difficult maneuver for others, but for someone like Han Qi with his explosively solid fundamentals, it's a piece of cake.

"You made a promise, didn't you? The cockpit voice recorder recorded everything!" Xu Xian confirmed.

"knew......"

Before Han Qi could finish speaking, the approach control on the other end of the radio spoke first: "Kunlong 9543, continue to lower the sea level to a correction depth of 2700 meters, correction depth to 1022 meters."

"Lower sea pressure 2700 meters, lower sea pressure 1022, Kunlong 9543," Han Qi repeated.

2700 meters, or 8900 feet, is the altitude limit for the IAF point. Approach control follows the altitude limit on the chart exactly, and the control style is very similar to procedural control, except for the missing "starting point report"!

This is because, typically, at radar-controlled airports, the control command will sometimes be positioned slightly lower than the restricted altitude. This phenomenon only occurs at radar-controlled airports and will never happen at airports with procedural control.

"2700 meters, 8900 feet! Verify! Let's hurry down, so we can reduce the amount of maneuvering later," Han Qi said.