With the start of flight 1306, one minute later, United Airlines 961 also got out of the communication shielding circle!
"Tokyo Air Control, this is United Airlines 961, lost all power, altitude 230, we request an emergency landing in Xinjie!"
Captain Jax chose the nearest Xinxie Airport to make an emergency landing, and he had his own reasons; he definitely did not know the specific conditions of each airport in the island country as well as the local pilots in the island country, and the original cruising altitude of flight 1306 was 330, while the cruising altitude of flight 961 was
The cruising altitude was 310, which was 2,000 feet lower.
In other words, when everyone has lost power, the taxiing distance of Flight 961 must be shorter than that of Flight 1306! Now 1306 has fallen to 250, and 961 is even lower, reaching an altitude of 230, so his choice is very difficult.
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Every pilot has his own judgment, which is a choice based on a combination of many reasons. No one is right or wrong. The key is to suit his own environment and the pilot's operating style.
Both 1306 and 961 have been settled, at least there is a direction to work towards, followed closely by China Eastern Airlines' 256 and Dahan Airlines' 7125!
The situation of these two flights is more difficult because they are the furthest away! 1306 and 961 can still reach land, but it is not easy to say for them!
Especially on the last flight 7125, the voice of Captain Jiang Donghao sounded a little desperate.
"Tokyo Air Control, this is Dahan Flight 7125. We have lost all power and the altitude is not high enough. We are not expected to skid to any airport; we will make an emergency landing at sea, please send rescue in time!"
For 7125, it is very simple to make such a judgment. Calculate the aircraft’s descent rate and the distance to the nearest airport and you will know the answer. If you can’t slide, you can’t slide. No one can avoid the gravity of the earth!
Unless they restart the engine successfully!
The engine stalled and restarted. This was what all four flights were doing! And it was done over and over again endlessly! But the hope of restarting began to turn into despair amid repeated disappointments!
1306, which has been restarted the most times, has been restarted nearly ten times, and 7125, which has been restarted the least, has been restarted 4 or 5 times. However, the 16 engines of the four flights have not been successfully restarted in just over ten minutes!
For pilots, they will continue to try as long as the plane does not crash!
But the proper operation is one thing, and the psychological changes are another! Pilots no longer regard restarting the engine as the only option, they are already considering where to make an emergency landing.
It can be said that the choices of 1306, 961, and 7125 are all normal and are the best judgments made by the captains based on their own circumstances; they are all experienced transoceanic flying veterans, and the three captains have a combined flight time of
With more than 30,000 hours, being able to maintain normal taxiing even after the aircraft loses all power is a sign of their strength!
But there is another flight. Is it too quiet?
Shota Nomura kept calling, "Dragon Air 256, where are you planning to make an emergency landing?"
Bei Haiyang's voice said, "We are not making an emergency landing, we are circling..."
Shota Nomura was a little older than him. He couldn't understand. "Dragon Air 256, do you also mean to make an emergency landing at sea?"
Bei Haiyang's voice said, "Let's take control first, then make an emergency landing. Sorry, wait a moment, we are very busy..."
There was silence in the air traffic control center, and Shota Nomura began to explain, "Dragon Airlines 256 had one more accident than other flights! Their captain Takeo Hirata fell in an accident and fell into a coma! So, is it..."
Masao Kawahara was surprised, "Hirata-kun? That's my old friend. I know him very well! If he is here, then, who knows about the members of Flight 256?"
An officer introduced, "Hirata-kun is our dispatcher for flight exchanges with Dragon Airlines; his co-pilot is a young Chinese pilot. He should have been exposed to the 959 model and this route for just half a year, and his flight time should not be more than 1,000?
There was another pilot on board, Daimitsu Ito, who flew over the entire island. He had only flown Flight 256 for a few days and had flown for dozens of hours.
If Hirata-kun is really unconscious due to an accident, Flight 256 is really in danger this time. The two pilots currently operating the plane are too young. I don’t know if they can maintain their composure when encountering such an unexpected situation.
calm?"
Masao Kawahara sighed, "Experience comes with time! The other three flights have all started to make decisions. No matter what the result is, they have to try, but 256 is circling now? Can anyone tell me what circling means?
?Did you give up your responsibility?"
No one knew what the young captain meant by circling. It was more like a kind of confusion in an unexpected situation, and he was at a loss what to do!
Someone asked, "Kawahara-kun, can you give him guidance through air traffic control communications? You know, less than half of the nearly 500 people on Flight 256 are citizens of our island nation."
Masao Kawahara thought about it and hesitated; in the aviation industry, the captain is the supreme ruler of an aircraft. When the captain is absent, the co-pilot takes over. This is the core principle and the most taboo is for outsiders to dictate.
Because no one is in the captain's state of perception of the current state of the aircraft, outsiders have no idea of the true condition of the aircraft, whether the instruments are normal, whether the controls are flexible, whether the flight is difficult, etc. All of this can only be experienced by the crew.
Things cannot be replaced remotely, no matter how senior or experienced the commander is.
"We can only give him suggestions, but we cannot make decisions for him! I don't think they have any problems with basic operations. If there are problems, they must be psychological. They lose confidence because of fear and are at a loss.
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He took the intercom and said, "Dragon Airlines 256, this is the Tokyo Flight Control Center. I am Masao Kawahara, the chief pilot of All Island Air. There is a situation here that I want you to know.
At the same time that your flight 256 had an accident, the same anomaly occurred on the same flight in front and behind you!
They also lost power and were still sliding!
But taxiing is not the purpose, the plane has to land! There are flights in front of you that have decided to make an emergency landing in Xinjie, and behind you, there are also flights that have chosen to make an emergency landing at sea!
You also have to choose! I don’t know your specific situation, but if you give full play to your professional skills and firmly remember your sacred mission to passengers as a captain, you will know what exactly Flight 256 should do!”
A voice came from the intercom, "Longhang 256 understands! We will try our best to hover, please mark our position. Once we make an emergency landing at sea, we need rescue..."
Everyone at the air traffic control center looked at each other, was this Chinese pilot already scared out of his mind?
Either bet on an emergency landing in Xinjie, which seems to be very difficult now; or bet on an emergency landing at sea!
Even if you decide to make an emergency landing at sea, you should try to get as close as possible to the coastline of the island country, because the wind and waves will be smaller here, and it will be more conducive to nearby rescue!