latelenovela Chapter 168 Our pilot is a high school student!
Chapter 168 Our pilot is a high school student!
Soon after.
In the cockpit where only Lin Chen and Xiao Li remained, Lin Chen received a service call from the space-based entity, originating from the economy class lounge.
"Mr. Lin, the cabin door is already closed!"
"OK, come back now. There are other things I need you to do."
After putting down the microphone, Lin Chen increased the aircraft's altitude from less than 1000 meters to 2000 meters.
He lowered the altitude earlier so that the flight attendant and other passengers could work together to close the tail door.
However, in order to save fuel, aircraft cannot maintain low altitude for extended periods.
Having confirmed that the altitude had been increased, Lin Chen continued to use the radio to contact the airport tower on Yongyang Island.
Yongyang Island is an artificial island built in the South China Sea by the world's dragon nation.
Although it was previously used for military purposes, the island now also has residents and a civilian airport.
However, Lin Chen didn't know the airport's frequency, so he could only set the transponder to code 7500, which indicated that the plane was being hijacked, and send out a distress signal while trying his luck on public radio channels.
"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, this is N444, Yongyang Island, please respond, please respond."
The call lasted for three minutes before a man's voice came through the radio.
"This is Yongyang Island control tower, N444. What's the situation on your end? Yongyang Island is not in your flight path."
We finally got in touch!
Lin Chen and Xiao Li exchanged an excited glance, then said, "Yongyang Island control tower, N444 has been hijacked. The crew attempted to cause an air disaster but were subdued. However, the plane is running low on fuel and cannot land at the airport. We now need to make an emergency landing at sea near Yongyang Island."
"..."
The communications on Yongyang Island went silent for a few seconds.
Immediately afterwards, the air traffic controller asked in a suspicious voice:
Did the crew attempt to cause a plane crash?
"Yes."
Lin Chen nodded in confirmation: "We don't have much time left. The fuel can only last for 15 minutes. I need to know the situation in your sea area! We also need maritime rescue!"
"I need to report this matter immediately, please wait a moment."
"ASAP."
"Ok!"
…………
"what?!"
Inside the Yongyang Island Emergency Command Center.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Liu Ming, the director of the command center, felt that either he had misheard or his subordinate had reported something wrong.
Why would flight crew members intentionally cause an air disaster?
Have you investigated the situation of this flight?
"Yes, Director Liu, flight N444 was a flight from Malaya to Beijing. Its original route was supposed to enter our airspace from the direction of Dai, but its flight path changed after leaving Malaya's airspace."
"Malay has also confirmed that N444 lost contact more than ten minutes ago."
Director Liu frowned and immediately ordered, "In that case, contact the military for assistance immediately! I will personally take charge of liaising with N444!"
It is 2:15 a.m. Beijing time, and the sea outside is completely dark.
Emergency landings on water have always been a difficult problem in the history of civil aviation.
Historically, only the United States has ever had a successful emergency water landing.
N444 is now not only about to make an emergency landing on the water, but also on the pitch-black ocean.
This is practically tantamount to suicide.
Therefore, he had to confirm with the people on the plane again, and if possible, it would be safest to insist on flying to Yongyang Island.
Just as Director Liu picked up his earpiece, preparing to call N444, he suddenly thought of something.
and many more……
Didn't N444 say that all the crew members were under control?
So who's flying the plane now?
The radio connection was quickly restored.
Director Liu personally took the walkie-talkie: "N444, this is Liu Ming, the head of the Yongyang Airport Emergency Command Center. I would like to confirm who is currently piloting the aircraft?"
"Hello, I am Lin Chen, the pilot of this plane. I am from China."
"Lin Chen? How old are you?" Director Liu frowned.
Although the sound over the radio was somewhat distorted, it was still clear that the person on the other end seemed to be a young man.
"I'm 19."
A collective gasp filled the command center.
No one expected that the pilot over there would be a young man who was only 19 years old.
Are you kidding me?
Director Liu suppressed his emotions, took a few deep breaths, and continued in a calm tone, "Lin Chen, I want to know how it came to be you piloting? Have you ever learned to fly a plane?"
"That's it."
What does it mean?
This is a matter of life and death; how can you speak so vaguely?
Director Liu felt his blood pressure rising.
"Lin Chen, don't you have any other pilots on your side?"
"If you're worried about my driving skills, you can rest assured that my IQ is probably a bit higher than the average person."
What does this have to do with IQ?
Director Liu felt that he was about to lose control of his blood pressure.
Just then, someone in the command center exclaimed, "Director! I know who Lin Chen is!"
A female staff member ran over with her phone in her hand.
"Lin Chen?"
Liu Ming looked at the news on his phone about the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad team winning the championship, and the prominent names in the news.
"N444, are you Lin Chen from the math Olympiad team?"
"it's me."
This time, Liu Ming finally couldn't hold back any longer.
After all that, it turns out the person piloting the plane was actually a high school student?
A high school student wants to pilot a plane and even plans to make an extremely difficult and risky emergency landing at sea?
Isn't this a joke?
"Lin Chen, making an emergency landing at sea is very dangerous. If possible, you should land directly on Yongyang Island."
"If we had enough fuel, I'd like to too. Stop talking nonsense, we probably only have less than 20 minutes of fuel left!"
"But……"
Just as Liu Ming was hesitating, Xiao Li picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Hello, I am Xiao Li, the leader of the math Olympiad team."
"Leaders of Yongyang Island, please trust Lin Chen."
Xiao Li glanced at Lin Chen and said in a deep voice, "Lin Chen's intelligence is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and we have no other choice."
Liu Ming kept his mouth tightly shut, unsure of what to say.
But then, another voice was interrupted by the radio.
"This is Colonel Gong Xing, commander of the People's Navy's Yongyang Island garrison fleet! Director Liu, we will be responsible for guiding N444 from now on, and you will provide technical support."
Liu Ming was stunned for a moment. Although he had given the order to notify the military, he did not expect the military to react so quickly and send a fleet commander directly.
"Colonel Gong, then it's up to you. N444, the military will be in charge of guiding you from now on."
"N444 understands."
Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know why, but even though he had only said one sentence, hearing the voice of the People's Navy on the radio gave him a sense of security.
“N444, the wind speed in the sea area where Yongyang Island is located is 15 knots and the wave height is 2 meters. We have determined that it is not suitable for an emergency landing at sea.”
Over the radio, Colonel Gong didn't waste any words and immediately provided Lin Chen with crucial data.
As Lin Chen listened, he was rapidly calculating in his mind.
His eyes were fixed on the paper map in his hand, trying to find a safe landing point for the rest of the flight.
"Colonel Gong, are there any relatively calm, open waters near Yongyang Island that are far from reefs?"