Chen Jiayu didn't expect that his opportunity would come so quickly.
When he flew back to Beijing from Shanghai, the flight originally planned to depart at 2 pm had been delayed to 8 pm, but his waiting at the airport was not counted as duty time, so he could still fly at night. When checking in before takeoff, he saw the weather forecast that there was a severe thunderstorm in Beijing, and he sighed inwardly - if it hadn't been for the fuel tank problem, he might have been sitting at home now if he had set off a few hours earlier. He could only hope that the weather would be better when he arrived in Beijing.
However, the opposite happened. After he entered the Beijing area, his heart sank again when he saw the weather. Thunderstorms, coupled with gusty winds, can be said to be the last situation any pilot wants to encounter. He glanced at the fuel gauge and saw that there was still about an hour and a half, which was not bad. He could try to land a few times. If it didn't work, he could make a backup landing in Tianjin or even Shenyang.
The sound in the channel was a bit noisy, and he heard dense instructions at the frequency when he entered the approach control area. Chen Jiayu was stunned for a moment. The control voice was very low, but the tone and tone sounded too familiar...
"Air China 1328, approaching Beijing, radar saw it. Blind landing on the right side of runway 17, maintain an altitude of 4,000 meters first." When he called himself, he realized that it was Fang Hao on the other side of the microphone, but his voice was too hoarse. It was so embarrassing that Chen Jiayu almost didn't recognize him.
He looked at the radar and said: "Keep 400, Air China 1328. Apply for heading... 350."
Fang Hao paused and asked him: "Air China 1328, are you planning to fly to the final direction? Now we are changing the direction of the runway. The aircraft approaching south around runway 17 are all pulled up because of the ground wind problem." When Chen Jiayu heard this, his heart was moved - wind shear refers to an instantaneous change in wind direction, which is the most dangerous condition for aircraft taking off and landing. Fortunately, the weather radars of modern civil aviation airliners are equipped with windshear warning, so if windshear is detected ahead during the approach, the pilot will choose to go around. But in this thunderstorm, coupled with wind shear, five or six planes went around at the same time, and the runway changed direction, the control may have been so busy that it was smoking.
Chen Jiayu answered briefly: "We are preparing for the five sides. Apply for heading 350, Air China 1328."
Fang Hao agreed: "Air China 1328, heading 350 agreed. Also, check the fuel level. I will guide you in the terminal area to delay for half an hour. Is there any problem?"
Chen Jiayu also knew the weather conditions, so he said: "It seems to be no problem at the moment." He did not mention the fuel level for an hour and a half. After all, he also wanted to leave early. Passengers would be unable to sit still after a five-hour delay. This is human nature. .
Fang Hao turned on the microphone, but seemed to hear him cough. It stopped for a second, and then turned it on again: "Air China 1328, received. Our radar...sees that the weather may pass in half an hour."
"Yeah, no problem." Chen Jiayu was very talkative this time.
After a while, Fang Hao asked on the channel: "Air China 1328... Please help me check the weather here, 20 nautical miles from your position between 10 and 11 o'clock." Flights in the sky rely on the tower's reports to understand the ground weather. Similarly, control at the tower sometimes needs to rely on weather instructions from aircraft in the sky to make decisions. Fang Hao could not fail to recognize him, but he was very polite and used the honorific title. But Chen Jiayu had to concentrate on monitoring the situation of the plane. Accidents were most likely to happen when the weather was bad, so he couldn't distract himself from thinking about it.
Chen Jiayu replied patiently: "From my position, there is a large yellow zone above the field. The wind is 300, 32 knots."
Fang Hao replied: "Air China 1328, received."
After a while, Fang Hao gave him new information: "Air China 1328, the first approaching aircraft on runway 04 has landed. How about turning around and landing on runway 04?"
Chen Jiayu looked at his radar and said: "04, right... I'm not very good at turning the direction now. There's weather on both sides."
At the beginning of the approach, he was guided to fly on runway 17 right, but he couldn't land on runway 17 right. Even if he overflew, he had to circle around and come back to re-align with other runways.
Fang Hao looked at the radar in front of him and silently gave him a plan: "Air China 1328, how about turning right and then turning around?"
Chen Jiayu was still looking at the weather and calculating the flight route. Fang Hao added, "How about this, how about I guide you first to the north, then to the south, and fly out in three directions to land on 04."
Chen Jiayu shook his head silently. Judging from the radar on his plane, neither of these two options worked very well: "Neither of them works very well. There is weather on the left and right sides. According to my radar, we have to maintain the current heading and fly 20 nautical miles."
Fang Hao was silent for about two seconds, and then picked up the microphone: "Then...turn 360 to north, and then..." He coughed again, and quickly added: "Correction, turn 360 to north, and then guide How about you turn left and fly south?"
Chen Jiayu said helplessly: "There is weather at 5 to 10 nautical miles, so it won't work."
But Fang Hao still patiently drew the cake and came up with a plan: "Then keep this course, then go south...and finally turn 180 for the approach?" He was worried that Chen Jiayu and the others could land safely as soon as possible. After a while, four or five positioning plans had been worked out, and other go-around aircraft were still being directed to circle around the field. When they heard, there was an aircraft from the south that had gone around three times.
Chen Jiayu couldn't bear it anymore. By this time, he was already more anxious than Fang Hao. The weather was not a problem. He was confident in his operation and had enough fuel. If he couldn't descend, he could go to another airport to make a backup landing. He mainly felt sorry for Fang Hao, who had been talking hoarsely for five minutes. He wanted to be more efficient, so he took the initiative to propose a new plan: "How about I fly right for 20 nautical miles, and then continuously turn left. That's it."
Fang Hao said helplessly: "Air China 1328, yes, but you will have left my area for 20 consecutive nautical miles."
Chen Jiayu: "...Then I turn right continuously? Fly 180 first?"
Fang Hao looked at the map and said, "Okay. 1328 will fly to heading 200 first."
Chen Jiayu recited obediently: "Heading 200, Air China 1328."
After more than ten seconds, Fang Hao gave a new instruction: "Air China 1328, heading 210, descend to 3500, correct sea pressure 1001."
Chen Jiayu answered quickly: "3500, 1001, heading 210, Air China 1328."
Fang Hao confirmed: "Air China 1328, expected to land on 04, continue approach."
Chen Jiayu said in Bodaoli: "Runway 04. Air China 1328."
When Fang Hao finally told him "the radar service has been terminated", his heart skipped a beat and he wanted to say something smart to him, but thinking that the channel was too busy, he just said: "Roger that, thank you, command. "Then the tower frequency was transferred.
After landing on Runway 04 and finishing the taxi, he remembered the situation with Fang Hao and planned to ask him what happened after shutting down the car.
Fang Hao had been suffering from a cold for more than a week. He originally thought that he had a good foundation in exercise all year round and could get through it after a while. However, it turned out that maybe he was tired from having to play with Fang Shengjie on his weekends. Maybe it was because he had been on duty for the past two weeks. Irregularly, the common cold is getting worse and worse, and it has developed into a high fever in the past two days. Coupled with tonsillitis, my throat was on fire and hoarse, and my whole body felt weak. He originally wanted to find someone to replace him, but Guo Zhifang was not around, and Fu Zixiang had to take leave due to family matters. The remaining controllers were each younger and less experienced, so Fang Hao stayed to supervise. It was such bad weather, and it was raining all night. It was all thanks to Fang Hao's command and diversion in the high sector, so that the pressure of the entire approach was slightly relieved.
He planned to get off work at midnight. After directing Chen Jiayu and the others to catch up with the large flow of wind shear, there was still one hour before get off work, but the flow was much better. Judging from the approach radar and ground reports, extreme winds The shear weather has improved a lot, and thunderstorms are also showing signs of weakening.
Fang Hao felt his phone vibrating in his arms. He took it out and saw a name he hadn't seen for a long time - it was Chen Jiayu.
Chen Jiayu’s WeChat message is very simple, just a few words: [What’s wrong with you? 】
Fang Hao understood. He probably recognized him on the VHF. His voice was wrong today. Chu Yirou almost didn't dare to recognize him when he called. No wonder Chen Jiayu noticed it. However, Fang Hao, who thought they were at a stalemate, was surprised to suddenly receive his concern, and he felt warm in his heart.
He started typing, but before he finished typing, another message came across from the other side: [I almost didn’t dare to recognize you. 】
Fang Hao replied: [Ah, I have a little fever]
After a while, he added: [Thank you for your concern]
Chen Jiayu can be said to have responded instantly this time: [You still have to be on duty if you have a fever]
Then: [When will you get off work? 】
Fang Hao glanced at the radar screen, but there wasn't much movement, and replied: [Shift will be handed over in one hour. 】
Chen Jiayu asked him quite directly this time: "Would you like some midnight snacks?" I'm waiting for you. 】
Fang Hao was actually so sick that he had no appetite and had been forcing himself to drink hot water to metabolize and detoxify. But Chen Jiayu invited him and he didn't want to refuse - it was not easy to get a word out of his mouth. He seemed to want to chat. .
So he replied OK.