317 Time to land (2/2)

Needless to say, he was driven to madness by the stress of murdering both his wife and son and his problems at work. He wanted to take his revenge on this disgusting world, and he only sought nothing but death.

A muscular safety officer was provoked by his words and hit him with a few punches until Cui Jihou passed out, and his ranting came to an abrupt stop.

As a result of Cui Jihou's despairing words, the passengers became agitated again as it made them realize that they were soon to make an emergency landing. The final approach and landing were critical, and any errors here would mean certain death. Forty minutes wasn't a long time, soon the aircraft would be descending to a lower altitude, and they'd be approaching Xiahai airport.

Everyone was seated upright, and no one even dared to make a sound.

”Mommy, will we land safely?” A girl asked as she hugged tightly to her mother.

”Yes, we will, we surely will, and we'll see daddy soon,” the mother said as she comforted her frightened child.

When the other passengers heard that, their hearts went out for all parents traveling with their children. At the same time, they couldn't help hoping that everything they were experiencing now would turn out to be like those scenes from disaster movies, where things would turn out well when there were kids around.

”Everyone, have faith in my brother, he will land the plane safely for sure,” Wang Yanzu shouted out loud.

A flight attendant went on the PA: ”Ladies and gentlemen, we have commenced our descent, please ensure your seats are upright and fasten your seatbelts. We will inform you again just before we make the landing. Please believe that God is with us, and have faith in Mr. Xiao. We will surely land safely at Xiahai airport!”

”That's right, we'll be fine, some fortune-teller told me that I will live to the age of 100, so I can't possibly be passing on at such a young age!” a middle-aged man in his fifties said loudly to cheer everyone up.

”Hahaha...”

Everyone laughed at the irony, it was interesting to hear that dying at the fifties was considered dying at a young age.

More people started to crack jokes, and the cabin's atmosphere had lightened up, keeping the gloom at bay.

In the cockpit, a call came through from Xiahai Airport ATC., and it was the voice of a lady air traffic controller. ”Attention Boeing 747, attention Boeing 747—we have cleared the runway. The approach end has been marked with emergency lights. Your approach is good, landing is achievable. Good luck!”

”Copy that. Roger!”

Xiao Luo responded and adjusted the trim as they approached Xiahai airport.

Tan Ningfu was visibly nervous, and her legs were shaking slightly, but Xiao Luo had given her a much-needed sense of security, this man seemed to have an innate ability to calm others down and trust him.

The plane was in its final approach to Xiahai airport and was decreasing in speed and altitude. The city lights could be seen from afar, resembling a sea of stars in the sky. The rows of edge lighting clearly outlined the boundaries of the runway, and a pair of white blinking lights at the approach end of the runway looked like they were guiding the two hundreds of ”lost sheep” on board the aircraft to find their way home.

Wasn't Xiao Luo at nervous at all?

Yes, he was certainly very nervous, he may have obtained the piloting ability to fly the plane, but it did not mean that he was equipped with the necessary experience to fly and land the aircraft. Most of the meters were damaged by the strong electromagnetic field in the thunderstorm, resulting in the malfunction of the plane's auto-landing function. He could only attempt the landing by sight.

”When we're landing, make sure you hold that yoke steadily and keep an eye on those two sets of lights on the left side of the runway, do you see it? Ensure that they are two red lights and two white lights; inform me immediately when there's any change.” Xiao Luo reminded her.

”Yes. Okay, I got it.”

Tan Ningfu answered, and her eyes were fully fixed on the two sets of PAPI lights.

That was a precision approach path indicator that provided guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct glideslope to the runway. When it's changed, it meant that the approach was wrong and required immediate adjustment. Too high, and the force on landing may break the plane's landing gear. If the landing gear was compromised, it was equivalent to having a tire bursting on a speeding car, resulting in serious consequences.

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