575: Chapter 571: Super Pilot!
575: Chapter 571: Super Pilot!
The passengers in the cabin became even more panicked.
Fortunately, Ye Tian had previously instructed all the passengers to buckle their seat belts and not to talk, so even though there was an emergency situation with the airplane, the passengers did not scream or run around.
Each of them was strapped to their seats, waiting for the judgment of fate.
This commercial airliner was descending in a parabolic trajectory, and soon it decreased to a few hundred meters in altitude.
From outside the cockpit, the runway of Seoul International Airport was already visible, but at that time, the airplane was not turning towards it but continued to approach the runway in a sideways flying posture.
The ground crew at the airport finally saw the troubled airplane through the surveillance cameras, and they were greatly shocked at the sight!
Whoever heard of an airplane flying like this while landing?
Was this a flying performance, or had the airplane completely lost control?
“We’re dead!
We’re dead!”
On the airplane, the captain was also shouting loudly.
He felt utterly hopeless and had abandoned all thoughts of survival.
But Ye Tian alone remained composed.
When the plane was just a few dozen meters above the runway, Ye Tian suddenly activated the airplane’s right engine system at maximum power for a buffer.
The airplane’s remaining fuel was almost entirely used up by the right engine system.
The force expelled from the jet pipes slowed the aircraft’s acceleration in descent, gradually decreasing the speed of its fall…
Of course, during this whole process, the impact on the passengers was tremendous.
Many passengers fainted due to the plane’s vibrations, including Yun Xinyan and Bai Lan.
But Ye Tian could only do so much because under the current circumstances, preserving the passengers’ lives was of utmost importance!
When the plane was just over ten meters above the runway, it finally slowed down to a speed that made landing possible.
However, at that moment, the airplane’s body was tilted at a 90-degree angle.
Ye Tian immediately yanked the steering wheel hard, and the airplane turned in a bizarre posture.
When it turned to 45 degrees, the front wheels just touched down on the runway.
The ground crew who witnessed the airplane landing broke out in a cold sweat.
Someone had used the plane’s right engine system for cushioning until right before landing before turning the fuselage…
This required quite intricate piloting skills, something ordinary pilots couldn’t accomplish.
The ground crew was very puzzled; who exactly was flying the plane now?
“Clang!”
A loud noise, the airplane shook violently again and maintained the strange 45-degree tilted position as it began sliding on the runway.
Everyone was dumbstruck.
This was not a pose that a commercial airliner should have during landing, not even combat planes used for performances would adopt such a risky landing method!
However, a single-wheel slide could not last long.
As the airplane continued, the other side fell heavily due to gravity, with another “clang!”, the airplane shook again, but this time, it regained balance.
Before long, the uncontrollable plane finally stopped on the runway, and all the ground crew rushed over…
Ambulances, stretchers, and police cars were all on standby, everyone concerned with everything happening inside the airplane!
“Has it stopped?”
The captain, who had already fallen down, struggled to get up.
Since he was physically robust, he did not faint.
Seeing the airplane safely landed, he could hardly believe his eyes.
When Ye Tian let the airplane fall straight down, he thought they would have been destroyed very soon, but within just a few minutes, everyone was pulled back from the brink of death.
This Chinese man, who exactly was he?
Why were his flying skills so outstanding?
The captain wanted to talk more with Ye Tian, but Ye Tian had left the cockpit just after the safe landing…
Outside in the cabin, the passengers were still unable to recover from their panic, many of them fainting due to the rapid descent of the airplane.
Ye Tian gave a bitter smile, knowing that some levels of thrill could be endured by him but not by most people.
But that was also a reluctant choice, because under the circumstances at that time, only such an emergency landing could save everyone’s lives…
“Just now, were you the one flying the plane?”
The Korean flight attendant whom Ye Tian had flirted with before looked at Ye Tian with astonishment.
She could hardly believe someone could pilot a plane so flawlessly!
“…”
Ye Tian did not answer her but directly approached Yun Xinyan.
Yun Xinyan had already fainted.
Ye Tian knew that given Yun Xinyan’s condition, it was difficult for her to endure the high-altitude emergency landing just then.
As long as Yun Xinyan was taken to a hospital for some rest, she would wake up…
“Are there any injured?”
The cabin door opened, and several medical personnel rushed into the airplane, frantically asking.
Although a large number of passengers had fainted, no one was seriously injured since each passenger was wearing their seatbelt; only a few had some minor skin wounds.
The rescue operation was well organized; those who had fainted or were injured were placed on stretchers and taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Police from Korea also came aboard, asking what exactly had happened.
The captain and several crew members were stopped to record their statements.
“Excuse me, sir, were you the one flying the airplane when it landed?”
A reporter approached Ye Tian, as she had already learned from the captain that the emergency maneuvers at the end were all performed by Ye Tian, a Chinese man.
Eager to capture the front-page headline, she naturally flocked to him.
Many ground staff members also gathered around; without witnessing it themselves, they wouldn’t have known how superb Ye Tian’s piloting skills were— it was almost magical, beyond description!
Surrounded by so many people, Ye Tian could not leave and thus spoke freely in front of the microphone.
“Actually, my flying skills aren’t anything special.
Pilots like me are dime a dozen in our domestic forces.
Friends from Korea, your pilots really need to improve.
If possible, you should engage more with our country!”
Ye Tian said with a smile, casually mocking the Korean international flight.
The Korean reporters and airport ground staff looked at each other, unsure of what Ye Tian meant by his words.
Just as they were about to ask Ye Tian more questions, he casually walked away…
After disembarking from the airplane, Ye Tian and others immediately went to the hospital to wait for Yun Xinyan and Bai Lan, among others who had been admitted.
Since Yun Xinyan and Bai Lan were not injured, but had only fainted due to the severe turbulence during the flight, they woke up after resting for a while in the hospital.
After waking up, Yun Xinyan and Bai Lan processed their discharge and recorded a few statements.
Then, everyone went to a five-star hotel in Seoul.
This was the accommodation Yun Xinyan had booked for everyone; of course, Ye Tian was very concerned about where they stayed!
“Honey, are we staying in the same room?”
Ye Tian asked with a playful smile, and Yun Xinyan glared at him sharply.
“They are all single rooms; there are no doubles!”
Ye Tian, resignedly realizing that he would not get the same treatment in Korea as he did at home.
But since he was here, he decided to make the best of it.
Not upset, Ye Tian found his room, unpacked his luggage, and then prepared to head to the hotel’s restaurant for a late-night snack.
Just as he entered the elevator, Ye Tian noticed two Korean girls checking the news on their phones!
“This evening, the K225 flight from Jiang City in China to Seoul, Korea, suddenly lost control.
The crew and ground staff were at a loss.
Just as the captain of the K225 flight was about to give up, a Chinese man suddenly entered the cockpit, seized control from the captain’s hands, and safely landed the aircraft.”
—The news reported the airplane emergency landing that had just occurred!
Of course, merely the news broadcast couldn’t excite anyone.
What interested the two Korean girls was a video shot by the ground staff during the airplane’s emergency landing.
The plane descended from the sky in a parabolic trajectory, seemingly out of control!
Just as the plane was about to hit the runway, flames suddenly burst from its wing, the ejected flames decelerating the landing speed until it was safe to land on the runway.
The plane did not land on all four wheels since it was descending at a 90° angle.
Instead, after decelerating, the plane landed at a 45° angle on a single wheel, miraculously touching down on the runway…
Finally, the plane landed safely.
Even from the video in the news, it was a very harrowing emergency landing.
The person flying had such strong mental fortitude, able to perform so many difficult maneuvers under such tense conditions!
“Oh my gosh!
Who was flying that plane?
He was incredible!
In that situation, the slightest error could have caused a crash.
Ordinary people could never have saved it from falling!”
“I really admire that pilot.
That K225 plane was practically a piece of scrap metal, but under his control, he managed to land it on the runway.
That guy is just too incredible; I really admire him!”
Just watching the video of the plane landing stunned the two Korean girls.
In the final part of the news, they played an interview with Ye Tian.
Although Ye Tian’s attitude was aloof, the reporter and the ground staff by her side couldn’t help but admire him immensely.
“I never imagined that such skilled pilots existed in this world.
When he was flying, he became one with the plane, making it as agile and flexible as his own body.
Let’s thank him, because without him, all we would have left for Seoul this time was a disaster, not just a news story!”
In the news, the reporter was full of admiration for Ye Tian, and the two girls watching the news were also completely impressed by Ye Tian’s superb flying skills.