56 "Thank you for your hard work."

Losing all the flight call sounds in the headset is a terrifying thing for an approach controller.

From takeoff to landing, an aircraft will go through the process of tower control, takeoff airport approach control, area adjustment, landing airport approach control, and landing airport tower control.

Among them, the control tower is a window unit that can visually observe the takeoff and landing of aircraft.

Approach control units are basically far away from the airport, relying on radar and radio commands and communicating through PTT.

At this time, above Hecheng Airport, the weather was pressing in the sector allocated to Meng Liyue, and more than a dozen aircraft were waiting for instructions at an altitude of 500 to 3,000 meters.

They had to communicate with Meng Liyue in real time about which altitude to go up or down, how to increase or decrease speed, the specific location of the fifth side, or how to turn or circle in order to avoid thunderstorms.

Otherwise, things will quickly become chaotic, or even lead to more serious safety issues.

"Who's occupying the channel?"

Meng Liyue didn't have any time to hesitate and immediately spoke on the radio channel and tried to call.

After calling several flights without any response, she still stared at the radar screen and said to the controller at the monitoring seat next to her: "Report the situation to the director, use the emergency frequency, notify other sectors and the tower, and do not use 124.85 for the time being."

"OK!"

The emergency frequency of 121.5 was immediately activated, and normally all crews in the air would have it turned on.

Meng Liyue calmly pressed the PTT button. A crisp sound was heard, followed by her quick and clear instructions: "All crew members, check to see who pressed the microphone?"

After that, he repeated: "Capodao, everyone, check, who pressed the microphone?"

Finally, a voice other than the noise came out of Meng Liyue's earphones: "It's not me, it's Zhongnan 8760."

She curled her lips slightly. After all, Bodaoka stopped her and the last person she spoke to was Li Fuzheng.

Sometimes the radio frequency is occupied not intentionally by the crew, but may be caused by a problem with the microphone buttons in the aircraft or other malfunctions.

After confirming that it was not his problem, Meng Liyue did not rush to issue new instructions, but confirmed it first: "Zhongnan 8760, did you hear me calling you just now?"

"Just heard, Central South 8760."

"Zhongnan 8760, use the emergency frequency first."

After Meng Liyue's reminder, she smiled silently and continued to stare at the radar.

Although the time the channel is occupied is short, it is a long time for each aircraft already in the air. If it is delayed further, it will affect safety.

After first arranging the other two aircraft that had already arrived at the location according to her previous instructions to the appropriate course, Meng Liyue called Li Fuzheng again: "Zhongnan 8760, turn left to course 040, okay? There is a piece of weather to your right."

"Okay, turn left, heading 040, Central South 8760."

After receiving his reply, Meng Liyue immediately called other aircraft in the sector one by one, asking them to turn on their transponders for identification.

After an orderly emergency response, the blocked flight was finally found.

"Shenlu 2362, check your microphone, your frequency is blocked."

Meng Liyue finished her notification without any emotion, and the other end of the radio quickly replied: "The microphone was broken just now, Shenlu 2362."

"Shenlu 2362, do you still need help?"

"It's been taken care of. Thank you, Shenlu 2362."

The fault was resolved and the flight could return to its original frequency. Meng Liyue quickly commanded the Lifuzheng flight to descend, slow down, and enter the fifth leg to line up for landing.

Subsequent landing is the responsibility of the airport control tower.

She said as usual: "Central South 8760, radar service terminated, contact tower 123.0, goodbye."

This time, there was another kind of softness in Li Fuzheng's voice besides laziness and casualness: "Contact the tower 123.0, goodbye, thank you for your hard work."

Meng Liyue had no way to share the comfortable and warm feeling she felt at the moment with anyone. Encountering an unexpected situation like a roadblock was very risky, but it was also within the manageable range.

What is tested is whether the daily emergency procedures are in place, as well as the controller's calmness and ability to remain calm in times of crisis.

Although I didn't break out in a sweat, my heart rate actually increased at that moment.

Now that things have returned to normal, she can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After the Lifuzheng plane disappeared from the radar screen in front of us, other flights came in. At this moment, the green and yellow colors in the weather radar echo gradually deepened, and there was a large area of ​​deep red, which meant that the rain had become heavier.

Meng Liyue continued to issue new instructions: "Shandong 8831, turn right 210, circle and wait."

"Can you still land? I'm afraid the gas is low. I've been driving for more than 40 minutes. Shandong 8831."

"Shandong 8831, the tower does not accept it now, the time is uncertain, confirm the captain's intention."

"We are preparing to make an emergency landing in Chongqing, Shandong 8831."

"Shandong 8831, agreed."

At the moment, there is no way to determine the landing time and the only option is to continue circling and waiting. Landing at a nearby airport is also a last resort.

By the time Meng Liyue finished a night's work, it was already dawn.

However, they still had to attend a meeting to summarize and review the unexpected situations encountered today. She and her colleagues came out of the conference room and yawned.

"It's your turn to be on duty. It's tiring enough to encounter such weather."

"There's nothing I can do..." Meng Liyue has gotten used to it. This year, she was often assigned to sectors with bad weather, and the pressure has never been less.

My colleague half-jokingly said, "Last night, the Shandong Airlines plane landed not long after it took off, and then circled back. This time, no one will say that they dare to fly in any weather."

Meng Liyue smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated."

"Yes, the original estimated arrival time had some margin, so it arrived ahead of schedule, and most of the time it was within the normal range."

Whether an airplane can take off, land, and circumvent weather conditions along the way cannot be simply discussed.

If a thunderstorm really covers the entire route, even the most hardcore airlines will not let planes fly through thunderclouds. They will have to avoid them.

Meng Liyue had just walked out of the office and took a few steps when she saw a car on the side of the road.

He didn't say he was coming.

The vibrations in Meng Liyue's chest were sudden and violent.

She swallowed and started to get nervous, her hands and feet becoming a little out of control.

I don’t know… whether he has bought it or not.