Survival Flight Book 7 [Sample]

Chapter Two: [Edited]

Chapter Two

After the plane had reached 10,000 feet, Jeffrey and his father were controlling the plane by driving it. They were both together in the cockpit talking to each other as they were driving the plane. There are over 100 passengers on the flight. Jeffrey was still nervous.

      But his nerves were starting to calm down and Jeffrey sighed as he was focusing on driving the plane. Jeffrey (while driving the plane) heard one of the flight attendants named Yolanda Rodriguez walking into the cockpit and she asked if Jeffrey or his father wanted anything to eat or drink.

    "Oh, I'm good. I am too nervous to eat," says Jeffrey.

     "I'll have water, and a sandwich," says Gus.

      Yolanda nods her head and she steps out of the cockpit. Jeffrey took another deep breath and he said, "mom would be so proud of me right now," says Jeffrey.

     "Jeff, let's not talk about your mom right now," answered Gus.

     Jeffrey (as he was sitting in his seat and driving the plane) didn't say another word. He looked at his father and Jeffrey sighed. Gus wasn't looking at Jeffrey. Jeffrey just decided to not say another word even if he wanted to. So Jeffrey faces the windshield of the plane.

     "I am sorry Jeff. I didn't mean to get on to you like that," says Gus.

    "It's fine," says Jeff, in a furious tone of voice.

    Jeffrey knew if he talked about his mother to Gus, it would hurt Gus. But Jeffrey wanted to talk about his mother. Jeffrey wished his mother did not leave him and his father when Jeff was only fifteen years old.

    As Jeff had been trying to get his father to tell him why his mother left him and Gus, he would understand. Jeffrey and Gus were about to go under turbulence. So Jeffrey spoke into the radio and had to warn the passengers to fasten their safety belts and to be seated. In order to reassure passengers that the situation is being handled safely, pilots like Jeffrey usually use the intercom to tell passengers to "fasten your seatbelts" and may also provide information about how long the turbulence is expected to last.

      They also explain that they are modifying the aircraft's speed or altitude to navigate the turbulent air. Jeffrey can communicate with controllers while in flight using a communication system that uses Very High Frequency (VHF) radio waves to connect radios on airplanes to air traffic control (ATC) facilities on the ground.

      For long-distance communications, pilots may also use High Frequency (HF) radio systems. Jeffrey continued to drive the plane and he was looking straight at the window. Then the turbulence began and the plane started to shake. Jeffrey was doing everything he could to keep the plane in control.

     They'd hit a few clouds while he and his father were driving the plane. Jeffrey continued to control the plane. His heart was beating faster this time. Jeffrey was talking to himself, trying to get himself to calm down. Gus looked at Jeffrey and asked Jeffrey if he was talking to himself.

    "It helps my nerves. I've been that way for years," says Jeffrey.

     Gus nods his head.

   After the turbulence had stopped, Jeffrey sighed. Jeffrey clears his throat. Gus had looked at his son and he asked him if he was okay. "I am fine, dad, I am just nervous," says Jeffrey.

    Jeffrey exhaled his breath. He turned off the seatbelt sign. In order to notify passengers that it is safe to move around the cabin, pilots like Jefffey usually turn off the "Seatbelt" sign, which is a bright light that is typically placed above the overhead bins. Once the light has been extinguished, Jeffrey may also announce verbally over the intercom that passengers are now free to move around the cabin.