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6 years ago
Redemption 231
"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity. ? John F. Kennedy
They had been speaking for a long time now and they had spoken,shared and shed light on both their lives and that of their families and now both basked in the mutual admiration and respect they had for each other.
Prime minister Jagannath mishra looked down on the land he governed and saw it bathed in the gentle and golden light of the setting sun and saw it flirt,skirt and dance around the leaves and trees before reaching the open arms and bosom of mother earth and father and child were one.
He placed his hand on Rudran " beta,i will always be there for you as a friend and as a father.My house and my time is open for you and it would give me great joy and pride if you drop in to see me more often."
Rudran gratefully " Sir,i am honored and humbled by your love and affection and i am proud to be a citizen of a nation that is under your leadership."
Prime minister Jagannath mishra sadly " so much to do rudy beta.70 years have passed since we got our independence and yet here we are still struggling with poverty,water shortage and unemployment.Me and the othe cabinet members are doing our best and it is a struggle not to give up and walk away from all this chaos,corruption and caste wars."
Rudran calmly " We will get there sir,slowly one step at a time.But eventually we will reach the state that gandhi and netaji wanted for us."
Suddenly,the small cabin felt charged with energy like it had been struck by lightning and Prime minister Jagannath mishra watched in fascination as Rudran closed his eyes and threw his senses all around and squeezing his eyes shut,took deep breaths and then became still and suddenly he opened his eyes and the prime minister saw that they were full of worry and panic.
" What is it Rudran?" and Rudran rose quickly and ran to the cockpit and tapped hurriedly on the doors and they opened and Indian air force captain Harsh looked at Rudran " What is it?what is the problem?" and Rudran hurriedly " Put down the chopper right now.Find a safe place and land immediately."
The helicopter pilot,captain harsh looked at his co-pilot Dhanraj questioningly and rudran running back to the cabin,held the prime ministers hand and brought him along and looked at the captain " It is not my request but his command.so do it now or i will put a bullet in your head then land the damn chopper myself."
Prime minister Jagannath mishra looked at the chopper pilots and nodded and the pilot looking at him " sir,we just passed Dehra dun and will land in Mussoorie in about 30 minutes.It does not make any sense to just land now when we are in sight of our destination and that too with you aboard."
Rudran hurriedly turned to the prime minister " sir,do you trust me?" and the prime minister with a smile " captain,land the chopper right now as mr.rudran has ordered."
Captain Harsh nodded and was about to switch the communications knob on,when rudran stopped him " Please,don't do that for it will alert everybody around to our presence and we have no idea what the consequences will be."
Captain harsh with great restraint began the emergency landing procedures and glancing back at both rudran and the prime minister " Mr.Rudran,please if you can just tell me what is going on,it will be really helpful."
Rudran smiled as the helicopter carrying the prime minister and him began to descend and when they were about 500 ms above the ground,his tension eased and he whispered to the pilot " I hope you know what Autorotation means captain harsh?" and the captain angrily " of course i do dammit.I would not be sitting here fully licensed and holding all you people in my responsibility if i did not a simple and important term as Autorotation.But,pray tell me why that is of any relevance right now."
" The engine is going to fail for i heard a strange noise and also felt a vibration in the copter.That is why i requested this emergency landing."
Captain harsh and captain dhanraj both quickly scanned all the instruments and saw that all of the sensors were green and turning to Rudran " sir,seriously for your sake,i hope this is not some horrible joke or worse i hope you are not plotting to kidnap or assassinate the prime minister for all the instruments are working properly."
Just as he finished the words,the engine sensors began to beep and began to raise the volume and repetitions and the audio from the speakers screamed " engine malfunction,engine malfunction" and captain harsh began the auto rotation procedures.
As they descended,the engine suddenly began to spout black smoke as the engine seals had given up and oil began to catch fire.But Captain harsh expertly handled the helicopter and safely landed the machine in and open field at the foothills of Mussoorie and Rudran looking at the prime minister " Please stay inside until i tell you to come out and please wear your bullet proof vest."
The prime minister with a smile looked at Rudran whose expression and tone changed " That was not a request but an order sir.Please comply immediately."
Jumping out of the helicopter,he looked at all the SPG( special protection group) " gentlemen,form a perimeter of 250 meters right now.Nobody crossed that line and not until another chopper comes to carry the prime minister away and not until i personally tell you something different."
He watched the spg commandos fan out in a circle and form a perimeter around the copter and then he took out his encrypted mobile and got in touch with SPG DGP Shubash goel " sir,rudran here.The helicopter had to be landed because of engine problems.No sir,the prime minister is okay and none of us are hurt.Please send an alternate transport immediately for it is getting dark here and soon it will be night and then the security issues will go through the roof."
But the danger was already there and it began to come down from the mountains of Mussoorie and soon a war of angels and demons would be waged and blood and lives would be spilt and laid on the ground
."Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.
Roy T. Bennett
Myth: Helicopters will drop like a rock when the engine shuts down. In fact, you have a better chance at surviving in a helicopter when the engine fails than you do in an airplane.
Autorotation is a state of flight in which the main rotor system of a helicopter or similar aircraft turns by the action of air moving up through the rotor, as with an autogyro, rather than engine power driving the rotor. The term autorotation dates to a period of early helicopter development between 1915 and 1920, and refers to the rotors turning without the engine. It is analogous to the gliding flight of a fixed-wing aircraft.
The most common use of autorotation in helicopters is to safely land the aircraft in the event of an engine failure or tail-rotor failure. It is a common emergency procedure taught to helicopter pilots as part of their training.
Helicopters are designed specifically to allow pilots to have a reasonable chance of landing them safely in the case where the engine stops working during flight, often with no damage at all. They accomplish this via autorotation of the main rotor blades.
Further, when seeking a helicopter pilot's license, one has to practice landing using this no-power technique. When practicing, instead of actually shutting the engine off completely though, they usually just turn the engine down enough to disengage it from the rotor. This way, if the student encounters a problem during a no-power landing, the helicopter can be throttled back up to avoid an accident. Given that this isn't an option during actual engine failure, it's critical for helicopter pilots to practice this until they have it down pat.
A landing via autorotation is also sometimes necessary if the rear rotor blades stop functioning properly, no longer countering for the torque of the main rotor blades, so the helicopter will spin if the engine isn't turned off. Whether this happens and the pilot shuts off the engine or in the case of actual engine failure, once the engine drops below a certain number of revolutions per minute, relative to the rotor RPM rate, a special clutch mechanism, called a freewheeling unit, disengages the engine from the main rotor automatically. This allows the main rotor to spin without resistance from the engine.
Once the engine fails or otherwise is shut off, the pilot must immediately lower the pitch, reducing lift and drag, and the helicopter will begin to descend. If they don't do this quick enough, allowing the RPM of the main rotor to drop too far, they'll then lose control of the helicopter and will likely not get it back. When this happens, it may well drop like a rock. However, this isn't typical because as soon as the freewheeling unit disengages the engine, the pilot is trained to respond appropriately immediately.
Edited by deepak_satish - 6 years ago