"Engine two online, all parameters normal," Zhou Yuxi continued her methodical reporting. "Both engines stabilizing at idle. Checking hydraulic systems... pressure building... primary and secondary systems showing green. Checking flight control responsiveness."
She moved the cyclic control through its full range of motion, and Jin Boyuan could hear the mechanical response as various systems engaged and disengaged. She tested the collective, the pedals, verifying that every control surface responded properly.
"All flight controls responding normally. Engaging rotor system."
The massive main rotor blades began to turn, slowly at first, slowly that Jin Boyuan could count each revolution. But they accelerated smoothly, the distinctive thump-thump-thump rhythm beginning to establish itself.
