"Yes, Chief." After hearing the relevant arrangements given by Zhang Qinlei, Zhou Hai had no objection, straightened his back and said seriously.
After passing the grade-skipping assessment, written test and comprehensive physical fitness, we finally reached the final level - professional skydiving.
As long as he passes the level of professional skydiving, the grade-skipping assessment will be over. Zhou Hai, who meets the standards in all aspects, can successfully skip the grade and enter the flight simulator stage in the latter part of his junior year.
Now, Zhou Hai can and must pass the final professional skydiving test.
Confident and calm.
"Go, it's lunch time, go eat and have a good rest." Looking at the young Zhou Hai, Zhang Qinlei collected his emotions, took a deep breath, and closed the military panel. His face with some traces of time showed a peaceful look. , said softly.
Now, he couldn't see through this young pilot student.
Zhou Hai saluted: "Sorry to trouble you, Chief."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Now, just wait for a day and a new life will come.
Some expectations,
Somewhat excited,
There are also some longings.
We are one step closer to losing our identity as a pilot student.
One step closer to becoming a real pilot.
We are one step closer to the boundless blue sky.
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The next day, Zhou Hai, who took part in the professional skydiving subject assessment, and Zhang Qinlei, the invigilator, took a civil airliner directly to the Hai Province training base in the south.
Professional skydiving has extremely strict requirements on the weather and environment. It is the winter month, and the average temperature in the north is minus 20 degrees Celsius. Such a harsh climate and environment do not allow for skydiving assessments.
During this time, the only place that can meet the requirements for skydiving training and assessment is Hai Province.
The two spent a whole morning crossing nearly 3,000 kilometers from the north of the motherland to Hai Province. They got off the plane and took a special car to the Hai Province training base.
It was already afternoon when we arrived at the Hainan training base. Due to the fatigue of the long-distance flight, Zhang Qinlei, as the military chief of the team, did not immediately arrange a plane for parachuting, but chose to rest for a day.
The next day.
The weather was cloudless and sunny, with a temperature of twenty degrees Celsius.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the wind direction and weather conditions were good. After Zhang Qinlei confirmed that Zhou Hai was in good condition, he immediately arranged for this important professional skydiving assessment.
"Buzz!"
At the small airport, a light gray Y-12 multi-purpose transport aircraft was waiting on the No. 1 apron. Its two aviation turboprop engines started and entered an idle state.
On the side of the fuselage, there were only two people, Zhou Hai and Zhang Qinlei.
"Check the umbrella bag again and make sure it's correct." Zhang Qinlei, wearing a light shirt and holding a military panel in his hand, said sternly to Zhou Hai with a serious face.
"yes!"
Zhou Hai received the instruction and was not impatient. He took off the yellow-green parachute bag on his back without hesitation, squatted down, opened it, and carefully checked whether the main and auxiliary parachutes were faulty.
If you carry your own parachute and check it yourself, you are responsible for your own life.
After more than a minute of careful observation, Zhou Hai confirmed that it was correct, stood up, looked at Zhang Qinlei, and said seriously: "Report, the parachute bag has been inspected and there is no fault."
Zhang Qinlei nodded, squatted down, and inspected Zhou Hai's umbrella bag again.
At this moment, he is not only the main invigilator and person in charge of this grade-skipping assessment, but also an umbrella inspector.
After checking Zhou Hai's parachute bag for the last time, Zhang Qinlei stood up, looked at Zhou Hai, and informed him of the details about skydiving: "The skydiving assessment requirements are to jump from a height of two thousand meters. Regardless of the method of opening the parachute, the required radius of the fall to the ground is There is only one chance in the 20-meter designated circle. If you fail to skydive, you will fail this assessment. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Zhou Hai puffed up his chest slightly and replied loudly.
Zhang Qinlei raised his right hand, gave a military salute as a blessing, and issued the final order: "Now, board the plane."
"Yes, Chief!"
Zhou Hai raised his right hand and put his fingers together. After paying a military salute to Zhang Qinlei, he turned and walked towards the Y-12 light multi-purpose transport aircraft a few meters away.
"Boom!" There was a deafening roar from the two aviation turboprop engines.
After Zhou Hai boarded the plane, the two pilots and co-pilot in the cockpit immediately made arrangements. After requesting the airport tower for permission to take off, they steadily controlled the fuselage, slid out of the No. 1 apron, slowly moved forward along the taxiway, and entered the full takeoff zone. Traces of the airport's main runway.
Increase throttle, accelerate, take off.
The high-speed rotating three-blade propeller was like a phantom. The entire Y-12 taxied on the main runway at high speed. As the speed became faster and faster, it reached the critical point of takeoff. The wide nose of the aircraft was slightly raised and faced the blue sky.
In the cabin, the loud sound of the engine overwhelmed all the noise and became the main theme without a doubt.
Zhou Hai was sitting quietly at the back. There was a strange soldier in his thirties sitting next to the cabin door, responsible for opening the door.
The altitude gradually increased. After several minutes of climbing, the entire Y-12 finally leveled off at an altitude of 2,000 meters, maintaining a level and stable flight attitude, with a cruising speed of 220 kilometers per hour.
At this time, there was less than a minute left before the ground field of the training base.
"Beep!" Not long after, familiar and urgent prompts sounded in the cabin.
"Thirty seconds left!"
The unfamiliar soldier sitting near the cabin door suddenly stood up. There was a seat belt connecting him to the cabin around his waist to ensure safety. He sent a reminder to Zhou Hai and reached out to operate the door switch device to open the door.
"Crap!" A stream of turbulent air rushed into the cabin, making a long, narrow and slightly sharp sound.
Zhou Hai nodded, carrying a heavy parachute bag, stood up and came to the hatch, looking at the blue sky outside through the hatch.
"Beep!" Ten seconds later, the prompt device in the cabin showed green, indicating that it had arrived above the examination room on the ground.
The strange soldier reminded loudly: "You can parachute!"
Without hesitation, Zhou Hai gave the unfamiliar soldier a thumbs up. The next moment, he pounced forward like a tiger, breaking away from the airflow of the cabin and reaching the endless blue sky.
At a height of two thousand meters, directly below, is the ground examination room attached to the training base. After the second change, his eyes became more and more keen, and he could almost clearly see the white circle with a radius of 20 meters in the ground examination room.
Calm and calm.
Zhou Hai did not choose to open the parachute immediately. Opening the parachute at high altitude is greatly affected by air currents. If a strong wind of level 12 suddenly blows, the skydiving assessment will be immediately ended.
Zhou Hai, who is skilled in skydiving, prefers to jump high and fly low.
Wearing goggles and holding his hands close to both sides of his thighs, Zhou Hai showed the best streamlined aerodynamic layout of the human body, like a meteorite falling from the sky, falling straight to the examination room on the ground below.
Height, 1,500 meters.
