After graduating from a higher education, being assigned to a regiment, and being released from solo flight restrictions, Zhou Hai once again broke his own record. While conducting flight training on J-10s, he also conducted simulated flight training on the J-10d. After 16 days of After high-intensity modification training and flying, the most important moment of solo flight will come.
Modification training to fly solo means shouldering the task of combat duty and becoming a pilot in the true sense, able to fly alone into the vast sky.
"Comrade Zhou Hai, after 16 days of modification training, you have achieved perfect scores in the J-10s and J-10d dual-plane simulation subjects. You have accumulated 52 hours of flight time. You have achieved perfect marks in the first training subjects, full marks in the comprehensive subjects, and flight results. excellent."
The top commander of the base, who wears the rank of colonel on both shoulders, stands in front of Zhou Hai. He has gray hair on his temples and a face with Chinese characters. He is wearing regular clothes. He holds an official document with a red seal in his hands and reads the content of the document in a serious voice:
"The base has decided to study and based on the document "About Lifting the Restrictions on Solo Flying of Level 3 Pilot Zhou Hai of the Air Force" issued by the superior central organization, and based on the Chinese People's Air Force Flight Regulations and Modification Training Outline, you are granted solo flight qualifications and are allowed to fly. The models are J-10s and J-10d, and they are allowed to undertake combat readiness duties."
The rich and solemn voice echoed in the silent Hangar No. 3, reaching the ears of all veteran pilots and maintenance personnel.
There are only more than a hundred words in the entire official document. There are two bright red seals in the lower right corner - superior central organization, Pengcheng Base. In addition, there is Su Peng, the base's top commander, political commissar, and head of modification training. Autographs and red thumbprints of all three.
The official documents and solo qualifications are so special, the only one in the country!
He flew solo for 16 days, and the list of approved aircraft types in Zhou Hai’s resume included J-10s and J-10d. This was personally recognized by the superior central organization, a brilliant record that shocked the entire Air Force.
After reading out the entire document, the top commander of the base looked at Zhou Hai in front of him and asked loudly: "Comrade Zhou Hai, are you ready?"
"Report to the brigade commander, I'm ready, please give instructions!" Zhou Hai was calm and steady, puffed out his chest, raised his right hand, and gave a military salute.
The top commander of the base raised his hand in return and ordered: "Comrade Zhou Hai, carry out the original flight mission."
"Yes!" Zhou Hai nodded and replied.
After finishing his words, he turned around and faced the J-10s that was already ready.
There is only one solo mission today, which is to fly to Chengdu Huangtianba Airport to return the borrowed J-10s.
Well, yes, that’s right, this two-seat J-10s fighter-bomber numbered 203 was specially borrowed by the base from the air force stationed at Huangtianba Airport, specifically for modification training for Zhou Hai.
Originally I thought it would take about half a year to train, but the result was good. In a little over half a month, the modification training was completed, and the mission of this two-seater J-10s was naturally over.
The 12 J-10Ds with extremely high confidentiality levels are the real core combat capabilities of the Pengcheng base.
Su Peng stepped forward and said to Zhou Hai: "Zhou Hai, don't say much else. Have a safe trip."
"Don't worry, it's just a solo flight, that's all." Zhou Hai, who was inspecting the aircraft, blinked and smiled.
Just like that, the level of this sentence is really different, and it keeps rising.
"..."
Regarding Zhou Pirate's behavior of using his own catchphrase, Su Peng twitched his face and said nothing.
All veteran pilots and the top commander of the base retreated to a safe area. After Zhou Hai circled the aircraft body and boarded the glass cockpit to check carefully, he confirmed that it was correct and immediately wrote his name in the aviation receipt log.
Holding a special backpack and tactical tablet for storing flight equipment, Zhou Hai, who was fully armed, climbed up the boarding ladder, entered the front cockpit, put on the expensive sharp-eye sight, and began to prepare for takeoff.
The main power switch was turned up and powered on to activate the onboard avionics. Liu Honglin and the ground crew of the Second Maintenance Squadron started the Russian-made al-31fn turbofan engine. The glass cockpit slowly closed. In twenty seconds, it was ready for takeoff. The sharp and high sound of the engine resounded through the hangar space, and high-temperature airflow blew against the specially made floor.
"salute!"
After Liu Honglin and other ground staff quickly pushed away, the top commander of the base stared at the silver-white J-10s, raised his right hand, and shouted loudly.
It has always been a traditional etiquette in the aviation industry for the highest military officer or elder to personally send the new eagle that has obtained the qualification to fly solo into the sky.
Every mature eagle flying freely in the sky means an increase in the power of the Air Force.
"Buzz!"
Zhou Hai raised his hands to everyone in return. After the ground crew next to him gave the signal for permission to slide out, he pushed up the throttle and slowly drove out of the familiar Hangar No. 3.
Staring forward with both eyes, the advanced and powerful fourth-generation sharp-eye head sight displays complete and dense flight parameters and body conditions.
Everything followed the standard procedure, crossing the 300-meter-long access road, turning onto the taxiway, obtaining takeoff permission and ground parameters from the tower embedded halfway up the mountain wall like a gem, and then accelerating into the air, facing the endless landscape ahead. The blue sky.
The entire take-off process was light and standard, perfectly demonstrating what the word "perfection" describes.
Since the last adjustment of his life focus and arrangements, Zhou Hai, who has followed up on the J-10s and J-10d through continuous practical operations and mental simulations for ten days of high-intensity training, has gained a lot of confidence in this legendary fighter aircraft. With a deeper understanding of the canard's aerodynamic layout and comprehensive performance, it is approaching the level of perfection.
As for the aircraft gun interception missile, after hundreds of interception model calculations and simulations every day, we basically have some experience.
Above the main runway, with everyone watching, after the silver snake-like J-10s took off normally, the canards adjusted their angles, the engines output high thrust, and Zhou Hai suddenly pulled the lever upwards, piercing the sky like a sharp sword.
"I hope nothing will happen during this solo flight." Easily withstanding the flight overload involved in high-speed climbing, Zhou Hai looked at the blue sky and thought silently.
Flying solo, for Zhou Hai, is definitely a word that contains magical power, like a curse.
If others don’t know what they have experienced, don’t you still know it?
A beginner's aircraft flew solo for the first time and encountered an armed drone.
The higher-education aircraft flew solo for the first time and encountered high-altitude turbulence and a bird strike.
Now, the situation has come, and the serious fighter flew solo for the first time.
If the solo curse is true, what will happen this time?
"Why does it feel so metaphysical? Forget it, it's useless to think about this. I don't know if I can see the J-20 at the Huangtianba base."
Zhou Hai thought for a while, laughed and shook his head. Feeling that he was inexplicably nervous and superstitious, he abandoned the thoughts in his mind and thought about another situation.
The Huangtianba base is affiliated to the world-class aviation giant Chengdu Loma, and is where the J-20 first flew.
