After taking a civilian flight across the Bohai Sea and arriving at the Fertile Land Naval Flight Training Base, Colonel Zhang Xueyang, the chief instructor of the Flying Shark Training Team, personally brought a car to pick him up. Li Hai and Dang Weimin were flattered.
In the car, Zhang Xueyang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and looked at the two of them, looked at Li Hai and said, "You are the Li Hai named by Mr. Li, right?"
"Reporting to the head, I am Li Hai." Li Hai's back was straight and he was so tall that he almost hit the domineering roof of the car.
"Relax and relax."
Zhang Xueyang smiled heartily, "Mr. Li is our old leader. Over the years, there are few people he can solemnly praise by name, and you are one of them. You successfully handled a special air hazard on your first solo flight. You are a good young man." of."
Li Hai was very embarrassed and couldn't figure out whether this was praise or criticism.
The party next to him was holding back his laughter.
Zhang Xueyang said, "You have all heard of Mr. Li's deeds. Mr. Li and I are old comrades-in-arms. Back then, he was simply a broom star. He encountered more than a dozen air dangers within a year, and he was still a first-class special class." level, several aircraft have been scrapped, not to mention engines. According to incomplete statistics, Mr. Li has scrapped engines worth 3 billion in his flying career in the past ten years. The head of the aviation department joked that Li Zhan Pilots are worth 10 billion."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Li's deeds are so legendary. What I admire most is when Mr. Li went to France to participate in a multinational air force exercise. It can be said that there is no one before or since." Dang Weimin said excitedly.
Li Zhan is a god-of-war figure in the hearts of the new generation of pilots and the idol of all pilots.
Dang Weimin wiped his mouth and said, "Killing most of the Sixth Fleet by oneself is a miracle."
(For details, see "Great Power Fighting Falcon")
"You can't say that. It was a complete accident, and it was a chain reaction caused by their own operational errors. Li Zhan is actually the victim. If he hadn't been so skilled in flying, he might not have been able to come back." Zhang Xueyang said with a smile. .
"I understand, I understand." Li Hai coughed and chuckled.
After chatting all the way to the base, Zhang Xueyang took them to settle down in a double room with a separate bathroom, a small living room, a 1.5-meter bed, and a desk. The conditions were not bad. According to the regulations, they should all live in single rooms for cadres. They are all captains in the company and meet the conditions.
Zhang Xueyang said, "The Fertile Soil Base is a training base. The conditions are not as good as those of the combat troops. You will make do with it. People in the Flying Shark training team come and go, and some are eliminated halfway. Those who can persist to the end and become Flying Sharks are Very few."
The subtext is obvious - whether you can live in a single room depends on your performance. As for before this, you were a student and you could only live in a double room.
"You are the first batch of carrier-based fighter pilot students under the growth mode training system. You are the only students in this batch of training who are in the growth class. The party for the people can directly board the Flying Shark trainer aircraft. After all, Li Hai, you have not completed the complete order. Fei, so you have to make up for it, which is what Mr. Li also told you." Zhang Xueyang said.
Captain Xue clearly said that a solo career would count, but this was another change. Li Hai couldn't help but feel tense, quickly recovered, and said with a puffed-up chest, "Yes, Chief!"
"Let's take a rest. There will be a mobilization meeting in the afternoon." Zhang Xueyang nodded slightly and turned to leave.
Before reaching the door, Zhang Xueyang stopped again, turned around and said, "By the way, give me your communication tools first, and use the landline phone in the phone room to make calls."
"yes!"
Li Hai and Dang Weimin quickly took out their mobile phones, both of which were Huawei phones. Li Hai used a thousand-yuan cost-effective mobile phone, while Dang Weimin's was more powerful, the high-end P series.
Zhang Xueyang looked at it, but didn't take it, but said with a smile, "Would you like to call your girlfriend to make sure she's safe? Call now. Give me your phone when you're done."
"I don't have a girlfriend." Dang Weimin said with a grin.
Li Hai hesitated and said, "I won't call you. I'll call you via landline in a few days."
"Okay, you all know the rules of external communication, so I won't talk nonsense. Let's rest." Zhang Xueyang took the phone and nodded, turned around and left.
"You really don't want to call Lin Li?" Dang Weimin asked.
Li Hai shook his head slightly, "I wrote to inform you. And you also know that Feisha Base is different from our training base, and the level of confidentiality is higher. Forget it, let's wait for a while."
Soon, curiosity and excitement filled the hearts of Li Hai and Dang Weimin.
I put my girlfriend aside for the time being, and I don’t even feel bad about having a solo date anymore.
Even if he starts from scratch, Li Hai has no complaints. In their hearts, the Fertile Land Naval Training Base, also known as the Flying Shark Training Base, is a holy place and a palace-level training base in the minds of pilots.
While sorting out the internal affairs, Dang Weimin said, "Old Li, what do you think will happen when flying the Flying Shark? Will it be more difficult to fly than the Haishan Eagle? I think the flight control system is the same, so it shouldn't be difficult."
"How do I know if I'm the same as you? You can go directly to the Flying Shark trainer plane, and I have to make up for a solo flight." Li Hai shook his head and said.
Dang Weimin said, "This is a good thing. Now that you have graduated, what you will get when you fly solo is the flight subsidy of a formal pilot."
"Look at your thoughts, they are vulgar!" Li Hai scolded, pointing at the Party for the People with his fingers folded on the quilt.
The party for the people refused and rebuked, "Hey, hey, hey, I said, Comrade, please figure out the situation. I'm just saying what you think. I don't care about money. Why do I need so much money? Besides, Who is the one who sits down at the desk after flying every day to calculate the rod fee? Who is trying to do more laps to get more flight time? We have twenty flight hours in one training month, why do you have more than 20 or 30 flight hours? Xiao Jiujiu, don’t think that I don’t know.”
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you this. It sounds like I am obsessed with money." Li Hai said.
Dang Weimin snorted coldly, "You are not obsessed with money, but you are stingy. You can tell me that I have been a classmate for more than four years. Why don't you treat me to a meal? You are so stupid that you even have sex with your girlfriend just to save money." When we go on dates and have meals, we always choose when we are out shopping, isn’t it just to grab a meal!”
Li Hai blushed and couldn't refute, because that's exactly what he did!
Dang Weimin sighed, "I'm just a little obsessed with money, but you are both obsessed with money and stingy!"
"Old Party, Lin Li and I plan to settle down in Qingdao. As you know, the housing prices in Qingdao start at 50,000 yuan in better areas. If you don't be frugal, it will take many years to save up enough for the down payment. My current savings are only 50,000 yuan, so I can buy a house. There are not even enough toilets," Li Hai said.
Dang Weimin gave a thumbs up and said, "How dare you think about what kind of city Qingdao is? Anyway, I don't dare to think about it. I will save a few years of money and go back to my hometown in Guangdong to buy one for my dad. I have been in the army all my life." If you do it, you don’t need a house. Besides, I can’t even imagine the housing prices in coastal cities.”
"It's worthless." Li Hai snorted, "Once you get on the Flying Shark, there will be sea support after takeoff. The money will come in a hurry. Can you take a longer view?"
"Yes, yes, you have a long-term view. Who wrote a letter to Lin Li as if he had arranged the funeral arrangements? Who gave all his wealth to Lin Li? You do have a long-term view, but it is all pessimistic, making it feel like life and death." Dang Weimin squinted his eyes and snorted coldly.
Li Hai was struck by what he said and was speechless. He didn't know how to refute.
Seeing that Li Hai was in a low mood, Dang Weimin quickly said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. We still have some time before dinner. Let's go to the outfield for a walk?"
"What a good idea." Li Hai became more energetic and said, "Go and ask for instructions. I'll take care of the hygiene first."
"Okay! Well done to you, quasi-carrier-based fighter pilot Comrade Li Hai!"
The party has failed for the people.
Li Hai quickly cleaned the room, making everything neat and tidy, and put on white labor protection gloves to check it once before declaring it complete. When he was very satisfied and wiped his hands, Dang Weimin ran back after getting the approval, "Let's go, let's go, there's a car coming to the outfield, hurry up, put on your hat and belt!"
The two grabbed their hats and belts and rushed out. An agency commuter bus came over and picked them up, taking them all the way to the outfield.
"Look! The land-based carrier-based flight training area simulates the aircraft carrier's flight deck and ship building one to one. The first carrier-based takeoff and landing of the Flying Shark fighter was completed here." Dang Weimin pointed to the training area in the distance. said excitedly.
Li Hai opened his eyes wide, not only staying in the flight training area, but also curiously looking at the entire outfield layout. It is very different from the training bases I have seen before. The biggest difference is the track. Ordinary training bases are mainly composed of runways. One runway and one tower are the main facilities in the outfield.
The field in front of you is completely different. It is divided into two flight training areas. Each has a land-based carrier flight training area built one to one. On one side of the ski jump runway is a regular runway that runs through the two training areas. The overall look is relatively good. complex. There are also two towers, one of which is properly deployed in the flight control center in the ship building, and the other is no different from a conventional flight tower.
Li Hai saw ground staff wearing various colored vests busy in the No. 1 training area, and the landing commander seemed to be ready.
As the continuous roar of aircraft engines came from the sky, Li Hai stared at the direction of the seaside. The weather today is not very good, the sky is gray and visibility is poor. After a while, a fighter jet with large wings appeared in view.
It was a J-15 heavy-duty carrier-based fighter jet painted in low-visibility navy gray. It was like an eagle with spread wings and gliding to land. When it entered the final adjustment point, it raised its nose slightly, and the tail hook and landing gear were already in place. Ready.
Dang Weimin stared at the fighter greedily and asked: "What's the difference between it and the J-11? It has an extra pair of canards, reinforced landing gear, what else? Tail hook, what else? The main wing area seems to be larger. , is it Lao Li?"
"Yes, it seems so." Li Hai's attention was also on the fighter plane.
This is the first time they have seen the J-15 heavy carrier-based fighter with their own eyes. In the past four years of study, they have watched many teaching videos and even been in the J-15 simulated cockpit, but this is the first time they have seen a real aircraft.
The J-15 roared down, and its tail hook accurately hooked the second blocking cable. The strong braking force forced the J-15 to rapidly reduce from a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, and slid for a distance of less than 100 meters. Then it stopped steadily, then retreated slightly, the tailhook and the arresting cable detached, and the J-15 turned and left the runway under the command of the ground crew.
"Beautiful!" the party high-fived and praised the people.
Li Hai felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest. They had just passed the solo flight test and were all too aware of the risks of landing. If anything went wrong at every step, they would have to go around. Land-based fighter jets had runways that were thousands of meters long. A long enough sliding distance means enough processing time.
The J-15, a heavy-duty carrier-based fighter jet with a take-off weight of more than 30 tons, needs to land within a short period of 100 meters, with almost no left and right width margin. It needs to hook the second or third blocking rope, among which The difficulty is hellish.
"No wonder carrier-based fighter pilots are said to be knife-tip dancers. This is like landing on an embroidery needle." Li Hai said in amazement.
"Lao Li, we made the right choice. This is the palace of top pilots!" The party was excited for the public support.
The driver of the car was a sergeant. He looked back at them and smiled without saying anything. His smile was a little weak, a little bitter, a little sympathetic, and a little admiring.
Two years ago, at 12:59 on April 27, 2016, Flying Shark Squadron Leader Zhang Chao was flying a J-15 for land-based simulated landing training when the fighter plane suddenly experienced a telex failure, leaving Zhang Chao with only 4.4 seconds. time. At the critical moment of life and death, he decisively chose to save the precious fighter plane and dealt with it decisively.
However, the push rod failed, and the fighter plane that had caught the second blocking rope rose at a large angle. Zhang Chao was forced to parachute. He was seriously injured after falling to the ground. After rescue efforts failed, he died heroically. He was only 29 years old.
Li Hai was studying in school at the time, and this incident had a great impact on the students in their growth class. It was not that no one had the idea of shrinking back, but when they thought about the aircraft carrier career they carried on their shoulders as naval carrier-based fighter trainees, As they shouldered the important task, Zhang Chao's deeds became the driving force that inspired them to move forward even harder!
There is also the aircraft carrier chief engineer Luo Yang who sacrificed his life on the job. He gave his life for our country's aircraft carrier cause and became a spiritual monument for his successors. He is also a beacon for the builders of the aircraft carrier cause to move forward!
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