At around eight o'clock the next morning, Instructor Shi Qi just arrived at the flight preparation room. Today he would lead the team to fly to Jinghong.
Spring Airlines has flown to Jinghong twice, and is familiar with the route procedures. After Shi Qi came over, he just glanced at the route information and threw it aside.
In the corner of the flight preparation room, Xu Cang arrived early, which was unusual. At this moment, he was untying the bandage on his left hand and studying the injury on his left hand with the flight doctor.
This aviation doctor was previously from Feiyu Airlines and had worked at Southwest Medical Center, so he was considered experienced. At this moment, he scratched his chin and carefully examined the wound on Xu Cang's palm, but he was still unsure.
"Fortunately, it was a puncture wound, and the wound area is not large. This is the best outcome." The flight doctor thought: "Move your left hand for me to see, and hold it gently."
Xu Cang followed the flight doctor's instructions and clenched his left hand slightly. Although his left hand was scarred at this moment, the action of clenching his fist would still slightly involve the wound, causing some pain.
"Open."
"index finger!"
“Middle finger!”
"Ring finger!"
The flight doctor's instructions came one after another, and Xu Cang was able to respond quickly without any sense of lag.
"Are you feeling any discomfort?"
Xu Cang said helplessly: "Just don't let me shake your hand. It's uncomfortable to pull the wound."
"Ah? Oh, sorry." The flight doctor realized his mistake and felt a little embarrassed: "Does your left hand feel numb, painful, or weak in grip, or do you have any incoordination with your fingers?"
"No." Xu Cang shook his head: "There was only one time when I couldn't sense the temperature, but the symptoms didn't last long."
The flight doctor frowned, but before he could say anything, Instructor Shi Qi came over and asked, "What's wrong with your hand?"
"Nothing, just some minor problems on my way to Japan."
"This is a minor problem. My hand is almost broken." Shi Qi came closer to take a look and said, "What the hell is this? Why does it look like a knife wound? What happened to you? Didn't you go to Japan to sign a contract? Why did you sign it like this?"
Xu Cang retracted his left hand and said, "Teacher, do you usually watch the news?"
"No, what's so interesting about the news?" Shi Qi clicked his tongue. "What are you doing? You're saying your hand is injured. What does it have to do with whether I watch the news or not?"
Xu Cang rolled his eyes: "I was stabbed on a plane in Japan. It should have been on the news the day before yesterday. You really don't read any news at all. Besides, the civil aviation circle is so small. There was a hijacking in Japan, and you didn't know about it?"
Logically speaking, considering the size of the civil aviation industry, the accident of ANA Flight 45 in the afternoon should have been heard by the civil aviation industry at home and abroad in the evening. But it had been several days, and the news had been broadcast numerous times, but Shi Qi couldn't make any connection at all.
"What, hijacking!" As expected, Shi Qi really had no idea and reacted violently: "You mean you were hijacked when you went to Japan? Then was your hand injured when you were hijacking?"
Xu Cang did not answer Shi Qi, but stood up from his seat: "Doctor, if it is convenient for you, please help me contact the Southwest Medical Center, preferably someone familiar with it."
The flight doctor naturally understood what Xu Cang meant. When it came to whether he could fly in the future, he would definitely have to find someone familiar. For some vague questions, different doctors might make different decisions, and Xu Cang was prepared for this situation.
"Understood. I will inform my friends there in advance." The flight doctor said, "I will tell you when there is news."
"It's troublesome."
After Xu Cang expressed his thanks, he followed Teacher Shi Qi and left to sit at the preparation table.
"Hey, is it a big problem?" Teacher Shi Qi started asking again as soon as he sat down.
Due to their different professions, Shi Qi didn't know what the injury on Xu Cang's hand meant. For pilots, sometimes injuries that look serious are not serious, and sometimes problems that don't look serious can greatly affect their flying careers.
However, listening to what Xu Cang just said, why does it feel like Xu Cang himself is also guilty?
On this point, Teacher Shi Qi was indeed right. Xu Cang felt a little guilty, otherwise he would not have asked the aviation doctor to find his acquaintances at the Southwest Medical Center.
"How should I know? I'm not an aviation doctor. Even if I am, I don't know a lot. Didn't you just see it?" Xu Cang scratched his head. "I can only say that it affects life, which is definitely not the case. It's just that I'm a little confused about the assessment of flight defense."
"If it doesn't affect your life, then it doesn't matter." In Shi Qi's opinion, Xu Cang has reached the top in flying. It doesn't matter whether he flies or not. If it doesn't affect his life, then it's not a big deal: "Oh, you made me nervous just now. I said it. Yesterday the company sent me to fly to Jinghong temporarily, but you came back but didn't go. This is very strange. It turns out that your hand is injured. What do you say this time?"
"What do you mean? I'm just a spectator. I'm not allowed to actually operate the aircraft now, not even to sit in the seat. I'm just watching from the back." Xu Cang said, and suddenly asked a question: "Instructor, you are in charge of the flying mark now, right? Isn't there an inspection of the co-pilot in the next few days? Who is the inspector?"
Instructor Shi Qi is now in charge of the Flight Department's Flying Dagger Center, so it's right to ask him about this kind of thing. Although Lu Jinghua is in charge of the entire Flight Department, he has a lot of affairs and may not know everything.
"I'm from Muhua Jianchuan Base. Why are you asking this?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "I told you to give it a try. Didn't Lu Jinghua tell you? The decision was made yesterday."
"No." Shi Qi looked down at Xu Cang's left hand and said, "You can go and get checked. Don't die. You'll be made a laughing stock."
Back then, Xu Cang was famous in the Jianchuan Airport work area for his unprecedented three skilled inspections. Although times are different now, it would be a loss of face for Xu Cang to be caught in the inspection with his current status.
Xu Cang shook his head: "They are just small matters, you can just arrange them."
Shi Qi glanced at Xu Cang, seeing how relaxed he was, so he didn't insist: "It's up to you."
Xu Cang glanced at the route information: "No changes, right?"
"What could have changed? I can remember the route by heart, the problem is still the false terrain warning. It doesn't matter that the company called me to fly this, it just means that the problem has been solved. How it was solved, the dispatcher himself can't explain clearly."
"The dispatcher certainly can't explain it clearly. I don't know it myself." Xu Cang then told Shi Qi about what happened yesterday when Meng Zihao, general manager of Jinghong Airport Group, called him. Shi Qi was stunned when he heard it.
"How come personal assurance sounds as simple as eating and drinking these days?" Shi Qi complained, "If it's not resolved yet, our aviation fuel will be wasted."
"Forget it, we're colleagues from now on, give me some face." Xu Cang looked around: "Where's the co-pilot? Are you alone?"
"He has a series of flights. The plane that will take him to Jinghong soon will land in about 20 minutes. He will stay there for a few more minutes before entering the airport."
At this moment, a flight attendant came running in from outside, and when he saw Shi Qi, he hurriedly asked, "Captain, are you going to Jinghong?"
"Yeah, you..."
The flight attendant quickly said, "We are together."
Although there were no passengers on this flight, there would normally be a flight attendant, whose main task was to open and close the cabin door. Although the pilot had been trained to open and close the cabin door , he was not familiar with the procedure after all. In an emergency, there was no other way, so it was okay to ask the pilot to open the cabin door. In normal times, there was no need to take this risk.
"Oh, you ran here?" Xu Cang saw that the flight attendant was breathing rapidly, with sweat on her forehead, and the powder on her face was not even wiped off. It was obvious that the time was extremely urgent.
The flight attendant apologized: "I just received the notice and came back here for backup."
"I just received the notice. I received the notice last night. Your cabin department arrested people just before takeoff?" Shi Qi found it unbelievable. How could they do things like that?
"Well..." The flight attendant obviously didn't know how to answer this question. With her rank, it was not convenient for her to give orders to her own cabin department: "Maybe... maybe there are not enough staff."
"Nonsense! Every department is short of people, especially our flight department. We can find people, but you can't find people in the cabin department?" Shi Qi glared at him, "You clearly don't take it seriously."
Shi Qi was already a very imposing person, and after he glared at him, the flight attendant's face turned pale.
Xu Cang clicked his tongue and whispered to the flight attendant, "Go wait outside. We'll be in the airport in five minutes . It's okay. Go ahead."
The flight attendant looked at Xu Cang, then at Shi Qi, and left the flight preparation room as if escaping.
"She's just a little girl who doesn't know anything. Why are you angry with her?" Xu Cang said dissatisfiedly.
"Yohoo, you're still acting as a flower protector." Shi Qi said sarcastically, but soon his face darkened: "These people in the cabin department are too outrageous, they need to be disciplined."
"Among the key departments of our company, the flight department, marketing department and finance department are all managed by trustworthy people, so no major problems will occur. Only the cabin department has no in-house people, and they were recruited from outside. It seems that we still need to change the blood."
Shi Qi understood what Xu Cang meant: "Has someone chosen?"
"Got it." Xu Cang smiled and said, "A stewardess from Shandong Airlines, you should know her, Instructor Deng Wenjia's wife Li Feifei."
"You..." Shi Qi was startled. He used to work for Shandong Airlines, so of course he knew Deng Wenjia, and naturally he also knew his wife, the chief flight attendant. However, he really didn't expect Xu Cang to target people from Shandong Airlines.
As if seeing what Shi Qi was thinking, Xu Cang smiled and said, "I have to say that Shandong Airlines has a set of methods for managing the thoughts and work styles of its employees. I used to think that as long as we give employees enough incentives, everyone will work together, but now it seems that it is not that simple. The road to learning is long and arduous. Moreover, not only the cabin manager, but also the dispatch room supervisor needs to be replaced, and I have already thought of the candidate."
"You're going to have a major blood transfusion."
Xu Cang said in distress: "Alas, I feel like I have to worry about everything. I really have so much to worry about."
As he spoke, Xu Cang stroked his hair. Fortunately, it was still quite smooth. He pulled it a little and spread it out to see that there was no hair falling from his palm. Xu Cang breathed a long sigh of relief.
…
According to the schedule, Xu Cang, Shi Qi and the flight attendant entered the airport together. Just as Shi Qi said, the co-pilot was already waiting on the plane.
There were no passengers on this flight, so naturally there was no boarding process. Once the cockpit was ready, they applied for push-out, and Xu Cang sat in the cockpit observer's seat.
Everything went smoothly after that. We took off and cruised until we were close to Jinghong Airport. We heard the familiar voice of Jinghong Tower again: "Chunxia 9999, you can descend according to the procedure. Establish blind landing on Runway 30. Course report."
"You can descend according to the procedure. Establish blind landing on Runway 30. Course report, four nines in spring and summer." The co-pilot repeated.
"Then let's follow the procedure." Shi Qi glanced at the flight chart, adjusted the altitude to 5,400 meters, and began to join the approach.
The co-pilot next to me couldn't help but ask, "Instructor, I see the procedure hasn't changed, and the dispatcher didn't say anything has changed. Should we still fly this way?"
The news that the two previous test flights to Jinghong Airport had both returned empty-handed was no longer news to the fleet, and the co-pilot naturally knew about it. The same procedure, the same way, repeated for the third time, without any changes, what was the point, wasn't it a waste of time and money?
"What's wrong? Are you still resentful?"
"Instructor, why should I complain? My hourly wage is not less than mine. I can also get a landing fee when I land in Jinghong. It's so comfortable." The co-pilot laughed and said, "I just feel sorry for the fuel."
Although Shi Qi was an instructor and held a position in the flying spur, he was very kind to the co-pilot. Therefore, in front of him, the co-pilot was not restrained and spoke without scruples.
"That's about right."
Just as Shi Qi finished speaking, another man's voice suddenly rang out over the radio: "Excuse me, is Mr. Xu Cang on the plane?"
Xu Cang, who was sitting in the back doing nothing, was startled. This voice was clearly the voice of Meng Zihao from Jinghong Airport Group. Xu Cang immediately stood up, turned on the observer's communication receiver and transmitter, and adjusted the position of the headset: "I'm here, President Meng?"
"Mr. Xu, are you almost there?"
Jinghong Airport is a standard procedurally controlled airport. The controller cannot see where the aircraft is and can only determine its location through the crew's reports.
"Already on approach, what's going on?"
"Mr. Xu, if you take a look at the hill where the problem was raised earlier, you will understand what I said yesterday."
"Hmm?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment, then stood up slightly and looked down. However, the altitude was still quite high, and there was still some distance from the point that triggered the false warning, so Xu Cang could not see it yet.
"It's quite far away and at a high altitude now. I'll look for it later."
"Okay, I'll wait here."
As Meng Zihao's voice fell, Shi Qi couldn't help but say: "He really did something!"
"Otherwise, do you really think that the people at Jinghong Airport are making fun of me?" Xu Cang leaned forward again and looked down, but still found nothing: "My vision is limited here, did you see anything?"
Shi Qi and the co-pilot both stretched their necks to look outside and shook their heads.
"Forget it, let's fly closer first." Xu Cang gave up directly.
Shi Qi asked: "So we will follow the procedure this time?"
In order to find the height that can avoid terrain warnings, Xu Cang tried a method that was higher than the procedure altitude during the second test flight. However, the altitude he finally tested made it very difficult to intercept the glide path, so the method was ultimately rejected.
"Just follow the procedure. Since Jinghong Airport has said that everything has been resolved, let's see how it works." Xu Cang gritted his teeth and said, "If it still doesn't work, I'm afraid we'll have to spend money to avoid disaster."
With a hint of uneasiness and anticipation, Xu Cang kept staring at the DU on the navigation page as the plane's altitude descended. When he was approaching the location of the false terrain warning, Xu Cang was just about to get up to check when Shi Qi and the co-pilot exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my god, is this possible?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Cang was very anxious. He unbuckled his seat belt and looked down with his right hand on the passenger seat. Just that one glance froze his whole body.
I saw that a small hill that should have existed at this location had disappeared, and there was only a bare hill, which had no protrusions at all compared to the nearby terrain.
"This..." Xu Cang was stunned: "Where is the top of the mountain?"
"Xu Cang, look at those rocks below." Shi Qi immediately pointed to the large amount of rubble scattered near the hill: "Xu Cang, could it be that the top of the hill was blasted flat by humans?"
Xu Cang followed the direction pointed by Shi Qi and saw that there were indeed a large number of rocks around the hill. It was obvious that they were not formed naturally, but showed signs of human activities.
"Did they blow up the mountain?" Xu Cang sat down and took another look at the navigation page. At this moment, the plane had already flown to the point that would have triggered the terrain warning, but this time, where would the terrain warning be?
If there is no terrain, how can there be a terrain warning?
"Oh my goodness, this... is directly physically destroyed?" Xu Cang was shocked on the spot.
Since the terrain warning problem cannot be solved programmatically, then we can just cut off the root of the problem and solve the terrain problem. This is simply...
Shi Qi also really felt that the group of people at Jinghong Airport were extremely fierce. They actually flattened a small hill. Such courage, boldness and creativity were truly admirable.
"Fall down, and stop in a moment." Xu Cang said suddenly.
"Hmm?" Shi Qi was startled: "Change your mind?"
"How long did the bureau approve it to take? Three hours?"
Shi Qi shook his head: "Five hours."
"That's definitely enough. Let's stop everything this time." Xu Cang pressed the button to speak: "Jinghong Tower, four nines in spring and summer."
"Chunxia 9999, go ahead."
"Do you have maintenance and trailers over there?"
"I'm sorry, we don't have the maintenance personnel and towing trucks to support large civil airliners."
"Sure enough." Xu Cang was not surprised. Jinghong Airport had not yet been renovated and was short of personnel and equipment, so it was normal to get such an answer: "Then can you arrange a remote parking stand that does not require pushing out?"
Not all aircraft need to be pushed out. At certain specific parking positions, the aircraft can be driven directly and then taxied out without the assistance of a trailer.
There was silence on the radio, and then a reply came: "Yes, there is, but we don't have maintenance personnel here, so we can't release the plane."
For any flight, a clearance is required, otherwise the flight is illegal. For example, Jinghong Airport does not have maintenance personnel with the qualifications to release 737s.
"Yes, no one will let us go if we fall down, so let's just forget it." Shi Qi advised.
We can do without a trailer, but we cannot do without release.
"It's okay, we can clear it ourselves." Xu Cang ignored Shi Qi and said directly to the controller: "Just arrange a parking space for us, and we will stop the plane this time."
As soon as Xu Cang finished speaking, Meng Zihao's voice came from the other side again: "Mr. Xu, is the matter resolved?"
"Boss Meng, you really surprised me." Xu Cang sighed: "No more warnings, I'll talk to you in detail after we land."
There was also a hint of joy in Meng Zihao’s voice: “Okay, I’ll go down and wait for you.”
After the call ended, Shi Qi immediately asked, "Xu Cang, can we let ourselves go?"
"Teacher, don't you know whether you have the qualifications to release people through the station?" Xu Cang asked back.
"Ah? No need to pass the station?" Shi Qi was stunned and subconsciously looked at the co-pilot. The co-pilot was shaking his head like a rattle. This was obviously beyond his knowledge.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "I have carefully read the files of the captain instructors who came in at the beginning of the fleet. I can confirm that you have the qualifications. However, this situation does happen very rarely, so it's not surprising that you forgot. After landing, ask the company to fax you a release form. You can check each item one by one according to the form. If there is no problem, you can be released."
"Oh, now that you mention it, I have some impression of it. I even received special training, but I have never used it."
Xu Cang didn't care: "No-stop release is written in the regulations, but it is rarely used in China and slightly more used abroad. This kind of captain's own release can also save the manpower cost of the maintenance staff. However, after all, the captain's main job is not maintenance, and the domestic side is still unable to accept the multi-faceted transformation of this role."
Shi Qi didn't care: "It's okay, as long as it complies with the regulations. Others may be worried, but I won't have any problem."
Xu Cang was a little surprised: "Huh? What do you mean?"
Shi Qi laughed: "I used to be a maintenance worker, so this is a return to my old roots."
"I see."
After the laughter, Shi Qi muttered: "Since everything has stopped..."
As he spoke, he armed the speed brakes, reset the parking brakes, and then gave a new landing briefing.
With Instructor Shi Qi's help, there would naturally be no problem. Soon, the plane landed safely. Following the airport ground control instructions, the plane successfully stopped at a remote parking position in the corner.
After the engine was shut down, the crude iron ladder used by the maintenance staff was pushed over. There was no passenger ladder truck here, so this was the only alternative.
Xu Cang didn't care. After coming down, he found that Meng Zihao was already waiting outside the tarmac.
It can only be said that Meng Zihao has a strong sense of rules. There was no plane nearby, no passing vehicles, and he was not wearing a reflective vest. He always stood outside the apron control area and refused to cross that line.
Meng Zihao didn't come in, so Xu Cang went over to greet him and asked, "Boss Meng, which mountain is that?"
"We did it." Meng Zihao smiled and said, "We calculated the cost. Whether it's redesigning the program or asking Boeing to patch the software, the cost is too high. So, after thinking about it, someone really came up with this clever idea."
"A clever move?" Xu Cang's mouth twitched: "I don't know if it's clever or not, but his style is quite tough."
"That's wrong." Meng Zihao laughed and said, "We need a lot of stone to renovate the airport later. There are so many stones, and the output of the nearby quarry is not enough, so we were planning to look for another place. After the mountain was blasted, it not only solved the problem of terrain warning, but also produced a large amount of stone, which is just right for renovating the airport. Killing two birds with one stone, isn't this a good idea?"
Xu Cang was stunned and patted his head: "I really didn't think of this."
As he spoke, Xu Cang saw out of the corner of his eye that Instructor Shi Qi was holding a cell phone and heading towards the control tower. He must be calling home or getting a fax.
I have to say that this idea is indeed quite ingenious. It not only solves the terrain warning problem, but also solves the stone problem for the subsequent airport renovation.
"We calculated it later and found that this way, the cost was reduced a lot..."
Xu Cang interrupted Meng Zihao: "Mr. Meng, I'm not talking about the cost issue, I mean will there be any impact if we do this?"
"Mr. Xu, I understand what you mean." Meng Zihao smiled and said, "This place was originally planned to be used as a quarry, but this time it was just moved up. Many years ago, when this place was selected as a candidate for a quarry, experts were sent to conduct a field survey to see if there were any rare animals or plants here. In order to prevent accidents, we sent experts up to confirm it again before this work. Later, we had people sweep the entire hill to confirm that there were no living people or animals inside, and then informed all the people in the nearby villages to seal the entrance before carrying out the work."
"Oh, so that's what they did that time." Xu Cang finally realized it. He could only say that the authorities were very thoughtful in doing such things, and he was overthinking it.
Some time ago, Duan Lang's engineering team planned to come to Jinghong, but Jinghong refused to receive them on the grounds that they had important matters to attend to. Now it seems that Jinghong was preparing for the mountain blasting at that time.
"We are short of manpower here, and we can't take care of other things if we are doing this." Meng Zihao said awkwardly: "Of course, this is not something worth publicizing, so I thought about asking the engineering team over at Yulong to wait a little longer."
Xu Cang waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay, it's nothing, you did a good job."
Meng Zihao saw that Xu Cang had no problem, so he asked: "Mr. Xu, the problem with the flight procedure has been solved, and then..."
"I know what you mean." Xu Cang nodded: "I am also very attentive here. Duan Lang's engineering team will be here soon, and start the renovation as soon as possible. The sooner the better, while ensuring the quality. I will transfer the money to you. However, you must remember clearly which money was spent where, because I will reconcile the accounts later."
Hearing this, Meng Zihao hurriedly assured: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu! We will definitely spend every penny wisely."
Xu Cang was not too worried about this. Meng Zihao was not a short-sighted person and would not be confused about such things.
"Duan Lang's engineering team is very professional. Listen to their opinions on the renovation work and don't interfere too much. If you are unsure, just contact me directly and I will communicate with Duan Lang." Xu Cang instructed: "If you have opinions or disagreements, don't escalate them. I will handle it. Duan Lang's engineering team only wants a friendly price. They come with sincerity, and we can't make things difficult for them."
Meng Zihao had also heard of Duan Lang's reputation in Jinghong, so he would never embarrass him. He quickly assured him, "I will definitely handle it. We will not interfere in professional matters."
Xu Cang is most afraid of outsiders managing insiders. At the very least, this will lead to inefficiency, and at worst, it will cause big problems.
"Well, just keep it in mind." Xu Cang thought for a while and said, "We will cooperate with Chunxia Travel in the future. Once the voyage starts, the number of tourists will increase dramatically. That's for sure. So, you should also communicate with the local government and upgrade the supporting infrastructure."
"We know about this, and it 's already underway." Meng Zihao said, "However, Mr. Xu, you also know that the finances here are already tight, and a complete renovation is definitely not possible. It's not that we don't want to, but we really don't have the money. The government here has already made the airport project a key project for the next three to five years."
"Well, that's fine." Xu Cang nodded: "Mr. Meng, why don't you ask the local government. We can invest in building some hotels or entertainment facilities. I don't know if that's possible."
Meng Zihao was stunned: “Mr. Xu, are you going to cover it all?”
From airport renovation to local construction, Xu Cang's move is to deeply upgrade the entire Jinghong area.
"Is it convenient to get land here?" Xu Cang asked in a low voice.
"It's definitely convenient to get the land. If you want to build a hotel or entertainment facilities, there will be no problem. But if the area is large and the number is large, you must inform the local officials." Meng Zihao thought for a while and said, "Leave it to me. I will be the middleman for you."
Xu Cang laughed: "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Meng."
"It's just a small matter. The whole country is trying to attract investment. Mr. Xu, what you are doing is in line with the current domestic trend. I am just doing you a favor."
When it comes to dealing with people, Meng Zihao is indeed quite experienced. What he says is flawless and makes people feel comfortable listening to him.
Now Erhai Lake is not something we can rely on anymore, at least it cannot be the main construction direction. So Xu Cang considered changing to another place.
At least, the official attitude of Jinghong is very positive, and in terms of the upper limit, Jinghong is also higher than Erhai Lake. As a base for major investment, it is a very good choice.
However, Xu Cang does not plan to move the company; the time has not come yet.
Moreover, if Xu Cang wanted to relocate the company, he would definitely not move inside, but outside. As the heart of the entire southwest, Rongfu was naturally the best choice.
But the situation in Rong Mansion is too complicated now. Even if Xu Cang goes there, he won’t be able to suppress it. It is better to take a long-term view.
…
After talking with Meng Zihao in Jinghong for a while, Xu Cang finally returned to Erhai Lake with satisfaction.
As soon as I landed, my phone rang. I opened it and saw that it was a message from Lu Jinghua. The time for the co-pilot inspection in four days had been confirmed, and Lu Jinghua had directly sent the itinerary.
After leaving the field, Xu Cang got off the crew car and saw a group of people standing at the restaurant door in the distance. There were probably a dozen or so of them, most of them wearing pilot uniforms, but the armbands on these people were not three or four bars, but one bar.
"Student?" Xu Cang muttered.
The students here are real students, the kind of aviation school students who don’t even have all three certificates.
At the front of the crowd was Liu Minxue, director of the Aviation Recruitment Office, and another man in his thirties who was as strong as a bull.
At first, Liu Minxue was talking to the man, but suddenly he saw Xu Cang leaving the stage and hurried over.
"Xu Cang, have you finished your work in Jinghong?"
Xu Cang pointed at the group of people and said, "Director Liu, who are you?"
"Who could it be? Students from our company." Liu Minxue said with a smile, "We have contacted Phoenix Aviation School, and they are coming to pick them up today. I have arranged two tables on the second floor of the cafeteria to see off our first batch of students."
"Is that so?" Xu Cang suddenly realized.
"The flight academy is overcrowded right now and won't accept any more people. I can only look for a smaller aviation school, but the price will be higher."
Xu Cang expressed his understanding: "The situation is like this, there is nothing we can do. I need to discuss next year's training contract with the Flight Academy."
"By the way, Xu Cang." Liu Minxue secretly pointed to a figure who was not very sociable in the corner of the group of students. It was none other than Xu Mingjian.
At this moment, Xu Mingjian obviously could not integrate into the other students. There was no way. Xu Mingjian was already in his thirties, while most of the students were only in their early twenties. There was a ten-year age difference and a generation gap, so they really could not play together.
"You've seen it, this is really hard to do." Liu Min still feels a little embarrassed after learning so much: "Why don't we let him experience it for a while before he goes solo..."
"Just take him down?" At this moment, the man who was as strong as an ox came over slowly and nodded slightly to Xu Cang: "Captain of Phoenix Aviation School, Zhu Ming."
Xu Cang glanced at him and hummed without any special expression. Instead, he looked at Liu Minxue and said, "Do you think he can learn it?"
It is not a guarantee that you will succeed once you enter an aviation school. Too many people are eliminated midway due to various reasons of being unsuitable, and this is definitely not a rare minority.
Liu Minxue pondered for a moment: "During the previous physical examination, some simple tests were done. Of course, these tests are not hard standards, but they can also reflect part of the situation. His talent is really average. Xu Cang, I'm not saying that you can't let him go now. Let him fly first, and after he has experienced it, before flying solo, find a reason..."
Generally speaking, flying solo is a hurdle for students, and many are eliminated when they fly solo, so it doesn't seem abrupt.
"I really didn't expect you to send such a student. He's over 30, about my age." Zhu Ming smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen someone this old. Will your investment really pay off? Just now, Director Liu said that as long as you need it, we can do it for you, and we won't find anything unreasonable."
Xu Cang naturally understood what Liu Minxue meant. He could also see that Xu Mingjian really seemed to have no talent for flying, but who can blame him for having a good son?
"No!" Xu Cang shook his head and denied it directly: "Not only can we not do this, we must also arrange for him to have the best instructors and give him the most patient teaching. If possible, give him a few more chances. If it still doesn't work, then forget it."
"The best instructor?" Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Isn't that me?"
Xu Cang sighed: "Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother."
"Senior Brother?" Liu Minxue was stunned and looked at Xu Cang and Zhu Ming in disbelief. He never expected that Xu Cang and Zhu Ming were brothers.
Zhu Ming sighed and said, "Except for you, all of us so-called senior brothers are just ordinary people who were taught some skills by Master. We are not worthy of your title of senior brothers."
Xu Cang was somewhat helpless: "Big Brother, you know Master didn't mean that."
"I know." Zhu Ming smiled and said, "The reason why I was promoted to captain so quickly is because the aviation school looked up to Master. However, our aviation school is too small to train you on a large scale. And to be honest, the average teaching quality is not as good as that of the Flight Academy."
When talking about this, Xu Cang shook his head: "There is too much demand for pilots now. The Flight Academy does not accept temporary training contracts at all. It is not even certain what will happen next year."
"Can't you just tell your master?" Zhu Ming said casually.
Xu Cang waved his hand: "No, now is the critical moment for Master to make further progress. Too many people are watching him. We can't cause trouble for him."
Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment, and sighed: "That's why Master likes you. If it were me, I would have asked Master for help a long time ago. But, are you really not going to join the Bureau? With Master's protection, you will definitely have a bright future in the Bureau."
In an organization like the bureau, having a guide or not makes a fundamental difference, and sometimes it is even more important than personal ability. This may be cruel, but it is quite realistic.
Without a guide, no matter how much you do, you are just a runner-up.
But Xu Cang is different. With Chen Xiangdong leading the way and his own top-notch abilities, his future is basically bright.
"No, I don't want to go. I'm not interested in this." Xu Cang said, "Big Brother, if you want, I can tell Master."
Zhu Ming laughed dryly: "Forget it, you are the only one who can inherit Master's connections, I don't have that much. Oh, comparing yourself to others makes me angry. I'm leaving. If you see Master later, please say hello to him for me."
After saying that, Zhu Ming stretched and walked back slowly.
Suddenly, Xu Cang remembered something and shouted in the direction where Zhu Ming left: "Big Brother, I want to ask you something about your aviation school."
Zhu Ming stopped, turned around, and squinted his eyes: "What's going on?"
Xu Cang smiled brightly: "Big Brother, are you selling your aviation school?"