"Xu Qing, what a nice name." Although he had expected this, when Xu Mingjian really said this name, Xu Cang couldn't help but feel deeply moved. This legendary name would eventually appear in history.
Xu Cang's previous move of flying the 737 upside down came from Xu Qing, and it was this approach that saved Xu Cang at that time.
Therefore, even if we ignore Xu Cang's admiration for Xu Qing in later generations, just the ideological enlightenment brought to him by the inverted 737, he could be considered as half a lifesaver, and it was reasonable for him to help Xu Qing's father as well.
However, in Xu Cang's memory, Xu Qing never mentioned that his father was a pilot. It seems that Xu Mingjian's flying talent was really poor , and the path of flying was ultimately unsuccessful.
"I feel it's just ordinary." Although he said this, Xu Mingjian couldn't stop smiling, and it was obvious that he was very happy in his heart.
To be honest, Xu Cang was also looking forward to seeing what the future legend would look like as a baby. However, Xu Cang still refrained from talking about Xu Qing. Don't show too much interest in such things, otherwise it will easily cause some bad fantasies.
Then, Xu Cang changed the subject: "How does it feel to learn to fly in the aviation school?"
When this question was raised, Xu Mingjian's smile suddenly disappeared. He cleared his throat awkwardly and managed to utter a sentence after a long while: "I am...trying to adapt."
"Trying to adapt?" Xu Cang pondered for a moment, then looked at the three single-engine planes still parked in the shed: "Which one are you flying recently, Diamond or Cessna?"
"Diamond, what...what's wrong?" Xu Mingjian looked a little guilty. He was probably aware that he had performed poorly in the aviation school recently.
"Are there any training plans later?"
Xu Mingjian shook his head: "No."
Xu Cang then turned around and called out to Zhu Ming, "Big Brother, is there any training plan for DA20 later?"
Zhu Ming was sitting on a bench playing with his phone when he suddenly heard Xu Cang calling him over. He raised his phone and said, "I'm going to call and ask. It seems that there is no one. What do you want to do?"
"If there is no plan, please add two hours of class for me."
Zhu Ming understood immediately: "You want to fly?"
"May I?"
"Of course you can. You have a license anyway, but you have already changed to a Part 121 commercial license. In this case, it would be better to have an instructor to supervise you. After all, you haven't flown a small plane for a long time, right?"
Xu Cang had a full set of private business licenses before, but after joining the airline, he changed his license to a 121 large air transport enterprise license, so his qualifications for small aircraft are still valid. However, this situation rarely occurs, and Zhu Ming is not very clear about the relevant regulations.
The most important thing is that Xu Cang hasn't touched the small airplane for a long time, and he has no idea how much feel is left.
"It's okay, I brought my license with me." Xu Cang said, "Call and ask first."
After saying that, Xu Cang turned around and looked at Xu Mingjian: "Fly with me for an hour, I'll take a look at the situation, is that convenient?"
Given his relationship with Xu Qing, Xu Cang was very polite to Xu Mingjian. Few people would make Xu Cang show such great patience.
"Convenient, convenient." Xu Mingjian nodded quickly: "It's just... I haven't been flying very well recently, I don't want to embarrass you."
"It's okay." Xu Cang smiled and said, "We all got through this, there's nothing to laugh at."
"Okay, I'll go get ready."
Xu Cang waved his hand: "Let's ask if the plane is empty first."
As soon as Xu Cang finished speaking, Zhu Ming shouted to him, "Come here."
"I'll go over there. You wait here." Xu Cang returned to Zhu Ming and said, "Big Brother, what do you want to say?"
Zhu Ming pointed to one of the DA20s and said, "This N2339DC will have a one-hour training session soon, so it won't fly today. If you're willing to wait, you can fly later. Besides, it takes time to approve the temporary increase in airspace, so it won't delay you much."
The flight training of the aviation school must be reported in advance every day. For someone like Xu Cang who wants to add a flight subject temporarily, it naturally needs to be approved. Phoenix Aviation School has cooperation with the Air Traffic Control Bureau, so it can usually be approved, but it will definitely take some time, in fact, it takes about an hour.
In other words, even if the DA20 aircraft could be used immediately, they could not take off and still had to wait.
"Well, that's fine. Let's wait. It won't delay anything." Xu Cang said, "We have to wait anyway."
Zhu Ming: "What are you waiting for?"
"Wait for someone else."
"Isn't it prepared for Xu Mingjian?" Zhu Ming was a little surprised: "I thought you wanted to fly with him to see his quality."
"Depending on the situation, one hour will be enough, not two hours."
"Who is the other hour for?"
"Big Brother, you shouldn't be that curious." Xu Cang turned around and said with a smile: "As expected, people do change, don't they?"
Zhu Ming was stunned. "It's so mysterious. Forget it. I'll know it later anyway. Your license has arrived. Bring it here for us to see. The headquarters said we need to see the endorsement on the license to see if you can fly."
The endorsement on the pilot's license will indicate the flight rights that the license holder can exercise. Zhu Ming needs to report this to the headquarters, make a record, and also confirm it.
"Hold on."
Xu Cang went to the car to get his commercial license, and Zhu Ming came over to take a look: "Commercial pilot, multi-engine land, B737, A320."
"Below, below!" Xu Cang pointed to the note below: "Private use rights, single engine land. Instrument rating, instrument aircraft."
This note indicates all the flying rights that Xu Cang can exercise, that is, in the field of private pilot, he can fly a single-engine aircraft that lands on land, and here is to exclude seaplanes. In addition, he can execute the instrument rules of flight, that is, as long as the aircraft allows, he does not have to follow the visual flight rules.
In the commercial field, Xu Cang has the qualifications for both the 737 and 320 models, which is unprecedented.
"You also have the 320 qualification?" Zhu Ming could understand the Part 121 pilot license. That was why he was surprised when he saw the content in Xu Cang's commercial pilot column: "You are probably the only commercial pilot in China who has both Boeing and Airbus licenses."
It is not uncommon for a pilot with an airline transport license to possess both Boeing and Airbus qualifications, but this is the first time in Zhu Ming's life that he has seen such a situation for a commercial licensed pilot, and he has never even heard of it.
Xu Cang obtained his Airbus qualification during his time at Shandong Airlines, and the authority also gave him face and approved it.
"I also have an ICAO flight specialist license. Theoretically, that license can be applied to any aircraft model. Do you want to take a look at it too?" Xu Cang said with a smile.
"Forget it, forget it. You have more licenses, you have more licenses, I can't beat you." Zhu Ming waved his hand and returned the license to Xu Cang: "Okay, then there is no problem with the regulations. So it seems that in principle you can bring people up by yourself. But if you want to do this, you shouldn't have flown a small plane for several years, right?"
"Can DA20 seat three people?" Xu Cang recalled: "Probably not. I remember there were only two seats."
"Who said we should fly DA20? Why not just fly DA40?" Zhu Ming said, "DA40 can seat up to four people."
DA20 and DA40 are both single-engine aircraft, but DA40 is larger than DA20. DA42 is a twin-engine aircraft, often used in commercial pilot courses. However, at this point in time, DA42 has not yet been released.
"Is that a DA40?" Xu Cang looked at the planes in the shed. One of them was indeed larger than the other two. He actually mistook the DA20 for the DA40. However, the two planes were indeed very similar, except for the size of the fuselage.
If it is DA40, it can indeed accommodate more people.
"However, the temperature is a bit high today. If the plane is fully loaded, I'm afraid it won't be able to take off. It's better to have three people." Zhu Ming said: "You don't need an instructor anymore. I'm bored anyway, so I'll just sit in the back."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother."
"No, no." Zhu Ming laughed: "I just want to know who you are preparing for the next hour."
Xu Cang was stunned and helpless: "Big Brother, is everyone like this when they reach middle age?"
"When you are in your forties, you will probably be like this, too."
"Then let's not do that." Xu Cang clearly refused, and then shouted to Xu Mingjian in the distance: "Go and get ready, it will start in about an hour."
Xu Mingjian quickly responded and went down to prepare.
After Xu Mingjian left, Xu Cang whispered to Zhu Ming, "Big Brother, I'm going to make a phone call."
"Go ahead." Zhu Ming waved his hand: "I'll call you once everything is arranged."
"Yeah." Xu Cang agreed, then walked a little further and made a phone call.
Soon, the call was connected, and Xu Cang immediately asked: "Shu Yue, do you have anything to do today?"
"It's okay, what's wrong?"
"You can drive, right? I remember." Xu Cang said, "Borrow a car from the team and come to Yanshan. I have something to do."
Xia Shuyue didn't even ask what it was, and agreed directly: "Okay, I'll be right over."
"By the way, bring your ID card and put on your pants." Xu Cang instructed: "Hang up, see you later."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang scratched his head. He hadn't flown a small plane for several years, and he felt a little nervous when he suddenly flew again.
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It can only be said that Zhu Ming's work efficiency is amazing. He arranged everything in a short time. After waiting for the front group to finish training, Xu Cang and the others immediately started to follow.
When Xu Cang and the other two arrived at the plane, the group in front had just packed up and came down, and the oil truck was also rushing over here, and they would need to add more oil later. At this moment, Zhu Ming was wearing frog-eye glasses, walking with his head held high and his chest puffed out, looking very arrogant. Xu Mingjian was carrying a small bag, which contained the approval documents for this flight.
Every training flight requires printing relevant documents at the dispatch office. This is necessary for training flights. If they are not printed and are discovered , it would be considered an illegal flight activity.
Zhu Ming said that the temperature was high today, but Xu Cang didn't feel anything when he was standing in the shade. But now he was out on the apron, with no shelter, and the sun was shining on his body, burning him. Although the surrounding area of ​​Yanshan was flat, the average altitude of the entire Nanming Province was very high, and Yanshan was not immune, so the ultraviolet rays were very strong. Xu Cang's arms would probably peel tomorrow.
Because the light was too strong, Xu Cang half-closed his eyes. When he walked to the side of the plane, the instructor and trainees from the previous group had already come down. The instructor was waiting beside him, and the trainees were putting down the wheel chocks.
Zhu Ming's leather shoes made a clattering sound as he walked. As he approached, the instructor noticed him. Seeing that it was the captain, he hurried over to greet him: "Captain Zhu, why are you here? Don't you have any plans for today?"
The instructor was also wearing a pair of sunglasses and his hair was gelled, making it look shiny. He had a good figure and probably didn't look very old.
Zhu Mingchao nodded and said, "I added a shift temporarily."
"Overtime." It was the first time the instructor heard that Zhu Ming was willing to work overtime. He looked at Xu Mingjian again with a strange expression on his face: "Captain Zhu, do you want to evaluate the flight?"
Evaluation flight is a technical term, generally used to evaluate whether a pilot is still suitable for flying. Previously, after Xu Cang had been in a bad state for a long time, Blue Sky Airlines had also conducted an evaluation flight on him. That was the time when instructor Wang Qiang scratched the tail of the plane.
Xu Cang was a little surprised. It seemed that Xu Mingjian's situation was no longer a secret in Phoenix Aviation School. The evaluation flight was the last chance before retirement, which meant that many people in Phoenix Aviation School felt that Xu Mingjian was not far from retirement.
Zhu Ming smacked his lips and said, "What are you talking about? Go back as soon as you finish flying."
Xu Mingjian, who was standing behind, was already nervous, and after hearing this, his heart almost jumped into his throat.
In this situation, Xu Cang had no other options. Xu Cang specifically told Zhu Ming that to be honest, Xu Mingjian had already gotten a much better opportunity than others, and if this still didn't work, then there was really nothing he could do.
After refueling, the three boarded the plane. Xu Cang sat on the left, Xu Mingjian on the right, and Zhu Ming sat in the back row, looking quite relaxed.
Although Xu Cang hadn't flown a small plane for a long time, for Xu Cang, the DA40 was just like a toy. After a little study, he basically knew the basic procedures. Moreover, there was a corresponding checklist on the plane for Xu Cang to check, so there wouldn't be any major problems.
What's more, Zhu Ming is right behind us, so we can rest assured.
After starting the engine, everything was temporarily handed over to Xu Mingjian. However, it was obvious that Xu Mingjian had no confidence in flying the plane alone, and before releasing the brake, he added: "You can help me watch it."
"It's okay, just fly, don't worry."
After hearing Xu Cang's assurance, Xu Mingjian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly drove the plane onto the runway.
Obviously, Zhu Ming's complaints about Xu Mingjian were not groundless. In terms of skating alone, Xu Mingjian's performance was extremely outrageous. His skating trajectory had never been a straight line, even close to a straight line.
Xu Cang wanted to take action several times, but he was worried that his interference would affect Xu Mingjian's confidence. This guy already had some self-doubt, and if he interfered too much, he might explode.
So Xu Cang endured it, and the plane slid crookedly all the way to the end of the runway. After turning a circle and aligning with the runway, Xu Cang stepped on the brakes: "I won't fly far, just make a take-off and landing pattern."
Xu Mingjian was obviously relieved. If he only did the take-off and landing routes, he wouldn't have to do many private pilot subjects. The less he did, the fewer mistakes he would make. He just felt a little fortunate.
"Okay, let's go." Seeing that Xu Mingjian had no objection, Xu Cang released the brakes and handed the plane to Xu Mingjian again.
Soon after getting permission to take off, Xu Mingjian stepped on the throttle, and the plane began to gradually accelerate with the roar of the propeller in front.
However, just like the problem during taxiing just now, it was obvious that Xu Mingjian was not very skilled in controlling the direction of the aircraft's taxiing. When taxiing at low speed on the ground, Xu Cang could just bear with it. But during the acceleration taxiing phase of takeoff, if he didn't take care of it, it would be easy for something to go wrong.
However, Xu Cang remained calm and did not take over the plane immediately. Instead, he reminded Xu Mingjian: "Look further ahead. Don't look at the runway centerline nearby. If you look too closely, you will not be able to detect the deviation of the plane's direction in time."
It was also obvious that Xu Mingjian could not quite understand what Xu Cang meant: "Not looking at what's near, but looking at what's far away, how dangerous is that?"
Xu Cang was sweating profusely. Seeing that the plane was about to deviate half a body length, he was hesitating whether to intervene. Suddenly, he realized that the plane was fast enough, so he immediately said, "Take it up."
Maybe he was too nervous. As soon as Xu Cang spoke, Xu Mingjian suddenly pulled the lever as if he had a stress response. Xu Cang was startled and quickly held the lever slightly: "Don't be so violent, be gentle, be gentle."
Small planes are very maneuverable, and it is very rare for them to have tail strikes. However, if Xu Mingjian were to do this, it is possible that a tail strike would occur.
As soon as the plane took off, Xu Mingjian kept his head down, his eyes seemed to be on the dashboard, and he didn't look outside at all.
"We are flying under visual flight rules. Don't keep looking at the instruments. Combine inside and outside, combine inside and outside."
It is not that there is anything wrong with pilots looking at instruments, and in fact, pilots are often encouraged to trust instruments. However, during the learning stage, students should learn to rely on the outside world to judge the aircraft's condition. If they pay too much attention to instruments, they are likely to lose awareness of their own status.
"Oh." Xu Mingjian responded, but only glanced outside intermittently. His main attention was still on inside. He looked outside as if to deal with Xu Cang.
Xu Cang reminded him several times, but Xu Mingjian still behaved the same way, which made Xu Cang speechless.
When the plane reached about 1,500 feet, which was the take-off and landing altitude of Yanshan Airport, Xu Cang told Xu Mingjian in advance before leveling off: "We will level off later. First, we need to get the plane's attitude right. 2.5 degrees, right, brother?"
"It's almost there, just stick to it." Zhu Ming replied with a smile from behind.
"What about the accelerator? Don't you need to worry about it?"
"You can't adjust the throttle and attitude all at once. Just set the throttle to the reference throttle and then correct it according to the speed of the aircraft." Xu Canglin said at the end, fearing that Xu Mingjian would not understand: "As long as the attitude is set, there will be no problem with the aircraft's altitude. If the throttle is too high, the speed will increase. You just need to reduce the throttle, otherwise, increase the throttle. The imbalance of speed or throttle will not affect the aircraft's altitude if the attitude is set. Just fly to the right altitude first."
"Oh oh oh, okay, okay." Xu Mingjian nodded, not quite understanding.
It looked like Xu Mingjian understood, but when the plane approached 1,500 feet, Xu Mingjian did not move. He waited until the altimeter reached 1,500 feet before he realized it and held the plane.
However, Xu Mingjian's control skills were extremely poor. He could not even get the attitude down to 2.5 degrees. He was not careful and the plane dropped nearly 100 feet. Xu Mingjian panicked immediately. He looked at the airspeed indicator and saw that it was going up. He almost subconsciously pulled the stick again, and the nose of the plane immediately rose up.
"Lower your force, lower your force." Xu Cang said hurriedly, "Reduce the throttle, it's level, and you need to reduce the throttle a little. You are still maintaining a high thrust for climbing."
At this time, Xu Mingjian's CPU was obviously about to burn out, and he was completely confused about how to match the throttle and joystick. Xu Cang was also not easy to use, so he just watched Xu Mingjian fly the plane, shaking up and down, with the maximum altitude deviation reaching more than 500 feet.
All we can say is that Xu Mingjian was completely confused about the balance between the throttle and the joystick.
However, Xu Cang did not have high expectations for Xu Mingjian. Even when Xu Mingjian climbed the plane to more than 1,900 feet, Xu Cang did not get started. Twice, the stall warning of the plane sounded for a moment. However, the stall warning of DA20 was very inaccurate, so just listen to it. Of course, this also shows from the side how unstable the plane he was flying was.
"Whether you are leveling off in altitude or leveling off in bank, you should consider the lead time." Even so, Xu Cang still patiently explained to Xu Mingjian: "For example, when leveling off in altitude just now, you cannot immediately reduce the aircraft attitude to the correct value. Then, start to reduce the aircraft attitude when it is close to the target altitude of 100 feet or 200 feet. This will not easily cause a large deviation and reduce your correction burden."
"But..." Xu Mingjian wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it.
Obviously, Xu Cang was not a good teacher. He didn't know how to explain the tricks of flying to Xu Mingjian, because he felt that there was no trick to this kind of thing. If you hold the stick with one hand and the throttle with the other hand, wouldn't it come naturally?
It’s such a simple thing, what’s there to not understand?
The take-off and landing pattern of the small plane was very small. As soon as Xu Cang said a word, the plane had already begun to turn to the final approach. The only thing that made Xu Cang feel fortunate was that Xu Mingjian did a good job when descending on the final approach. Of course, this good performance was compared to his previous performance.
However, as soon as the plane entered the airspace above the runway, Xu Mingjian became particularly nervous and immediately began to level out, which scared Xu Cang. Not to mention a small plane with excellent maneuverability, even for a 737 weighing dozens of tons, it was too early to level out at this altitude.
Not surprisingly, as soon as Xu Mingjian leveled the plane, it immediately began to float level.
This situation was uncomfortable, as the plane had been hanging at a very low altitude, and Xu Cang was not in a position to push the stick up. He had not flown a small plane for a long time, and he did not know what the input for pushing the stick up at low altitude was. If the front wheel touched the ground first, the plane would probably be scrapped.
The throttle cannot be reduced either. If it is reduced, the plane will definitely crash down.
This is the most taboo situation for any pilot. The ground effect keeps supporting the aircraft, making it unable to land and can only float horizontally for a long time.
The DA40 has a high aspect ratio, so it went from landing to floating at a height of one meter, a low-altitude pass. In the end, Xu Cang had no other choice but to increase the throttle and turn the stick to fly.
As soon as the plane entered the go-around state, Xu Cang sighed sincerely: "Xu Mingjian, you..."
In the next hour, Xu Cang deeply realized Zhu Ming's previous evaluation of Xu Mingjian. Although Xu Mingjian has not yet released the order, the level he showed now is probably the state of a newcomer getting on the plane for the first time, flustered, and no matter how many times he said it, there was still no change.
As for why Xu Mingjian leveled the plane in advance, Zhu Ming's response was that Xu Mingjian became nervous and afraid when he reached low altitude, and his hands began to level the plane unconsciously, as if he was afraid that the plane would crash into the ground.
This is an instinctive fear, and it cannot be eliminated by just reminding yourself. In other words, fundamentally speaking, Xu Mingjian is not confident in his own skills.
Xu Cang felt that he had never talked so much in an hour in his life. When they got off the plane, Xu Cang's throat was almost smoking, his mouth was dry, and he felt really uncomfortable.
The three of them got off the plane. Seeing Xu Cang's uncomfortable look, Xu Mingjian was terrified and didn't know what to say. He just stood aside, as if waiting for Xu Cang to scold him.
To be honest, Xu Cang didn't dare to scold Xu Mingjian. He had already said everything he needed to say on the plane. He hesitated and finally waved his hand: "It's over, you go and rest first."
Xu Mingjian did not leave immediately, but looked at Zhu Ming behind Xu Cang. Zhu Ming knew what Xu Mingjian was thinking: " This is not an evaluation flight, go back, don't think about it."
After hearing Zhu Ming's words, Xu Mingjian quickly packed up and left.
Xu Cang and Zhu Ming still had an hour's plan, so they didn't leave. After Xu Mingjian walked away, Zhu Ming spread his hands and said, "I told you, this is really stupid, I can't stand it."
"You didn't tell him this in person?"
Zhu Ming smiled and said, "How dare I? You are the one who specifically asked me to 'train him well'."
Zhu Ming just laughed a few times, but suddenly stopped laughing, looked into the distance, and patted Xu Cang: "Are you here?"
"Hmm?" Xu Cang turned around and saw Xia Shuyue walking towards him. According to Xu Cang's request, she wore off-white pants and a T-shirt on top, which looked very refreshing.
Xia Shuyue saw Xu Cang, trotted over, and glanced at the plane behind him: "Let me... fly for a while?"
"Um, let's experience it." Xu Cang pointed at the plane: "Go up?"
Xia Shuyue hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and boarded the plane first: "Where do I sit?"
"In front, on the left." Just as Xu Cang was about to follow, Zhu Ming pulled Xu Cang back and whispered, "What's going on with you? You just finished your work and found another woman. You want her to control it, right? It's troublesome."
"Just fly a little and experience it, what's the trouble?" Xu Cang didn't care.
Zhu Ming wanted to say something, but suddenly he seemed to have thought of something and his voice became even quieter: "You want to take the instructor license exam, not for her, right?"
Xu Cang glared at Zhu Ming, said nothing, and got on the plane.
Zhu Ming looked at Xu Cang and Xia Shuyue, gave a smile that only men could understand, and went to the back row with a smile on his face. Sure enough, the real show was about to begin.
After getting on the plane, Xu Cang instructed Xia Shuyue to fasten her seat belt, then patted the joystick on her side and said, "Don't worry about anything else for a while, just take care of this joystick and the throttle. Push the joystick forward, and the nose of the plane will pitch down. Push it back, and the nose of the plane will pitch up. Press it to the left, and the plane will roll to the left. The same is true for the right. And the rudder below, this pedal has two functions: brake and rudder. If you press on the top, it's the brake, and the bottom is the rudder. I won't talk about the brakes. The rudder is used to control the yaw of the nose of the plane... You don't need to understand this too much, it's not used much anyway. You just need to operate the joystick and throttle, and I'll take care of the rest."
"Can I move now?" Xia Shuyue asked.
"Sure." Xu Cang moved the joystick himself first: "Just like that, move it randomly and try it out."
Xia Shuyue was not afraid. When Xu Cang said that she could move, she pushed the joystick to the front, then pulled it back to the back, and then pressed it to the left and right, looking very serious. Xu Cang saw Xia Shuyue's serious look and smiled, "It's almost done. Try it. I'm not asking you to train now. I'll fly a circle first, and you can watch it for a while. After the second circle, you can fly. I'll watch from the side. It'll be fine. Just fly with confidence."
Xia Shuyue's eyes moved across the instruments in the cockpit, and she just nodded lightly.
After getting Xia Shuyue's response, Xu Cang started the engine and then controlled the taxiing himself, while Xia Shuyue watched from the side.
Xu Cang hasn't flown a small plane for a long time, but his basic skills are still there, and the flying principles are the same, so there is naturally no difficulty.
After aligning with the runway, Xu Cang did not take off immediately, but pointed to the center line of the runway: "When you take off later, look forward and see the center line of the runway at the front of the runway. Use that line to judge whether the plane's taxiing direction is deviated. Do you understand?"
"The front?" Xia Shuyue looked forward in the direction Xu Cang pointed, her eyes fixed for several seconds, and finally nodded: "Got it."
Xu Cang didn't care whether Xia Shuyue really knew it or not, he just wanted to experience flying. So he stepped on the accelerator and the plane started to accelerate immediately.
Unlike Xu Mingjian's crooked taxiing trajectory, Xu Cang was able to keep the plane's taxiing trajectory on the centerline of the runway. However, when adjusting the rudder, Xu Cang could feel the force applied to the rudder. He estimated that Xia Shuyue put her feet on the pedals, perhaps because Xia Shuyue wanted to feel Xu Cang's operation.
In fact, this was not a good idea, but Xu Cang did not stop him and just let Xia Shuyue step on him.
The small plane's wheel rotation speed was very slow, and soon Xu Cang pulled the plane up.
Who is Xu Cang? He has not looked at the instruments since the plane took off. The plane has been climbing at a pitch attitude of ten degrees, with the throttle at around eighty-five. Even when it was finally leveled off, he just glanced at the altimeter, about twenty feet ahead, and pitched the plane to two and a half degrees, then reduced the throttle to sixty-two. The plane's airspeed and altitude seemed to be frozen, not moving at all.
Xu Cang did not explain in too much detail to Xia Shuyue about this change to level, but only mentioned the problem of stuck posture.
With Xu Cang's ability, he definitely wouldn't fly a long third turn. As soon as the plane reached the end of the runway, it immediately began to turn to the final turn.
In this case, when the aircraft turns into the final leg, the final leg is actually very short.
However, Xu Cang still explained a little to Xia Shuyue: "Do you see the big white block on the runway? You will land towards it in a while, and that is your landing point. There is no PAPI light here, so you control the aircraft's descent rate. Small aircraft are slow, and the descent rate is about 700. If you want to know if there is a problem with the starting altitude of your fifth leg, you can see that there is a small pond right below the aircraft. According to the height-to-distance ratio, the standard altitude at this location is 1,000 feet. As long as the altitude is 1,000 feet when you fly over Chitang, it means that there is no problem with the altitude, and then you just need to stick to the descent rate and go down."
"However, during the descent, there will be air currents that will cause the aircraft to deviate from the standard descent trajectory. In principle, you can ignore it and just keep the nose of the aircraft pointed at the big white touchdown point. Just go for it and it won't make much difference."
The base airport of Phoenix Aviation School is very simple. Not to mention blind landing, there is not even a non-precision approach system. There is even a PAPI light at only one end, and there is no PAPI light at the other end. For visual flight, the PAPI light is still a very important reference in the final approach.
Of course, it doesn't mean that you can't land without the PAPI light. Pilots have many ways to determine whether the aircraft is on the standard glide path, but it is more convenient if there is a PAPI light. Especially for someone like Xia Shuyue who has no experience, it is too mysterious to talk to her about visual reference.
However, today, due to wind direction, only the end without the PAPI light can be used.
Xia Shuyue hummed: "What about the final landing?"
"This aircraft doesn't have an altitude indicator, so the timing of the flare depends on your own subjective feelings."
"What if there is an altitude reading? At what altitude should we start the action?" Xia Shuyue asked, "Should it be called leveling?"
"This..." Xu Cang didn't expect Xia Shuyue to ask about it, but he still said: "The small plane has good maneuverability. If it were me, I would start to level off at ten feet, pull the stick back, and reduce the throttle until the plane's attitude is about six degrees. You know the attitude, right? This is it..."
As Xu Cang spoke, he also paid some attention to point out the plane's attitude indicator to Xia Shuyue.
"Ten feet, six degrees of posture." Xia Shuyue moved his mouth: "Okay, I understand."
"Got it?" Xu Cang was startled: "Really got it?"
Xia Shuyue nodded: "It's very clear, what's there to not understand?"
Not to mention Xu Cang, even Zhu Ming behind him was speechless for a moment, and then he said jokingly: "The little girl looks very confident, good thing, good thing."
This was obviously not a compliment, but Xia Shuyue said, "Thank you."
Zhu Ming's expression froze. He didn't expect Xia Shuyue to say that. He didn't know how to respond.
Xu Cang chuckled and said nothing more. The plane was about to land.
There was calm wind today, so Xu Cang was not under any pressure. When the plane was almost touching the ground, he pulled the stick and quickly reduced the throttle, and the plane touched the ground immediately.
"5182?" Xia Shuyue muttered this number while decelerating.
"What?" Xu Cang didn't hear clearly.
Xia Shuyue suddenly turned to Xu Cang and asked, "Is the ground in the area sinking?"
"Huh?" Xu Cang was stunned. The plane was already slowing down at this moment. Xu Cang turned the plane around while wondering, "Shu Yue, what did you say?"
Xia Shuyue shook her head: "Nothing."
"Oh." Xu Cang didn't have the spirit to get to the bottom of things. Since Xia Shuyue didn't want to say it, he was too lazy to ask.
However, compared to Xu Cang who had no desire for knowledge, Zhu Ming frowned. Why did the number 5182 feel familiar to him?
Soon, the plane slid back to the take-off position.
"I'll leave the plane to you." Xu Cang smiled and released the throttle and joystick: "Remember, if you feel something is wrong at any time, just tell me to hand over the controls. You can do it at any time."
"Can you just fly the plane in a circle like you did just now?" Xia Shuyue held the joystick with her left hand and the throttle with her right hand, and smiled at Xu Cang: "Is that so?"
To be honest, Xu Cang didn't quite understand what Xia Shuyue meant, but he didn't delve into it: "Uh, that's what I mean."
"Little girl, although Xu Cang is next to you, you have never flown a plane after all. It is still too difficult for you to fly a take-off and landing route. Don't be stubborn. The most taboo thing in flying is to be stubborn. If there is any problem, hand the plane to Xu Cang." Zhu Ming reminded.
Unlike Xu Mingjian, although Xu Mingjian's level is not good, he has received relevant flight training and knows a little about flying. But Xia Shuyue is a complete layman and has no idea where the dangerous boundary is. If he acts recklessly, the consequences will be disastrous.
Zhu Ming could roughly guess what the relationship between Xu Cang and Xia Shuyue was. He was afraid that Xu Cang would indulge Xia Shuyue too much, which would lead to some unsafe incidents. Although he trusted Xu Cang very much, he was not willing to risk his life to verify anything.
After Zhu Ming finished speaking, a question lingered in his mind: "Little girl, what does 5182 mean?"
"You don't have to worry about it." Xia Shuyue slowly pushed the accelerator forward with his right hand: "Besides, I have a different opinion from you on one thing."
Zhu Ming was stunned: "What?"
Xia Shuyue frowned slightly: "Xu Cang, do you think flying is difficult?"
Xu Cang looked at Xia Shuyue's profile, and saw a trace of doubt on her face: "For most people, right?"
"Then am I not the majority?" Xia Shuyue stepped on the accelerator to the front, her tone calm and firm: "Why do I feel it is so simple?"