Chapter 60: Dual-machine Apprentice
Xu Cang discovered that other people who were reborn would all have a smooth journey to the peak of their lives, but he, who was reborn, was going the opposite way.
I still remember that I was almost killed by a falling steel pipe on the day I was going home, and then I encountered the Feiyu Airlines flight accident. Then I encountered such outrageous things as the wrong papers were issued. It happened that the invigilator was an irresponsible guy, which led to the current situation.
What is reasonable? Boeing pilots don’t know Airbus models, that’s reasonable!
What is unreasonable? Boeing's pilots are familiar with Airbus theory, and they are also trainees. If Xu Cang is an instructor, chief engineer, or even a representative appointed by the authority, it can still be explained.
At this moment, Xu Cang didn't want to act unreasonable at all.
But Jin Fuli obviously didn't think so. He folded a finger and said, "Four!"
Xu Cang was in a state of panic, thinking about what to do. However, Jin Fuli's voice was like an echo, constantly echoing in Xu Cang's mind, which invisibly increased Xu Cang's psychological pressure.
"three!"
As Jin Fuli's loud counting voices fell one by one, many other people in Feibiao's office put down their work and looked at everything with interest.
It was a rare sight to see an Airbus captain forcing a Boeing co-pilot to answer Airbus' theoretical questions.
"two!"
Jin Fuli's eyes gradually became sharper and his aggressiveness became even more intense.
"one!"
In the instant when the last finger was broken, Jin Fuli's eyelids drooped, revealing a hint of disappointment. He raised his chin and pretended to shout at the technical administrator.
However, the next moment, Xu Cang, who could no longer hold back, let go of Jin Fuli's right hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead heavily: "Wait a moment, wait a moment!"
Jin Fuli could see that Xu Cang could no longer hold on, and smiled as if he had succeeded, "Have you figured it out?"
Xu Cang let out a long sigh: "Captain Jin, please tell me the questions and I will do my best to answer them."
"Try your best?" Jin Fuli laughed, "Don't play tricks on me, kid. Do your best? If your answer is too bad, I won't let you pass."
"Oh my god!" Xu Cang's hair tingled. He didn't expect Jin Fuli to directly expose his thoughts. Xu Cang was just going to pick up some easy questions and pretend to answer them. For the slightly difficult ones, he pretended not to know. This would be more reasonable.
But Jin Fuli marked him out on the spot, and he couldn't give in.
It had come to this point, and Xu Cang was in a dilemma. He could only say, "Captain Jin, you go ahead."
"Okay, that's great!" Jin Fuli was very satisfied. "Then I'll tell you! If the cargo door's proximity sensor in the air fails to detect that the cargo door is closed, it will issue a fault warning. But what are the reasons that may cause the sensor to issue a false warning?"
Originally Xu Cang wanted to pretend to be deep in thought, but seeing Jin Fuli's pointed eyes, he could not pretend anymore and could only say: "The short-range sensor has oil stains that cause the gap to be too large, the switch was damaged when loading the cargo, the circuit is faulty, and the sensor is broken and water or ice has entered."
Jin Fuli's eyes lit up and he asked, "Which reason is the most common in operation?"
"The first one." Xu Cang answered almost without thinking.
"Good!" Jin Fuli clapped his hands and laughed, feeling extremely happy: "Then what factors determine the low energy warning?"
"Aircraft speed, acceleration, and aircraft trajectory angle."
"When the aircraft falls below critical energy, how often does the system repeat the warning?"
“Five seconds!”
"When will the warning go away?"
"Energy has recovered above the critical value."
"Under what circumstances is this warning suppressed?"
Jin Fuli's questions were like a string of cannonballs, but Xu Cang answered them fluently without any delay, which made the people around him amazed. They didn't understand how a Boeing student could know so much about Airbus models.
Xu Cang did not answer the question immediately, but just smiled bitterly and asked: "Captain Jin, is this the last question?"
If it was just a simple test, he would have no problem asking until dark. But now with so many eyes watching, the more he answered, the weirder it seemed, but he couldn't help but answer, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"That depends on how you answer this question." Jin Fuli raised his hand and said, "Answer it."
Xu Cang had a thousand animals running through his mind, but he still answered: "Radio altitude below 100 feet and above 2,000 feet. TOGA thrust. Trigger aFLOOR or GPWS warning, backup rule or direct rule, RA1+2 failure. Captain Jin, this should be fine, right?"
"Yes, yes, absolutely." Jin Fuli's eyes were like flashlights, and his smile stretched to the back of his ears. "Boy, can you drive a 320?"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Cang's hair stood up, and he immediately waved his hands like he was avoiding the plague god: "No, no, why would I drive 320?"
Theoretical knowledge can be obtained by reading manuals, although it is a bit pale, but at least it makes sense logically. But when it comes to flying a real plane, if others knew that Xu Cang could really fly an Airbus 320, that would be a miracle.
Later, Xu Cang served as the chief pilot of the General Administration, holding licenses for several aircraft types. He had flown Airbus narrow-body aircraft 319, 320, and 321, and was also familiar with Airbus wide-body aircraft 330 and 350, but had little contact with Airbus 380.
Xu Cang knew that now was not the time to show off, and he would never admit that he could fly a 320.
"Really?" Jin Fuli's face was full of suspicion. When he saw the cold sweat on Xu Cang's face, he picked up a bottle of mineral water from the desk next to him and threw it to Xu Cang: "We just had a long conversation, moisten your mouth."
Xu Cang took the mineral water, unscrewed the cap and started to drink. In such a difficult situation, he could only drink water to cover up his helplessness.
However, Jin Fuli was determined to shock people with his words. While Xu Cang was drinking water, he suddenly said, "Let's stop here today. Xu Cang, are you interested in joining the Airbus fleet?"
puff!
Xu Cang sprayed a mouthful of water far away, but fortunately Jin Fuli reacted quickly and dodged it immediately. Xu Cang's nose was full of water and he choked badly.
After coughing violently for a while, Xu Cang shook his head like a rattle: "Captain Jin, I'm fine on Boeing. I haven't thought about changing models for the time being."
"What's so good about Boeing? There's not even a small table. You have to put your legs on it when you eat. The space is so small that it can't even be used as a toilet. We can't even lie down on Airbus." Jin Fuli said with a beaming face: "Besides, I'm the captain of the Airbus team. If you follow me, I guarantee you'll have a good life at Airbus ."
Xu Cang was really speechless. Jin Fuli was really amazing as he could say in public without any psychological burden that he would use public resources for personal gain.
