Chapter 70: Tricking into the Airbus Simulator
Unlike Xu Cang's meticulous dressing, the trainees who actually participated in the training were dressed much more casually. Basically, none of them wore a tie, and some of them did not have epaulettes on their shirts. One of them did not even wear leather shoes. He just wore a pilot uniform with black sneakers, which was really outrageous.
A group of people gathered in twos and threes, some leaning against the window to chat, some sitting around a round table drinking tea, which was quite comfortable.
However, Xu Cang was not surprised. This was the atmosphere of civil aviation in this era. To put it nicely, it was relaxed, but to put it bluntly, it was unruly.
In fact, it does not mean that everything will be good if rules are set in the future. Twenty years later, the atmosphere of the entire civil aviation industry seems too depressing, like a volcano that can erupt at any time, and it also has many hidden dangers.
The students who arrived early recognized Xu Cang at a glance, because the Blue Sky Airlines tie was bright gold, which was very eye-catching when he stood there, and it was hard to ignore him.
Seeing Xu Cang dressed neatly in uniform and even dragging his flight box, a student who was sitting and drinking tea joked to Xu Cang, "This is the first time I've seen someone so serious. It's just flying a simulator, there's no need to be so exaggerated."
Xu Cang laughed dryly twice, walked closer, lowered his head and looked at the work badge hanging on the man's head, confirming that it really said Airbus fleet.
Unlike flight attendant boarding passes, work badges have employee numbers and departments to which they belong, and pilots are roughly divided into Boeing and Airbus fleets based on the aircraft models. Squadrons or specific aircraft models are not displayed.
However, the flight attendant boarding pass only has the English number of the company to which it belongs, and no department is displayed.
Xu Cang glanced at the work badges of other students and found that they were all from the Airbus fleet. Xu Cang was stunned and quickly took out his phone to check his email to confirm that the time and place were correct, which made him even more confused.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Cang rubbed his swollen head and asked the student who had just answered him: "Are you going to fly the simulator from 2pm to 4pm?"
The student hummed: "Yeah, aren't you the same?"
"Ah!" Xu Cang pointed at his work badge and said, "Are you from Airbus?"
"yes!"
"all of them?"
The student also noticed Xu Cang's abnormality: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm a little confused." Xu Cang scratched his head: "What are you flying today, training or inspection? Who is the instructor or inspector?"
"We all have the experience of three takeoffs and landings in ninety days." The trainee did not hide anything: "The one leading the flight is Team Gold. No, brother, which squadron are you from? Why do I feel like I don't recognize you?"
"Of course you feel unfamiliar." Xu Cang sighed: "I am from Boeing Second Squadron."
When Xu Cang heard that it was Jin Fuli who was taking the flight , he had a rough idea of the situation. He could only sigh that Jin Fuli really put a lot of effort into it.
"Ah?" The student was stunned. He looked at Xu Cang blankly for a while, then looked at his companions around him in confusion: "Is our Team Jin a dual-machine instructor?"
Another tall and thin student rubbed his head, also a little unsure: "I don't know about this!"
If it were any other ordinary instructor, he might not have been so troubled. But Jin Fuli was a representative appointed by the bureau, so in theory he could have dual-model licenses.
The student looked at Xu Cang again: "Brother, what are you flying for?"
"I'm not flying for anything. I'm a key surveillance officer and I'm here to observe."
"Watch? Watch who?" The student pointed at the person sitting next to him and the person chatting by the window: "There are only Airbus planes here, no Boeing planes. You are here to watch? Who? Watch us fly the Airbus? Did we arrange the flight standards wrong?"
"Why can't Boeing observe Airbus?" A deep voice sounded. The Airbus trainees scattered everywhere were quite familiar with this voice and gathered together immediately. The person who came was Airbus captain Jin Fuli.
Jin Fuli glared at the student who had just spoken: "What are you talking about, kid?"
As he said that, Jin Fuli walked over to Xu Cang and patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, your attitude is good. You are different from these guys who don't dress properly."
The students' lips twitched. Jin Fuli himself wasn't even wearing formal clothes, so how could he scold them so righteously?
Xu Cang was somewhat helpless: "Captain Jin, did you make a mistake with the flying darts? I came here to observe but I can't see anything."
"Who said there's nothing to learn?" Jin Fuli casually put his arm around Xu Cang's shoulders and said, "Look, the flying darts have been arranged for you. Since you're here, just take a look. It's only two hours anyway, so learn."
Xu Cang really didn't know what to say. He didn't refuse to learn anything, but he had to learn something useful. In fact, at this point, Xu Cang could already guess what Jin Fuli wanted to do, it was nothing more than to test his bottom line. It seemed that Jin Fuli still had the idea of pulling him to the Airbus fleet.
Although Jin Fuli is old, he has great strength in his hands. He grabbed half of Xu Cang's body with a giggle, and Xu Cang could not break free at all. He was pushed and walked towards the simulation room.
If someone who didn't know the situation looked from a distance, they would think they were escorting a prisoner.
Xu Cang tried to move several times, but there was no way to get rid of him. He also couldn't really use all his strength, so he had to follow Jin Fuli obediently.
Jin Fuli was escorting Xu Cang into the simulator room. When he reached the door, he realized that the Airbus trainees had not followed him. He turned around and shouted, "Why, do you still want me to invite you over?"
The Airbus trainees had been overloaded with their brains by the strange behavior between Jin Fuli and Xu Cang. When Jin Fuli yelled at them, they all packed up their things and trotted to catch up.
Jin Fuli was afraid that Xu Cang would run away, so he didn't dare to leave for a moment and stayed close to Xu Cang. When passing by the entrance of the simulated cabin, he nodded to the trainee who followed behind him and said, "Fill in the training record and sign your name for me."
Every time you use the simulator, you need to fill out a record sheet, which will be one of the vouchers for the simulator center to ask the airline for money. However, this record sheet clearly requires the signature of the instructor or inspector, and students dare not sign it carelessly. If they are found out, the finance department will cause trouble.
"Captain Jin, I can't sign this." Even though the students were a little afraid of Jin Fuli, they did not dare to obey this order.
Jin Fuli thought about it and felt that it made sense, so after entering the simulated cabin, he pushed Xu Cang inside, then nimbly backed out and closed the cabin door. He then called some Airbus trainees over and said, "Come over and hold the door. Don't let that guy get away."
In the simulated cabin, Xu Cang huddled in the small corner seat at the end, which was specially prepared for trainees.
Even if only half of the students were allowed in, with Xu Cang and Jin Fuli, a total of seven people almost filled the simulated cabin.
Before this, Jin Fuli had been staring at Xu Cang, as if he was afraid that Xu Cang would run away. But after a little thought, he felt that there was basically no possibility that Xu Cang would escape, but Jin Fuli was a little overly sensitive.
It must have been very difficult to trick Xu Cang here. If he missed this opportunity, he might not have such an opportunity next time.
Jin Fuli was the captain of the Airbus team after all, so he sat at the main console. The other Airbus trainees were squeezed shoulder to shoulder but there was no chaos at all. No one spoke a word, except for the small noise of the two people sitting there adjusting the power switches.
This simulator with the maintenance experience of three takeoffs and landings in ninety days is the simplest. The so-called three takeoffs and landings in ninety days is a recent experience requirement that pilots must meet, that is, pilots must make three landings in any three calendar months, otherwise they must be grounded until they regain recent experience before they can fly again.
Most pilots are able to complete this experience requirement in daily flights, but in some special circumstances, this situation will be more obvious, such as the recent reduction in flight volume of Blue Sky Airlines.
Jin Fuli was lying on his side in the chair, looking very relaxed, but his eyes were always on Xu Cang behind him. Xu Cang also noticed Jin Fuli's little action, and felt helpless. Now the ladder of the simulator has been raised, and he can't go out even if he opens the door. He can't jump down from the simulator that is several meters high, right?
Seeing that Xu Cang was still quite honest, Jin Fuli shouted, "Jianchuan Runway 23, visual takeoff and landing, all of you fly small circles, and change people after flying three. The wind is calm, the corrected sea pressure is 1013, the temperature is 15, the zero fuel is 110, the center of gravity is 21, and you can check the speed yourself. Okay, I've given you all the data, so fly it yourself."
Why is this type of simulator so easy to use? Because there are no fault settings, no need for review, and no landing method regulations. As long as you can complete three landings, whether it is visual takeoff and landing or instrument landing, it doesn’t matter!
After giving the data, Jin Fuli really didn't care. He leaned his head back on the seat and asked Xu Cang, "They are faster, so they can save a lot of time. Do you want to come up and give it a try?"
As soon as these words came out, all the Airbus students looked at Xu Cang at the same time. The students here were not the same as Xu Cang's students. They were not technically advanced. At least there were many high-level co-pilots among these Airbus students. These people were not ignorant. They had some insight after flying for a few years. When Jin Fuli said this, some people could sense the meaning.
To be honest, simulators can't make as much money as flying flights. With Jin Fuli's status, he rarely takes this kind of simulator, so it was strange that he could take them this time.
Could it be that Jin Fuli was willing to bring this simulator simply for this Boeing pilot?
Many Airbus students have this strange idea!
"Captain Jin, I don't know how to fly, so let's not waste the simulator resources." Xu Cang sat upright in his chair, looking very well-behaved.
Jin Fuli didn't say anything, just said "oh" and stopped talking.
If it is a simple visual takeoff and landing, the speed is indeed very high. Moreover, this is not a training, let alone an inspection, so it won't be a big problem if the flight is ugly or even a few warnings are issued. In this way, the pressure on the Airbus trainees is much less, and they all let go of the operation.
At the beginning, the students still abided by the Jianchuan Airport regulations that stipulated a take-off and landing route altitude of 1,500 meters, until Jin Fuli began to get tired of this speed, so that later on the students started turning directly after taking off, and leveled off when they reached an altitude of 600 meters.
If you dare to fly at this altitude during normal training or inspection, you will definitely be scolded. But Jin Fuli didn't care at all. The altitude of 600 meters did save some time, which made him quite satisfied.
Xu Cang was dozing off watching from behind. This kind of meaningless simulator flight really didn't interest him. He was just thinking about what interesting project Jin Fuli could come up with! In the end, he was just wasting time.
Although Xu Cang did not really advocate this kind of behavior, he couldn't control it now. He simply tilted his head and began to daydream.
Jin Fuli obviously didn't like too many people crowding in the cabin. After the five people inside had finished flying, he let these people replace those waiting outside.
Xu Cang had been sitting there quietly for who knows how long, when he suddenly heard Jin Fuli's voice from the front: "Xu Cang, go sit up there for a while."
Xu Cang, who was about to meet Zhou Gong, shuddered and looked forward, only to find that the cabin was much emptier. There were only two people standing and another person sitting on the right seat of the simulator. Both Xu Cang and Jin Fuli focused their eyes on him.
Jin Fuli didn't mind Xu Cang's sleepiness, but kept sitting on the left seat: "Xu Cang, at least come here and sit for a while, so I can sign the form for additional training for you."
After receiving regular supplementary training, the personnel under key monitoring will be required to have their instructor sign to confirm their performance in the supplementary training. If their performance in the supplementary training is too poor, their monitoring period will be extended again.
If he was under key monitoring, his application for technical transfer might be rejected by the Technical Committee. Therefore, Lu Jinghua wanted Xu Cang to take the initiative to go to Lushui Airport to participate in the make-up class, so that he could get a commendation for Xu Cang and remove him from the key monitoring list.
It's just that the idea is good, but the result is not so good.
"Captain Jin, there's nothing I can do if I go up there."
Jin Fuli: "You can't just sleep here for two hours and I'll sign for you, right? You should do something, right?"
As he spoke, Jin Fuli nodded at the student sitting to his right, "The simulator had a problem during the proficiency check. There is only one item left to fly, so it will fly soon. You don't have to do anything. Just read the checklist, move your muscles a little, don't stay still."
Xu Cang scratched his head. He wanted to say that if he was looking for someone to cooperate, wouldn't the two standing Airbus people be more suitable? But when it came to signing the additional training, Xu Cang compromised, even though he instinctively felt that Jin Fuli had bad intentions.
So, under the strange gazes of the two Airbus pilots, Xu Cang sat on the left seat of the simulator. If he was just responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as reading checklists, it was indeed not something that needed to be rejected too much.
However, as Xu Cang sat down, Jin Fuli said to the student sitting on the right: "This is your second proficiency check. If you fail this project, I can't guarantee how long the fleet will keep you."
