American Ranch

Chapter 170 Learning to Fly
After fooling around with Professor David, Qin Yi went to Great Rapids to learn how to pilot a plane. Before buying vineyards and taking road trips, he wasted a lot of time. Now that he has time, he naturally has to continue to attend classes.

He also wanted to get his pilot's license as soon as possible, so it would be much more convenient to drive a small plane to inspect the ranch.

After driving to the Ebury Flight School, which belongs to the Great Rapids Airport, Qin Yi glanced at the trainers and students on the airport, and walked towards a tough and serious trainer who looked like a soldier. That was his coach— — Sean Griffin.

Sean is a retired Air Force pilot who has served in the Iraqi battlefield and is an excellent pilot.He is serious about teaching, but he has very strict requirements for students, but this makes Qin Yi very satisfied. The strict requirements for flying operations are respect for life.

From the first flight test, to the subsequent medical examination and accompanying flight, until now, Xiao En taught Qin Yi hand in hand every time he flew in the past two months. Speaking of which, the two are already very familiar with each other.

"Yi, you really should take more time to come here, preferably every day, so that the time for you to get your flight license will be greatly shortened." Seeing Qin Yi approaching, Xiao En said with a straight face.

Qin Yi doesn't care about his expression, this guy has this expression on everyone, maybe people who have been on the battlefield are more awesome.However, it may also be because I have some emotions about my two-week leave. After all, other students basically do not have such a situation.

"Okay, Sean, I'm sorry, I didn't expect so many things before, I thought I would be back in three or two days!"

"Road trips are indeed unplanned, isn't it?" Sean teased him, looked at Qin Yi with some doubts, and said casually: "I wonder why I know? You posted travel photos on Facebook. Well, let's Put that subject aside and start flying!"

After finishing speaking, he shook his head at Qin Yi, and walked towards a small fixed-wing aircraft beside him.Qin Yi hurriedly followed, looking at the small plane, looking forward to it, after all, the feeling of flying is really good!

Cessna (CESSNA) 172R, a classic of the American Cessna company, is safe, comfortable, and has unparalleled operational performance. It adopts the IO-360 engine, which has strong, stable and quiet horsepower, and can reach 2400 horsepower at 160 rpm .

This propeller aircraft has a range of 1000 kilometers to 1200 kilometers and a battery life of 6.6 hours. The military has eliminated this model, but it is still the first choice for most people in the United States to learn to fly.

After boarding the four-seater propeller plane, the two of them sat down in the cockpit. Sean helped Qin Yi check the control, communication and other equipment, and then gave him a thumbs up. Qin Yi nodded and began to use the communication headset to contact the airport tower. , "Tower, E9527 requests takeoff! Repeat, E9527 requests takeoff!"

E9527 is Qin Yi's student number in the flight school, so the management is more standardized.

With a beep, the control tower responded immediately: "E9527, takeoff is allowed, takeoff is allowed!"

Qin Yi started the engine immediately, and slowly increased the horsepower. The plane taxied on the runway, and the speed gradually increased, until finally it raised its nose and flew into the sky.

Driving such a propeller light aircraft is completely different from sitting in the cabin of an airliner. First of all, it is very novel visually, and there is a feeling of taking the initiative psychologically, as if you are flying with the aircraft.

Sean sat in the passenger seat and watched Qin Yi's operation.

The plane climbed slowly, Qin Yi reported the route to the control tower, and at the same time controlled the plane to fly north.

Flying a plane is not something you can do casually. You must keep in touch with the control tower and report the route at any time, otherwise the U.S. Air Force will come out to intercept it soon.

The plane climbed to an appropriate height. Qin Yi controlled the turn to the northeast and flew over the Mississippi River. From time to time, under Xiao En's instructions, he made a small dive or climbed at a small elevation angle. In the end, he boldly tried to roll and slide down Waiting for the flight movements, but the propeller light aircraft is a bit behind after all, and the movements he made were not large.

Of course, Qin Yi didn't dare to make too dangerous moves. Now he is just proficient in flying, and he doesn't have enough flying experience.

Xiao En watched from the side, and even though he was serious, he couldn't help but show satisfaction. Although Qin Yi didn't come to school for a long time, he did learn quickly. In his opinion, this is called very talented.

It can be said that Qin Yi is one of the best students he has encountered in the past two years. If he joins the air force pilot, he will definitely become the top pilot. Unfortunately, he mentioned it once, and Qin Yi has no such idea at all.

Are you kidding, when you are a beautiful pilot?Shall I blow up the White House?

Just learn how to fly a small plane. The leisurely life in the ranch is waiting for you to enjoy. Only when your head is flooded can you become a soldier!

"Don't just focus on those fancy moves, Yi, you still have to focus more on the details of the control, and be more serious. This can save lives at critical times!"

Flying is a serious matter. Although Xiao En is very satisfied with Qin Yi's study progress, he still does not forget to tell him.

"Yes, Sean."

Qin Yi wasn't bored either. Although Xiao En was a bit suspicious of nagging, he was right.He experienced the flying movements for a while, turned his course, and flew in the direction of Lewiston, repeating the basic flying skills he had learned before.

Naturally, he couldn't get close to the downtown area of ​​Lewiston. Qin Yi turned his direction again, raised his speed, changed his mind, reported the route to the control tower again, and flew in the direction of the pasture.

Haha, drive to the main house and show Kolo and Susa, at least we can fly too!
With this thought in mind, Qin Yi narrowed his eyes with a smile, climbed slowly again, reached a cruising altitude of 2500 meters, maintained a cruising speed of 226 kilometers per hour, and flew towards the pasture.

"Hey, Sean, do you want to be a guest at my ranch? Our flight will arrive soon!" Qin Yi adjusted the communication channel, and transmitted his voice to Sean's ear with a headset.

"Okay, God will forgive you!" Xiao En shrugged helplessly, knowing that Qin Yi had forgotten his instructions again, but seeing that there were indeed no omissions in his operation, he didn't say any more.

Looking down from the sky, it seems that the perspective of God has been opened. Pieces of pastures are divided into "small pieces", and groups of cattle and sheep become "spots" on the grass, which looks novel and spectacular.

Flying at high speed for about ten minutes, Qin Yi came to his ranch, first flew around the ranch at high altitude, then lowered the altitude, and came to the sky above the main house.

The roar of the plane was still loud, and Ke Luo and Susa quickly came out to check. Ryan also ran over from the worker's room with a shotgun in his hand. It seemed that he was worried that someone would come to make trouble.

Qin Yi kept the plane at a height where he could see his face clearly, circled around the main house, and cheered at the bottom at the same time. Everyone recognized Qin Yi, held up their hands and cheered, and the little animals roared!
The entire main house is flying around!
Ke Luo smiled and curled his lips: "Really, fly an ugly little plane to the pasture. It's so loud that you won't be afraid to scare the calf!"

Susa waved at Qin Yi, pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't say anything, Ryan also put away the gun, just now he thought it was those rascals who came to make trouble, after all, there are rascals everywhere.

"Okay, Yi, let's go back, make such a loud noise, don't disturb the neighbors. And if you stay for a long time, you will violate the school's regulations." Xiao En also waved to the following, and then persuaded Qin Yi to go back.

"Haha, then go back, I don't want to be penalized by the school!" Qin Yi slowly climbed up and flew back towards Great Falls City.

(End of this chapter)