Great Power Fighting Falcon

Chapter 609 Salute, let’s go!

The countdown to boarding the ship is 15 days.

Li Zhan did not continue flight training and gave up his precious time to the other eight pilots. He was not among the eight pilots, but there was no doubt that he would be on the ship.

His focus was on training landing instructors and ground crews. Each landing commander is served by a pilot in turn, adopting a rotation system. This principle should not change much after boarding the ship. Conducting guidance training for pilots who take turns serving as landing commanders can also improve pilots' landing capabilities.

The tacit cooperation between pilots and landing commanders can greatly improve the success rate of landings.

On the other hand, it is the training of ground staff. Although we can learn from the experience of the US military through public information, a lot of work needs to be done to transform it into something of our own. You should have your own thoughts during use. This also requires training by a commander with extensive flight experience.

Commander Zhang focused on the ship landing training. He asked the security staff to install a camp bed in the flight tower and live directly in the first training area. The determination of the commander-in-chief swept away the low morale of the troops, and the general's example was more effective than any psychological counseling.

As the deputy chief instructor responsible for the most specific work, Li Zhan also took up residence in the second training area and took on the responsibility of sprint training for the ground staff. In addition to Han Hongjun, there was also an old friend with him - Cheng Da of the Great Red Eagle Division.

Chengda is the latest batch of pilots selected from the Air Force. In the future, the proportion of carrier-based fighter pilots selected from the Air Force will gradually decrease until the Navy has a completely independent training capability for carrier-based pilots.

The Fei Shark troops are now making their final sprint. The training for Xin Fei has not yet begun. Li Zhan asked Cheng Da to follow him to familiarize himself with the situation, just like Han Hongjun.

"With such a small flight deck, a reinforced group of aircraft and ground staff responsible for these aircraft must be crammed into it. An effective flight deck work system is necessary. We referred to the experience of the U.S. Navy and basically copied it in the early days. Then we make adjustments in practice that suit our actual situation.”

Li Zhan pointed to the ground crew who were busy training in the second training area and said, "Transportation and takeoff and landing are the two most important things here. Look at the vests they wear, each color represents a Positions, you all have to learn them when training starts, and you need to understand the responsibilities of everyone on the flight deck."

"Old Li, we are not in a hurry. The army has such a heavy training mission right now, so you can leave us alone for now. If you are able to send us down, you can focus on training first." Cheng Da said.

Li Zhan nodded slightly, "You guys first take a look to see if you are familiar with it. I will organize the training first."

After he went to organize the ground team for training, Cheng Da and Han Hongjun walked outside the training area and stood there, watching the training and communicating. They finally caught the last train, but it will be even more difficult to join the Flying Sharks in the future. The Air Force will not let them go easily.

"Captain Cheng, I came here a few days earlier and have seen the landings of experienced pilots. I can't see how difficult it is. Do you feel the same way?" Han Hongjun said with doubts in his heart.

Cheng Da nodded and said, "Yes, I feel the same way. Mainly because we haven't started to touch this subject yet. Landing at the speed of takeoff, the plane hits the deck, which looks more dangerous."

"Experienced pilots call landing on a ship an escape flight. When they find something is wrong, they immediately take off and go around. There is almost no runway to continue taxiing, so the aircraft must always maintain takeoff speed." Han Hongjun said, "But I still don't think it's very good. Disaster."

Chengda smiled and said, "You won't think so after you fly once."

"It's not that I think landing on the ship is easy, but I don't understand where the difficulty lies. This is a bad sign for future training." Han Hongjun said rather distressedly and glanced at Li Zhan, who was instructing the takeoff assistant. He said helplessly, "Accidents happened one after another in the army, and the captain was in a bad mood. I didn't dare to tell him."

"I think his mood is quite stable," Cheng Da said.

Han Hongjun pointed to the sky. The weather was very good, with blue sky and white clouds. The wind, direction and cloud height were very suitable for flying. However, the flight training in the first training area had not started yet, and intense flight preparations were still in progress. He said, "Have you heard about the recent accident where the flight control failed after the plane caught the cable?"

"Of course, the whole army has been notified." Cheng Da said.

Han Hongjun said in a deep voice, "The pilot who was involved in the accident was an old comrade of the captain's second division. It is still unknown whether he can continue flying after recovering from his injuries. This incident has dealt a great blow to the captain. Even if you don't think he has changed much, in fact, his psychology The burden is heavy.”

"Lao Li, well, he just does everything by himself." Chengda said helplessly.

Li Zhan is actually not as fragile as they imagined. He has experienced too many joys and sorrows, life and death, and the god of death has never left him, and has always been with other combat pilots. Now that we have made a choice, we will just focus on fighting through hardships and hardships. Everyone is mentally prepared for this, and there is nothing to say.

The two first-batch prototype J-15s are equipped for ground support training in the second training area. In order to ensure that Zhang Xueyang’s accidents will not occur again in flight training, the first-batch prototypes will basically not be used. Flight training has made the training of the ground team more realistic.

There are two groups of ground staff in the first training area, and there are two groups of ground staff in the second training area. The total number is four teams. Even so, there are still not enough qualified ground staff. The Navy has clear plans for the development of aircraft carrier combat forces, and the purpose of the first aircraft carrier has been determined—mainly for personnel training and testing of tactics. Domestic aircraft carriers will be launched and delivered strictly according to time nodes. To quickly form combat effectiveness, the best way is for people to wait for the ship, rather than for the ship to wait for the people.

This shows how much pressure the Flying Shark troops are under.

A dispatcher used hand gestures to direct a J-15 to move from the parking position to the take-off position, and then handed it over to the take-off assistant. The take-off assistant guided the pilot to control the fighter plane through hand gestures. Other ground crew members quickly made preparations for take-off, including raising the spoilers. , raise the wheel board, and after they complete the work and confirm that there is no problem, they send a gesture to the takeoff assistant. The takeoff assistant tells the pilot through the gesture that everything is ready. The pilot prepares for takeoff, and then tells the takeoff assistant that it is okay to take off. The takeoff assistants quickly squat down and look up. Entering the cockpit, the pilot gave a thumbs up to the takeoff assistant when the engine reached maximum thrust. The takeoff assistant pointed his right hand forward, lowered the wheel block, and the fighter began to taxi and take off.

The entire process basically relies on gestures and radio calls, of which gesture communication is the most fundamental and last resort. Radio communications are very busy during operation, and it is easy to miss or hear instructions poorly.

Li Zhan looked at the ground staff at various positions moving like mechanical parts, and he thought of the training scene of the Second Artillery Corps launching missiles. He once watched the Second Artillery Corps' firing training under blackout conditions at night. The officers and soldiers at each position strictly followed the operational requirements step by step. There were strict regulations on how many steps to take in which direction and how many centimeters per step. How far and in what direction should it go out, and how many turns should the turntable make in which direction? These are all rigid rules, and there won't be even a centimeter difference.

In total darkness, the launch preparation time should be consistent with daytime.

Careful people may notice when looking at the military parade formations that in addition to the traditional formation aces such as the honor guard of the three services, the Dalian Naval Warship Academy formation, and the female militia formation, the formation with the best goose-stepping performance must have a second artillery piece. Troops are on foot. Their formation standards are related to the success or failure of missile launches, and they are usually very strict.

The army attaches great importance to queue training, but ordinary people think that queue training is an image project, and the gap in thinking is reflected here.

After watching several rounds of training, Li Zhan always felt that the takeoff assistant's gesture of "take off" was not very effective. From the pilot's point of view, although he could get a clear meaning of the gesture, he did not feel that powerful. .

He walked to the position of takeoff assistant. The person in charge of teaching this position was a very senior ground instructor named Wu Zesen from a certain department of the Navy. He was a fourth-term noncommissioned officer with thirteen years of military service. The draft reform of the noncommissioned officer system has basically not changed much. It will be fully implemented in the next one or two years. The spring of noncommissioned officers is coming.

"Old Wu." Li Zhan shouted.

Wu Zesen is not old. He joined the army at the age of eighteen and is only thirty-two this year.

"Vice President." Wu Zesen tugged on the headset.

Li Zhan said, "I always feel that the gesture of taking off is not very appropriate."

As he spoke, he squatted down, then straightened the palm of his right hand and pressed it on the ground. When he raised it suddenly, his palm pointed forward and said, "At least when I did this, I didn't have the neat feeling of flying with all my strength, don't you think? "

"Yes! Vice President, many people feel like this. Those boys even joked that this is squatting and taking a shit and then reaching out for paper, damn it." Wu Zesen's educational level is not high, and he is self-taught in all technical skills. He likes to use foul language and make gestures.

Li Zhan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh, "When you say this, it really feels like squatting and taking a shit and reaching for paper. This is not good. It cannot reflect the image of our civilized teacher and a mighty teacher."

"This is no joke. What the public can see are the fighter planes and you ground crew members exposed on the flight deck. The fighter planes are not cool enough, and your movements are not cool enough. The Indian army is of no use. They still know how to build a motorcycle. Car acrobatics are used to improve the image in the minds of the people." Li Zhan said.

Wu Zesen chuckled and said, "That's right. Nowadays, many people on the Internet are boasting about the Wuling Light's versatility, saying that you should never mess with Wuling, because you never know how many people will get off that car. In fact, these are all people. The Indian army does the rest. If you ask me, the Indian army is a super military power. A company of motorcycles is more powerful than a division in other countries."

"Hey, you've done a lot of damage. The Indian army is making fun of whoever it offends." Li Zhan laughed loudly, calmed down for a moment, and said, "I want to change this take-off gesture. What do you think?"

Wu Zesen seemed to have studied it for a long time. He immediately squatted down, but when he squatted down, he did a right lunge, with his right knee facing the direction of takeoff. While lowering his posture, he said, "Lunge, lower it according to the actual situation." In the posture, the left hand is pressing on the front deck, which is a support point. Facing the pilot, the right hand hangs down naturally to support the deck. While turning the head towards the take-off direction, raise the palm of the right hand and straighten the fingertips forward, making a forward gesture. I am coherent Do it again.”

With that said, Wu Zesen did it quickly and neatly, turning his head to the right and suddenly raising his right hand to point to the right. This action made Li Zhan's eyes light up, so he said, "It's interesting, it tastes good."

Lunge and left hand support form a stable triangle support posture, and at the same time achieve the purpose of lowering the body posture. When the fighter plane taxis out, the powerful airflow emitted by the engine will form a strong backward wind, and the low profile can ensure safety. The most important thing is to turn your head to the right and at the same time raise your right hand and point forward. This is very powerful. Raising your right hand and pointing forward is like raising a gun to shoot, which has the meaning of fighting.

"Go, gather all the takeoff assistants, try this action one by one, and perfect it." Li Zhan made a decisive decision without any hesitation.

"Yes!" Wu Zesen immediately stood up, turned around and shouted to gather the takeoff assistants.

Eight takeoff assistants quickly came over and gathered in a row. Wu Zesen immediately taught him his improved takeoff gestures, allowing everyone to test them on site and put forward suggestions for improvements.

Li Zhan did it several times, feeling the sensation of every part of his body through the entire set of movements. Don't underestimate the small take-off gesture. If the flight is full duty, the ground crew responsible for support will need to repeat it many times every day, and there are other gestures. Therefore, saving effort is also one of the factors Li Zhan considers.

After doing it more than ten times in a row, Li Zhan had some ideas. He asked the eight takeoff assistants, "Tell me how you feel and give your suggestions for improvement."

The takeoff assistant expressed his opinion enthusiastically, focusing on the details, down to the position of every finger. One of the takeoff assistants said boldly, "Vice President, I personally think lunging and squatting like this once or twice is okay. Too many times will be too tiring."

It should be said that veterans have the deepest experience. When learning to fight, horse stance and lunge are the most basic leg movements. They are so stereotyped that they doubt life. They wish they could take off two legs and leave the third leg for use.

Li Zhan said, "Oh? Okay, tell me, how do you think it should be changed?"

The takeoff assistant stood in a lunge, with his left hand pressed on the deck, maintaining this posture, and said, "What I feel now is that if the angle of the knee bend of the right leg is smaller, it is probably like this, the muscles on the back of the thigh and calf Contact, this can provide some support, and for the left leg, I suggest not straightening it, but bending it slightly, lifting the inside of the sole of the foot off the ground, and if necessary, the left side of the knee can touch the ground, so that there is another support point. In this way The posture can actually be lower, and it will not consume a lot of energy if repeated many times, and other movements will remain the same."

Li Zhan imitated his example and tried it, and was surprised, "Hey, it's true, it's a little more relaxed."

The takeoff assistant said with a naive smile, "Other movements remain unchanged and it will not affect the crispness of the aircraft. Take a look, Vice President."

He demonstrated easily and neatly, turning his head to the right, raising his right hand and pointing forward, and said habitually, "This is more powerful. Look, Vice President, let's go!"

Let's go!

Everyone suppressed laughter.

The silly takeoff assistant quickly stood up and looked at Li Zhan nervously, fearing that he would be scolded for his inappropriate use of language.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhan laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, it's very appropriate to leave you! But isn't it? The fighter plane takes off and I leave you!"

The silly takeoff assistant breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Vice President Li was quite easy to get along with.

Li Zhan thought for a while, then gestured with his right arm and said, "The right arm must be raised with force. The stronger the force, the clearer the instructions to the pilot."

Wu Zesen asked for instructions, "Vice President, then follow this action?"

"Just do it now! Start training immediately!" Li Zhan waved his hand.

"yes!"

The takeoff assistants were very enthusiastic. It can be seen that handsome and powerful movements can enhance the training enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers. Why do veterans like to play guns and cannons in so many subjects? Because it’s so cool. Bullets are fired, 40-gun fire is fired, and the thump-dong sound of shooting is the best catalyst for men’s adrenaline. The sense of accomplishment when you see your target being smashed to pieces by your own hands is even more incomparable.

The movement is not difficult, and the takeoff assistants quickly mastered it. When the process was going through again, Li Zhan deliberately stood at the edge of the simulation deck to watch. The takeoff assistant waved his hand and said silently in his mind. The fighter plane accelerated and taxied away. The whole look was completely different. Of course, the fighter plane will not really accelerate and roll away.

In order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the new gestures, Li Zhan called the tower for instructions to conduct two or three actual takeoffs, and Commander Zhang gave him five approvals.

So it came true.

The second training area does not have a landing arrest system. It mainly conducts takeoff training and ground support team training. It is the main training venue for low-level classes. Therefore, basically every quasi-flying shark is qualified to cooperate with the training of the ground support team.

Following the same process, the fighter jet's twin engines reach maximum thrust, hot tail flames spray on the spoiler, the nozzles are opened to the maximum, the pilot gives a thumbs up, the takeoff assistant says "Go away", the gear plate is suddenly lowered, and the fighter jet The nose of the aircraft was raised slightly and it began to accelerate and taxi, and rushed to the ski jump deck to take off successfully.

Feel much better!

but!

Li Zhan discovered another inconvenience - the pilot's "ready to take off" gesture was a thumbs up, which was too common. Moreover, now everyone is wearing white labor protection gloves, and the thumbs up on the right hand is relatively clear, but in the future, if you change to professional flight gloves, they will definitely be dark, so it will be difficult for the takeoff assistant to obtain the pilot's information at a glance.

He began to think deeply again, and soon smiled and nodded slightly.

At this moment, Han Hongjun and Cheng Da came over. Cheng Da smiled and said, "Lao Li, what are you thinking about? You see your saliva is drooling."

Li Zhan said, "Improvement of pilot gestures."

"Notify all pilots that the take-off gesture has been changed to a salute. The pilot confirmed that the fighter plane has reached maximum thrust and saluted the take-off assistant. After seeing the pilot saluting, the take-off assistant issued a get-away signal." Li Zhan picked up the individual radio and spoke to the people in the second training area. All participants said.

Li Zhan smiled and explained to Han Hongjun and Cheng Da, "Look, OK to take off is the last gesture the pilot makes on the flight deck before taking off, and it is the last communication with the mothership ground support team. Change the thumbs up to Salute means both confirmation and salute to the ground crew officers and soldiers who ensure the flight of the fighter jets."

"Okay! This is good! This is good!" Han Hongjun's eyes lit up and he gave a thumbs up.

Chengda looked at Li Zhan in surprise and gave a thumbs up, "You are such a fucking talent!"

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