Joining Sichuan Airlines starts with rescuing the captain of a powerful country

Chapter 397 All preparations have been completed, except for the tower's release order

Tianfu International Airport is still brightly lit and very busy in the early morning.

However, the hustle and bustle over there had nothing to do with Lu Qingzhou and the others.

They were now on the tarmac farthest from the terminal.

The final inspection of this aerial giant is being carried out.

Lu Qingzhou held the intercom in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Three-word formula, repeat it once."

next second.

Liang Dong's voice came from the intercom, "Mistake, omission, forgetfulness."

perfect!

Lu Qingzhou added, "Recheck the wings, flaps, ailerons, spoilers, and vertical tail!"

Liang Dong did not hesitate at all, "Re-examination completed!"

"Fuel check!"

"A total of 130 tons of fuel have been refueled. The refueling is complete."

After hanging up the call with Liang Dong, Lu Qingzhou immediately changed the channel and called Liu Changjian, "Captain Changjian?"

Liu Changjian immediately replied, "The navigation system is normal."

“SOP (standard operating system) is normal.”

"TCAC's airborne collision avoidance system is normal."

"The aircraft's weather radar system is normal."

"AP autopilot system is normal."
Liu Changjian reported every piece of data in great detail, without feeling any humiliation at all for helping a young boy like Lu Qingzhou.

This is the awareness of a veteran.

people.

It is a social animal.

However, all social animals are divided into different levels and classes.

For example, wolf packs, lion packs, monkey groups, etc.

Humans are no exception.

As early as tens of thousands of years ago in primitive society, human beings were already divided into different classes.

Even though society has developed to this day, this kind of "classification" still exists.

It's just more obvious in some countries, such as India.

Some countries are more obscure.

But no matter how subtle, class divisions and seniority still exist.

But the army is relatively simpler.

Say something.

The military also emphasizes personal connections and seniority.

But the military is more about strength.

As long as you can demonstrate your extraordinary strength in the army, you will stand out sooner or later.

Moreover, those old soldiers will obey you, respect you, and follow your command.

Liu Changjian is a qualified soldier.

Even though he has retired for many years.

But more than ten years of military career have engraved the military DNA into his bones.

Maybe others will think so.

For a super veteran pilot like Liu Changjian, who has been flying for decades and has nearly 100,000 hours of flying time, it would be somewhat aggrieved to help a young man like Lu Qingzhou.

No matter how talented or strong Lu Qingzhou is.

But he is more than 20 years younger than Liu Changjian.

But Liu Changjian didn't care at all. He even felt that the other person was better than him and it was completely natural for him to help the other person.

Not to mention.

Lu Qingzhou was once his 'lifesaver'.

Therefore, even Liu Changjian was willing to "report" the data to Lu Qingzhou.

Liang Dong and Xu Yichen certainly didn't dare to pretend to be nice.

So after Liu Changjian finished his "report", when it was Xu Yichen's turn, he also quickly reported his own data.

The machine inspection is complete.

Lu Qingzhou and Liang Dong hurried back to the cockpit.

At this moment.

Liu Changjian and Xu Yichen were already sitting in the captain and co-pilot seats.

Seeing the two people boarded the plane and the gangway truck evacuated smoothly, Liu Changjian turned to Xu Yichen and said, "Notify the tower, flight 3u9988 is ready to take off."

"it is good."

Xu Yichen immediately contacted the tower.

Lu Qingzhou and Liang Dong sat behind the two of them, also with solemn expressions.

This time.

They flew from Chengdu's Tianfu International Airport to Eritrea, with a one-way distance of more than 10,000 kilometers. Although Sichuan Airlines likes to open some unpopular international routes, it has never opened a route to Eritrea.

The reason is quite simple.

This country is too poor.

There is almost no 'oil and water'.

Therefore, except for a few domestic airlines such as China Eastern Airlines and Air China, other airlines have simply ignored this small East African country.

And whether it's China Eastern Airlines or Air China.

There are no direct flights to Eritrea.

Instead, you have to go around domestic airports first and then fly to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Finally they cross the Red Sea and arrive in Eritrea.

The purpose of doing this is simple.

It's just to fit a few more passengers.

The way airplanes make money is actually not much different from buses.

The more passengers you carry, the higher the profit.

Airports are like bus stops.

When we arrived at an airport, some passengers got off and some got on.

Take off again.

Fly to your next destination.

This is because these less popular routes are not fully booked most of the time.

Therefore, in order to maximize their profits, airlines can only use the method of connecting flights to carry passengers.

otherwise.

An international flight to and from Africa costs one to two million just for fuel.

If the airlines don't carry more passengers, they will lose a lot of money.

But today Lu Qingzhou and the others are different.

They were going to carry out the evacuation mission, and the time was tight and the task was heavy.

There's no need to go through so much trouble.

After the plane took off from Tianfu Airport, it flew directly southwest.

Fly over the Himalayas along the Hump Route and arrive at Dubai International Airport in the Middle East.

After a short stop in Dubai to rest, we took off to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.

It looks like a straight route, but it is actually a parabola.

Because the earth is a big ball suspended in space.

Airplanes fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and long-distance routes are all arcs.

Capital time.

11:50 pm.

There are only ten minutes left before the plane takes off.

at this time.

The Airbus A350 has been successfully launched.

The crew is doing final checks and waiting for further instructions from the tower.

Sitting in the captain's seat, Liu Changjian scanned the instruments on the dashboard one by one.

Suddenly, he said, "Check the Eicas system again."

But Xu Yichen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was obviously stunned.

A few seconds.

He just reacted.

"Oh okay, okay."

The eicas system is a system that is only installed on twin-engine long-range wide-body heavy passenger aircraft.

The Chinese explanation is Engine Display and Crew Warning System, commonly known as: Hawkeye!

With this system, twin-engine long-range wide-body heavy passenger aircraft will have the confidence and qualifications to fly for more than ten hours.

It is the control panel for engine RPM, temperature, fuel capacity, oil pressure, hydraulic system, pneumatic system, electronic system, de-icing system, landing gear and flaps, etc.

If the aircraft has any faults during flight, it will be clear at a glance just by looking at this operation panel.

So as not to blind the pilot.

Xu Yichen had just flown an international flight for a short time, so he didn't react for a while.

However, his unreliability is only relative.

Just a few seconds later.

Xu Yichen had already finished the inspection quickly, "The EICAS system is normal."

Only then did Liu Changjian breathe a sigh of relief.

All inspections of the aircraft have now been completed.

Just waiting for the tower's takeoff order.

(End of this chapter)