Chapter 228 Which one is better at driving an aerial tractor?
Before getting on the plane, Wei Ran found an opportunity to put the "Confessions" with the card in the food box, and then boarded the flight to Inta. When the plane landed smoothly, it was still crowded.
When they arrived on the snow-covered runway, Ji Ma had already been waiting at the airport pick-up gate for a long time.
"Jima, what's going on with you? Is the camp bankrupt or is it because you hooked up with someone else's girlfriend and got beaten up?"
Wei Ran looked at the unshaven Ji Ma in surprise. He had dark circles under his eyes, his hair was messy and tangled, and his face looked as if he had indulged in too much.
This is not like the usual Ji Ma. Although this guy is a little gangster, he is rarely so slovenly. Even since the business in the camp got on track, even his hair has changed to its original color.
An unnatural smile appeared on Ji Ma's face, "No...it's nothing. There have been many tourists in the past two days, so I haven't been idle."
When Wei Ran heard this, he didn't care. He changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of this, Suisui asked me to ask you if there is anything to do in the summer. She plans to bring some tourists over during the summer vacation."
"summer?"
Hearing that there was business to take care of him again, Ji Ma finally returned to normal, slowed down a little and thought about it, and then said with a headache, "In the summer, although the scenery here is pretty good, and there are a lot of prey,
But it’s definitely not suitable for bringing tourists here.”
"What does it mean?"
"Mosquitoes, mosquitoes more terrifying than snowstorms."
Ji Ma seemed to have thought of some horrific scene, and shuddered involuntarily when he said this, "In addition to those mosquitoes that can suck the blood of reindeer, the forest will also become muddy due to the melted snow.
There will also be many seasonal rivers, so even Alili’s plane won’t be able to find many landing sites.”
"Not even at the hot spring camp?"
"Who would take a bath in hot springs in the summer?" Jima glanced at Weiran like a fool, and continued to say while walking towards the An-2 aircraft painted by the Hongqi Forestry Farm on the tarmac in the distance, "But here
There is one activity that is very popular in the summer.”
"Digging for mammoth tusks?" Wei Ran immediately guessed what the other party wanted to say.
Ji Ma nodded, "Yes, it's about digging for mammoth tusks. As long as you find a stream or river beach and bring a high-pressure water pump, you will have a chance to dig out mammoth tusks. Of course, this work is very hard, but even if you don't want to dig it yourself,
You can also buy dug-out mammoth tusks at a very cheap price in Inta.”
"Forget it, this thing doesn't sound reliable."
Wei Ran refused decisively without even thinking about it. Those who dig up mammoth tusks are all desperadoes with their heads on their waists. Besides, who would spend money to travel such a long distance and suffer this?
Jima nodded regretfully and said without giving up, "I'll ask Arili and Misha when I have time. Maybe they have any recommendations."
"It's not urgent, there are still two months." Wei Ran took a few steps quickly as he spoke, and got in through the half-open door of the An-2 aircraft.
Before he could open his mouth to say hello, Culp, who was already waiting in the cabin, pointed to the luggage bag on the rear seat and said, "Change your clothes and put the umbrella bag on your back."
Regardless of Wei Ran or Ji Ma, who came up closely behind, the two of them had already expected this, so they quickly changed their clothes before Teacher Dalia drove the plane to the runway.
After the two of them put on their parachute bags, Culp immediately handed each of them a test form and said, "Two minutes to complete."
This link was still expected, and the two immediately started sketching. When the two minutes were up, Culp collected the test form and stuffed it into the bag on one side, and then began to randomly check various knowledge he had learned before.
During the questions and answers between the three teachers and students, Teacher Dalia flew the plane smoothly to the abandoned airport next to the hot spring camp and started circling. Glancing at the flashing red lights on the bulkhead, Karl
Pu stood up with a smile and opened the hatch.
Wei Ran and Ji Ma looked at each other, each hung the parachute rope on the slide rail at the cabin door, and then rushed out.
With their skydiving experience a month ago, this test was really not much of a challenge to the two of them.
After landing smoothly, I ran to the abandoned airport and waited for about ten minutes. The An-2 plane driven by Teacher Dalia also landed lightly on the runway.
When the hatch opened, Teacher Dalia, who had almost completely blocked the hatch, threw the two new parachute bags she was carrying to Wei Ran and Ji Ma, "Children, in the next half month, our learning goals are mainly
There are two.”
After a pause, Teacher Dalia continued, "The first goal is that you two must learn to use this aircraft to take off and land alive. The second goal is that you must learn to control a parafoil and complete a high jump at night.
Open low.
Finally, I hope that at the end of the month, you two will still be as healthy as you are now. Now if there are no other questions, Victor, you come to the cockpit, Jima, you and Culp go to the tower."
Naturally, Wei Ran and the other two had no other problems. They obeyed Teacher Dalia's instructions honestly, and each followed a teacher, either to the tower not far away, or to get into the cabin.
As the cabin door slammed shut, Teacher Dalia directly motioned Wei Ran to sit in the driver's seat and began to explain.
"First of all, airplanes are far safer than cars. Secondly, An-2 is the safest of all airplanes, and driving it is not much harder than driving a tractor. Finally, you have mastered parachuting, so even if the airplane breaks apart in the air, you still have
There is a high probability of survival.”
Seeing that the expression on Wei Ran's face was no longer so nervous, Teacher Dalia lit a cigarette and continued slowly, "After keeping these three points in mind, let's talk about more dangerous things."
"Takeoff and landing?" Wei Ran's heart started to rise again.
"I like smart students"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Dalia snapped her fingers, "Taking off and landing are indeed the most dangerous, but I will be sitting next to you then, so as long as you fasten your seat belt and follow the instructions
There will be no problems with my command operation. Okay, now let’s get to know the instruments on the instrument panel and the various switches around it.”
Under Teacher Dalia's extremely detailed guidance, Wei Ran memorized the functions of each switch and instrument over and over again.
It wasn't just these intricate instruments that he needed to memorize. Teacher Dalia even took him into the rear cabin, pointed at the wire ropes, and explained in detail where each wire was connected and what it was responsible for.
Function, what will be the consequences if it is damaged, how to repair it or how to deal with it, etc.
Naturally, such a lot of knowledge cannot be memorized in a short time, but obviously, Teacher Dalia did not want to give him too much time. After explaining it twice in detail, he actually directed the Weifan to start the engine on the nose!
"Teacher Dalia, are you sure I can fly it now?" Wei Ran's nervous palms were sweating.
"Maybe!"
Teacher Dalia took out a wine bottle from her arms and took a sip, "If you don't want to plunge into the snow and have half your head cut off by the flying propeller, then do as I say."
"How to do it?" Wei Ran asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Put on the communication headset first, then push the accelerator forward, slower." As Dalia spoke, she pointed at the push rod on the right side of Weiran, and then pointed at a dashboard directly in front of him, staring at
With this.
Under the guidance of the former, Wei Ran carefully pushed the throttle lever, and the propeller on the nose of the aircraft also rotated faster and faster, and the noise in the cabin became louder and louder.
Under the guidance of Teacher Dalia, as Wei Ran released a handbrake-like thing, the old plane, which was older than him, really started to glide crookedly along the snow-covered runway!
"Keep pushing!" Teacher Dalia said casually.
"Throttle?"
"Otherwise? Push the electric fan?"
Wei Ran, who was speechless, kept pushing obediently. Before he could react, the An-2 had already broken away from the thick snow on the ground.
"Now raise the nose and slow down."
As Wei Yan slowly pulled the steering column, the nose of the plane, which had been pressed down, began to rise, and all he could see through the portholes were the sky and the rapidly rotating propellers.
"Staring at the level and altimeter"
Dalia pulled out a slender pine branch about half a meter long from the side of the seat and tapped it on the instrument panel. "We are now raising the altitude to two thousand meters. The elevation angle should not be too large. You can reduce the throttle now."
Wei Ran, whose body was tense, followed the controls like a puppet, and his eyes followed the pine branch in Teacher Dalia's hand as it moved back and forth on the dashboard.
"Okay, push the joystick flat." Dalia patted Wei Ran's right knee with a pine branch, "Slowly push it down and let's go in a circle."
Under Dalia's guidance, Wei Ran, who was terrified, controlled the plane filled with propeller noise and began to turn.
After hovering in the sky for more than half an hour, Dalia put aside the pine branch in her hand and held the co-pilot's joystick with both hands. "Now we are starting to land. I will not do anything unless necessary."
, if an accident occurs and the plane is damaged, you will be responsible for buying a new one."
Weiran nodded with a sad face, and at Dalia's prompts, he closed the throttle and slowly pushed the joystick forward. At the same time, he stepped back and forth with his feet, trying hard to aim the nose of the plane at the abandoned runway covered with snow.
As the altitude continued to drop, Teacher Dalia, who had been indifferent at first, finally became serious. Wei Ran, who was next to him, felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. How pitiful he was. He had learned how to fly into the sky from the beginning.
, the whole journey takes less than two hours!
While Wei Ran waited anxiously, with a trembling that was enough to frighten anyone to death, the plane's skid touched the ground rather roughly.
Finally, when the plane stopped taxiing completely, Wei Yan completely collapsed on the seat. It was only then that he realized that his forehead and back were completely wet with sweat.
"not bad"
Satisfied, Teacher Dalia picked up the pine branch again, guided the engine to shut down the engine, and then cut off the fuel and power. Then she said, "I'll give you ten minutes to go to the bathroom, and then we'll fly again."
"Still flying?" Wei Ran's eyes widened.
Teacher Dalia smiled, rolled up her sleeves and revealed a small watch, "There are still nine minutes and 50 seconds."
