Six hundred and fifty-seven chapters light aircraft
"Bah! It's not as bad as you said. Your mind is too dirty. You should go to church with us to confess!" Katie spat, then stood up and ran into the sea.
During the few hours in the afternoon, Hong Tao accompanied Irene and Katie to sunbathe on the beach, and even chatted with the two young women next to them. They all sat together and drank beer. For those who are just around the corner,
Although Hong Tao is not completely immune to breast and buttock waves, as long as he reminds himself all the time, he will not be really embarrassed.
After this afternoon's personal experience, Hong Tao really didn't realize that there was anything beautiful about being so naked and basking in the sun. Facing dozens of bodies of all kinds, he had no idea. It was even better to wear a swimming suit.
"This thing may be the same as eating meat. When there is no meat to eat or you don't eat meat often, let alone eating meat, your mouth is watering just thinking about it. But if I really feed you meat three times a day, I'm afraid you will see
You have to spit out the meat!" Hong Tao summarized it for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out why he was able to perform with such high quality.
Carl finally showed up alive during dinner. He was called back by Hong Tao, who told him that his schedule had changed and that he would leave Sydney for Hobart tomorrow morning. He didn't mention anything else. According to Eileen
He said that sexual orientation is everyone’s freedom, and no one has the right to interfere with it, let alone discriminate, so Hong Tao didn’t mention it at all, but Hong Tao had the right to avoid him, and he also had the right not to like him, even when they sat together to eat together, Hong Tao
All leaving Katie between them.
As expected, Paul gave Hong Tao a surprise the next day. When he got up in the morning, he did not drive to the airport south of Sydney for a flight. Instead, he took Hong Tao and the others to Manly Island, where there was a small runway with 4 cars parked on it.
Flying an identical small plane.
"These are your planes? Shall we fly this to Hobart?" Hong Tao patted the wing of the small plane and asked Paul.
"The plane is not mine, it is rented. Would you like to take one with me, or go with Carl?" Paul took the key from a staff member, stepped on the wing and entered the cockpit.
"I'd better fly with Carl. Let Irene and Katie fly with you. Will you be able to fly?" Hong Tao also stepped on the wing and looked at the cockpit. There were only 4 seats. Can he sit in the fifth seat?
Hong Tao doesn't know, he probably can't sit down. He's heard of overloaded cars. I've never heard of overloaded passenger planes. Even if the driver dares to drive, the passengers won't dare to ride.
"This thing is easy to learn. You only need to fly 35 hours to get your driver's license. If you want to learn, let Carl teach you. He is better than me. Ladies, please come up. Old Paul will take you to the sky!" Paul
Satisfied with Hong Tao's surprised expression, they loudly invited Eileen and Katie to get on the plane. These two prodigal ladies couldn't help but fool around, and climbed into the cockpit of the plane without even asking if Hong Tao could get on.
These small planes are all the same model. The pointed head is a three-blade propeller. The cockpit is a bit like a family car. There are two seats in the front and two seats in the back. The wings are under the cabin. According to professional terminology, they should be called
It has a single-wing layout, the tail is very ordinary, the overall length is only 7 or 8 meters, and there are large windows in the front and both sides of the cockpit.
"Karl, is it difficult to get a pilot's license?" When Hong Tao sat in the co-pilot's seat and watched Karl next to him start the plane as if he were driving a car, strong curiosity arose again.
"It's much easier than learning to drive. When driving, you have to walk along the road, and there are various traffic lights, pedestrians, and other vehicles that you need to observe. But flying an airplane does not require more practice. In addition to taking off and landing, you need to practice a few times. After flying in the sky,
, you just need to understand these two screens, this is the gyrocompass and the horizon. This is the GPS navigation." Paul pointed to the two large LCD screens on the instrument panel and said to Hong Tao.
"Is it as simple as you say?" Hong Tao suggested that Karl also caught his own problem and started to deceive others.
"This is the Cirrus SR-20. It has an electronic instrument panel, which is relatively easy. When I was learning to fly, it was a little more difficult. They all had old-fashioned instrument panels. But flying the airplane is really easy. Look at the joystick on your right.
Really?" When Carl saw that Hong Tao didn't believe what he said, he was ready to prove it to Hong Tao.
"That's it?" Hong Tao reached out and touched the thing like an umbrella handle. It's too crude! Aren't all the joysticks in airplanes operated by two hands? This thing is not much bigger than the door handle of a car, but it's just
There are a few more buttons on it.
"Well, it can control the pitch of the aircraft, roll left and right, roll, do you understand?" Carl made a gesture of rolling back and forth with his hands.
"Roller action, right? I understand. I have played airplane simulation games." Hong Tao is really not talking nonsense. In his previous life, he liked to play computer games, especially simulation games such as airplanes, tanks, and battleships. He brought a foot pedal for this purpose.
, I bought several sets of game controllers with throttle pushers.
"That's even simpler than playing games. The rudder is under your feet. I'll hand over the control to you in a while. You try it!" When Carl heard that Hong Tao had played the game, he felt as if Hong Tao was from the Naval Aviation Corps.
Just like those who retired, I made a decision with great confidence.
"It won't fall, right?" Hong Tao was willing to give it a try, but he was afraid of falling to death!
"I'll watch it for you, no problem! You have to be brave to fly a plane! Okay, we can take off. Just watch me. I'll teach you how to take off first, but you can't try this." Carl said while talking
Hong Tao chatted and communicated with the control tower.
"This is the throttle pusher. It's on your left now. If you're driving alone, it's on your right. The joystick is on your left, which is opposite to your current position." Carl pointed to the one between him and Hong Tao.
Explaining the handle to Hong Tao.
"I understand this. This is the passenger seat." Hong Tao felt that Carl was a little stained.
"Okay, when the plane is not flying, the rudder under your feet is the brake. Now we need to step on the brake, slowly accelerator, watch the engine speed, wait until it rises to 1800 rpm, check the temperature of the lubricating oil
, pressure and fuel scale, after confirming that everything is normal, slowly release the brake
Let the aircraft taxi in the middle of the runway, align it with the line in the middle of the runway, and then slowly push the throttle to the end, you see... that's it, then pull the joystick back, look, we are flying.
La!" While Carl was operating the aircraft, he explained to Hong Tao the meaning and precautions of each action one by one.
"Is it that simple!?" Hong Tao always thought that flying a plane was so difficult. Now it seems that it is really no different from driving a car, and it is even easier. This thing does not need to be in gear, let alone a two-foot clutch. The whole thing is
The level of an electric car.
"Aren't we all flying now? Do you still have doubts? Now you just need to fly along the white line on the GPS navigation screen. You can try it when I raise the plane higher." Karl had an idea.
The apprentice seemed happier than Hong Tao.
"I'll shake it to the left... I'll shake it to the right... Hahahaha, that's interesting! How fast can this plane fly?" Hong Tao finally felt the joy of flying a plane. He just started to fight back and took it tremblingly.
However, after a few minutes of familiarization, he felt that the aircraft was easier to control in level flight than playing a simulator game, except that the rudder and joystick were a little heavy.
"Karl, what are you doing! Stop shaking back and forth. Is it Hong Tao who is controlling the plane? This is illegal. He doesn't have a pilot's license!" While Hong Tao was having fun, Paul's roar suddenly came from the headphones.
"My dear Uncle Paul, why don't you just call the Coast Guard plane to shoot me down? You'd better watch your own plane!" Carl became annoyed when he heard Paul's voice, and all the joy he had felt before was gone.
He responded unceremoniously to his uncle, then took back control of the plane and pushed the throttle all the way.
"By the way, Carl, there won't be a parachute on this plane!" Since Paul was not happy, Hong Tao stopped moving the joystick. When he was free, Hong Tao suddenly discovered a big thing that made his scalp numb.
The problem is, he didn't find the parachute! He definitely didn't have it on his body, nor behind the seat.
"Parachute? Oh, don't worry, this plane doesn't need a parachute." Hong Tao was stunned by Karl's question.
"Why?" Hong Tao was very worried.
"This is a new technology from Cirrus. They installed the parachute on the tail of the aircraft. Did you see the red latch under the seat? If there is a problem with the aircraft, just pull out the latch, and then the entire aircraft will
It will be carried by the parachute and slowly fall to the ground." Karl saw that Hong Tao was a little nervous, and smiled and told Hong Tao the secret of the plane.
"The plane can also carry a parachute! It's so high-tech, isn't this a space shuttle?" Hong Tao finally felt relieved after lowering his head and confirming the red latch Carl mentioned.
"The one on the space shuttle is a parachute, which is used to shorten the taxiing distance when landing. It is different from this one." Karl corrected Hong Tao's professional mistake.
"Karl, do you know how much this kind of airplane costs? Is it expensive to use?" Hong Tao didn't care whether it was a parachute or a parachute. He was a little excited.
"This model is about US$300,000. Another uncle of mine has such an aircraft at home. It is the Cirrus SR20 model. There is also the SR22 model, which is more powerful and slightly more expensive, costing US$500,000.
About. If you use it, the fuel cost is about 150 US dollars per hour. This depends on your load capacity, flight speed, and weather conditions.
It all depends on the situation. If you rent a hangar and do maintenance, it costs about 10,000 US dollars per year. Airports in the east are a little more expensive, and the Midwest is cheaper. If you want to buy an airplane, but you don’t live in the United States permanently, buying an airplane is not suitable. You can rent it.
, this is more cost-effective." Karl seemed to know more about aircraft, and he basically answered Hong Tao's question clearly.
