Carrier-based flight instructor: paving the way for the development of "Flying Shark Warrior"
Wanquan photo taken by a group of flight instructors of carrier-based aircraft at a Naval Aviation University base
At a Naval Aviation University base, there is a group of instructors with an average age of over 30.
They have successively cultivated several batches of carrier-based aircraft, realizing a new leap from sporadic training to batch training. They have full-time teaching capabilities day and night, and have made outstanding contributions to the construction of the combat capability of the aircraft carrier formation system.
◎Reporter Zhang Qiang
Correspondent Sun Fei Yang Hao
A recent special flight is of great significance to the young pilot Qu Kun——
It was a clear sky, and the winter sunshine in Northland was warm and warm.
Qu Kun drove the J-15 aircraft nicknamed "Flying Shark" back from the Liaoning ship and landed steadily on the runway of a certain base of Naval Aviation University, and obtained the coveted qualification for aircraft carrier landing.
Under the careful cultivation of the carrier-based flight instructors of the base, another group of young pilots including Qu Kun piloted the Flying Shark and joined the Tail Hook Club.
Over the years, this group of instructors with an average age of more than 30 years has successively trained many batches of carrier-based pilots, realizing a new leap from sporadic training to batch training. It has the ability to teach day and night in the full-time domain, and is capable of combating aircraft carrier formation systems. The construction has made outstanding contributions.
Carrier-based aircraft training team launched a "pioneer journey"
November 23, 2012 was a milestone for the carrier-based aircraft business.
On this day, "Carrier Fighter Hero Test Pilot" Deming Meng drove the J-15 fighter to successfully land on the Liaoning ship for the first time. The Chinese carrier-based pilots achieved a breakthrough from 0 to 1!
On this day, Sun Baosong, Wang Yong, and Yang Yong, who participated in the selection of pilots of carrier-based aircraft, were undergoing physical examinations in Beijing.
None of them would have imagined that in the future, they would turn from pilots to carrier-based flight instructors, and cultivate more "flying shark warriors" in order to realize the dream of a century-old aircraft carrier.
The operation of the carrier-based aircraft in flight is completely opposite to that of land-based flight, and the method of "anti-zone control" shall be adopted.
In order to practice anti-zone control well, Sun Baosong and other pilots “tethered” himself to the simulator and practiced repeatedly.
The stars live up to the travellers, and the day for the daytime aircraft carrier qualification certification assessment has finally arrived.
That day, Sun Baosong took the lead to set up a plane and landed on the ship, and steadily hung up the second rope. After that, the other pilots of the same group successfully landed on the ship in turn!
Cultivating an excellent team of carrier-based aircraft pilots is the key to aircraft carrier combat effectiveness.
After the carrier-based aircraft training group was formally established, a group of carrier-based aircraft pilots, including Sun Baosong, turned to become flight instructors, bravely shouldering the important task of training carrier-based aircraft personnel.
I still remember that at the formation meeting, regimental leader Wang Yong swears with both hands holding the flag: "We must take on the important tasks, lead the team, and complete the task of training pilots."
"The era has chosen us, and we must not let it down." Sun Baosong and Wang Yong led the team of instructors to start a "pioneer journey" and finally built a systematic training program for shipborne pilots.
In recent years, low-altitude tactical maneuvers, ground assaults, air combat confrontation... these practical subjects have appeared on the training ground of the base one after another.
The brainstorming discussions gave the instructors a new understanding and understanding of the actual combat ideology; the actual air combat confrontations allowed the instructors to test tactical tactics under the conditions of constantly approaching actual combat.
"We are exploring while paving the way, so that latecomers can walk more and faster." Sun Baosong said.
Under continuous exploration, several instructors such as Sun Baosong have also successfully obtained the night aircraft carrier carrier flight teaching qualification, which indicates that the base flight instructor group has the ability of day and night full-time teaching of carrier aircraft.
Cultivation of carrier-based aircraft pilots has a clear "road map"
If the pilot training cycle is long, the combat flight time will be short; if the training cycle is short, the combat flight time will be longer.
Starting from the upper flight age, the flight time of carrier-based pilots trained in growth mode is much longer than that of carrier-based pilots trained in modified mode.
That year, the first batch of cadets of the Navy's growth class that the flight instructor was looking forward to arrived as scheduled.
In order to explore the way to train the trainees in the growth period, they inverted the training plan, refined the quality standards, and explored while training to maximize the potential of the trainees.
With all the first batch of growth class students successfully landing on the ship, a path of batch training of carrier-based aircraft pilots in a growth mode has embarked on the stage of history.
"Before'crossing the river by feeling the stones', now there is a clear growth'road map'. The compilation of various teaching materials is completed, and the training is gradually on the right track. The training content, training standards, and training requirements of each stage of the new students are all Very clear.” Sun Baosong spoke firm and confident when it came to the changes in the training model.
After exploration, they successfully opened up the growth training link, formed a dual-track carrier-based pilot training pattern of "modification mode" and "growth mode", and broke a new path for carrier-based pilot training with Chinese characteristics. A number of records including the largest number of people certified in a single batch, the smallest average age, and the shortest training period were obtained.
"Maximum letting go in the air, and maximum comment on the ground" is an effective way to teach and train the flight instructor group.
After each flight, the students will get a score.
This score is not scored by the instructor based on impressions, but is based on the scores given by the student's flight data.
"Flying well or not, the data speaks for itself. We have a scientific data scoring system," said flight instructor Luo Hu Lidan. This digital scoring system was developed by him and Tan Wei, deputy director of the simulation training center.
They integrated digital training and training concepts into flight, and plotted thousands of data into flight curve graphs. Through the graphs, they analyzed the fit point of aircraft attitude and images, and finally condensed the huge data stream into the small piece of instructor's hands. On the tablet.
The reporter saw that the photo wall of the aircraft carrier "Tail Hook Club" has grown from the first few photos to densely packed photos of the entire wall.
The pilot training cycle has been greatly shortened compared with previous years, and a new leap from sporadic training to batch training has been achieved.
They use their lives to pave the way for the aircraft carrier career
In the interview at the base, Zhang Chao is a topic that cannot be bypassed.
On April 27, 2016, Zhang Chao, who was only 29 years old, fell into the "last sortie" of becoming a carrier-based pilot.
The Central Military Commission posthumously awarded Zhang Chao the honorary title of "Pioneer of the Strong Army in Chasing the Dream of the Sea and the Sky".
"Heroes break their wings and use their lives to pave the way for the aircraft carrier career. This has become a signpost for the newcomers to move forward." said Li Ming, the political commissar of the base.
On April 6, 2016, the pilot Cao Xianjian piloted the J-15 fighter jet to take off for training. During the flight, the flight control system worked abnormally in a sudden distress.
In order to save the fighter, he gave up the best time to escape, and was forced to parachute 2 seconds before the fighter crashed into the sea, causing multiple burst fractures in the thoracic, lumbar, and tail vertebrae.
During the treatment in the hospital, in order to be able to return to the fighter plane as soon as possible, Cao Xianjian pestered the doctor to make a rehabilitation exercise plan for himself as soon as the wound was removed.
From trying to walk slowly to squatting down and standing up slowly, he stubbornly approached his goal...14 months later, he returned to the blue sky with amazing perseverance and courage, creating a serious injury 419 It was a miracle that the ship successfully landed after only 70 days after the go-around.
Now, Cao Xianjian, who has become an instructor, said: "Prosper to the sea, and decline from the sea. The carrier-based aircraft business must be done by someone, and there will be sacrifices."
On December 16 last year, instructor Yang Yong and his comrades drove fighter planes for high-altitude course training.
When reaching an altitude of 10,000 meters, the fighter suddenly warned, and the fault list showed that the cockpit was leaked.
At this time, the descending altitude needs to cross the civil aviation route, which may endanger the safety of civil aviation, so Yang Yong did not descend the altitude hastily.
The leak in the cockpit caused the air to become thinner and thinner. It didn't take long for Yang Yong's hearing to temporarily decrease, and he needed to shout loudly when communicating with his comrades in the rear cabin.
At the juncture of life and death, the tower immediately coordinated with the civil aviation and commanded Yang Yong to cross the civil aviation route and descend in an emergency.
At this time, Yang Yong, due to lack of oxygen and rapid changes in air pressure, made his chest like a boulder. He endured his discomfort, worked tenaciously, worked closely with his comrades, and successfully returned to the field, creating a miracle.
Qiu Jianchang, political commissar of the training group, said: “They use the practical actions of'carrying their heads and doing business' to carry out their mission and write loyalty.”
"We are the lucky ones standing on the shoulders of giants." During the interview, the new instructor Xu Can firmly said, "It is the party and the people who entrust us to fly in the sea and the sky. It is the training of the country and the army that makes us grow and grow. Humiliate the mission, live up to the heavy trust, and strive to train more and better carrier-based pilots."