The days of not being able to go to the sky are absolutely unbearable, except for sweating to keep the body in shape, there is only the simulator and listening to lectures, and occasionally have the opportunity to have tactical discussions with the instructors.

Fortunately, the days like this were not too long.

After all the combat readiness duty tasks were handed over to the two Jian-8s of the 6th and 5th regiments, the 4th regiment concentrated manpower and material resources on the training of new pilots.

On the fifth day of Nie Jianfeng's target, Li Zhan flew solo to hit the target.

The last time Chen Fei led the training, Li Zhan's performance had completely met the standard of solo target shooting, and the division naturally would not let him waste aviation fuel at an unnecessary stage as Li Zhan wished. For superiors, they like to see pilots like Li Zhan complete their training with the least amount of jet fuel.

At 2:15 p.m. that day, Li Zhan once again sat in the cockpit of his No. 37 fighter. After completing the pre-takeoff inspection, he signed his name on the flight checklist handed by the mechanic, the mechanic lay down the boarding ladder, and then removed the boarding ladder, the signalman issued a command to drive, Li Zhan drove, and the slightly sharp sound of the WP-13F engine roared.

Everything was fine, and the signalman motioned for the hatch to be closed.

Li Zhan closed the hatch.

The signalman motioned to slide out.

Li Zhan slid out of the parking stand and walked along the taxiway to the take-off position, when a Jianjiao-7 took off, roaring and climbing and flying to the training airspace to find Nie Jianfeng. At the same time, pilots still need to be trained, and Li Zhan has already begun solo training.

Counting up, he and the No. 37 fighter flew for the third time this time, the first time they went directly to the No. 2 airspace to deal with the air situation, and the second time they went to the western part of the South China Sea as Nie Jianfeng's wingman to deal with the air situation.

Even Li Zhan had the illusion that the soul of the No. 37 fighter at the training base had followed him, and at this time he was attached to the No. 37 fighter under the seat.

Today's weather is not good, the whole sky is covered by clouds, as if covered with a cover, you can't see the blue sky or the sun from the ground, the height of the clouds is low, about a thousand meters or so. After takeoff, the fighter plane climbs through the clouds and enters the airspace above the clouds, where training begins.

In the past, people in Xixian County used Xixian Airport as a more accurate "observatory", and when "that loud" plane began to fly, it means that the weather is very good, it will not rain and there will be no clouds, and when it does not fly, it means that the weather will soon deteriorate.

This is definitely a satire of Air Force pilots, and a factual irony, because it is.

Combat capability in complex weather was contrary to safe flight, and in those days it was not only a matter of ideology, but also of equipment. Since the beginning of the 21 st century, these ideas that are completely incompatible with the requirements of actual combat training have begun to be reversed, and the successive updating of equipment and the increasing support capability have provided the conditions for pilots to temper their combat capability in complex weather.

The forecast of the "Observatory" is no longer accurate, which is the best praise for the Second Division.

So, ten years ago, the weather like this would never have been flying today.

The tower once again informed Li Zhan of the meteorological data, and today's commander Yu Chenglin reminded, "Summer in Xixian County comes early, pay attention to thunder and lightning clouds." ”

"Understood." Li Zhancheng was in his chest, unaffected by the last crash.

It is not unreasonable for Huang Xiaoyue to think in the report that his psychological quality is strong, at least Chen Fei's recovery is much slower than Li Zhan's.

"Three turns, ready to take off." Yu Chenglin gave an order.

Confirm the state of the flaps, confirm that the engine speed reaches the specified value, release the brakes, the fighter slid up, Li Zhan pushed the throttle stick to the end, the thrust rose rapidly, to meet the take-off requirements, pull the rod back, the fighter raised off the ground at a large angle, he pedaled the left rudder to turn left while retracting the landing gear, the belly was facing the tower, and the entire process of retracting the landing gear was clearly presented in front of Cheng Lin.

Looking at the No. 37 fighter plane climbing at a large angle, Yu Chenglin couldn't help but nod, admiring Li Zhan's skills from the bottom of his heart. There is a low cumulonimbus cloud in the take-off direction, and if it takes off and climbs normally, the fighter plane will just have to pass through the cumulonimbus cloud.

Not used for Cheng Lin's deliberate reminder, Li Zhan knew very well how to avoid it - turning left off the ground and climbing. This is not a maneuver that new pilots have the ability to do. It can be proved that Li Zhan is not only very familiar with the performance of the J-7E, but also almost to the extent of man-machine integration.

Yu Chenglin looked at the other officers on duty and found that everyone was a little bored, but there was a feeling similar to watching an air show.

And indeed, I feel very comfortable watching Li Zhan's flight, but I don't care so much about his training - such a simple simulated target training Brother Yi must have been able to catch it, there is no suspense.

The deputy commander is Zhang Wei, the political commissar who is developing into a comprehensive staff officer, and the red man next to him said to Cheng Lin with a smile, "Watching him fly is like having a hand grasping the hanging tail, how to fly how you want to fly, how to fly how to look good." ”

"You're talking about model airplane practice." Yu Chenglin said with a smile.

Zhang Wei nodded, "Yes, that's what it means." ”

News reports often see several pilots on the ground holding model airplanes in their hands, the purpose is to practice route flight and formation cooperation, in fact, the ground that the camera did not shoot is painted with landmarks, because it is confidential, so it is impossible to appear in the picture.

"Exaggeration." Yu Chenglin said, "We are not a Bayi performance team, it is useless to look good, we must be practical." ”

Zhang Wei said, "One training session meets the requirements of solo flight target shooting, which is not practical enough." Logistics Minister Wang said that if they were like Li Zhan, he would have to save a lot of aviation fuel. Once you go back and forth, you can build a family community in the division. ”

"That can never be built." Yu Chenglin said with a smile.

Looking at the time, he said, "It's time to return from the previous flight." ”

Zhang Wei immediately contacted the previous flight to order the return, Nie Jianfeng's target plane returned to the starting position again, and then Li Zhan would catch up, Nie Jianfeng repeated the previous flight route and movements, and Li Zhan conducted simulated shooting training. This kind of training is just as boring, and it is similar to the meaning of infantry shooting fixed targets.

Without the trainers, Li Zhan's performance seems to be better.

He took the initiative to contact the tower, "Tower, if you can increase the action of getting rid of it, I want to give it a try." ”

Zhang Wei looked at Yu Chenglin, Yu Chenglin picked up the microphone and replied, "Yes, the hole is turned to increase the action of getting rid of it, pay attention to the height." ”

"Understood." Nie Jianfeng cheered up, and he could finally play some tricks.

"Attention, I'm starting to run." Nie Jianfeng said with a smile.

Li Zhan said calmly, "Understood." ”

The Dongguidong fighter, which had been in order for more than an hour, suddenly climbed with strength, and the nose of the plane facing the sun facing the west. After Li Zhan chased after him, he looked up and saw that Nie Jianfeng was also very smart, using the backlight to avoid the pursuit. If Li Zhan runs behind, it is certain that he will lose his goal. He rolled decisively, and then turned on the afterburner to climb at a high angle.

In air combat, whoever occupies the height has the initiative. Especially in the battle within visual range, the purpose of both sides is to occupy the rear height. If they are targeted from the rear and do not have a height advantage, 80 percent of the pilots will not be able to escape the attack.

It was only allowed to increase the action of getting rid of, and as a result, the two boys started fighting. But this is indeed an action to get rid of, and Yu Chenglin can't say anything.

At this time, Li Zhan soared the fighter past the speed of sound, and the huge sound of supersonic flight resounded over Xixian. He kept pushing the WP-13F engine to squeeze thrust and climb wildly faster than the speed of sound. Before reaching the edge of the training airspace, slowly push forward to resume level flight, close the afterburner and reduce the throttle to turn clockwise, gaining a good downward visibility.

Nie Jianfeng looked back and didn't see Li Zhan, thought for a moment, resumed level flight, and then turned south counterclockwise. Li Zhan couldn't stand the backlight, and he couldn't stand it either. He looked around for Li Zhan's figure, but was surprised to find that there was nothing.

Yu Chenglin in the tower smiled slightly, he already knew what Li Zhan wanted to do. The flying style is bold, and the tactical maneuvers are chosen very calmly, but it is a bit engine-intensive - the afterburner is turned on at every turn.

"Dong Sangui, where did you kid go?" Nie Jianfeng couldn't help but ask on the radio, "Didn't you find me?" Giving you a hint? ”

After a few seconds, Li Zhan replied, "Dong Gui Dong, I'm above you." ”

Nie Jianfeng was startled, raised his head and turned around through the cockpit canopy to find Li Zhan's figure, and finally found that Li Zhan was rushing from the side and back.

"You kid!" Nie Jianfeng gritted his teeth, and the accelerator pressure lever began to dive.

It is common to dive to gain speed, and without speed you can't dodge attacks. However, at this time, the height that Nie Jianfeng could use was really not much. He only had the condition of making a "half S", and then rolled sideways to try to get rid of Li Zhan's lock. How could Li Zhan, who had already bitten him tightly, let it go so easily, in a very short period of seconds, he first completed the short-range missile lock, and then completed the cannon simulation shooting.

At this time, Nie Jianfeng was doing a barrel rolling maneuver......

As the pursued side, the significance of the barrel rolling maneuver is to reduce the forward distance while gaining height, and the greatest significance is to allow Li Zhan in the second hemisphere to run in front of him, thereby reversing the passive situation. Of course, Li Zhan can also do a barrel roll maneuver to deal with it, so that he can always stay in the back hemisphere of Nie Jianfeng and have a height advantage.

Nie Jianfeng was actually bullying, he thought that even if Li Zhan could do a barrel rolling maneuver, he would not have experience in actual combat, and eighty percent would accidentally run in front of him. When the time comes, I will lock him up and simulate a counterattack, and then explain to Li Zhan how to deal with this situation after landing.

As a result, before his barrel maneuver was completed, Li Zhan completed his attack......

Seeing that Nie Jianfeng was still maneuvering, Li Zhan had to speak, and he said, "Dong Gui Dong, I've already broken away." ”

"Huh? Are you out of it? Didn't bite? Nie Jianfeng was slightly disappointed in his heart, but he was also proud of his decisive and simple evasion maneuver, he simply taught his experience, "Don't be discouraged, you have to pay attention to my movements, theoretically you follow what actions I do, otherwise it is easy to lose the target." Yes, height is very important, you know. I was really shocked that you just rushed down from above, remember, height is everything...... Tower, can you do it again? ”

“…… Yes, pay attention to the height, you have a civil aviation route above your head. ”

"Understood!"