The Spring Festival of 2010 is coming, and the first snow of the new year is coming. It's the New Year, so Li Zhan thinks about flying every day, and everyone else is in the mood to welcome the New Year.

Many people have forgotten what kind of unit the 73rd Division is, and no matter how broken it is, it is still a fighter division on the front line, which is responsible for daily combat readiness patrol tasks and to ensure that the security of the airspace line is not violated. The 101st regiment was put into combat readiness last year, and this year it is the turn of the brother regiment.

However, combat readiness patrols are generally strengthened during major festivals, and all units must have combat readiness duty detachments. Li Zhan said to Xue Xiangdong that he used the name of the simulated Blue Army Air Force detachment of the military region to snatch over the holiday combat readiness task that should have been a large unit.

It's useless to grab it.

Because the weather does not allow flying.

After arranging the affairs in the family room, Li Zhan ran to the meteorological station every day, grinding Zhang Yuan every day, as if Zhang Yuan could affect the weather. Of course, Zhang Yuan can't affect the weather, but only he can decide whether he can fly or not. At this point, what the division commander Chen Hualin said didn't work, let alone Xue Xiangdong.

As soon as Zhang Yuan's words are signed, you can fly, and if he doesn't sign, you can't fly, and there will definitely be no third possibility. This is the absolute power and responsibility of the person in charge of the weather station.

Slowly, Zhang Yuan saw that Li Zhan wanted him to sign and fly in the final analysis.

"What are you kidding. Who is responsible for what happened? I'm in charge! Don't me! Finally, the day before Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Yuan couldn't help it, reprimanded Li Zhan, and then persuaded him bitterly, "Brother Yi, don't you toss, okay, you let me have a happy meal for the New Year." This meteorological condition does not allow flying, even if I sign for you, what should I do if something happens after I go up? You have to think about everyone's safety, too. Okay, okay, don't say more, you want to engage in combat training under complex meteorological conditions, I support, haven't I always supported you, but you also have to share the time, this is the New Year's holiday, you let everyone have a few days of peace. ”

Li Zhan was not happy, and said, "Deputy Director Zhang, what you said is wrong, what kind of soldier do you want to go home and hug your wife to be a soldier on your birthday!" If you want to be a soldier, you have a safe birthday, and the common people don't have a peaceful birthday! What are we coming from all over the world to put on our uniforms? In order to protect the family and defend the country, in order to let the people have a peaceful birthday! In his speech during his inspection of Unit XX last year, the supreme superior mentioned that contemporary soldiers must be more dedicated than ever before, always unswervingly implement the highest purpose of serving the people in concrete work, always unswervingly put the improvement of combat capability in the first place, and always unswervingly carry forward the ...... of our army not afraid of hardship or tiredness."

"Stop, Stop, Stop, ......"

Zhang Yuan immediately realized that he had made a mistake, and he shouldn't have thought about giving Li Zhan a political education class, and his political work mouth could blind a long-tested cadre like the regiment commander as soon as he opened his mouth.

He was dizzy.

"Even if you say flowers, I can't sign this word, I can't joke with the life of a pilot, and you can't either!" Zhang Yuan's attitude was very resolute.

Li Zhan changed his tactics, pointed to the cloud map and said, "Except for snowfall, the other conditions meet the minimum meteorological requirements, and the troops won't fight if it can't snow, right?" The station now has Hangfa snow plows, all of which can clear the snow on the main runway within 20 minutes of running at the same time. As long as I go to heaven, then it's fine. ”

"What about crosswinds? I ask you what about the ground crosswind? See for yourself, the minimum meteorological standards have been exceeded. Zhang Yuan pointed to the latest recorded ground crosswind data.

Li Zhan said, "It can be overcome." The subject of big crosswind take-off is not untrained, just right, integrate into the absorption and engage him. In the future, if we fight against the Red Army, the Red Army will not be able to take off, and we will take off, so won't there be an asymmetric advantage? ”

"Big crosswind take-off? Are you supposed to be the second teacher? Even in the Second Division, the single-engine fighters did not engage in large crosswind training. Could it be that you want to drive the J-6? Zhang Yuan said with a sneer.

Everyone understands this.

Single-engine fighters have a natural disadvantage, because there is no condition to use the thrust difference between the two engines to resist the influence of crosswinds, and it is more difficult to rely on the rudder wing surface with a vertical tail alone. The most important thing is that the J-7 is not good, but the J-10, a third-generation aircraft that uses a fly-by-wire control system and has an intelligent management system, can do it.

Where to find a third-generation aircraft on the 101st regiment?

Zhang Yuan ridiculed Li Zhan for driving the J-6, because the J-6 is a twin-engine fighter, and it can achieve a large crosswind take-off by adjusting the thrust of the left and right engines. However, what Zhang Yuan doesn't understand is that the J-6, a classic aircraft, cannot adjust the thrust of a certain launch alone! Neither can Plath.

Li Zhan didn't say anything, but asked rhetorically, "Who told you that a single-engine fighter can't work?" Lao Zhang, let me tell you, there is no weak machine, only meat people, and if you are willing to give oil, there is no chance that you can't soar. ”

"You should drive!" Zhang Yuan said helplessly, "Is this how the plane is driven, besides, fast speed can overcome strong crosswinds?" ”

"You don't know how to fly, anyway, we have a way. Lao Zhang, I don't embarrass you, as long as you meet the minimum meteorological requirements, you have to sign this word for me, you can't give me a card, don't use the Spring Festival as a reason, won't you fight during the New Year? Li Zhan took a step back and said.

So far, only Han Hongjun and Li Zixin have trained under complicated meteorological conditions, and the current weather is even worse than before, so it is not safe to rush the entire brigade up after all. He had to take into account Xue Xiangdong's feelings.

So he took a step back and promised to meet the minimum meteorological requirements before applying to fly.

Zhang Yuan was also annoyed by Li Zhan, so he agreed, and said, "As long as the minimum meteorological requirements are met, I will definitely sign according to the regulations, as for whether you can fly or not, then it is not up to me to decide." ”

"I'll ask for instructions in the group, as long as you don't get stuck on me." Li Zhan said.

"Okay, okay, hurry back, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, your brigade is not hygienic?" Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said.

Li Zhan sighed and said, ", why don't you do it, I heard that there are leaders who are coming to inspect on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you have to keep an eye on me, and strive to fly on the first day of the Lunar New Year." Otherwise, what do leaders inspect and see, they can't always make queues, right? What's the matter if you don't fly a plane. ”

"Okay, this is a political task, I must be interested." Zhang Yuan also put away his joke and agreed seriously.

Li Zhan waved his hand and left.

There are two festivals when you are a soldier, Army Day and Spring Festival, which are also the most important festivals of the year. One is a birthday, everyone's birthday, and the other symbolizes reunion. Most units of the armed forces implement the system of statutory holidays and have weekends off, but this is not the case with front-line troops and fully trained troops, which are basically either engaged in training or preparing for training.

It is an old saying that all branches of the armed forces have it, and it is not determined by the level of equipment, but by the nature of the area in which they are stationed, the direction of operations, and the tasks they undertake. The 73rd Division is a well-known western tattered king division, which specializes in picking up second-hand goods from brother units, but this division is also a fully trained division and a full-strength division. Two of the three flying regiments are large formations. Although the equipment is old and old, the quantity is absolutely enough, and the amount is full.

Therefore, for the 73rd Division, Army Day and the Spring Festival are all the more important, after all, there is not much time to rest in peacetime.

Li Zhan could not and would not spoil the good mood of the officers and men for the holiday, so he did not mention the training at all, and took everyone to do it all afternoon. Perhaps to take care of his emotions, the regiment put him on combat readiness duty on Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year. Xue Xiangdong and other regiment leaders could see that nothing could stimulate Li Zhan except flying.

At the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, the group and the station jointly held a big meal, and one person made an exception to distribute a bottle of beer, but according to the situation in previous years, most of them had to drink more. In addition to the pilots on combat readiness duty, other pilots were tacitly allowed to drink. It's going to be the New Year, they are all children who have left home, and no one has any homesickness, and no leader can forcibly prohibit it.

Li Zhan accompanied the brothers of the brigade to eat and chat, and the canteen was full of laughter and laughter, and from time to time there was a loud roar that almost shook the ceiling -! Dry!! Dry!!!

Xue Xiangdong was the happiest, he was a famous drunkard in the 73rd Division, and he couldn't walk when he smelled the wine. With a group of group leaders, they toasted table by table, thanked the brothers for their hard work in the past year, and encouraged the comrades to make persistent efforts to climb the peak in the coming year.

Seeing that it was almost time, Li Zhan handed over the team to Nan Lianghong to greet him, and took Li Zixin to the flight briefing room to take over the previous pilot on duty. At this time, it is not dark yet, but there is a little snow, and the scenery is quite peculiar.

Combat readiness duty is not training, unless the weather is so bad that the aircraft cannot go to the sky, otherwise once there is an air situation, you have to take off desperately, there is no second choice. Therefore, this is different from Li Zhanmo and Zhang Yuan's signature.

The two J-7s were on duty, and Li Zhan's No. 101 fighter never found the reason for the abnormal engine start, and after repeated inspections, all aspects were normal, so it returned to the normal state of training. At this time, the ground power supply truck has started the aircraft on duty, and the fuel pipe of the refueling truck continues to replenish the fuel for the aircraft on duty. As long as the order is given, these ground auxiliary equipment will be removed immediately, and the pilot can directly slide out. At this time, the cost-effectiveness ratio will not be considered, and no matter how much aviation fuel is wasted, it is necessary to ensure that the aircraft on duty is in a running state and reduce the take-off preparation time as much as possible.

Every festive season, I think about my relatives, and I talk about family affairs on this day, and I talk about the scenes of the New Year in previous years and the scenes of the New Year in my hometown. Li Zhan and Li Zixin chatted about interesting things without saying a word, the flying helmet was at hand, and the other equipment had been put on, and as soon as the order arrived, the helmet was lifted and rushed out.

Compared with the 2nd Division, where the surrounding environment is more complicated, the 73rd Division is relatively peaceful. One is a long-term friendly strategic partnership, while the others simply cannot afford to play the air force, and the number of fighters equipped with the entire air force of some countries is not as large as that of the 73rd Division.

Li Zhan really couldn't think of what kind of empty situation the 73rd Division would encounter, in fact, his idea was right. So he was mentally prepared to sit on the cold bench, so much so that when the order suddenly came, he hesitated for a second......