"Drop!"

In the cockpit of the 301 J-10C, which had just completed a sharp ascent-turn maneuver, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded.

Yang Luo mistakenly thought that it was issued by the radar warning system, and subconsciously wanted to pull the lever to maneuver to avoid it.

"No, it's not a radar alert."

Yang Luo was stunned and hurriedly looked at the dashboard.

The indicator light of the radar warning system is not lit, it is the indicator light of the fuel gauge that is on, and it is flashing non-stop.

Fuel is running out.

"Call the tower, 301 fuel alarm, request to end the confrontation and return home, over."

Yang Luo reluctantly gave up the current great opportunity to attack, hurriedly turned on the airborne radio communication system, connected to the communication channel of the tower, and made a call.

The airspace of the battle between the 301 J-10C and the J-11BG, although it is not above the Dingxin field station, is not too far away and belongs to the peripheral airspace.

Not to mention that the fuel alarm has just been issued, even if there is only 1% of aviation fuel left, it is enough to return to land.

However, it is not in accordance with the regulations and is a violation.

Once the fuel alarm is given, no matter what task is performed, it must be reported to the tower and requested to return home.

Without waiting for the tower's response, Yang Luo had already turned the rudder and returned to Dingxinchang Station, because he knew that the tower would definitely agree.

Sure enough, in the next second, Bai Chaoqun's calm voice sounded in the headset: "The tower has received it, you can return, it's over." ”

"301 received, on the way back, over." Yang Luo responded.

Seeing that the 301 J-10C suddenly changed to maneuver to level flight, Shi Yuan was confused, and he didn't understand what Yang Luo was doing.

Pitfall?

It doesn't look like it!

Such a good opportunity to attack, if you don't attack, you'll be sorry for yourself.

Shi Yuan decided to let go of the doubts in his heart first, attack a wave first, and immediately locked on the 301 J-10C with a helmet sight.

But Yang Luo's next operation made Shi Yuan even more confused.

The 301 J-10C did not dodge or dodge, regardless of his lock, and flew flat into the distance.

"What's going on? Why didn't he circumvent it? Shi Yuan frowned and said to himself, "No matter, attack first." ”

Now you need to press the launch button at the top of the joystick.

At this moment, Bai Chaoqun's voice sounded in the headset: "Call 152, please answer if you receive it, over." ”

Although the J-11BG's on-board communication system is turned off and cannot communicate with others, it can also passively receive calls.

"152 received, please speak, over."

Shi Yuan's thumb, which was about to press the weapon launch button, stopped, and replied in his mouth.

"152, due to the 301 fuel alarm, the confrontation is over, now return, over."

"It turned out to be out of gas."

Shi Yuan suddenly realized, and in desperation, he had no choice but to cancel the weapon launch, pedal the rudder and turn, and at the same time replied to the tower: "Understood, prepare to return, over." ”

"Boom!"

The screaming sound of the WS-10 Taihang Nest Fan engine became louder and louder from far to near, and the two fighters returned to Dingxinchang Station, which was not far away, like a returning bird's nest.

"8:8, there was a tie, and I don't know how the director team will decide, is it tied for first place, or still has to be divided into one or two?" Yang Luo looked at Dingxinchang Station, which was surrounded by a patch of yellow and getting closer and closer, and thought silently in his heart.

There are rules for one of the opposing parties to run out of gas, but it doesn't seem to fit the current situation.

When there is a difference in the points of the two sides, whoever has the highest points will win and advance;

If one party is passively opposed, the passively opposed party will be judged to lose; In the absence of negative confrontation, both will be promoted.

The only thing that is not stipulated is how to determine the deuce in the last confrontation.

Moreover, since the start of the war, there has been no draw in this Golden Helmet until today.

This is the first time that you have to return home because of a fuel alarm, and the points are still the same.

"Whatever, even if the director team judges me second, I admit it, I've done my best, Shi Yuan is really powerful."

Yang Luo whispered to himself, then turned on the radio communication and sent out a landing request: "Call the tower, 301 requests landing, over." ”

As soon as the voice fell, Shi Yuan's voice also appeared in the consent communication channel, and he also made a landing request.

"The tower received, congratulations, you have completed the last race."

In the encrypted radio channel, Bai Chaoqun's words sounded, first congratulating the two of them, and then granting their landing request, and reporting a set of meteorological parameters.

"301 received, ready to land, over."

Yang Luo replied, manipulating the fighter plane to fly over the sky parallel to the runway, and preparing to land according to the landing procedure of four turns, but Shi Yuan's voice came from the communication channel at this time.

"Tower, in response to our draw, how will the director team decide?" Shi Yuan asked.

This question is also a question that Yang Luo wants to know the answer to, and he immediately listens with his ears.

"You can embarrass me, and the director team is no longer in the tower, how do I know." Bai Chaoqun said with a smile, "However, Comrade Xiang Dong and I are both inclined to tie for you first. ”

Although Bai Chaoqun and Xiang Dong are not members of the director team, as the heads of the Air Force and the HNA, what they said still has a certain reference.

Hearing Bai Chaoqun's answer, Yang Luo thoughtfully, nodded, put down the landing gear before the last turn, and then pedaled the rudder pressure lever to meet the straight and slender runway below.

The 301 J-10C carried two training missiles that were not launched, landed on the runway and taxied, and drove into the hangar through the taxiway to stop.

……

Half an hour later, the closing ceremony and award ceremony were held as scheduled in the auditorium.

All the pilots who participated in the competition, including Yang Luo, as well as the maintenance personnel in charge of the maintenance of the fighters, the standing company responsible for finding training bombs outside the field, and the troops responsible for supporting rescue, etc., anyway, the military directors and personnel of various departments related to the free air combat of the Golden Helmet were all seated under the rostrum.

All of them were dressed in the usual clothes worn on formal occasions, with their hands on their laps and their right hands holding military caps printed with insignia, and they sat upright and waited quietly.

Inside the auditorium, there was a solemn atmosphere.

The conference officially began with the solemn military anthem.

According to the usual process, the award ceremony officially began after several bigwigs spoke one after another.

Yang Luo, Ye Jianlong, Shi Yuan, and a pilot from the 9th Division of the HNA stood on the podium to receive the commendation.

And at this time, Yang Luo also knew how the battle between him and Shi Yuan was judged, there was no one or two places, he and Shi Yuan tied for first place.

"Congratulations, Comrade Yang Luo!"

The head of the air force picked up two golden flight helmets printed with five-pointed stars from the red cloth tray held by the salute soldiers on the side, one of which was neatly worn by Yang Luo himself, and the other was handed over to Yang Luo.

One person with two golden helmets opened a precedent in the history of golden helmets.

In the past, there was only a single crew confrontation, and there was no chance, and whether there will be pilots who can win such honors again in the future is unknown, and no one knows.

The Golden Helmet represents the highest level of certification for free air combat in the Air Force.

With this coronation, according to the unwritten rules among the air forces, as long as Yang Luo is in the fighter plane and wears a golden helmet on his head, no matter how advanced the fighter plane piloted by others is, he can enjoy the salute of others.

In fact, this golden helmet is just a standard helmet, its performance is far inferior to the TK-10C flight helmet, and it is not fully adapted to the J-10C fighter, at this time it is more symbolic.

With the honor of the golden helmet, Yang Luo can also paint his TK-10C in the color of the golden helmet, and at the same time, he can also spray the corresponding logo on his landline.

"Keep up the good work!"

Then, the chief handed over the two honorary certificates to Yang Luo.

"Yes, Chief!"

Yang Luo replied forcefully, and saluted a standard military salute with a straight military posture.

In the audience, the warm applause rang out again and again, and it lasted for a long time.

Subsequently, the "Sky Eagle Cup", a collective award, was awarded by the 4th Air Division, and a representative of the 4th Air Division came to the stage to receive the award.

Naturally, everyone in the audience applauded again.

There are only two Golden Helmet Free Air Combat rewards, five Golden Helmets and a Skyhawk Cup, so the award ceremony ended quickly.

However, this is not to say that others will not be able to receive honors, and after returning to the unit, each unit will give appropriate honors according to the rank of the pilots who participated in the battle.

Of course, not everyone has it, only those pilots who have gone further are eligible to receive honors.

Just like Lu Younan, the lucky one, won the fifth place with a J-10A, even though there is a huge fluke component, but after all, it is a real fifth place, doesn't the division give honor in the past? At least a second-class merit can't run, and it is very likely to be promoted and raised.

After Yang Luo and Ye Jianlong return to the army, there will also be honors waiting for them.

Even if it is Xue Fei, he may not have a chance to make meritorious contributions, but it is still very possible to be a squadron leader, and it is not impossible to even raise the rank of one level.

The happiest person is Ye Jianlong, his deputy regiment-level administrative position is a certainty, and there will definitely be results within half a year.

Finally, the leaders issued some words of encouragement, calling on everyone to learn from the rewarded pilots, and then in the sound of military music, the curtain came to a complete end on this year's Golden Helmet.