sjar Chapter 594 The first person to try it out is happy!
Chapter 594 The first person to try it out is happy!
"Mr. Tang, you're here to watch us fly a glider again today. Do you want to take a ride? If you do, I'll take you!"
The rotorcraft take-off and landing field of Feitian Driving School.
In fact, it is a take-off and landing runway inside the Eagle Company.
At this moment, some men and women were standing together on the side of the runway. When they saw Tang Yichen coming, one of the men grinned.
There were fifty-two people, forty of whom passed subject one, and nine passed subject two by the end of March.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the rest of the people failed.
But half of the remaining people have not registered yet. There are only twenty people registered for the second subject this time. The rest are scheduled to take the exam today.
However, looking at the last situation, Tang Yichen estimated that the pass rate this time would probably be only about half.
The practical test for subject two starts with a ground simulation, and ends with takeoff, flying ten kilometers and returning to land according to the planned plan.
Those who fail are basically in the ground simulation stage.
Because this stage is very cumbersome, any mistake in any operation will result in the product being eliminated.
That’s why the elimination rate is so high.
Of course, Tang Yichen thought this was also a good thing.
After all, airplanes are not like cars, and it is better to assess people who fly in the sky more strictly.
Right now, the people in front of Tang Yichen are the first nine people who passed the second subject.
Now three of them have gone to space, and the remaining six are standing here waiting in line.
Subject three is the ten-hour flight record, and they are now brushing up on the time.
"You're taking me? You've been here for ten hours?"
There are only two seats on the plane, you need a coach. If you lead me, will I ride on your head?
Tang Yichen said with a smile.
Because Tang Yichen came here often, he became familiar with this group of people.
Liu Jun laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if I can't do it now, but I still have more than five hours left. After more than five hours, when my plane arrives, I will be able to take you flying!"
Tang Yichen waved his hand directly: "Forget it, I don't trust novice pilots. Your life is more important, you should just fly by yourself when the time comes!
This group of students are truly either rich or noble, and as the school's first batch of students, as Tang Yichen gets familiar with them, these guys will also take advantage of the situation to climb up.
At first, they jokingly asked Tang Yichen for a discount on the plane, and Tang Yichen simply said he could give them a 20% discount.
This resulted in the first batch of nine students who passed the second subject all ordering an aircraft.
As for those who failed the second subject, if Tang Yichen had not said that they could continue to enjoy a 20% discount after passing it, I am afraid that many of them would have booked flights directly.
The main reason is that this group of students really have plenty of money.
Just think about it, the first person to take the plunge is not only brave, but also has good money.
"Hey, Master Sheng, you have to believe me. My skills are excellent. If you don't believe me, ask our coach later!"
"I believe it, but I won't sit on it. I'm afraid of heights!"
Tang Yichen is talking nonsense.
He is not afraid of heights. In fact, Tang Yichen couldn't help but ride a gyroplane twice in the past two months.
How should I describe the flying experience? It definitely cannot be compared with the luxury helicopter at home.
But this thing is definitely exciting enough.
Just look to the side and you can see the vast sea and sky
If your heart can't take it, you may need to take heart pills after sitting on it.
Tang Yichen had taken it twice, both times driven by instructors with rich flying experience.
The students started, and Tang Yichen was really scared.
Novice drivers can be fatal, and this doesn't just apply to new drivers on the road; the ones in the sky are even more terrifying.
After all, if a new driver on the ground hits something, it is very likely that only the car and the driver will be injured. But if he acts recklessly in the sky, it is not a question of whether he will be injured or not. Even if he is not injured, he will be scared to death.
Although the gyroplane is very safe, if you operate it and drive it towards the ground or a hilltop, it can still crash into the ground.
Of course, Tang Yichen believed that after ten hours of flight training, no one would be so stupid, unless they were desperate.
But Tang Yichen didn't want to gamble on whether they were in a good mood today, or whether they would be overly nervous because he was sitting on it.
Therefore, Tang Yichen would never take their plane.
On the 14th, a weekend, many reporters came to the rotorcraft company.
Because the first batch of private students in the country are about to get their pilot licenses.
Even though it was just a special license for helicopter pilots, he was still a pilot after all.
As the first batch of students to obtain this certificate, they naturally attracted a lot of attention.
What's more, today we can not only see them getting their certificates, but also see the nine rotorcraft delivered to them by Flying Eagle Company.
Since they placed the order, the rotorcraft company rushed to customize the production. The rotorcrafts for the nine students have now been assembled directly at the Chuzhou company.
As for why it is called assembly instead of production.
That was because the Chuzhou Flying Eagle Company had just completed its factory and had not yet fully put it into production. Many of the parts for these nine helicopters were sent here after being produced in the British Empire.
Even the engine is actually customized with BMW, rather than using its own Qixing one.
Although Qixing's engines can be produced independently, the cars have not yet been put into production, and the engines have not been tested in the market, so they are not suitable for direct use in rotorcraft for the time being.
Strictly speaking, Tang Yichen lost money on this batch of rotorcraft.
The cost of a rotorcraft is as high as more than 300,000 yuan, but now it is only sold for 288,000 yuan, which is a 20% discount.
However, this is not a big problem.
It's a loss, so it is a loss. The initial investment is already so much, a few rotorcraft. Even if there is more loss later, it will only be a few hundred rotorcraft at most. The loss is hundreds of millions, which Tang Yichen can afford.
What's more, it is impossible to lose tens of millions.
At Feiying Company, other subsequent parts will be able to be mass-produced domestically soon.
Even if engines continue to be imported, a rotorcraft can still break even or even make a small profit after all its parts are domestically produced.
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"Student, as one of the first group to receive a rotorcraft license, how do you feel now?"
The point where the rotorcraft license is issued is at Flying Eagle Company.
As the first batch of students, we received special treatment. Today, people from relevant departments came to the site to verify our information and issue certificates on the spot.
Of course, another reason is that this thing is only in pilot operation, and there is no special licensing office yet.
Even these people were temporarily transferred from other departments by the Chuzhou authorities.
If the subsequent pilot fails, these people will have to return to their original departments.
At present, it occupies an office of Feiying Company.
The students lined up at the door and went in one by one.
The certification process is also very simple. The helicopters at the driving school are all equipped with monitoring recorders.
After verifying that they have passed the second subject and checking the recorder on the rotorcraft they are driving to confirm that they have ten hours of flight operation time, they can be issued a certificate.
At this time, as the first student to get his certificate out, Liu Jun faced questions from a group of reporters as soon as he came out.
Holding the green-shelled laptop, facing the camera and microphone, Liu Jun excitedly said, "I'm so excited! I'm so excited! I'll soon be able to fly my own Red Devil through the sky!"
"Red Devil, is that the name of your gyroplane?" the reporter asked again. Liu Jun replied excitedly, "Yes! Red Devil, I chose the name myself. I customized my gyroplane in red. It's very beautiful. If you go to the gyroplane company later, I can show you!"
If you're not afraid, I can even take you flying!"
"Uh……"
At this point, the female reporter holding the microphone froze.
But now, facing the camera and thinking about the significance of this first batch, she immediately said, "That's great! If I have this honor, I will definitely be happy to do it!"
"Okay, I'll start later. Don't worry, my skills are the best among our group!" Liu Jun said excitedly, patting Yue Xiong's chest.
But the more he emphasized it, the more nervous the female reporter in front of him became.
really?
She was skeptical, but now that it had come to this, she had no room to refuse.