Chapter 27 "Complaint?"
It is common for certain instructions to be questioned. Meng Liyue's expression did not change from beginning to end, and she calmly explained: "Dongfang 712, you are too slow and have affected the normal landing of the following aircraft."
Eastern 712 had no choice but to obey orders and circle once more before landing.
Central Southern 3896, which was originally scheduled to arrive at the rear, approached smoothly, more than ten minutes earlier than expected.
The skyline is starting to light up.
When Li Fuzheng landed the plane at 02R and left the runway, the co-pilot joked: "The guy from Dongfang will be depressed."
The observers behind him slapped their thighs in glee: "They always do this for the hourly rate. Now the hourly rate has gone up and the fuel saving bonus is gone!"
"Hahahaha..." The co-pilot was also laughing, and turned to ask Li Fuzheng, "Captain, are there many such situations on foreign airlines?"
Li Fuzheng thought for a moment and said, "It's not that common."
"In fact, there are not many in China. It's mainly those companies that calculate hourly rates based on actual flight time. Pilots always do this."
A pilot's salary is composed of basic wages plus hourly pay, overnight pay, and various special allowances.
Some airlines calculate hourly wages from the moment you clock in at the company, while other airlines, such as China Eastern, calculate according to the actual flight time, which means their pilots can fly as slow as possible.
It even has a nickname of "air obstacle"...
The co-pilot of today's crew is older than Li Fuzheng, and his flying time is almost the same. He will be promoted to captain soon. He has encountered many similar situations before, and he gets very angry when he talks about them.
Even after the crew completed the deplaneing procedure and walked out, he was still complaining.
"Every time I landed and encountered them in front of me, I would have to slow down on the final approach. Fortunately, the control lady dealt with them today."
"Another time, he landed in front of me, and the taxiing speed was less than ten knots. If I had moved a little further forward, I could have kissed his butt. We taxied for more than ten minutes, and our captain asked him directly if he needed help. Hey, speed up immediately..."
Li Fu Zheng curled the corner of his mouth.
The observer who was following nearby also said: "Once we encountered a thunderstorm on our way to the capital, and the air traffic control asked us to follow the plane ahead and fly around for 70 or 80 nautical miles. Their speed never exceeded 200, which made us feel very suffocated!"
The job of a pilot may sound mysterious, but in fact, as long as it is a job, there are many things to complain about.
Because there were many pilots and flight attendants preparing for approach in the morning, all the crew cars were there to pick them up, which resulted in the crew that Li Fuzheng was in having to wait for a long time when they were about to leave.
Coincidentally, the crew of Eastern Flight 712 was also on an international flight. After landing and completing the procedures, they were all waiting for the car in almost the same place.
As they approached, the captain at the front looked irritable and said, "I'm going to file a complaint soon. What's the duty phone number for approach control?"
Li Fuzheng heard what he was saying, raised his eyebrows, and said to the co-pilot beside him: "I'll go over there for a moment."
Take a few steps forward and stand right in front of the other person.
In his puzzled look, Li Fuzheng raised a faint smile and said, "Captain of Flight 712?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"We landed in front one."
"Oh, it's you."
The captain of Flight 712 curled his lips and said, "You guys are lucky today."
"We are flying according to the regulations." Li Fuzheng's tone was quite polite. He extended his hand, introduced himself first, and then asked, "What is your name?"
They are all in the same industry, at the same level, and still so young. The captain of Flight 712 is not young, and I have seen many young captains in this industry.
in the country, anyone who can become a pilot before the age of 30 must have some skills.
He immediately restrained his attitude, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with Li Fuzheng: "Li Cheng."
"Captain Li, I've heard a lot about you."
"Your name sounds familiar..."
Li Fuzheng smiled and said, "I just joined China Airlines. I was abroad before, so I probably haven't met Captain Li before?"
"No, I'm absolutely sure about your name... Are you Captain Li's son?!"
The senior captain's expression suddenly changed. He grabbed Li Fuzheng with both hands and said with excitement: "Captain Li used to be the captain of the Third Squadron. I am from the Second Squadron. Although I just joined the team, he... But I have heard a lot about his deeds!"
Li Fuzheng's eyes darkened and his thin lips were tightly pursed.
He didn't expect that the person in front of him was a pilot who switched to civil aviation after retiring from the military.
Captain Li looked at Li Fuzheng with admiration in his eyes: "He became a captain at such a young age. You are indeed worthy of being Captain Li's son!"
Originally, Li Fuzheng planned to use courtesy before force, and reminded the other party that it would be better not to complain. Meng Liyue gave orders according to the procedures, and there would be no substantial punishment except for causing her some unnecessary questioning.
We might even have to ask 712 to cooperate in the investigation, which would be a waste of time and energy.
Now, the situation has changed.
After some polite greetings, he brought up what had just happened.
"Captain Li, I heard you said you were going to complain about today's command?"
"Oh... I'm too lazy to do it."
Li Fuzheng chuckled: "Control is also carried out according to procedures, everyone should be more tolerant."
Captain Li had no objection to this.
It was just something I said in a fit of anger, but after I calmed down and got over the anger, I realized that I didn't gain any advantage, so I naturally stopped causing trouble for myself.
He then dragged Li Fuzheng to ask for contact information, and waited for their crew car to arrive before getting in and leaving.
Li Fuzheng's crew car was also waiting nearby. He got in and the co-pilot came up to him and asked, "Captain, I just heard you say something, Captain Li..."
Li Fuzheng put his hands on his chest, closed his eyes and calmed down, and answered casually: "My dad."
They were not far away when they spoke, so he heard everything he should have heard. There was no need to hide anything. He was always frank and never deliberately concealed his father's identity if anyone asked.
"So your father is...admirable!"
"It's been more than ten years."
There is no longer any ripple in the sound of Li Fu Zheng.
But his deceased father will always be the most respectable hero in his heart.
The co-pilot did not expect this result. He shook his head in embarrassment and apologized repeatedly.
"It's OK."
Li Fuzheng opened his eyes and said, "Don't worry about it."
My phone just happened to vibrate, so I lowered my head and opened it. Meng Liyue replied, "I'm off work, but I have a meeting after work. You should go home first."
After landing, he asked Meng Liyue on WeChat what time he would get off work.
During the days of international flights, we chatted occasionally, but due to the time difference, we didn't communicate much.
Besides, he only rested in Rome for one day and spent the rest of the time on the plane.
After getting off the crew car, Li Fuzheng drove his Land Rover to the control center. He did not go home first as Meng Liyue asked. He parked the car outside the work building of the control center. He leaned back in the chair and waited for a while. It was already dawn.
Meng Liyue and several other colleagues came out and saw Li Fuzheng at a glance.
The profile of a man is the most delicate, with a straight nose that outlines a perfect line.
"My family is here to pick me up, so I'm leaving now."
Meng Liyue was still a little embarrassed to say the word "husband".