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Chapter 219 It's Time (4200 monthly votes in March)

Although the veteran pilots were full of confidence after being provoked, Tang Wen was still not entirely at ease.

Most of these veteran pilots had only flown J-7, H-5, or H-6 aircraft, and some had only flown J-6, and their training time was very short.

While being a pilot is still a prestigious title today, the training provided by the Air Force during the time these pilots served was far from ideal.

During the two decades from the 70s to the 90s, the average flight hours of air force pilots were alarmingly low, at one point only 50 hours, which was less than 50% of that in other countries.

As a result, the once-renowned night-fighting ace air regiment even lost its night-flying capability.

Since the 90s, while the Air Force has been making every effort to restore training hours, it has also been gradually eliminating pilots who are undertrained. Tang Wenneng was able to take on most of these types of pilots.

Slightly better pilots either fly the advanced J-8II or the Su-27; they have no chance to be deployed to civilian life.

Even so, Tang Wen only had four experienced pilots with considerable jet aircraft flying experience.

How dangerous is it to fly a jet carrier-based aircraft? It is no exaggeration to say that every carrier-based aircraft pilot is a flying elite, and every time they hook the arresting cable, there is a huge risk involved.

It's unclear whether the four veteran pilots can master jet takeoff and landing, let alone the club pilots.

Strictly speaking, they should undergo rigorous training, from theoretical knowledge to primary trainer aircraft, then to advanced trainer aircraft, carrier-based trainer aircraft, and finally carrier-based aircraft. This process is time-consuming and requires a wealth of knowledge.

Tang Wen attempted to divide the four parts into two, using increased flight hours to make up for the lack of theoretical knowledge, and replacing learning with practical experience.

For example, the flight training time for primary trainer aircraft in China is about 60 hours per year before one can start training on jet aircraft.

Tang Wen returned to the shipyard and quickly began to develop weekly training plans.

Retired pilots can be assigned freely, but trainees are subject to much stricter requirements:
Phase 1, 1 month, 100 hours of initial training with the teaching machine: -
周一至周六执行15小时学制，7.30点到10点理论课学习，12点到18点执行4小时以上飞行训练任务，20到22.30点复盘经验继续上课，23.30熄灯睡觉；
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Theoretical lessons are held on Sunday mornings from 7:30 to 11:30, with a break in the afternoon, but students may request extra practice sessions.
The last day of each month is a day off, but students can apply for extra practice.

(Note: Students are divided into two groups. The flight and class times for the other group are reversed to ensure reasonable resource allocation throughout the day.)
Phase 2: Graduated trainees transfer to advanced jet trainer training. The training system is shown in Figure 1 (Note: It is best to choose carrier-based aircraft training models for advanced jet trainers).

The third stage involves training on an aircraft carrier for takeoffs and landings. After completing 15 landings within a month, the student graduates and becomes an assistant instructor and a full-fledged carrier-based pilot, enjoying the highest level of allowance.

The Air Force, now recovered, only has about 120 hours of flight time per year, while Tang Wen needs to accumulate 200 hours within two months to gain basic jet flight skills before going directly to the ship.

The wear and tear from flying wasn't a problem. To others, such high-intensity training would inevitably lead to increased aircraft wear and tear and make maintenance impossible, but Tang Wen had already planned ahead:

Increase the number of aircraft for maintenance in shifts. If maintenance becomes too much, discard and rebuild. Each aircraft costs only 800 silver coins, which is manageable.

However, there is a huge shortage of flight instructors, with a shortage of about five primary trainer instructors. This can be addressed by seeking out flight schools.

The advanced jet trainer instructors should be able to find two more jet pilots, and as for the final outcome... I can't think of that for now.

Tang Wen was extremely satisfied with the newly formulated grueling training plan and was about to put it into practice when he received a phone call:

People from the Naval Academy have arrived.

……

Carrying his suitcase, Takagi Hideo insisted on leaving despite Shen Ji's attempts to persuade him to stay.

“Mr. Takagi, at least finish the project you have on hand before you leave. You should at least tell us the precautions for installing and debugging the machine tools.”

"I'm sorry, this is a secret of the East Company, and only engineers from our country can operate it."

"But if you leave, no one will know how to debug these things."

"Feel sorry."

With his head down, Takagi Hideo broke through the obstruction of Shenyang Machine Tool's technicians and was about to walk out the door.

"Oh dear, what should we do!"

The team at Shenyang Machine Tool Group (SMT) was extremely anxious. Without the assistance of experts in the field or any reference materials, how could they possibly complete the subsequent work smoothly?
This machine tool, which was already more than halfway there, was about to become a pile of scrap metal bought for five million dollars. Suddenly, he saw the Navy's military representative, Lynch, and approached him like a lifeline:
"Representative Lin, this thing will be used for your nuclear submarines in the future, aren't you worried?"
That notebook must have contained technical documents beforehand, so it can't be..."

Lin Qi shook his head slightly.

He only received the latest news two hours ago: the subsequent components that had already been installed on the ship had been unloaded, and the Navy could no longer obtain this advanced machine tool. Dongzhi had confirmed that the contract had been terminated.

Moreover, FANUC gave Shenyang Machine Tool a final deadline, which was to terminate the transfer of some technologies in 14 days, retaining only the joint venture for low- and mid-range technologies.

The changes came faster than expected.

After watching Takagi Hideo walk out the door, ignoring the disappointed Shenyang Aircraft Corporation expert, he made a phone call:
"it's time."

……

Manhattan.

The current Secretary General, Boutros, stood at the podium and read from his prepared remarks:

"...Based on the negative impact on the Suez Canal and the global panic, the United Nations has formally authorized the formation of the Interim Gulf of Aden Investigative Association to identify the masterminds behind the crisis and eliminate potential threats. The members of the investigative organization are as follows:..."

After the naval battle, the most panicked were actually the world's major shipping companies and the stock market.

Amidst a flurry of conspiracy theories, the one that "threatens the security of the canal" resonated with almost everyone's interests.

This canal carries more than 12% of the world's maritime trade and is a crucial passage for many key shipping routes; any changes to it could cause enormous problems.

Recently, major shipping companies have been trying to avoid the Suez Canal as much as possible, or have increased the amount of commercial insurance, and insurance companies have also raised prices accordingly.

The prices of several exclusive origin futures contracts also rose, which led to a reaction in the stock market.

When money is involved, business circles in various countries are not happy about it, so they went along with it and formed an investigation team.

The investigation team was not exclusive; in addition to the five philanthropists, there were representatives from more than thirty countries, but most of them were just there for show, including the University of Tokyo.

The reason is simple: it is very difficult for China to organize a long-range fleet, and this incident has little to do with China. They know some inside information, but only a few people went symbolically.

The resolution passed unanimously without any suspense. Boutros breathed a sigh of relief; this was the most important thing recently, and now he could finally rest…

"Wait, we have a proposal to submit."

The delegates, who were already preparing to leave, had no choice but to sit down, thinking it was a supplementary proposal to the investigation into the Gulf of Aden naval battle.

However, what the domestic representative, Zhang Siyuan, read out was:
"We have noticed the ambiguity in the delineation of exclusive economic zones for artificial islands under international maritime conventions, which has profoundly impacted the fishing interests of many regions. Therefore, we propose the following recommendations:"
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Amend the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to exclude artificial islands created through land reclamation from reefs and shoals from their exclusive economic zones;
To protect the natural environment and prevent marine pollution, existing land reclamation projects should be restricted and gradually phased out to preserve the original ecological integrity of the islands and reefs!

Zhang Siyuan kept staring at Kenji Niijima, who was not far away, as he spoke, without making any attempt to hide it.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the representatives immediately took their seats as witnesses, looking on with anticipation of a good show.

How exciting! I just heard that relations between the two sides were warming up not long ago, and then there were exchanges of warships. How come they suddenly turned against each other now?

Moreover, it was Representative Zhang who took the initiative to break off relations, which is inconsistent with his usual counterattack strategy.

"what?"

Completely bewildered, Kenya Niijima hadn't even realized how he'd gotten himself involved in this mess.

Wait, are you talking about our island-building project on Okinotorishima?

Kenya Niijima immediately woke up from his sleepiness, took a sip of water, and prepared for the upcoming verbal battle.

(End of this chapter)