Legendary Captain

After making his selections, Xu Xian clicked "submit." A few seconds later, the exam results appeared.

Zero points!

"Huh?" Xu Xian was completely dumbfounded! For a moment, his mind almost stopped working. He couldn't possibly get a zero even with his eyes closed. Perfectly avoiding all the correct answers was also an extremely low probability event.

"Is there something wrong with this?" Xu Xian pointed at the computer and turned to ask Fu Xing.

Fu Xing sighed: "You got the last question wrong! If you get this question wrong, you get zero!"

During the entire investigation phase, Xu Xian was the first to answer this question incorrectly.

"Not one thousand feet?" Xu Xian was dumbfounded. "The original Boeing manual says one thousand feet. How could there be a mistake?"

"The standard used to be 1,000 feet, but now the SOP is 1,500 feet!" Fu Xing said helplessly.

In fact, Xu Xian would definitely find out about this if he just waited a few days.

Generally, once all trainees have joined the company, the training team will create a group chat for them. This group is used to post announcements and notices.

Recently, the student group has been posting announcements about the new stable approach standard every day. Whenever Xu Xian joins the group, he knows about it.

However, Xu Xian was completely unprepared for the exam; he was brought in to take it without any prior knowledge.

It can only be said that he was really unlucky!

Indeed, most domestic airlines in China have a standard of 1,000 feet for stable approach, and Star Airlines previously also used the same standard. Unfortunately, Star Airlines recently raised its standard to 1,500 feet.

Xingyou Airlines' actions are not problematic. I certainly won't break the rules by holding myself to even higher standards, but that will put Xu Xian in a difficult position.

"There's no other way!" Fu Xing took out his notebook, ready to jot down Xu Xian's results.

However, Xu Xian grabbed his hand as soon as he raised it: "You mean the standard in the old SOP was one thousand feet?"

"yes!"

"But the new SOP hasn't been officially launched yet, has it?" Xu Xian confirmed. "I've reviewed the technical announcements from the last three months, and there's no announcement about the official launch of the new SOP."

When Xu Xian submitted his license, flight log, and test results, he glanced at the notice board out of sheer boredom. Based on the announcement dates, there was no announcement of a new SOP being officially implemented for at least three months.

"What if it doesn't run?" Fu Xing asked.

Xu Xianyi shrugged: "Then we can follow the old SOP standard; 1,000 feet should be fine!"

"You can do that?" Fu Xing's worldview was completely shattered. He had never even considered this possibility!

While Fu Xing was still in a daze, Xu Xian pressed, "What I said is correct, isn't it?"

"That's true, but..." Fu Xing was caught off guard by this situation.

"No buts!" Ning Sheng stepped forward: "The new SOP hasn't been officially implemented yet! What he said makes sense!"

"Teacher, are you sure this is okay? We'll have a hard time explaining this to the higher-ups!" Fu Xing said.

Ning Sheng waved his hand: "He can give a reason, that's his ability! I'll explain it to Fei Biao myself. Besides, this isn't his first time at the company, and he came to the test unprepared, which was already a bit difficult for him. Since he can give a reasonable explanation, let it go!"

Xu Xian breathed a long sigh of relief, thankfully he had some quick wit.

"You were lucky this time; the new SOP is still in the trial phase. If it were officially launched, I wouldn't even have had a chance to advocate for it!" Ning Sheng chuckled, patting Xu Xian on the shoulder. "You're quick-witted!"

"The instructor is too kind!" Xu Xian quickly feigned modesty.

Ning Sheng continued, "When you leave the squadron to select instructors, you can come with me. My name is Ning Sheng. If you agree, just let me know, and I'll tell the squadron."

Ning Sheng was originally a very young instructor at Xingyou Aviation, with exceptional talent, and he really liked this kind of quick-thinking young man.

Xu Xian quickly replied, "Instructor, I'm not familiar with the company's situation yet..."

"Okay, okay! I understand, I understand. Think about it again." Ning Sheng laughed and said goodbye to Fu Xing. He didn't mention the matter of taking on a disciple to Xu Xian again and left the examination room without hesitation.

Xu Xian stared at Ning Sheng's retreating figure, a thoughtful expression on his face.

......

Not long after, Fu Xing called Xu Xian. Apart from the last question, Xu Xian got four of the first ninety-nine multiple-choice questions wrong. Ning Sheng marked him as qualified and then told him to study hard before letting him go.

Overall, Xu Xian was incredibly lucky to have met such a kind and reasonable teacher as Ning Sheng. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have cared about Xu Xian's explanations.

On his way home, Xu Xian had to transfer to two buses to reach the entrance of Ningyue Residential Area. A taxi ride would only take forty minutes, but the two bus transfers took a full hour and a half. There was no other way; a bus ride only cost four yuan, while a taxi would cost nearly seventy yuan—a world of difference for Xu Xian.

Ningyue Residential Area is a well-known upscale community in Dianyun City, inhabited by the wealthy and powerful. Xu Xian's family used to live in Ningyue Residential Area, and the Xu family was once very prominent. However, they lost everything in a high-stakes gamble, betting almost their entire fortune. After that, the Xu family went bankrupt and fell from grace overnight.

Even if the company had gone bankrupt, they wouldn't have fallen into such dire straits. This was due to some informal loans taken out during the Xu family's last business transaction. With the company bankrupt, according to bankruptcy liquidation procedures, all of the Xu family's assets were used to pay off debts, and any remaining debts were not their responsibility. If that had been the case, the Xu family would have simply started over, not ended up in such dire straits!

However, this only applies to formal debts!

Some of the money was borrowed through irregular channels, and those creditors didn't care about bankruptcy laws at all! Even if the Xu family had nothing left, they would still come to collect the debts. Whenever the Xu family saved up some money, most of it could only be used to fill the holes from previous illegal loans, which made it impossible for the Xu family to even live a basic normal life.

These holes, which could have been easily filled with a few scraps of money in the past, have now become a heavy burden for Xu Xian and his father, Xu Jingyang.

After going bankrupt, he even sold his villa in Ningyue residential area. However, the owner who bought the villa was only a nodding acquaintance of Xu Jingyang, so he agreed to leave the garage of the villa to Xu's father and son as a temporary place to stay.

That's right, the place where Xu Xian lives now is his family's former garage!

There was no other way; he and his father had to use two-thirds of their income to pay off debts, and the remaining third was barely enough to support two adults.

Xu Xian was eager to leave the fleet because, after accumulating experience and hours, he could be promoted to first-class co-pilot. At that time, he could earn hourly pay, and his salary would triple, ending his current precarious existence.

The bus stop was near the main entrance of Ningyue Community. After getting off the bus, Xu Xian walked to the main entrance of the community. As soon as the security guard saw Xu Xian coming, he immediately came out of the security room and quickly came to meet him.

"Xiao Xian, has the contract been signed?" This gatekeeper was Xu Xian's father, Xu Jingyang.

The owner of the property management company in Ningyue residential complex had some connections with Xu Jingyang, so he arranged for Xu Jingyang to work as a security guard. His job mainly involved guarding the main gate, which wasn't too tiring. Moreover, the pay for security guards here was significantly higher than in other residential complexes, making it a pretty good job.

Xu Xian gave a tired "hmm," and seeing Xu Jingyang about to take his backpack, he slightly shifted his body: "I'm going back to change my clothes first; I have to go out to work later."