Legendary Captain

In Xu Xian's mind, airline staff, especially dispatchers, operations control staff, and schedulers, should all be dressed in suits and ties and appear very professional, at least from the outside.

If the person playing on their phone was a dispatcher, then was the person yawning the whole time the flight doctor? Because the dispatch station and the flight doctor's station are very close together.

The dispatcher was playing on his phone, and the flight surgeon was yawning, as if he might fall asleep at any moment...

What a tense and rigorous work atmosphere...

Xu Xian's beautiful illusions about the airline were instantly shattered. Is this really the airline he once thought was incredibly professional? I'm totally impressed!

Wu Feng took the flight information to his desk and began to review it. Just as he was about to check if there were any errors in the names on the mission sheet, a head silently poked out from his left.

Xu Xian had quietly slipped up to Wu Feng's side at some point, peeking out to see how Wu Feng was preparing.

He figured Wu Feng was easy to talk to, and since it was still early and he couldn't get the flight information anyway, he figured he might as well be a little shameless and ask the senior for advice instead of wasting time waiting.

What if your captain is strict and you don't know anything? Wouldn't that be embarrassing? Now's the time to cram.

Actually, it can't be said that Xu Xian was cramming at the last minute. There are many things that can't be learned from manuals. It's just that when you need to follow someone, you have to see how others do it.

Some people are too proud to admit it, while others lack the talent, so their learning progress will be slower.

Xu Xian's talent is still unknown, but due to the pressure to survive, he has to put aside his pride. Of course, Xu Xian isn't shameless; otherwise, he would have asked someone how to do the breathalyzer test earlier. Moreover, if Wu Feng didn't seem like such a kind person, Xu Xian wouldn't have gone to the trouble of trying to gain experience.

Wu Feng was somewhat exasperated by Xu Xian's uninvited arrival: "What are you doing?"

"Brother Feng, I'm free anyway, I'll just watch for a bit, I won't bother you, okay?" Xu Xian said with a grin, "I don't know anything about this, I'll come here to learn from you."

Wu Feng was indeed good-tempered. He couldn't do anything about Xu Xian, so he didn't chase Xu Xian away, which was considered an acceptance of Xu Xian's inaction.

Wu Feng is the kind of person with an incredibly good temper. While preparing for the flight, he also explained to Xu Xian: "Most paper documents have been replaced with electronic versions now, so just log in to our company's EFB. Remember to refresh the flight schedule after logging in."

"EFB, Electronic Flight Bag, right? You're logging in with the company's intranet account and password, right?" Xu Xian had done some work, but since he hadn't experienced it firsthand, there were certain details he didn't know. For example, Xu Xian didn't know how flight missions were displayed in the Electronic Flight Bag, let alone how to refresh them.

Xu Xian: "Brother, is the flight schedule part of my mission?"

"That's right!" Wu Feng opened his electronic flight bag for Xu Xian to see. Sure enough, the "My Missions" section showed the flight missions Wu Feng was to perform that day: "For example, I'm flying to Luoshui in a bit, and my missions list includes the Yunnan-Yunnan to Luoshui route plan. All the electronic data for this flight is in there. Flight overview, key risk assessment, release order, electronic flight plan, MEL, NOTAM, weather reports, upper-air meteorological charts, RAIM forecasts, and sometimes even provisional aeronautical charts. The company doesn't require you to fill out electronic flight plans anymore, but you still need to know the specific filling guidelines."

"By the way! The only thing you need to do now is to confirm whether the captain has uploaded the electronic signature. If the captain forgets to sign the clearance, he will be punished later," Wu Feng reminded him.

The captain must sign to confirm the release of each flight; this is a procedure stipulated by regulations. If the captain does not sign to release the flight, he will definitely be asked for a talk by the safety supervision department upon his return.

Previously, captains would sign paper clearance forms, but that's outdated. Now, electronic clearance has been implemented nationwide, and captains use electronic signatures, which they then upload.

As the second officer, there aren't many things he can do. One of his tasks is to confirm that the captain has uploaded the electronic clearance signature before the cabin doors are closed for each flight segment. After all, if something goes wrong, it's not just the captain who gets punished, but the entire crew.

"I know!" Xu Xian was aware of the matter regarding the visa release.

"Brother, what's this?" Xu Xian focused his attention on the few pieces of paper documents he had. He recognized the task sheet, and there was also a GPU unused record sheet.

Wu Feng glanced at the list Xu Xian had picked out and explained, "This is the GPU unused record form. Don't we need to shut down the engines after we arrive at port? We used to use the APU as the power and air source after the engines were shut down. But now the company encourages the use of ground power and air sources."

"What do you mean? Does that mean the APU is turned off after connecting to ground power?" Xu Xian asked.

Wu Feng: "That's right! That's exactly what I mean! The company has now signed agreements with most airports across the country, and the airports will provide ground power."

"What if it's at a remote gate? Does the airport provide ground power trucks? And what about gas supply in the summer? Many airports don't have ground air conditioning trucks." Xu Xian's mind worked quickly, and he immediately thought of the purpose of this GPU unused record form: "Brother, if conditions limit us to using the APU, then we need to fill out this GPU unused record form."

Wu Feng nodded: "That's right! What you just described happens frequently. At remote parking positions, there's no ground power supply vehicle, and in the summer, there's no ground air conditioning vehicle, so we have to keep using the APU! We can't just let the plane lose power and air supply."

"Oh, I see. That makes sense..." Xu Xian silently noted it down; he'd probably need it in the future. These kinds of paperwork tasks were usually handled by the second co-pilot.

Xu Xian seized the opportunity to ask Wu Feng for advice on the form-filling guidelines, but before he could speak, someone tapped him on the shoulder. Turning around, he saw a captain with four bars looking at him with a puzzled expression: "Wu Feng, is there a third person on this flight?"