Sanxiang *** New Hunan Client, January 1 (Quan** Reporter Liu Zhendong Huang Jing) Recently, the top ten education news figures in Hunan in 2023 were announced, and Li Taochun, a student of Hunan Automotive Engineering Vocational College, was among them. Champion of the UAV control project of the 7th National Vocational Skills Competition for the Disabled, "National Technical Expert", "The 3rd 'Most Beautiful College Student' of Colleges and Universities in Hunan Province"...As a "youth role model", although he suffers from speech disabilities, he has grown from a drone "Xiaobai" to a national champion with his strong will and unremitting efforts. Today, let's take a look at his wonderful life of self-improvement.
Reverse growth, the dream of "straight to the clouds" took root and sprouted.
In 2003, Li Taochun was born in an ordinary peasant family in Zhuyuan Village, Ceyuan Township, Yanling County, Zhuzhou City. "Who would have thought that fate would play a cruel joke on me when I was born. Li Taochun told reporters that he suffered from congenital cleft lip and palate, and although he had undergone two surgeries, his speech intelligibility was only 31%-50%, which was a speech disability. For a long time, Li Taochun was always "incomprehensible" due to his lack of expression ability, and he has been living in inferiority and depression.
With the continuous encouragement of his parents, the sincere care of his classmates and the help of his teachers, Li Taochun began to find the direction of his life in confusion. "I must not bow to fate like this. He said. He began to work hard secretly, deeply remembering the teacher's admonition to "practice ancient poetry recitation every day".
By chance, Li Taochun, who was still in his second year of high school, came across an aerial photography drone. He found that drones can quickly and efficiently extinguish forest fires, and can accurately and quickly spray pesticides on the rice fields at home. During this period, his hometown was in a critical period of poverty alleviation, which made Li Taochun have a great interest in drones. Since then, his heart has always been deeply stirred by the rapid rotation of the spiral, the dream of "straight to the clouds" has taken root in his heart since then, he dreamed that one day he would control the drone to spray pesticides for his parents and fellow villagers, extinguish forest fires, and contribute to the construction of his hometown and the development of the motherland.
After graduating from high school, Li Taochun applied for the UAV application technology major of the School of Aeronautical Engineering of Hunan Automotive Engineering Vocational College, and set a lofty ambition to change his life and serve the motherland with skills.
Pass the "obstacles" and be a drone craftsman who dreams of the blue sky.
If the dream before going to college is hazy and beautiful, then the reality after going to college is cruel and full of obstacles. He found that university life was not as good as he imagined, and the high cost of living, deep professional knowledge, and difficult communication were the three major problems in front of him. With a strapped budget, he can be more frugal and apply for state grantsIn the face of a highly comprehensive UAV major, he can study more assiduously the knowledge of structural design and computer software, and consolidate the basic knowledgeHowever, being able to communicate with others efficiently has become Li Taochun's biggest obstacle, like an insurmountable gap.
The thought of "giving up" flashed in his heart over and over again, and the persistence of "unwillingness" hit his heart again and again. However, there are still so many people around him who have been supporting him unconditionally, and his dream has just taken the first step. "I'm going to keep going, and as long as I work hard, the possibilities are endless. Li Taochun recalled that at that time, he was the earliest in the class, the most serious in the class, and the last to go;Outside the classroom, he actively joined the "UAV 'Red Flying Eagle' Squad", carefully learned the theoretical knowledge of aircraft flight, carefully pondered unmanned control skills, and overcame technical difficulties such as "programming" and "hovering" over and over again.
Hard work pays off. Based on his family situation and real-world performance, he received a state grant. In the face of speech barriers, he insisted on "reciting ancient poems" for several years, constantly recording, correcting errors, and calibrating, and his Putonghua level was greatly improved. At the same time, he also joined the preparatory class for party activists and the general branch of the Youth League, actively participated in team activities, made friends with similar interests, and aspired to be an excellent drone operator and a drone craftsman who chased his dreams.
Never complaining about being tired, and eager to go to a higher stage in the future.
Li Taochun's pursuit of dreams is moving forward steadily. In September 2022, he participated in the aerial photography of enterprise pollution investigation organized by the Hunan Provincial Geological Engineering Survey Institute, and his hard-working spirit was recognized by the cooperative units and peersIn the summer of 2023, he went to Yiyang City with the team to spray pesticides on the rice fields, starting from 6 a.m. to finishing at 8 p.m., spraying more than 30 acres of land every day under the scorching sun.
Fate always favors the hard-working, and it is Li Taochun's perseverance and tireless dedication that makes him stand out, and he was selected by the college as a seeded player and signed up for a series of technical competitions. In 2022, he won the "admission ticket" to the National Vocational Skills Competition for Persons with Disabilities, which is held every four years. He insisted on practicing for more than 10 hours a day, overcoming the problem of different models of machines used in the competition, and mastered the basic technologies such as drone welding and hovering in just one month, and finally won the first place in the drone control project of the 7th National Vocational Skills Competition for the Disabled, and won the title of "National Technical Expert". Today, he has also joined a professional flight team composed of people with disabilities, participated in drone skills training and drone forest patrols to help rural revitalization projects, and flew nearly 2,000 hours.
People who are more unfortunate than me are still trying to pursue their dreams, and the country's high investment in the cause of the disabled and the extensive platform for the development of the disabled continue to inspire me. As long as you have technology, you will be invincible. Li Taochun said that although he has not yet completely overcome the difficulties of "communication" in team work, sometimes the cooperation with his peers is not tacit enough. Now in his third year, he is always eager to step onto a higher stage, and wants to find a suitable company for an internship, and in the future, he will be engaged in drone surveying and mapping and R&D related careers. I hope that one day I can return to my hometown, personally control the drone to fly over the mountains and rivers, fly over the top of the mountain, survey and map the mountains and forests, spray wine and pesticides, so that the people in my hometown can also enjoy the power of science and technology, experience the country's strong scientific and technological strength, and use their own practical actions to give back to the teachers and serve the motherland.