In Chengdu Airlines, there is a young and beautiful female captain, her name is Wu Qianyu.
In 2020, one of her interviews became popular all over the Internet, and it is understood that Wu Qianyu started flying at the age of 17. In 2013, at the age of 20, she joined Sichuan Airlines, and after 6 years of training, she became a female captain. At only 26 years old, she is also the youngest female captain in the world, and in the aviation field, experience is the most importantWhat's so special about her?The most famous person in this issue will take you into Wu Qianyu's growth history.
Wu Qianyu was born in May 1993 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and her father is also a captain. Before retiring from the army, he was a pilot in a certain department of the Air Force, and I heard that Comrade Yang Liwei was also a captain of Chengdu Airlines.
Wu Qianyu is the only son in the family and has been deeply influenced by her father since she was a child. When she was two years old, she began to fly out frequently, sometimes on her father's plane.
As a little sensible, she can often see her father drawing a route map at home and him preparing for his next flight mission. And the father will let his daughter accompany him, and sometimes he will take the initiative to tell his daughter some terms and knowledge related to flight, coming and going Wu Qianyu is also eager to be a pilot.
When she was in middle school, Wu Qianyu's grades were a little unstable, and at this time, it was difficult to perform well in the college entrance examination. It was then that she decided to find another way to join the ranks of recruiting pilots and become a pilot.
In the third year of high school, Wu Qianyu participated in the physical examination at all levels, and finally passed successfully, and when she graduated, she came to Qingdao Aviation Vocational and Technical School at the age of 17, and officially began professional training.
Some people say that women can stand up to half the sky, and now there are more and more women working in various industries, but the proportion of women engaged in the profession of pilots is very small, less than 20%. Among Wu Qianyu's classmates, she is the only one who is a girl. Even so, in the training, Wu Qianyu was not to be outdone and was active every day.
To become a qualified pilot, you need to learn Xi many theoretical knowledge, including English, meteorology, civil aviation regulations, aerodynamics, etc. On top of this, it is necessary to undergo rigorous physical training. This requires the trainees to first receive training on the ground, mainly live rolling, hanging ladder and solid rolling, each training is extremely testing of the trainee's physical fitness, from this point of view, it is not easy for girls to receive such harsh training.
In Qingdao Flight Academy, Wu Qianyu went through an 18-month training cycle, and finally successfully obtained the certificate. A teacher at Qingdao Flight Academy once commented on Wu Qianyu: "This student entered the school early, giving people the impression that she was very young at that time, and her father was also a pilot himself. It can be said that she is quite suitable for flying, and her reflexes and attention distribution are also quite good. ”
Wu Qianyu successfully joined Sichuan Airlines before February 2013 and is 20 years old this year. When she first joined the company, Wu Qianyu was still a cadet, and although her mind was full of theoretical knowledge, she was ready to fly. However, it needs to go through a lot of training in practical work before you can enter the passenger plane as a co-pilot, and then be promoted to captain.
When talking about the first time she had to operate the plane, Wu Qianyu was even more excited: "I remember just entering the cockpit, looking at the familiar panel I had learned before, and I felt very happy that the theory was finally implemented in practice, but I also silently thought in my heart that I must study hard and go all out for Xi the profession I love." ”
At that time, Wu Qianyu had only flown a few small planes with the instructors as a student, and it was estimated that she would meet the requirements for solo flight after half a year. This is very important to Wu Qianyu, as long as she successfully completes the mission, she will get the opportunity to be promoted to co-pilot, and then she will be able to fly with the senior captain.
On this day, Wu Qianyu got on Cessna's small plane alone, which took off smoothly and completed the scheduled mission. But just as she was about to return to land, she found that a small Cessna plane was still doing takeoff and landing training. And caught up with Wu Qianyu, if Wu Qianyu followed the original plan, there might be a crossover on the route of this plane, and if it collided, there would be a plane crash and death.
At that time, Wu Qianyu was the only one left on the plane, and she temporarily changed the plan, did not listen to the controller's orders, handled it flexibly, turned, hovered, and waited. Finally landed safely.
Wu Qianyu's calm response at the critical moment was praised by the instructors, and the company also presented her with a Cessna 172R aircraft model in order to commend her.
Since then, Wu Qianyu has received several solo flight training and has been recognized by instructors, from cadet to co-pilot.
Wu Qianyu, who had just become a co-pilot, was very excited, but she understood that flight safety was more important than the sky. Before each flight mission, Wu Qianyu must draw the flight route at home like her father, and know the flight route, weather conditions, etc. by heart.
In the years that followed, Wu Qianyu has been flying around with the experienced captain, serving as the captain's main assistant, and her performance has been recognized by previous captains.
According to professionals in the aviation field, from the co-pilot to the captain, it is generally necessary to go through the five levels of D, C1, C2, B, and A, and establish at least 2,700 hours of flight experience before applying for the evaluation of the captain. And this journey takes four years at the shortest, for Wu Qianyu, she is not in a hurry to become a captain, but her duty is promoted step by step.
In the fall of 2018, Wu Qianyu applied for the transfer captain evaluation work, and for 6 months, Wu Qianyu first went through theoretical exams, simulator training and inspection, this flight and other training subjects before serving as a Xi captain. Later, under the supervision of the instructor, the flight was carried out for more than four months, and Wu Qianyu finally became the captain in charge after layers of assessment.
On February 24, 2019, Wu Qianyu, who has flown safely for 3,210 hours, and 37 other pilots of Chengdu Airlines wore the "four bars" and became the first female captain of Chengdu Airlines. Moreover, she is not even 26 years old, making her one of the smallest female captains in the world.
Prior to that, the youngest female captain was McTWilliams, a female pilot at easyJet, a British low-cost airline. In 2016, she became the youngest female captain in the world at the age of 26.
For a while, there were many reports on Wu Qianyu on the Internet, and many people praised Wu Qianyu as a Mulan in the air and a heroine.
But there are also some people who have doubts about Wu Qianyu, thinking that Wu Qianyu is too young and is really a bit rash to be the captain. But the author wants to say that Wu Qianyu also spent a lot of effort on the road to becoming a captain, passed layers of tests, and was only affirmed after passing.
After Wu Qianyu became the captain, she piloted the Airbus A320-200 passenger plane, which is common in China, with a capacity of up to 150 passengers. Wu Qianyu often flies from Chengdu to Shanghai, which is so crowded with passengers that almost every trip is crowded with passengers.
We often listen to the captain's radio when we fly. And when Wu Qianyu first started as the captain of the broadcast, the passengers had some experience, because there were too few female captains they usually came into contact with, and such a childish voice always made people feel that they were not authentic enough. Even when passengers knew that the captain who had taken the plane was Wu Qianyu, the youngest female captain who had been reported on the Internet, they also snapped a photo with the captain when they got off the plane.
Every time before completing the flight mission, Wu Qianyu always gets up early and takes a hot shower to wake herself up. Then, at breakfast, she would take out the route map she had drawn the night before and look at it again. She then drove to the airport to work, where she would have a meeting with the crew after going through layers of security.
Gundam usually used to be a small jasper, but at the meeting, she was very serious, making sure that every job was arranged in an orderly manner, so that every crew member realized how important flight safety is.
After that, Wu Qianyu will personally patrol around the plane to ensure that there is no safety failure in the refueling of the aircraft. And when boarding the plane, she also has to do a series of tedious flight safety checklists with the co-pilot.
At this time, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, Wu Qianyu always thought that as a pilot, she could see some more beautiful scenery. This is something that ordinary people cannot comprehend.
Physical fitness is extremely critical for a qualified captain, who is required to undergo a medical examination once a year, and captains over the age of 40 undergo a physical examination every 6 months. In order to maintain her figure, Wu Qianyu's favorite thing on weekdays is running, hoping that she can be healthy and healthy, and she can persist in her flying career until she retires.
At Chengdu Airlines, the captain's rotation system provides two days off for the first four days, which brings extra work to Wu Qianyu. Of course, she also has some hobbies, such as playing the piano, listening, etc. And traveling abroad is also her biggest hobby. She went to France and posed for a photo at the Eiffel Tower. I went to the United States, visited Times Square, went to the United Kingdom, and took a boat to the Thames.
Today, Wu Qianyu is a female captain who has been in the aircraft for more than 4 years, and as an experienced captain, the salary is not low, it is said that the monthly salary is 5-100,000 yuan. But even though the income is very high and she is very beautiful, 30-year-old Wu Qianyu is still single, I want to know what kind of good man is worthy of such a good girl?
For the future, Wu Qianyu once said: "In the future, if the company needs, I will be able to modify the new generation of jet regional airliner ARJ21 developed by my country, which will make me feel very honored!."”
Wu Qianyu.