At present, it is the Spring Festival, and flights at Wudangshan Airport are frequent. Behind the safe take-off and landing of each aircraft, it is inseparable from the persistence of the front-line staff of the airport. On February 11, the reporter walked into Wudangshan Airport to interview the drivers of special vehicles at close range to see how they "dialed thousands of pounds" on the tarmac and accurately "pushed" the plane.
On the tarmac of Wudangshan Airport, the thermometer held by the reporter showed that the surface temperature was about 0. Despite the cold weather, the ground crew was still hard at work, and a Boeing 737 medium plane behind the reporter was waiting for the tractor to push it into its designated position.
In the cab of the tractor, Wei Minghai, the driver of the special vehicle of the airport ground service department, was highly concentrated, and he was about to drive the tractor to send the "big guy" in front of him safely. Wei Minghai said that driving a tractor must be operated in strict accordance with the process, and there are strict requirements for when and where to turn.
The plane docks at the bridge, and after carrying passengers, it needs to retreat to the taxiway before taking off, and for the aircraft that does not have the "reversing" function, if you want to go backwards, you can only rely on the tractor.
At this time, Wei Minghai received instructions from the maintenance that he wanted to drag the plane to the rear. In just 5 minutes, Wei Minghai completed the steps of docking, starting, turning, braking, and evacuation. As the last link of airport ground service and safety, in addition to not bumping the aircraft during the towing process, it is also necessary to keep the position not offset.
Wei Minghai introduced that the safety of the airport tractor driver is a great responsibility, and his hands were trembling when he drove the tractor for the first time, and he did not dare to be sloppy.
It is understood that the tractor is the most difficult model of all special vehicles to drive, even if the "newcomer" obtains a "driver's license", but also must be led by the master, after pushing hundreds of planes, before he can work independently.
Wei Minghai, 48 years old this year, has been pushing the plane for 8 years, and with the joint efforts of him and his colleagues, Wudangshan Airport has safely taken off and landed more than 50,000 planes. Even so, in order to ensure absolute safety, Wei Minghai insisted on arriving at his post half an hour in advance before each departure, carefully checking the environment and planning the route.
Wei Minghai said that this work cannot be done only by experience, and must be carried out in strict accordance with the operation process, so every time the plane is "pushed", the operation process will be repeated in the mind, and the operation can be carried out in an orderly manner.
Jiang Tong, the captain of Shandong Airlines, introduced that the captains of the tractor can feel whether the tractor is pushed well or badly, and the trailer is stable, the start is light, the speed is uniform when pushing, and it stops gently when it is in place, and the whole process is very "silky".
At present, Wudangshan Airport has a total of 40 special vehicles in 11 categories. During the Spring Festival, the flight departure was more intensive, and the 15 drivers of the two teams of the special vehicle were adjusted from the usual "three days off and two days off" to "three days off and one day off", working more than 12 hours a day.
Wei Minghai introduced that since he came to work at the airport, he has not spent the New Year at home for seven years, and he feels very guilty about his family, but in order to allow more passengers to travel smoothly, he insists on guarding the safe take-off and landing of each plane, and he is very proud.