Super Ranch: Brothers come to Africa to farm

Chapter 190 Trainer aircraft and runway!

Fortunately, Parker nodded decisively, which made Wang Lu sigh in relief.

"Boss, I flew an armed helicopter when I was in the Marine Corps. This kind of propeller-type agricultural aircraft will be easier to control. I think it shouldn't be too difficult to fly it. Even if there are spare parts, I think it will be a follow-up Maintenance and repair shouldn’t be too difficult.”

Listening to Parker's words, Wang Lu felt more and more that he had made the right choice to recruit this guy. In the ranch, let alone repairing airplanes, even those who could repair cars were considered professional and technical personnel. By then, this AT-402B When I go back from shopping, I won't be stunned if something goes wrong.

"Maybe I should learn how to fly this big thing too!"

Wang Lu was about to turn around and go back to ask Warren whether Air Tractor Company would provide flight training services, but he was stopped by Parker.

"Don't worry, boss, if you want to learn how to fly a plane, I can completely guide you, and we don't have time to slowly obtain a pilot's license here!"

After hearing Parker's words, Wang Lu couldn't help but pat his head. He really wanted to stay far away, but he still had some doubts.

"Of course I believe in your technology and completely trust you, but is this compliant... I mean, don't you need to go to a legal and qualified institution to obtain these licenses in Africa? It's just like a driver's license!"

As Wang Lu finished speaking, Parker showed a smile again, spread his hands and said:

"Of course you need a driver's license, but a pilot's license is different. In the African country where our ranch is located, there are probably not even a few agricultural aircraft, so you can't expect any flight training institutions, or even their air forces. The scale is very small, and the number of pilots is even more pitiful, and they are all trained abroad!"

"So your worries are completely unnecessary. If you are just flying a plane in the pasture area, there is no need to worry. Don't worry, boss, no police will suddenly appear in the sky to stop you and check your driver's license!"

By telling a blunt joke, Parker successfully dispelled Wang Lu's doubts, but then Parker said with a headache:
"It's just that this AT-402B has only one cockpit and cannot undertake teaching tasks. This is a problem."

Wang Lu was also stunned for a moment, and understood the crux of the problem. If you want to learn to fly, you have to get on the plane for real, and you must have an instructor to guide and supervise you.

Obviously, the AT-402B cannot undertake this task. Its cockpit cannot accommodate the two strong men Wang Lu and Parker. Of course, it might be possible to force them in, but it is probably impossible to move around in it. !
"General flight training requires a trainer aircraft. It has two cockpits and two parallel operating systems, and its safety and reliability are also higher!"

Parker explained to Wang Lu, and Wang Lu's response was simple. In this case, it would be better to purchase another training aircraft.

Especially when Wang Lu found Warren to consult about a training aircraft, the answer Warren gave directly confirmed Wang Lu's idea of ​​purchasing a training aircraft.

"Oh, our Air Tractor Company does not develop training aircraft itself, but we can also provide you with this aspect of business!"

After Warren understood Wang Lu's intention, he quickly took out a tablet computer, retrieved the information about a training aircraft and handed it to Wang Lu. Wang Lu fell in love with this model almost at a glance. trainer aircraft.

No other reason, just because the price of this trainer aircraft is [-] US dollars, it is so delicious!
"Yak-18?"

Wang Lu muttered the model of the training aircraft, and then Warren approached Wang Lu mysteriously and said: "Actually, this is just the model on the surface. In fact, it comes from your Chinese model." The imported Chujiao-6 training aircraft, due to some special reasons, we can only obtain the admission certificate by disguising its appearance as the Yak-18. However, it is quite popular in North America. After all, although its performance is not outstanding. It’s very popular, but for a training aircraft, it is definitely qualified. The most important thing is that since it was manufactured in the 60s, its reputation for reliability and safety has been widely recognized.”

Wang Lu was a little surprised when he heard this. Chujiao-6 is very famous in China. He didn't expect it to be so popular in the evil United States. But considering its price of [-] US dollars, it's not surprising.

You can buy a plane for US$[-], so why don’t you need a bicycle?
The most important thing is that in addition to being cheap, the advantages of the Chujiao-6 go beyond that. The leather is durable and easy to maintain, which are why it is so popular. Even the North American military has purchased this model. A junior trainer aircraft is used to train its own pilots.

"If I buy a domestically produced trainer aircraft from the United States, does this count as exporting to domestic sales?"

Wang Lu grunted, and without hesitation, he went to Warren to sign another purchase contract for the Chujiao-6. However, this time the price discount was very limited compared to the AT-402B. After all, the price of [-] U.S. dollars for this thing is already extremely low. If you get any discount, it will be like giving it away for nothing.

However, Warren still symbolically reduced Wang Lu's incidental expenses by thousands of dollars!
After finishing all this, Old Wei, who had been silent for a long time, also interjected:

"Boss, we have to start building the runway first!"

Old Wei also reminded Wang Lu at once that the land in the pasture was all soft soil and it was impossible to take off and land aircraft, even agricultural aircraft with a high safety factor.

This can be arranged first, otherwise, the AT-402B and the Chujiao-6 will really just be left to gather dust when they arrive at the ranch.

"The hangar also needs to be built at the same time!"

Wang Lu also made some calculations. This was also a big expense, but it had to be spent. Fortunately, neither the AT-402B nor the Chujiao-6 had high runway requirements.

Only the most basic concrete pavement is needed to meet their take-off and landing needs.

Even the length of the runway does not need to be too long, especially the takeoff distance of the Chujiao-6 is less than 300 meters, and even the landing distance is only 350 meters.

So the construction cost should not be too high.

So after returning to the hotel, Wang Lu also edited an email and sent it. Soon his cell phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, Wang Lu also smiled and immediately connected the phone.

"Old Huang, your efficiency is quite good. You called me so quickly!"

"Little boss, look what you said, you are my big customer, how can you do this if you don't be more proactive!"

(End of this chapter)