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Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Network, Dawan Client News, on January 25 th, a video of "Man driving a helicopter for 600 kilometers to go home for the New Year" fleshed short video platforms. Netizens said that "will there be traffic jams in the air when flying?"This is to fly a long distance, is it too late to go home for dinner? But some netizens questioned,"Can private jets fly at will? Not subject to air traffic control?"

On January 26 th, reporters from Xin'an Evening News and Dawan client interviewed Zhang Jixing, the pilot in the video. He was from Bengbu, Anhui province, and has been an enthusiast of flying for more than ten years. The video was taken on a remote farm in the suburb of Wuhe County, Bengbu city.

Netizens discussed it hotly, and the parties clarified that the farthest is only one or two kilometers.

Put on headphones, turn on electric supply, call ground crew, turn on oil pump, engage clutch, turn on horizon meter...... A set of skilled take off process ends and a 6-meter-long plane starts to take off. On January 26 th, the reporter saw from the video clip that the pilot was riding the helicopter alone, taking off on the wide lawn, turning backwards and flying forward. It can also be seen in the video that the plane flies in a wide farmland and lawn, and there are not many surrounding houses.

Once the video was released, it caused heated discussions on the internet. Some netizens expressed amazement and curiosity, "will there be traffic jams when flying home?"It is handsome to handle brake", some netizens also questioned" Is it legal and compliant for private helicopters? Will it have any impact?"Helicopters are too noisy. How do people around you live? There is also a small number of netizens who think"how can these small planes fly 600 kilometers? It must be the blogger to seek publicity"

So, who is driving the helicopter? Can private helicopters fly in the air again? On January 26 th, the reporter contacted Zhang Jixing, the pilot in the video. He explained that shooting the video of flying 600 kilometers home is just a paragraph. "At present, our country allows low-altitude opening, and our small aircraft can fly at a short distance and low altitude within a reasonable range"

As for the hot discussion of the netizens, he further explained that shooting flight videos is mainly for fun. "We often share our daily flight videos on short video platforms, and many netizens come to us to see the videos on the spot. The video of flying home on the internet is actually attracting attention. It's not true to say that."According to Zhang Jixing, the flight departure place is located on a remote open lawn. Usually, the helicopter just flies one or two kilometers, and the flying altitude is less than 100 meters. Most of them are mainly for entertainment.

He used to be a professional racer, and has been flying for twelve or thirteen years.

In the interview, the reporter learned through inquiring short video platforms that Zhang Jixing's personal tags are Zhang Jixing, "teeth brother" extreme sports enthusiast, former professional racer (retired) flight enthusiast. He has attracted one million attention, and a total of 119 flight short videos have been released.

Born in 1977, he has always loved extreme sports. "In 1994, I became a racing driver, mainly based on cross-country motorcycles. In 2020, I became a professional racing driver. During this period, I participated in many large and small competitions in the country and won more than 400 awards. I didn't choose to retire until 2015."

Zhang Jixing began to fly helicopters dating back to around 2008. "Because I love extreme sports, I made some fans through the internet, and gathered together to go to the aviation management center of the state sports general administration for systematic training and studying, such as paragliding, paramotor, fixed wing, etc. Up to now, I have been flying for more than ten years and invested around 5 million yuan."

At present, Zhang Jixing has set up a team of seven people. Those jobs are mainly entertaining flights. "At present, we have two helicopters, which are located on the remote farm in the suburbs, which is convenient for flying on the one hand, and prevents noise from interfering with the lives of nearby residents on the other hand. As long as it doesn't interfere with civil aviation flights, it's carried out within the permitted scope. One of them is the helicopter in the video, which are two light helicopters, weighing more than 400 kilograms and having a body length of more than 6 meters. "At that time, the imported materials were assembled, and the team spent around three or four months assembling them."

Next, Zhang Jixing's team will recruit students for flight training through program registration plan, and continue the flight career they love.