If childhood has color, then for Xiao Mingkai, who was born and raised in Baiyun, Guangzhou, childhood should be woven by "sky blue" and "aircraft white".
"I sometimes wonder, where is this plane going to go, is it going to fly to Dad?" The long runway, the take-off and landing of planes, the roar of engines, the tiny airport behind the cockpit glass...... In Mingkai's view, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is his favorite "playground", and "chasing" the plane with his father Chen Longxiang has become his most anticipated game time.
This year, Yangcheng Evening News Group undertook the "Ten Views of Baiyun in the New Era" solicitation activity. Chen Longxiang, who works as a ground worker at Baiyun International Airport, uploaded a set of photos: white clouds drifting over the airport, and his son Chen Mingkai is looking up at the planes rushing into the sky. Behind this group of photos, there is a small dream planted by a father for his son to become a pilot, and it also undertakes the small happiness of the father and son living in Baiyun.
On a plane flying over Xiao Mingkai's head, he may have his little dream
Planting a "dream seed" of a pilot for his son
In 2014, Chen Longxiang joined Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as a ground staff, responsible for the front-line work of the airport. Baiyun Airport has to undertake at least 1,300 flights a day, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Ground Handling Co., Ltd., where Chen Longxiang works, has to ensure the normal operation of more than 600 of these flights. With tight time and a large amount of information, the planes took off and landed one after another, and Chen Longxiang and his colleagues were the "brains" responsible for ground production scheduling.
"The circle and life of the airport people are at the airport, and sometimes they spend more time in front of the plane than in front of their families. After nearly 10 years of getting along with the aircraft, Chen Longxiang could blurt out the airline and model to which the aircraft belonged at a glance, and even groped and summed up the law of the roar of the engines of different models: "In the past, the engines of the old models were very loud, and I could hear them as soon as I heard them; ”
Chen Longxiang completed the ground handling production scheduling work at Baiyun Airport
And this understanding of airports and planes also imperceptibly affected Chen Mingkai.
Chen Longxiang often takes Xiao Mingkai to "explore" near the airport, looking for the best angle to watch the plane take off and land; if time permits, he will also take Mingkai to the staff canteen to eat, those staff meals that he is tired of eating, but become a "luxury meal" that children will never forget. Sometimes he needs to be on night duty, and Chen Longxiang will also take pictures of the fireflies he caught by chance and share them with Mingkai, and explain insect knowledge by the way.
"I've touched every part of the plane, and I've given him scientific knowledge. "How does the captain work, why does the plane fly and land, how do the engines work...... In Chen Longxiang's popular science, Ming Kai became more and more interested in airplanes, and he never got tired of watching such a small link as retracting the landing gear after the plane took off.
Xiao Mingkai often said: "The father who can command the plane is really handsome!" In the field that Chen Longxiang is most familiar with, he gives his son the most interesting and warm companionship as much as possible. Mingkai's heart has planted a seed of his dream of becoming a pilot, and "chasing planes" has also become a parent-child time that father and son look forward to together.
Feel the ever-changing white clouds in "Chasing Planes".
On this year's National Day, Chen Longxiang's work is still very busy, but he still accompanied his son to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport after work, found the best angle to see the plane take off and land, and took a set of photos with his son.
Soon after the holiday, he learned from Mingkai's head teacher that the "Ten Views of Baiyun in the New Era" selection activity undertaken by Yangcheng Evening News Group was launching a "solicitation order" for citizens. He immediately thought of this set of photos on his mobile phone, and the father and son hit it off: "Do you want to try it? Let's upload the photos of the plane taken at Baiyun Airport!"
When asked why he recommended Baiyun Airport as one of the "Ten Scenic Spots of Baiyun in the New Era", he said with a smile: "Year after year, I have witnessed the increasing number of flights at Baiyun Airport, ranking first among global airports in terms of passenger throughput in 2020. And this also makes me feel the vigorous development of the civil aviation industry in my motherland. ”
Xiao Mingkai looked at the plane very seriously at Baiyun Airport
In addition, in Chen Longxiang's heart, Baiyun Airport is not only a "prosperous place" that witnesses the rapid development of Baiyun District, but also a "happy place" that carries countless expectations and warmth. Every year, the Spring Festival is the busiest time for people at the airport, but when Chen Longxiang saw someone reuniting with his family through the crowd, at that moment, all the hard work of the Spring Festival transportation had a foothold, "At that time, I felt that my work was worth it." ”
In Nanhu Paradise in Baiyun District, Chen Longxiang took a commemorative photo for Xiao Mingkai
As a witness and participant in the development of Baiyun, Chen Longxiang sees more and more people moving to live in Baiyun District. Nowadays, he can always feel the strong smell of fireworks here. "The educational environment in Baiyun District is very good, and the transportation is more convenient after the opening of the subway line, and the environment is quiet and beautiful. ”
"I give myself a score of 90 for my life in Baiyun! Baiyun District has beautiful mountains and rivers, suitable for business and living, and I am really afraid that it will be too proud if I don't give a full score!" Chen Longxiang took his son's hand and laughed, humorous and proud.
总策划 | 杜传贵 林海利
执行策划 | 孙璇 林如敏
General Coordinator | Liu Yun, Li Yanwen
执行统筹 | 李春炜 郑强 符畅
Text | Reporter Sun Mu
Figure | Photo courtesy of the interviewee