1228. It's so hard to fly (8/10)
The Archangel Company was very fast. They said it would be delivered at 2 pm. In fact, just after noon, Johnson called and said, "Mr. Qin, we have arrived at St. Johns Airport. Now you need to pick up the goods."
Qin Shiou hoped that the hot air balloon would be delivered directly to the island, but Johnson told him in a dilemma that they were delivered by cargo planes, and according to regulations, they were only delivered to the city where the customer was located, especially places like Farewell Island that live alone overseas cannot be delivered.
The other party had already surprised him in terms of speed, so Qin Shiou was no longer embarrassed, so he just extracted it himself.
Johnson and others were outside St. Johns Airport. When Qin Shiou arrived, he was negotiating with two airport staff.
There are still relatively few Chinese people in St. Johnson saw Qin Shiou's face and apologized to the airport staff, then reached out and asked enthusiastically: "Hello, Mr. Qin?"
Qin Shiou nodded and said, "Hello, I am Qin, where is the hot air balloon?"
Johnson explained: "It hasn't been transported yet. It's like this. Mr. Qin. Our hot air balloons are relatively large. You ordered a seventh-level hot air balloon, which you have to use a truck to transport. My idea is, we can hold up the balloons at the airport and then take the hot air balloon to your island. What do you think?"
The volume of standard hot air balloons is divided into multiple levels, such as the volume of the seventh-level ball is 2000-2400 cubic meters, the volume of the eighth-level ball is 2400-3000 cubic meters, the volume of the nineth-level ball is 3000-4000 cubic meters, and the volume of the tenth-level ball is 4000-6000 cubic meters.
In addition, there are special balls. Montreal has a hot air balloon festival, and many special balls are exhibited every year. They are hot air balloons made into various shapes - star hot air balloons, spacecraft hot air balloons, and even human-shaped hot air balloons.
Qin Shiou is used to buying big things, but this time it doesn't work. It's too difficult to take off and land at level 10 hot air balloons every time, so he bought a level 7 ball. In theory, it can also be used for global travel.
After hearing Johnson's words, Master Qin thought about it and thought it was good. Sitting on a hot air balloon and returning to the town would probably cause a considerable shock to the bottom.
In the past, Hamre also used overheated air balloons during elections and town celebrations, but they were all small and only used to hang banners. Unlike the hot air balloons he ordered this time, they could accommodate a family on it.
After Qin Shiou nodded and said, Johnson took a deep breath and said, "Then, there is only one problem left. I need to obtain the same from the airport and hang a hot air balloon here."
An airport manager heard his words and said in the back: "Impossible, sir, we need to be responsible to the airport and to all passengers. Hot air balloons are not allowed to be lifted within twenty kilometers of the airport, otherwise there will be a danger that will affect our plane's vision."
Johnson went back to communicate with the two, trying to convince them to use their suggestions, but the two responsible persons did not listen to him and kept waved his hand to signal him to leave.
Qin Shiou stopped for a while and asked, "Sorry, I'll interrupt. Is this a national regulation or an airport regulation? Hot air balloons are not allowed to take off within twenty kilometers of the airport?"
The person in charge shrugged: "It is not a requirement, but we have the responsibility to rule out the situation that may cause danger."
Johnson said helplessly: "There is no danger. The starting point and end point of our hot air balloon competition are at the airport, and the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Montreal is also held near the international airport."
The person in charge still shook his head and said that Montreal is Montreal and this is St. Johns.
Qin Shiou didn't want to waste time. He asked: "I am a VIP member of the Canadian Airlines Alliance. Do you have no right to use the airport for hot air balloon takeoff and landing?"
His VIP membership in the Air Canada Airlines Alliance was obtained because of Qin's father and mother. When he first came to St. Johns, the two old men were detained by customs because of misunderstandings. Qin Shiou protested and the Air Canada Airlines Alliance gave him compensation.
This VIP member can enjoy a lot of privileges. Qin Shiou remembers that when he first read the membership card analysis manual, there was one that VIP members could temporarily use a parking space at the airport. The usage items included parking, private jets and hot air balloons.
Qin Shiou said as he took out his VIP membership card. Air Canada's card was very exquisitely made, with his avatar, name and number on it. The two persons in charge looked carefully, and then looked at him strangely and asked, "Are you a Chinese Qin who bid farewell to the island?"
Shrugged, and Qin Daguan said, "It's like a fake, man."
The two persons in charge gathered together and muttered for a while, and the older one said, "We can't make the decision. In this way, we have to report to our superiors and wait for news from us."
After making a phone call, the person in charge nodded and said, "Okay, you can raise the hot air balloon here, but it only has a four-hour service life."
Qin Shiou looked at Johnson tentatively, and the latter nodded and said, "No problem, the hot air balloons now adopt modular connections. Only one of them is inflated in a slower process, and the others are combined very quickly, especially because we have a professional team."
After coordinating with the airport, the two people in charge said it was OK. The latter called and a large flatbed truck hired from the airport was driven by a large bandage of tight and huge accessories, and a small tanker truck was followed by an engineering vehicle.
Johnson brought a team of more than a dozen people, and they quickly unpacked the tight packaging, and each accessories were displayed.
Without a single accessory, Johnson explained to Qin Shiou: "Look, this is a balloon, made of a new high-intensity hybrid nylon. Although it is very thin, it is actually very heat-resistant, light-resistant and friction-resistant..."
"This is a hanging basket and a safety compartment. The hanging basket needs to be assembled. Wait a little, and we continue to look down. This is a burner, which is the most advanced four-spray head setting in the world. These are four brackets, all made of alloy. How about it, it's cool, right?"
"This is a blower with a large enough power. This is a special gas cylinder valve for hot air balloons. There are also air tank belts, ties, safety hooks, and repair materials. Please check them out, which are all essential."
"Of course, there are also our certificate of conformity, resume, and hot air balloon flight certificate."
Under Johnson's guidance, Qin Shiou watched one by one, and then exclaimed: "Damn, it's really difficult to let such a hot air balloon fly."
Johnson smiled and said, "Of course, this is a dangerous tool after all, and we have to be fully prepared before taking off. As for these accessories, there must be no missing, let alone functional dysfunction. Everything is ready. Mr. Qin, please wait for two hours and the hot air balloon can fly!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!