On November 12, 2016, while Yu Xu and his teammates were flying a demonstration aircraft for flight training in Yutian County, Tangshan, Hebei Province, an accident occurred and it fell to the southwest of Dayangpu Village in Chenjiapu, Tangshan. The pilot in the front cabin successfully parachuted. When Yu Xu, the female pilot in the rear cabin, was parachuting, she hit the wingman's aileron during ejection, causing the parachute to fail and unfortunately died.
"If you come back after moulting, I will love you as much as when I first met you" "May you fly in another galaxy"... Shock, grief and regret permeated the WeChat circle of friends. Time fragments about this beautiful "golden peacock" come back to people's minds. Through the memory of Yu Xu, the mission of the Chinese female pilots she belongs to in the sky is moving.
Selection criteria and methods and procedures:
Height standard: In previous years, the height standard for female pilot students was between 1.60 meters and 1.75 meters; starting from this year, the height standard for female students will be between 1.65 meters and 1.78 meters. between.
Physical examination requirements: The standards for determining the recovery of infectious diseases such as acute hepatitis and dysentery have been relaxed. At the same time, it has been added that people with severe partial eclipses and those who do not eat pigs, cattle, and mutton should not participate in physical examinations.
Age requirements: Increase the upper limit of the selection age for ordinary high school graduates by 1 year, and adjust the age standard for high school graduates to participate in Air Force pilot selection from 16 to 19 years old to 16 to 20 years old.
Household registration requirements: The new recruitment policy breaks the regulations on household registration management in the original province when recruiting pilots. Borrowing students whose household registration is not local are allowed to register for the first time.