警花空中绽放

陈宇航

高空飞行，穿越云端，一向被看成是“勇敢者的挑战”，让许多人敬而生畏。在福建警队中，有一位青年警花，她怀揣警察梦和飞行梦，将青春奉献给热爱的警务航空事业，成为福建警队中唯一的女飞行员。她就是福建青年五四奖章获得者、福州市公安局巡特警支队警务航空大队三级警长郑璐。2016年12月入警以来，郑璐累计安全飞行300 余小时。

从空姐到飞行员

见到郑璐时，她身着一袭深绿色飞行服正在执勤，英姿飒爽，高挑的身材和挂在脸上的微笑，让人眼前一亮。

郑璐出生于福州长乐，2010 年7 月大学毕业后，适逢一家航空公司面向社会招聘工作人员，抱着“试一试”的心态，她成功考入，成了一名空乘。

“做一名空姐，是很多女孩子的梦想，我也不例外。那一年多的经历，是我人生中一个小梦想的实现。”郑璐表示，在那期间，她跟着飞机起飞、降落，逐漸发现自己更感兴趣的其实是飞行。“我更向往驾驶飞机翱翔天际。”于是，她辞去工作，2013 年考入中国民航飞行学院，开始了为期一年多的学飞之路。

然而，从陪伴蓝天到征服蓝天并不是一件轻松的事情。飞行员的训练强度和训练难度是普通人难以想象的，特别是直升机的飞行控制，需要同时兼顾前进、上升和侧转等多个精细动作。

看似简单的悬停操作，需要不断做微小的操作修正，不断调整螺旋桨的功率，使机身保持平衡，这对飞行员的腕力和握力都是个考验。特别是对女性而言，更不容易。无数次的手腕酸痛，千百回的手指颤抖，最终换来了飞机的平稳悬停。当时的训练场景，郑璐至今仍历历在目。

每天坚持用2 公斤的小哑铃卷腕200 次，捏40 公斤握力器300 下，不断加强手臂与手腕力量。长时间的小关节训练，伴随着的是伤病来袭。看着手腕上常年留存的膏药，郑璐笑称：“这是在自己身上‘打补丁，是专属于自己的勋章。”

从最开始的理论学习、上机操作，到第一次悬停、单飞，再到考试、取得执照，郑璐从不要特殊照顾，更不会降低标准。郑璐表示，学习飞行是一个循序渐进的过程，每一个环节都马虎不得。

对一名飞行员来说，第一次单飞意义重大。“跨过这一步，就意味着进入了一个崭新的世界。”郑璐回忆起2014 年初在校内的第一次单飞情景，有一点啼笑皆非。当时，为了让直升机更为平衡稳定，缺乏经验的她在副驾驶座位上放了一个大沙袋。

“完成飞行，踏出机舱的那一刻，同学们往我身上泼水庆贺，那一刻，我仿佛得到了新生。”郑璐说，“泼水和理发，是大家为庆祝单飞而流传下来的传统仪式。”

经过不懈努力，郑璐最终以优异的成绩完成了所有科目的考核，取得了直升机商用驾驶员执照，正式成为一名女飞行员。

“飞机就是另一个‘我”

对于有准备的人而言，一切都恰逢其时。

拿到飞行员执照后，郑璐回到福州。2016 年，她看到福州市公安局巡特警支队招飞行员。怀揣警察梦和飞行梦，郑璐考入巡特警支队警务航空大队，成为福建唯一的警航女飞行员。

当飞行员，意味着得穿过一道又一道“窄门”。对于郑璐而言，这无疑是一场前所未有的挑战。“我从小就有警服情结。”郑璐说，“很多人觉得，女子本柔弱。我想撕下这个标签，证明给大众看，女性也可以刚强有力。”

刚进入公安队伍时，郑璐就面临着严格的体能和警务技能训练。每天先两小时练军姿，早上和下午各负重10 公斤完成五公里越野。她坦言，自己进入状态有点慢，起初一个五公里都跑不下来。为了跟上大部队，每天收操后，她都用脸盆打水，练习十组一分钟憋气，提升自己的肺活量。周末的健身房中，总能见到她训练的身影。卧推、划船、深蹲训练的器械上，洒满了她坚持与拼搏的汗水。她笑称：“当时过的是魔鬼般的生活。”

高强度的训练并没有吓退郑璐，她反而特别感谢那段时光。她说，得益于教官们的严格要求，她才能磨炼出专业的警务技能和良好的身体素质。

在郑璐的宿舍里，书桌上摆满了各种与飞行相关的书籍。电脑的桌面上保存着直升机的座舱图，随手点开，里面详细记录着飞机性能原理、各类性能参数、各种直升机驾驶手册、各种特情处置方法等数据资料。面对新的警务机型，郑璐一头扎进停机场，清晨伴着朝阳起飞，傍晚随着夕阳返航。

翻开郑璐的工作手册，里面全是密密麻麻的飞行记录。每次飞行归来，她都会第一时间把飞行数据整理存档，制成一张设有航线、风向、风速等几十个要素的表格，然后拉上前辈讨论。“只有对飞机的性能参数足够了解，飞行员才有底气。从某种意义上说，飞机就是另一个‘我。”郑璐说。

无论是悬停侧飞、贴地滑行，还是绕点转弯等直升机飞行科目，她总是一丝不苟、勤学苦练，以令人赞叹的成绩通过特警队各项考核，成为一名“上天能驾机、下地能擒敌”的警界新星。

“我是一名人民警察，也是一名警航飞行员，我热爱这份工作，驾驶警航直升机，带给我的不仅是快乐，还有满满的自豪感。”郑璐表示。

“天空之眼”守护平安

在郑璐的手机里，一张身着深绿色飞行制服站在直升机旁的照片格外好看。胸前，圆形的警队徽章熠熠生辉。

在蓝色的天空背景下，由旋翼、机身、翅膀组成的图案位于徽章中心，喻指“天空之眼”。据介绍，这个徽章是福州市公安局巡特警支队警务航空大队民警自行设计的，寓意警用空中力量在城市上方守护百姓平安。

福州市公安局巡特警支队警务航空大队成立于2015 年，主要执行治安巡逻、维稳处突、反恐防暴、追捕嫌疑人、交通监管、搜索营救及大型活动安保等各项任务。目前，福州公安还打造了空警巡防中心，警航协同地面警力已经形成了全方位、立体化的“地空联动”现代警务机制，成为福州警方一支不可替代的“尖刀”力量。这其中，郑璐驾驶警用直升机默默奉献着青春力量。

2019 年1 月14 日，犯罪嫌疑人侯某因感情纠纷，持刀划伤20 名无辜群众，随后从浦上大桥跳入乌龙江中。当晚，福州市公安局指挥中心指令警航大队出动直升机支援江面搜索。

“当时的飞行条件比较恶劣，江两面多是百十米的高压线，江面上还有很多桥梁横跨，这就要求直升机平稳飞行，操纵要及时准确，整个过程就像绣花一样精细。”为了更细致地执行搜索任务，直升机飞行中不得不一次次改变高度和速度，郑璐也会对相应操作进行调整。“这次搜索任务，靠的是飞行员的专注力和反应力，以及平日的飞行训练积累的野外避障经验，这其实是检验平时训练成果的一次大考。”

搜索任务持续了10 多天，郑璐每天都在机场工作十几个小时，天气状况允许的时候，就按照计划顺着江面开展搜索工作，休息的时候就拿出地图配合地面办案人员研究搜索方案。直到2 月6 日，搜捕队的任务才结束。

在郑璐看来，在福州城区的两三百米高空上飞翔，俯瞰中心市区，高楼耸立、车水马龙；来到郊区、周边县市，则是青山绿水，看江望海，美不胜收。但不管是地面苦练，还是空中精飞，所有汗水和付出， 都是为了一方百姓的安宁。

2023 年7 月，一名“驴友”小腿骨折，被困于永泰县梧桐乡山间峭壁，需要直升机悬停在环境复杂的山谷上方协同地面人员施救。

陌生空域情况复杂、气象多变，从接到任务的那一刻起，郑璐清楚地意识到这将是一次不同寻常的救援任务。飞行穿越山谷过程中，郑璐发现梧桐乡山间空域视野差，不仅树木林立，同时山谷里的气流也十分混乱，只能无奈返航。

回到机场后，郑璐同机组成员立即对实际地形进行二次评估，并重新制订救援计划。在经过讨论后，决定让地面救援部队先行对周边树木进行清理，同时紧急搭建一个临时救援平台，让伤者处于视野范围内，更安全地执行救援任务。

“为了飞机悬停得更平稳，操作不能太频繁，飞机操纵量也不能大，就是操作驾驶杆、变矩杆和脚蹬这些改变直升机姿态的操纵量都不能大，一般控制在一枚硬币大小的操作范围。”谈及成功施救过程，郑璐两眼放光，流露出满满成就感和自豪感。

如果说在万米高空，民航飞机是客货运输的主力，那在百米低空，直升机則是现代城市里的一道空中屏障。为维护社会安宁稳定，近年来，郑璐还参与了福建省公安特警跨区域拉动增援暨实战演练、闽东北协同发展跨区域飞行等重要任务，以及数字中国建设峰会等各种大型活动演练和空中安保。

翱翔蓝天守护一方平安，郑璐的眼神中透露着坚毅，步伐中昂扬着铿锵。

（责任编辑：张敏娇）

A Guardian Angel

By Chen Yuhang

Soaring through the sky is a daunting challenge， reserved only for the bravest souls. Yet， Zheng Lu， the only female pilot in the Fujian police force， has embraced the dual dreams of law enforcement and aviation. Zheng Lu is a third-level police captain at the Police Aviation Squadron of the Patrol and Special Police Detachment under the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau， and she has logged over 300 flight hours since joining the force in December 2016. She has been rewarded for her efforts with the Fujian Elite Youth May Fourth Medal.

From Flight Attendant to Pilot

When on duty， Zheng Lu looks striking dressed in her dark green uniform while wearing a smile. My first impression： a tall， gallant officer.

Born in Changle， Fuzhou， she secured a position as an airline attendant after graduating from college in July 2010.

"Like many girls I dreamed of becoming an airline attendant in my girlhood，" said Zheng. "The year I spent as an attendant was a dream come true." However， after numerous takeoffs and landings， she realized her true passion was to be a pilot. "I aspired that one day I could fly the airplane myself，" she said. She resolved to leave her job with the airline company and enrolled in the Civil Aviation Flight University of China in 2013， embarking on her journey to become a pilot.

Transitioning from admiring the blue sky to conquering it is far from easy. The intense and rigorous challenges of pilot training are beyond the imagination of many people. The most demanding part was controlling the flight of the helicopter， which involves many simultaneous nuanced maneuvers.

The seemingly simple task of hovering， for instance， entails numerous precise adjustments， including modulating propeller power and maintaining a balanced fuselage position. It's a formidable test of wrist strength and grip. Zheng Lu vividly recalls sore wrists and trembling fingers during her countless training hours， all in pursuit of achieving steady aircraft hovering.

At that time， Zheng maintained a daily workout routine lifting 2-kilogram dumbbells 200 times and squeezing a 40-kilogram forearm muscle developer 300 times to strengthen her wrists and grip. She often suffered sprains and soreness. Observing the persistent medical patches on her arm， she joked， "These 'patches'  are nothing but medals， exclusive to me."

The entire process – from theoretical study to on-board operations， from the initial attempts at hovering and independent piloting to obtaining her license through examination， Zheng never sought special treatment， nor did she settle for any sub-standard performance. She understood that learning to fly involves meticulous training step-by-step.

A pilot's first solo flight is extremely significant. "Beyond that hurdle is a whole new world，" Zheng recalled her dramatic first attempt in early 2014. To ensure the helicopter's balance， she placed a large sandbag on the co-pilot's seat beside her.

"The moment I stepped out of the cockpit， my classmates doused me with water， one of the two traditions to celebrate the birth of a new pilot，" she recounted emotionally. "The other tradition is getting a haircut."

Her relentless effort paid off. Zheng excelled in all her exams and secured a license for commercial helicopter piloting. She is now a proud female pilot.

"The Aircraft is an Extension of Myself."

Luck favors the prepared.

When Zhen obtained her license and returned to Fuzhou in 2016， she discovered that the Patrol and Special Police Detachment of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau was recruiting pilots. Fueled by her passion for both law enforcement and flying， she pursued the opportunity and got the job， becoming the sole female pilot in the Fujian police aviation force.

Her job as a pilot involves unprecedented challenges. "A passion for police uniform lurked in my heart when I was a little girl，" Zheng explained. "Many people stereotype women， seeing us as vulnerable. I aim to tear down that label and demonstrate to the public that women can be strong and resilient too."

The first challenge Zheng faced in the public security force was the rigorous physical exercise and training in policing skills. Each day began with two hours of posture training， followed by two 5-kilometer cross-country runs carrying a 10-kilogram load—one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Zheng admitted that she initially struggled to complete even one of the runs. But she was determined not to hold her team back， and managed to complete the routine training. Then she undertook ten rounds of vital capacity training， submerging her head in water and holding her breath for one minute each time. On weekends， Zheng was often found in the gym， tirelessly doing push-ups or using rowing and squatting machine. During those excruciating days， each exercise machine bore witness to her dedication and perseverance. "The training was as harsh as the life in the hell，"she joked.

Zheng Lu was not at all deterred by the demanding physical training; instead， she was grateful for it. She acknowledged that without the strict drillmasters， she wouldn't have been able to refine her policing skills and improve her physical fitness.

While flight-related books adorn the desk in her dormitory， a photo of a helicopter cockpit fills the desktop of her computer. Opening up her computer files reveals a mass of data， including aircraft performances and principles， various parameters， operation manuals for different helicopters， and troubleshooting guides for emergencies. To quickly acclimate herself to the new model of policing helicopter， Zheng actively engaged in daily practical operations， taking off early at sunrise and not returning until sunset.

Zheng has meticulously documented all her flights in her work manual. Upon landing， the first task she undertakes is sorting out relevant data and organizing it into files. She always formulates a table outlining flight routes， wind directions， speeds， and numerous other parameters before analyzing the data alongside veteran pilots. "A pilot's confidence lies in their comprehensive understanding of all the parameters. To a certain extent， the aircraft is an extension of myself，" explained Zheng.

Thanks to her diligence in the training sessions， including those on hovering， lateral shifting， taxiing， swerving， and other helicopter flight subjects， Zheng distinguished herself in all exams with remarkable performance. She emerged as a role model in the police force， guarding peace by piloting aircraft in the sky.

"I'm both a police officer and a pilot， and I love my job. Flying policing helicopters brings me not just joy， but also immense pride，" Zheng Lu said.

Security Watch in the Sky

On Zheng Lu's cell phone is a handsome photo of herself dressed in a dark green flight uniform， standing beside a helicopter. The round police badge on her chest shines brightly.

The badge prominently displays a pattern consisting of a rotor， fuselage， and wings against the backdrop of the blue sky， symbolizing the concept of an "Eye in the Sky". The badge was designed by the police officers at the Police Aviation Squadron of the Patrol and Special Police Detachment of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau. It symbolizes safeguarding the security of the local community through the utilization of air force resources.

The Police Aviation Squadron was established in 2015 and given a wide range of responsibilities including regular patrols， anti-terrorism operations， criminal tracking， traffic control， search and rescue missions， and security maintenance during large-scale events. Additionally， the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau has set up an air policing center which， in coordination with ground forces， has created a multidimensional and comprehensive policing mechanism. This air policing unit has become an irreplaceable asset within the local police force， and Zheng Lu， as one of its representatives， is committing herself to local security.

On January 14， 2019， a suspect surnamed Hou， driven by romantic entanglements， assaulted and injured 20 innocent people before throwing himself off the Pushang Bridge into the Wulong River. In response， the command center of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau immediately instructed the Aviation Squadron to commence a search of the river surface.

"The flight conditions were dangerous with high voltage power lines stretching nearly 100 meters along both sides of the river， and numerous bridges spanning the river surface. Such circumstances required precise maneuvers to maintain a balanced and steady flight，" explained Zheng Lu. "The mission entails attentiveness， responsiveness， and the experience gained through countless hours of flight training. In one word this was going to be a test."

The fortnight-long search found Zheng working a dozen of hours each day. When weather conditions allowed， she thoroughly combed the river surface as planned; otherwise， she collaborated with the ground forces to define alternative search plans. The mission was not completed until February.

Over the city， Zheng Lu looks down at the towering buildings and bustling streets of Fuzhou. Over the suburbs， she enjoys the view of lush， verdant landscapes enlivened by majestic mountains and tranquil waters. Wherever she flies， Zheng Lu has the same goal in mind： peace for the people.

In July 2023， a tourist sustained a calf injury and got stranded on a steep mountainside. The rescue operation required the helicopter to hover steadily above the mountainous valley while  the ground forces mounted a rescue.

Given the unfamiliar， complex terrain and the unpredictable weather conditions， Zheng was aware of the challenges she would encounter the moment she received the mission. As she navigated through the valley， she observed that the mountains surrounding Wutong Village were not only shrouded in dense forests， greatly reducing visibility， but also subject to capricious airflows. She had no choice but to make a return flight.

Back to the airport， Zheng and her colleagues conducted another round of terrain assessment. They revised the rescue plan， instructing the ground forces to clear trees and build an improvised rescue platform. This would ensure the stranded tourist to be in sight.

"I couldn't make any major adjustments too often; otherwise， the helicopter wouldn't be able to hover steadily in the air. In other words， I could only make the slightest movements of the joystick， pedals， and other controls to maneuver the aircraft，" Zheng recounted with a hint of pride in her voice and a sparkle in her eyes.

Just as civil aircraft flying tens of thousands of meters up in the sky play an indispensable role in passenger transport， helicopters gliding hundreds of meters above ground constitute a crucial aerial defense force for modern cities. In recent years， Zheng Lu has participated in numerous major security missions， including military drills conducted by various precincts of special police forces within the Fujian Public Security Bureau， cross-region flight operations coordinated by the northeastern Fujian province， and aerial security duties for prestigious events like the Digital China Development Summit.

While piloting the aircraft through the boundless blue sky to ensure local security， Zheng Lu always exhibits unwavering commitment and determination.

（Translated by Chen Xiaoying， School of Foreign Languages， Beijing Forestry University）