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1. J-15 fighter jet preparing for taking off
2. Various of J-15 fighter jet taking off, flying in sky
3. Scene outside cockpit
4. Flight coaches on site
5. Various of J-15 fighter jet preparing for landing
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Gao Yuan, pilot cadet, training group, Navy Aviation University (partially overlaid with shot 7):
"I was more excited and delighted than being nervous during my first independent flight on the J-15 fighter jet. After the flight training, I completed the solo flight under the precise command of the LSO (landing signal officer)."
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7. J-15 fighter jet in sky
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8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yan, flight coach, training group, Navy Aviation University (partially overlaid with shot 9):
"Next we will carry out training programs for tactic formation and low altitude defense penetration based on actual combat environment according to the new flight training outline, to continuously improve the training efficiency and the quality of carrier-borne jet pilots."
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9. J-15 fighter jets in sky
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10. Various of footage showing J-15 fighter jets shot from cockpit
11. Scene outside cockpit
12. J-15 fighter jet landing at airport

A group of cadet pilots completed their first independent carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet flight recently in China.

The Chinese navy started to select the pilot trainees directly from new recruits in 2020, gradually building a young and thriving team with excellent comprehensive abilities and a longer service life.

With thunderous roar of engine, fighter jets took off one after the other. Cadet pilots needed to get familiar with the fighter jet operation, and complete different training programs.

The last challenge was imitating landing on an aircraft carrier with help of a landing signal officer.

"I was more excited and delighted than being nervous during my first independent flight on the J-15 fighter jet. After the flight training, I completed the solo flight under the precise command of the LSO (landing signal officer)," said Gao Yuan, a cadet pilot.

Flying a carrier-borne fighter jet is highly demanding, just as the saying goes 'the aircraft carrier deck is the most dangerous 4.5-acre piece of land in the world'. Pilots needs to make a nose dive at the speed of 200 km/h and land the jet precisely on a tiny area that is drifting with the tide on a runway of only 200 meters.

"Next we will carry out training programs for tactic formation and low altitude defense penetration based on actual combat environment according to the new flight training outline, to continuously improve the training efficiency and the quality of carrier-borne jet pilots," said Wang Yan, a flight coach.

On Nov. 23, 2012, China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, saw its first successful fighter jet takeoff and landing. The successful flight landing also marked the debut of the J-15 as China's first generation multi-purpose carrier-based fighter jet.