Fan Yuan-yen, A former Chinese Communist pilot who defected to the Republic of China on July 7, 1977, disclosed on his arrival that he had only 1,000 hours of flying experience even though he was a squadron leader.
民國六十六年七月七日駕機來歸的反共義士範圍焱，在中共空軍的職務是中隊長，據說他來歸時的飛行時數紀錄是一千多小時。我們的飛行員，在飛行了四年後（包括在官校的一年），通常已有相等的紀錄。