10PCT EP86 P1 – Benji Prefontaine

Chapters

0:00 Intro Teaser – M1.3 Corner Speed, Avoiding the Merge, Low Level

3:00 Welcome, Benji

4:15 Subscriber Question (T-Stoff) – Super Étendard Carrier Ops

10:35 The Hardest Flying of His Career?

13:44 Route to the Air Force

16:15 Initial Flying & Training Curriculum

19:04 Early Impressions & Developing Mission Focus

23:48 Choosing a Platform & Mission

27:10 Explaining Career Choices

29:15 The Mirage 2000N Mission

31:32 Revisiting the Training Accident & Its Repercussions

36:14 Ready for That Conversation?

38:44 The Reward for That Risk

40:22 Alpha Jet

46:36 Air-to-Air Phase – How Formative?

49:18 Armée de l’Air Culture

56:00 Parents’ Opinions

57:37 Mirage F1CT – Introduction, Impressions & Capabilities

1:06:05 Electronic Warfare Suite

1:07:40 MATRA 530 – Fox 1 Capability

1:13:53 Were Export F1 Variants Better?

1:17:00 Diving Deeper into EW Capabilities

1:20:42 M1.3 Corner Speed – Avoiding the Merge at Low Level

1:23:34 “Cheating” in the F1?

1:26:10 DACT Opportunities

1:27:57 Taking on the Mirage 2000

1:30:48 Recce & Air-to-Ground Role

1:36:45 ELINT System Autonomy & Mission Planning

1:40:26 Datalink

1:41:50 Flying Qualities (and Vices) of the F1

1:46:04 Bird Strikes

1:48:20 Experience on the F1CT & Close Calls

1:50:58 Air-to-Air Refuelling – Tankers, Techniques & Night Ops

2:02:15 Geeking Out & Previewing the Next Episode