Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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10PCT EP86 P1 Benji Prefontaine

0:00 Intro Teaser – M1.3 Corner Speed, Avoiding a Merge, Low Level
3:00 Welcome Benji
4:15 Subscriber Question (T-Stoff) – Flying the Super Étendard Around the Carrier
10:35 The Hardest Flying of His Career?
13:44 Route to the Air Force
16:15 First Flying and Training Curriculum
19:04 Early Impressions and Developing Mission Focus
23:48 Choosing a Platform and Mission
27:10 Explaining Career Choices
29:15 The 2000N Mission
31:32 Revisiting the Training Accident and 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, and 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 a Merge, 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 and Air-to-Ground Role
1:36:45 ELINT System Autonomy and 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 and Close Calls
1:50:58 Air-to-Air Refuelling – Easy or Hard? Tankers, Techniques, Night Ops
2:02:15 Geeking Out and Previewing the Next Episode