Today, we see the Rafale with 7 fighter jets. Come with me, let's go. 155 knot rotation tighten a little in pedal position. Wow, 0,800 km. My mission for today is to be Noa, a weapons systems officer navigator. My goal will be to assist the pilot. Good morning. You go? How are you? Okay, thank you very much. And bour. Good morning. Are you doing well? The shape? Good morning. Are Good morning. Alright. We are here. OK guys. So first step, we're going to change, we're going to put on our

pilot's outfits and we'll see each other right after. See you later. So that's it, the combination is set. Christopher, what is this? So, these are anti-geometry pants. That's what the pilots use. It connects to the second plate of the Rafale. This will allow blood to flow back up to the brain. That's it. One thing to avoid is that I have a black veil. So. Quite. You already know the answers. I did the Mirage 1000 8 years ago. It brings back memories. Yes, indeed. Tac. OK. And after the closure is " Go," you're going to put it on your back.

There it is, always here, the one on your left. G. OK. Maybe my best friend during the that ex that's it exactly we'll take care of it which will allow you to enjoy the flight Yeah without suffering too much from the moment there is a fighter jet there is necessarily an anti-G suit or he has had them for a very long time anti-G beyond 7G without anti-G suits continue so the body how many Gs do you have to take without anti-G suits only with training up to 7G it is bearable beyond that it becomes complicated well there surf you will be able to take 9G today. Well, for now, I 'm not stressed yet, rather impatient, but we'll see as we go along. Flawless.

You see, that's why when we take the alert for the sky police, well, we always have our pants on us. This is to avoid wasting a few minutes. Cyril, are you okay? The shape? How are you, Tibo? Very, very good. Thank you so much. Cyril, can you introduce yourself and tell us how long you've been flying Rafales? I am Commander Cyril. I have been flying Rafale fighter jets for 8 years now, based at my Mars. At what point in your life did you decide to become a fighter pilot? It's a childhood dream. I went to the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget when I was 9 years old

. It was from that moment that I decided to pursue this career, and that was the focus of my entire childhood and adolescence. It means that throughout your youth, your childhood, adolescence, you told yourself I'm going to become a fighter pilot and for that, I'm going to have to put processes in place in my studies, get good grades at school, do a preparatory class, be an engineer. That's exactly it, I've looked into the steps to take to achieve this goal. The same applies to the calves; you shouldn't have overly large calves, it's important to skip the calf muscle group. So, how long does it take you to get

equipped? A word in a minute, but after that it's not yet sharpened in Tibo. That's why, once it's properly adjusted. That's why he'll put it on more quickly this afternoon Each pilot has their own trousers, I imagine. Exactly, because there are different sizes and then we adjust them to our body shape. Yeah, I feel like I'm reliving my wedding outfit with the designer who gave me such different sensations. I hope I cry less than I did during my wedding. How are you feeling? Are you feeling well? Not too bad. Alright.

How long does it take in terms of study to become a fighter pilot? There are two ways to become a fighter pilot. Either directly after high school graduation via competitive exam or after preparatory classes. This is what I have, this is the voice I chose. So I did MATSU, Matp. Next, I entered a competition, which is the Air Force Academy competition. From that point on, it takes about ten years to get to the Rafale and obtain the highest qualification, which is that of patrol leader. Chloé Marie Sarah, next step in the outfit. So what do we have? We're going to put on the survival vest.

The name alone is frightening. Like a jacket. Like a classic jacket, which is heavier. It's heavy. Whoa! OK, great. Thank you so much. So, what exactly is involved in this survival scenario? In fact, you can find all the necessary components in case of ejection to be spotted, distress and so on. Here, what is around, so here, is what we call buoyancy. The inside includes the bladder. When you fall into the water, there is a device which will trigger a striker and break a capsule, and inside it will inflate the visibility and then otherwise, you can pull it on the grip ball which is here.

What's the point of that? So, these are the arm reminders fixed at the seat level exclusively on the Rafale and in case of ejection, they will bring your arms back inside to protect the arms and prevent them from hitting the canopy. The goal is not to use it. Tac. And now we're good, we're ready. The helmet. The helmet is still important. The helmet. How did you feel the day you finally qualified to be a Rafale pilot? In fact, the training is quite long. It is done step by step. So in fact we don't see, we don't project ourselves 10 years ahead. But in the next step, we move from a simpler plane to a more complicated one. And so each time, we tell ourselves I'm going to succeed in the next step, move on to the

next plane until we arrive at Afale and that's really the moment when we realize that we are close to the goal. Are there any women who are Rafale pilots? So, it's a profession that is totally open to both women and men, and so yes, there are female Rafale pilots, there is currently one here at the Mont Marsan base. Patrice, what do we have in our hands? Here, we have a helmet that was also used on the Rafale, Mirage 2000 and Alpha Jet. OK. So I'll give you a quick introduction. So here you have the clear visor and you have the smoked visor. Just before putting on the helmet, the small cloth to protect the neck from perspiration of course. So.

Take screenshots guys, now's the time. You will take the helmet. So, to put it on, go ahead and tell me how it feels inside. Yeah, very good. Yeah, that's good. At ear level? Yeah, that's good. You shouldn't feel any discomfort in your ears or forehead? No, not at all. It's good. So there you have the mask. Is it possible to breathe in a gust of wind without it? You'll be able to breathe if we don't have too much, the cabin air will be pressurized, there will be enough oxygen. As soon as we start

to climb, there won't be enough oxygen in the cabin. So, you're going to have to stay okay. So here you have the burst mask. So what we're going to do is you're going to put on the mask. Actually, it's to see if the mask will fit your visa. Yes, yes, really the right size, but it smells like rubber. I think we'll try a size smaller. Inspire. Let go. And that's much better. Awesome. Perfect. You've been a Rafale pilot for 8 years. Has helmet technology also evolved in the last 8 years? We have helmet visors now.

A tab that adds a lot of information and also allows us to be faster in certain things. You don't have any discomfort with your nose, it shouldn't actually bother you here because in the original version it could be worse. We'll start by testing the seal, to see if there are any leaks underneath at the nose. So now, I'm going to ask you to inhale. We need to take the time now because we won't fix it later. So, if you feel nauseous, just give a quick, sharp squirt like this, remove the mask and take the vomit bag, and I'll give you a small towel to wipe yourself off. You've thought of everything, that's kind of you, thank you very much. In the burst, I'm going to have to take several grams, I was told between 4 and 5 grams. The body adapts;

the first reaction of your body will be an acceleration of the heart rate because the blood will be naturally drawn towards your feet, and so the heart will want to continue to supply the brain with oxygen in a normal way. So you're going to feel your heart racing, you're going to get a little warm, you're definitely going to sweat. That's totally normal. And after that, to counteract that effect, the pants you tried on earlier will inflate and help you cope with all the phenomena, reduce your field of vision or even cause you to faint to counteract this charge factor. These are respiratory muscle maneuvers.

You'll really need to do those maneuvers when you're dealing with high load factors. If we're at 2 3G, you won't need to do them, anti-G will suffice. Has your body adapted to G-forces with practice, or is it still something violent for the body? It's still a violent experience when you take 9g, it's something that is quite extreme. However, with habit and training, one tolerates it better and therefore can resist it longer than someone who is not trained. In the end, when you take 9G for a long enough time, everyone is on equal footing with regard to it and you will end up fainting if you

stay on 9G for too long. So we need to postpone that moment as long as possible, hence the importance of having a healthy lifestyle and training regularly. As for the outfit, we're not bad. Magnificent pilot. He is handsome. Why is it further down there? Gr. Ah, just in case. And the second patch, silhouette of a gust of wind, color of the Laoren, is the squadron in which you will be flying this afternoon. Awesome. Next step, it's the ejector seat. Perform the ejection simulation. So, you're going to learn the procedures necessary for this afternoon's flight so that everything goes safely.

Carole, are you feeling well? Alright. So, what are we going to do together now? So together, we're going to do a seat safety briefing to learn the instructions in case of a problem, in case of ejection in flight or evacuation on the ground. Knowing that everything will be fine, of course, everything will be fine, but just in case, it's good to be prepared. So here we have a full-size model of a Rafale fighter jet. So the main elements in terms of security are the seat security systems . For what? As long as it's on safe, it's fine, the seat isn't armed. Once the seat is armed, it means the ejection handle is active. In other words, if you pull on it, the seat will eject. That's why when you board the plane, the seat will be on dry. As for

attaching yourself, know that when you are on the plane, you will have a track with you. The role of this mechanic is to ensure that you take off in flight, properly strapped in and in complete safety. The first thing you will have to do here is what is called satère. This satè, it is attached here. Why is this important? In fact, right now, you're sitting on your survival kit. This means that in the event of ejection, you leave with the seat, then you unhook yourself from the seat and once you find yourself under the parachute, you have your survival kit attached to you via this SATA. So that's the first thing you attach, and then it will be the thighs.

Here you have isolated. Now, just because it's on Isolate doesn't mean you can press everything or not, I mean, like that. I kept my hands on the seat during the flight. No, you put your hands there, you hook them there on the handles. For what? Because if you leave them on your thighs, a tense movement will cause you to grab whatever is first within reach. But what you have in your hand here is the ejection handle. The only time you will put your hands towards your legs is to get the vomit bag. If you feel unwell or anything, you inform the pilot. If there is a really serious problem and the pilot orders an ejection, the pilot will do everything necessary to put the aircraft in the best possible condition for

ejection. If there is an ejection, the pilot will announce ejection, ejection, ejection. You in the rear seat, you are supposed to fire the injection pump on the second ejection. OK? For ejection, it's feet on the rudder pedals, firmly against the seat, head against the bolster. Very important. For what? Because in case of ejection, you pull on the handle, your head is down, it's whiplash. For gripping the ejection handle, it will therefore be the right hand on top. So. From the ejection handle, the other hand on top. Ejection, ejection. So. OK. If he shoots and I don't, then he leaves and I don't.

You will leave because, in fact, the two seats are connected. Regardless of whether you or he pulls first, the rear seat always leaves first on one side and the driver leaves second on the other side, which means that no one crosses paths. Were you ever forced to leave? Never ejected. Pilots ejecting are extremely rare because it is really a last resort procedure if it is no longer possible to land the plane. So it would take a very serious breakdown for that to happen Have you ever spoken with people who have been ejected or not? I know a few pilots who were ejected and OK. And how are they doing? How did they experience it?

They are doing very well. The key takeaway is that the seated transport system is a very effective system that can save a life at the last moment when there are no other solutions. And so generally these people have superficial injuries. They recover very quickly and most of them are able to continue being pilots afterwards. They undergo another medical examination but generally they continue to be pilots. OK. Impressive. There, you have the stabilizing parachute. He will hold you facing the ground. Boom! The main parachute will take over and you will detach yourself from the seat. In fact, you will find yourself on the gantry that is over there

and your survival kit as I told you because it is attached to you via the sare. Everything happens automatically because it's assumed that you are conscious. I'm not sure if that's still the case. Hence the advantage of it being automatic. Pilots also regularly repeat all ejection and evacuation procedures. It's part of their curriculum. Either it's every month for the younger ones, or every two months for the older ones. Have you ever been scared while flying? I was lucky never to have been scared, but uh it's a job which, despite everything, is not dangerous but is quite sensitive because we have planes which are very powerful, which go fast and so you always have to be very vigilant to uh avoid being

scared. It's never happened to me but uh but that's precisely why we remain vigilant about that and focused so that it doesn't happen again, so second workshop. So here you have the whole textile part that you were attached to earlier on the plane. And in the event of ejection, if you find yourself under the parachute, you will be attached to it. Try to position yourself as much as possible into the wind to slow yourself down. So to determine the wind direction, imagine that no, in fact, by deploying, by falling, the survival pack will trigger the life raft. So you have to understand, you have your package and below it, you have the orange channel. So, to determine the wind direction, you just have

to look at the channel, actually. If you see the canal in front of you, it means the wind is behind you. If I give up. So. So, if there's a parachute jump, I'm going to be like this. So. You will only find yourself on impact with the water at that moment. There, we release the suspension by putting our arms behind us. It's to try and clear the sail so we don't end up on it. If the sail falls on us, the idea is to float on the board in a larger and calmer area. In any case, we have lifebuoys that keep our heads above water. We don't stamp our feet to avoid getting our feet caught in the suspension lines or the fabric.

We find a seam, we follow the seam and we get out of the parachute. OK. We have our own channel, we have our own canal. We pull the canal towards us and get into the canal. So, there, the impact with the water. So, impact with water. So. OK. So. But there won't be a need. So far, that has never been the case. It works and it will be one more day. So. a typical day look like from waking up until going to bed? When we are in France, we usually go on a training mission during the day. It starts with the briefing, which is the weather briefing. After that, we'll prepare for today's mission. We brief her, then we execute her. Generally, a training flight during the week will take 1 to 3 hours. Between 1:30 and 2:30.

How many flight hours per week do you typically spend flying? A 5-7 hour flight is easily possible. It's also about staying active, perhaps not losing your touch. Exactly, it's a very demanding job because it requires a lot of very quick decision-making, and once the mission is completed, we debrief it. This is certainly one of the most important phases to see what we did well and what we did less well and to learn from it to do better the next day. And this can be repeated between three and five times a week.

OK. So just before we start the flight, what do we do? Escadon is going to give us the weather briefing, to find out the weather situation where we are going to fly this afternoon. And then he will present to us the state of the Montmarsan platform and also the airports around it so that we can be sure that everything is working well and that there are no problems. So, regarding the altitude situation, we're going to see a flow coming from the south today. In northern Spain and western France, we will have high- altitude clouds. So we notice that we have a cold front that will arrive from the west which can bring us, in particular, turbulence in the Pyrenees with moderate icing between level 100

and level 130. And we can also expect TCUCB. So this morning, we had low-level phenomena with fuse stratus at 100 feet. You check the weather every day before each flight and we will simply adapt the flight profile A falcon window from 7am to 9am in the northeast in the afternoon and finish. THANKS. Today's question will be posted on double engine shutdown in TBA. I rear up slightly and smoothly. I'll put it there. I'm going to check my engine settings to see if I'm at 50% 520. In that case, it will be AC ​​stop normal. If the engines haven't restarted, it will be an injection. If they have left, I will regain altitude and divert to my diversion airfield.

61 runway 09 takeof wind 060 de0 notes. Barrier manual position. General presentation and well, a mission with two navigation aircraft initially, then maneuver and one-on-one combat in an area above Monmars, so here we are in the briefing room. That's it. What will be the next step before the flight? Okay Tibo, let's brief the mission. I'm going to explain to you and your pilot what we're going to do in flight. If I understand correctly, you will be the leader and we, along with the colonel, will be the teammates. That's exactly it. Your role will be to follow my aircraft throughout the mission and to carry out the various exercises that we will do today.

We can see that the situation is currently quite tense. Has this changed the way you train? It hasn't changed the way we train. We train for all Rafale missions, air defence missions, both defensive and offensive. It can also be more air-to-ground oriented missions, mainly supporting ground troops. It can also involve reconnaissance missions over certain territories and over the national territory in France or in other seas. These can also be missions of air policing, but to protect the skies, the French skies. So in fact we are ready to intervene uh on the orders of the president. Uh, exactly on the president's orders. There we will certainly accelerate to speeds of up to 600 knots on my order. Then we will

descend to 450 knots to perform maneuvers. My plane is in the lead. We do a little bit of work, maybe a little bit of fighting, and then we come to rest in Montmars. Questions about the French overseas departments? If there is ever the slightest problem Tibo, as I told you earlier, you talk to your pilot and he will tell me we will calm the developments and there will be no problem and then we will continue like this. All right. OK. Alright. Is that okay with you? It's good. The role I will have on the plane today, I will therefore be that of co- pilot. I'll be behind, right? On an airplane, a two-seater Rafale fighter jet. My role will be to be Noza. What does Noza mean?

So Noza means weapon systems officer navigator. So your role today will be to assist your pilot, managing the timing in calculating fuel consumption. OK. In everything that is a bit medium and long term, he will rather take care of the short term and piloting the plane so that the mission takes place. A If I say ejection, ejection, that's the second one. In the second one, what do you do? OK. All the steps. So, tap. So there, it will already be armed on the right, right hand, left hand, tap. So. Approximately which region of France will we be flying in? Well today, we're taking off from Montmarsan here at a low

altitude of 150m above ground to go over the coast and fly over the Biarit aerodrome which can be used in case of emergency. So it's good to go to Biarritz to train and review the procedures. Next, we're going to fly along the coastline here to see the Cazo airfield, which is a military airfield, and then we're going to climb to medium altitude. Initially, during turns, we work on holding position. Okay, let's go. How are you? It's good? Okay, perfect. Yeah. Okay, are we ready? Yeah. And we're in 27 mini TB2 oil for you.

One tonne 100 will be fine. And I can go down to 800 kg badge. So what's the point of signing? Right here, in fact, we sign the order book, the order that was given to us to take off in flight. This is to make sure that we are properly taken into account regarding the mission we were asked to undertake and that we are fully aware that we were not forced. We pass them over. Okay, it's not too tight. Not badly done. How long did it take to get dressed? I don't know. One minute.

You talk, you talk. What's your username? My username is Peps. So where does it come from? Peps? It comes from a pun on my last name when I was fighter pilot training on Alpha Jets. Pilot nicknames can be a play on words, or they can be because we did something special and therefore we have a nickname that sticks with us. What could my username be? I think we'd actually call you Thibo Maybe if you did something stupid one day, we'd change your nickname, but OK, that's where it comes from. OK, very good.

Yeah, that's good. Okay, I'd like number 359, please. A bit like the transfer of authority between the squadron commander and the order to execute a mission. Here, there is a transfer of authority, of responsibility a little bit between the team of mechanics who prepared the plane. and each pilot takes responsibility for the aircraft. A ceremony that has meaning. See you later THANKS. What is the most impressive mission you have ever undertaken The memory I will keep all my life is from a mission last year in February 2025. My squadron was deployed to French Guiana for the Arian 6 test. It was a fairly

important, quite sensitive test and so there was a reinforcement of the protection at the time of the test, a few hours before until a few hours after. And so we were deployed there. I was lucky enough to fly during the rocket launch, to accompany the rocket until it left Earth and embarked on one of the most impressive flights of a lifetime. Here's Tibo, we're approaching our mount for the day. Yeah. Rafale B number 359. Yeah! We're here. So we're going to settle in.

You understood that feeling perfectly. Listen, that's it, we're going to get on the plane. There you go, you can take the little walk, it's going to be a bit like a workout in terms of breathing and everything. As soon as things start to speed up, do we get a little apprehensive or is it okay? A little apprehension. I trust the colonel, he has the experience. That's it, we're here to have fun. There are plenty of people who would love to be in my shoes. There you go, we have to honor others. Have a good flight. Okay, thank you very much. The equipment is OK. Is the head OK? The head is OK. Okay, let's go. Come on. Is being a fighter pilot a somewhat solitary profession? So, contrary to what one might think, even on the Rafale Monoplace, in fact, it is not a

solitary job at all since we always fly in patrol, at least two aircraft. So, in fact, we're still working together. The planes are prepared by mechanics, we are close to those mechanics. We go with them on operations and in the squadrons, as you saw earlier, there are also intelligence personnel who help us. So in fact everyone works together to eventually fly planes and in the end it is indeed teamwork that allows us to arrive safely. So the mechanics are going around the plane, that's why we keep our hands on our heads because if we were to touch the controls or anything, the pressure could cause the plane to move and that could be dangerous for the mechanic. What makes you most proud of this job? What does

it bring you on a daily basis? Actually, before being a pilot, I was a soldier, and that's a commitment. What makes me most proud is carrying out missions to protect people, which at the end of the day makes me most proud when I feel like I've been useful. Yeah, of course. Takeoff procedure. Is that okay with you? Everything is fine for me. A small copoir there. We're holding back, we're waiting a bit. We're just checking that we have permission to take off. That's the case. As for the acceleration, you'll see, it won't be much more violent than a commercial airliner. Are you ready? 5 4 3 2 1 takeoff. We release the brakes. We put the combustion chamber in place. A PC of PCs. Did you feel the little tap?

Yeah. 155 rotation nodes. We took off. So. Let's see our friends on the goal to the left. Amazing Oh, incredible! Wow! This is crazy! Gorgeous! It's true that watching it from a plane is not the same. Yeah, 26. So the 24 in service QNH 1000 is at 107. It will be an arrival by Bravo. And in front of us, you should be able to see it in the camera, we can see Cazo's field. We also fly in civilian areas. So we'll have to contact Biarritz airport. It's a bit simplistic that there are many radio traffic zones and so on, even if it's restrictive for military training sometimes, it makes us work, trying to anticipate all the time.

Of course. OK. So it creates mental strain, and that's what we're looking for. All right. To be trained in condition. The purpose of the Rafale is not just to look pretty in France. No. Um, I have a boss who says, "We do n't make art for art's sake." Everything we do has to have a military purpose and train us to do something related to the operational mission. Yeah. OK. What's the longest time you've spent on a mission in an airplane? On long operational missions. I spent up to 10 hours on the plane.

10 hours on the plane? 10 hours on the plane. Stupid question. How do you manage to pee on the plane? So it's not a stupid question at all. It's very cramped on the plane. How do we manage on these long missions? We have devices that allow us to relieve ourselves quite simply. To put it simply, it's a bag that you fill up on the plane and OK, very good. When you're flying in bursts, after a while, do you get a little tired of flying in bursts and think, well, it's kind of routine. Or maybe each time you're surprised, you think to yourself, "I'm lucky." It's a job you can never get tired of because the tasks are different every day. The advantage

we have at AFAL is also that the aircraft is omniroller, so it also performs the full spectrum of missions possible for a fighter jet. The job is different every day. In addition to that, even if you do the same mission twice, it will never happen the same way. Of course, and there will always be unforeseen events. That's what makes the job beautiful too, and why you never get bored. So, to make sure we tighten the abn properly, we're going to ascend into infinity beyond. OK. Whoa! Wow Okay, let's get started with the mouth. Go ahead, whenever you feel like it. So it's taking 4G upstream. We have W 189, we breathe.

Ah, come down, that's perfect. Tilt your head back and you can see the horizon. Oh [__] And there you have it, we've made face of the Pyrenees. Watch him drag it. Turn your head to the right as if you wanted to look over your right shoulder. Yes, I see, I see a colleague. Whoa! That's incredible. That's great. That's because you did 3 2 1 and now it's growing. Ah, that 's good. Incredible [__]! Whoa! From 0 to 800 km/h. It's beautiful what France does, though. It's not bad.

What is the most impressive maneuver a Rafale fighter jet can perform? The Rafale is quite efficient. It is even very efficient in combat maneuvers, that is to say tight turns, very strong maneuvers and with very small turning radii. What's impressive is that when you engage in visual combat against other aircraft, usually the Rafale, it will gain the advantage quite quickly because it is very maneuverable due to its design. We're going to go and sit down Yeah. Peps, thank you very much, huh. Me, basically I make bodybuilding videos in my bedroom. I do push-ups for my abs.? No, it's fine. No vomiting, no blackout, well coached and all. So it was a really good experience. Awesome. Thank you so much. Wow,

congratulations. Yeah, yeah. THANKS. It was a beautiful flight and I had a good noza today. Awesome. Thank you so much. I'm actually doing my workout right now. Once you believe in your dreams, you can actually achieve anything. That's what will actually keep us motivated to succeed in this long training course. It was a great experience, both personally and for what we did for YouTube. I think that with videos like the ones we've made, we're going to motivate a lot of young people. The new generation that watches, that is sometimes lost, that doesn't

know what to do in the future, in life, and by seeing videos like this, will see you in action, see that it is really a team effort, and seemingly without effort, this kind of video, well, it can create vocations, and it will certainly create vocations. So I want to applaud you. Thank you for your work and your commitment. Thank you so much. Thank you very much anyway.