Ready For Takeoff - Turn Your Aviation Passion Into A Career

RFT 276: French Navy Pilot Pierre-Henri Chuet


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Pierre-Henri (nick name Até) is a dual Canadian and French citizen. Até grew up on RAF Linton-On-Ouse with an exchange instructor father on the RAF Jet Provost.

After being Europe’s youngest pilot at 15 in 2001 and flying in the French national Precision Flying team for the 2006 World Championships, he joined the French Navy to fly jets.

 After 26 months as an exchange Officer in the US NAVY he graduated as a Naval Aviator and flew Super-Etendard from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

In 2014 he transitioned to the Dassault Rafale.

Até deployed several times including after the 2015 French terrorist attacks.

He flew missions over Iraq, flying combat missions from the French aircraft carrier both at night and day. He received a Cross for Military Valour for meritorious action in the face of the enemy.

 Flying several seasons in the French Navy Tactical Display as wingman he became the Leader of the display in 2017. Meanwhile, he was appointed Rafale Navy Subject Matter Expert at just 29 and chief instructor for the Rafale in the Navy at 30 years old.

 Leaving the military to fly for a Major Airline on the Boeing 737MAX, he decided to share his experience.

Até holds over 2500 hours of flight time including more than 1850 hours on fighter aircraft. He flew a wide range of aircraft from general aviation or aerobatic aircraft to Business jets and of course fighter aircraft.

He has completed over 200 carrier landings.

Enjoying triathlon, he took part in the 2007 Amateur Long distance Triathlon World Championships and in the 2009 Amateur Short Distance Duathlon World Championships.

He has spoken for events or companies like Dassault, Safran, MBDA, Thales, The London Tech Week, EdTechXEurope, and banks

Até is married with a family of three and now lives in Hampshire, UK.

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