Alpha Experience: Want to sit at the controls of an Alpha Jet ? It’s possible for three days in Montpellier

L'Alpha Jet aux couleurs de la Patrouille de France a été installé ce mercredi. Il sera accessible jusqu'à samedi. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

The Air and Space Force is recruiting. Also, starting this Thursday, October 10, it is offering activities around the plane mounted on the forecourt of Montpellier City Hall. Before the special day on Saturday.

Experience Alpha. This is the code name chosen by the Air and Space Force, which will be hosting the forecourt of Montpellier City Hall, starting this Thursday and until Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. But no commando operations or military simulation exercises. In fact, the military welcomes the public for the purpose of recruiting.

4,000 positions to be filled in the Air Force

4,000 positions are to be filled for this year 2024, she specifies, emphasizing that she is looking in particular for pilots, but not only since “50 professions and 13 fields of activity” are concerned. It is aimed primarily at young people aged 17 to 30.

In short, three days that are intended to be fun and immersive. Starting with this Alpha Jet in the colors of the Patrouille de France which has been enthroned since this Wednesday on the forecourt, and in which the public can already take a seat. Not forgetting some activities, such as an ejection simulator. Meet around the plane this Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday: flight simulation on Rafale, mission preparation…

Before the big maneuvers on Saturday, from 11 a.m., with workshops to present eight professions, still on the forecourt and inside the town hall, with a flight simulator on a Rafale, mission preparation workshops, mechanics, sports conditioning, parachute and bulletproof vest testing… It's free. Please note that to participate in the workshops, also free, on Saturday, it is better to register.

Registration: devenir-aviateur.fr salon-alpha- montpellier.