pjotrtje wrote:Awesome! Did you get to witness it?
I was fortunate enough to witness it indeed.
My last operational encounter with the mighty Mir F-1 was at Leeuwarden in April 2013. So today was a good day. Little sun burned, dehydrated, and a heat stroke but all well worth it.
ATAC has their next two Mirage F-1's airborne Oct 30, 2020.
Mirage F-1CT ex FAF 273 as N632AX (green camo).
Mirage F-1CR ex FAF 653 as N633AX (desert brown camo).
That makes 8 total airworthy at the moment:
N601AX, ex 502, F-1B (AFW?).
N607AX, ex 517, F-1B (AFW?).
N614AX, ex 226, F-1CT (Holloman).
N618AX, ex 229, F-1CT (Holloman).
N624AX, ex 243, F-1CT (Holloman).
N632AX, ex 273, F-1CT (AFW).
N633AX, ex 653, F-1CR (AFW).
N634AX, ex 274, F-1CT (Holloman).
Tally.
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Mirage F-1CT ex FAF 242 as N622AX (green camo), first flight in US Civ Reg, Dec 7, 2020.
Mirage F-1CT ex FAF 283 as N646AX (green camo), first flight in US Civ Reg, Dec 4, 2020.
Not aware of any others coming out soon. Of course their hangars are full but haven't seen any others that suggest they are close to being completed for first flight.
I believe this to be the current status of the Atac F-1 fleet:
N601AX, ex 502, F-1B (AFW).
N607AX, ex 517, F-1B (AFW).
N614AX, ex 226, F-1CT (Luke).
N618AX, ex 229, F-1CT (Holloman).
N622AX, ex 242, F-1CT (AFW).
N624AX, ex 243, F-1CT (Holloman).
N632AX, ex 273, F-1CT (Holloman).
N633AX, ex 653, F-1CR (Luke).
N634AX, ex 274, F-1CT (Holloman).
N646AX, ex 283, F-1CT (AFW).
Ex FAF Mirage F1CR 620, as N617AX first flight with ATAC was April 8, 2021. Only lasted about 10 minutes. Second flight today, April 9 and lasted about 1 hour.