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Old 16th March 2005 | 18:06
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Hairyplane
 
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LeMans

A fairly sleepy typical French aeroclub with nothing to worry about as far as I recall.

The biggest pitfall is to park in the GA area and then ask for directions to the (excellent) museum. It is across the other side of the airfield, requiring a long walk around the peri track.

We cheated and landed at the gliding club - nice grass strip and directly alongside the museum - voila!

Not far from there is an interesting aeroclub called La Fleche - literally hacked out of the forest by the military (now long gone).

A very friendly place with a bar.

That area of France is really nice - you need to plan in a trip along the Loire and maybe lob into Saumur for some wine and culture. There are some stunning Chateaux all along the Loire.

A good tip is to avoid doing a Loire trip in the middle of the hot afternoon - it can get quite rough and unpleasant.

No wonder the French tend to fly in the evenings!

Enjoy.

HP
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