Used to fly out of Aachen in Germany and never heard of such a rule.. .. .I might add that flying in that area was a joy. Tower made all the locals speak english when i pitched up for safety reasons.. .. .Got busted for flying over a graveyard but everything was OK when they found out i was a Island Monkey <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> ( you think its only the British with nick names for the other countrys in europe). .. .If your in the area and want to hire a plane visit Westflug. Very nice planes and the owner of the school is a very sociable chap. And even with not the best English he is a damn good instructor.. .. .MJ