Chartres
Hi Tp102,
Champ Chump and I have been in to Chartres a couple of times in June this year. No problems, although the Air / Air radio is in French. If they hear a Brit. they will probably keep quite unless they are really troubled by something.
We had fuel on request and they took UK credit / debit cards. I see Bottlang state four hours notice, but we have never encountered a problem. On previous trips to France in August there have been times when Avgas has been in short supply and various airfields have only been selling it to home based aircraft.
The gliders operate from the grass strip on the north side of the hard runway and don’t cause any problems.
We night stopped there on the way south. The cheaper hotel was full so we ended up at the more expensive one. Both are a five-minute walk from the field.
There is a marked grass parking area beside the taxiway. On other trips I’ve camped beside the aircraft.
Hope you have a good trip.
Safe Flying,
Richard W.