The best way for a hassle free flight is to know the local rules.
There is a pack of maps and two reference books available called Documents-VFR published by the French Service de l'information Aeronautic.
The pack contains local VFR rules, all Restricted and Danger areas and their dimensions, operational hours and frequencies.
The pack is in French and in English and is in some UK pilot supply shops.
Its not that expensive, I think I paid about £15.
Check the French vizibility requirements for SVFR, they are down to 1.5k in some cases.
There is no quadrantal rule, its semicircular at specific levels, and heights for overflight of towns and cities are stricter than UK.
Last edited by bluskis; 15th Jul 2002 at 18:59.