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Old 15th Jun 2010, 11:30
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ianmacphee
 
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I flew into Les Eplatures (LSGC) from France a couple of weeks back and received the warmest welcome ever, thoroughly worth the trip if you fancy a look at the Jura. Good entry point to CH as they will sort out customs blah blah for you without any hassle (via Colmar maybe, also a good customs choice as nobody ever there). Interesting approach too...

You can get a 1 month free trial with https://www.homebriefing.com if you register, should help with the Swiss flight planning.

Another place well worth a visit, quite near Zurich, is Birrfeld: Fliegerschule Birrfeld: Flugplatz Birrfeld

Watch out for the rules on entry and exit if flying in from France as CH are in Schengen but not the EU, and have a special mutual "(dis)agreement" with France which means you must use a customs airport on exit from France and entry to Switzerland. Other Schengen countries play nicely with CH I believe.

If you end up anywhere near Basel, give me a shout.

Enjoy..
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