Snow place for an airstrip
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Snow place for an airstrip
A bit intimate for my tastes, and not really enough to hold on to when it got turbulent - but I can't complain about the views.
At the altiport above Tignes a fortnight ago...
No in-flight pics I'm afraid - too busy holding on
Good job he had QNH set - we took off downhill...
Still - I've only been up to 6500' before.
At the altiport above Tignes a fortnight ago...
No in-flight pics I'm afraid - too busy holding on
Good job he had QNH set - we took off downhill...
Still - I've only been up to 6500' before.
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Oh wow! that is Sooooo Coool.
A little flying machine which appears to be wearing snowblades.
Does anyone know if the French regulations concerning the use of altisurfaces for microlights are similar to those for aeroplanes ?
A little flying machine which appears to be wearing snowblades.
Does anyone know if the French regulations concerning the use of altisurfaces for microlights are similar to those for aeroplanes ?
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The microlight flights are advertised quite widely around Tignes. One of the two big ski schools (either ESF or Evolution) also promotes them.
It's actually a one-man band. There's no advantage in trying to booking direct. He flies from the altiport above Val Claret. You just go up the 'Tichot' chairlift and it's about 500m on your left - very easy.
The guy was very friendly, although we quickly established that my French was a lot better than his English(!). It seemed to me that the price came down a little when we established I was a fellow aviator
I ended up paying E60 for 35 minutes I think. Not cheap by microlight standards, but worth every cent.
I'll try to post a pic of the 'altiport' later...
The microlight flights are advertised quite widely around Tignes. One of the two big ski schools (either ESF or Evolution) also promotes them.
It's actually a one-man band. There's no advantage in trying to booking direct. He flies from the altiport above Val Claret. You just go up the 'Tichot' chairlift and it's about 500m on your left - very easy.
The guy was very friendly, although we quickly established that my French was a lot better than his English(!). It seemed to me that the price came down a little when we established I was a fellow aviator
I ended up paying E60 for 35 minutes I think. Not cheap by microlight standards, but worth every cent.I'll try to post a pic of the 'altiport' later...
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Does anyone know if the French regulations concerning the use of altisurfaces for microlights are similar to those for aeroplanes ?
The French microlight and mountain pilots associations are working together to agree recommended training for microlight pilots. The training won't be mandatory, but in my view it is indispensable when using places like Tignes. There's not a lot of room for error....
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Does anyone know if the French regulations concerning the use of altisurfaces for microlights are similar to those for aeroplanes ?
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>Microlights can use altiports and altisurfaces without restriction, >and without the pilot requiring training. Quite different than for >aeroplanes.
Different indeed ! Possibly it's easier to judge the nature of a landing surface from a microlight than it is from a regular aeroplane ?
>The French microlight and mountain pilots associations are >working together to agree recommended training for microlight >pilots. The training won't be mandatory, but in my view it is >indispensable when using places like Tignes. There's not a lot of >room for error....
Tignes probably has more room for error than some of the other places available. Gusty crosswinds can spring up and if there are trees dotted about with a ridge in front of you it must be quite different from most landing areas. I don't think I'd fancy an EFATO from that location since there's not a lot of spare space at the bottom, could you glide as far as the lake ? Probably not.
Mind you. In Altissimus picked a week with some of the OKest CAVOK I've seen in a long while, gentle breezes and all round nice stuff.
60€ for 35 mins looks about the same rate as you'd pay for dual control in the UK at some of the microlighting schools I've looked into.
>That is about the going rate (£80ph) for a trial flight in the UK, >so considering its the cost of 6 pints in Tignes, it was a bargain
Sheesh! where where you drinking ?
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Does anyone know if the French regulations concerning the use of altisurfaces for microlights are similar to those for aeroplanes ?
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>Microlights can use altiports and altisurfaces without restriction, >and without the pilot requiring training. Quite different than for >aeroplanes.
Different indeed ! Possibly it's easier to judge the nature of a landing surface from a microlight than it is from a regular aeroplane ?
>The French microlight and mountain pilots associations are >working together to agree recommended training for microlight >pilots. The training won't be mandatory, but in my view it is >indispensable when using places like Tignes. There's not a lot of >room for error....
Tignes probably has more room for error than some of the other places available. Gusty crosswinds can spring up and if there are trees dotted about with a ridge in front of you it must be quite different from most landing areas. I don't think I'd fancy an EFATO from that location since there's not a lot of spare space at the bottom, could you glide as far as the lake ? Probably not.
Mind you. In Altissimus picked a week with some of the OKest CAVOK I've seen in a long while, gentle breezes and all round nice stuff.
60€ for 35 mins looks about the same rate as you'd pay for dual control in the UK at some of the microlighting schools I've looked into.
>That is about the going rate (£80ph) for a trial flight in the UK, >so considering its the cost of 6 pints in Tignes, it was a bargain
Sheesh! where where you drinking ?
