Best Place To Go In North France?
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Best Place To Go In North France?
Just out of interest here, and for the fact that i might be flying to france in a few weeks time, does anyone know of any good airports about 1 hour into france, which have local travel lodge's etc...?
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Assuming that we are talking about 1 hour into France in a Piper Warrior... 
If you like the bright likes of the big city, try Pontoise. Very convenient for Paris, very cheap, big runways, and a VOR on the field. Very friendly. A definite passenger pleaser.
If you want to go for something a little less obvious, try Rouen. Nice historic city centre; scene of the burning of Joan of Arc, a short taxi-ride away from the centre. Very friendly lady ATCO of my acquaintance should you need a local contact
Or, you could try Quimper, if you are happy to cross via the Channel Islands. A little over an hour into France, and right in the heart of Brittany. Very pleasant town with loads of history.
For the easy option, try Amiens. A small airport, much less than 1 hour into France. Very friendly club, and once again, a very short ride in the historic city centre.
Finally, try Reims Prunay. Possibly a little over an hour for you (depending on where you enter French airspace, and where your hour's stopwatch starts from), but a super airfield with immediate access to Reims and Epernay... the centre of Champagne country,.
Hows that for starters.
If you like the bright likes of the big city, try Pontoise. Very convenient for Paris, very cheap, big runways, and a VOR on the field. Very friendly. A definite passenger pleaser.
If you want to go for something a little less obvious, try Rouen. Nice historic city centre; scene of the burning of Joan of Arc, a short taxi-ride away from the centre. Very friendly lady ATCO of my acquaintance should you need a local contact
Or, you could try Quimper, if you are happy to cross via the Channel Islands. A little over an hour into France, and right in the heart of Brittany. Very pleasant town with loads of history.
For the easy option, try Amiens. A small airport, much less than 1 hour into France. Very friendly club, and once again, a very short ride in the historic city centre.
Finally, try Reims Prunay. Possibly a little over an hour for you (depending on where you enter French airspace, and where your hour's stopwatch starts from), but a super airfield with immediate access to Reims and Epernay... the centre of Champagne country,.
Hows that for starters.
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At Abbeville, not terribly far south of Le Touqet, there's a perfectly respectable motel actually on the airfield, with a really rather nice restaurant. So it's a good place for an overnight stop if you're moving farther on in the morning, you have everything you need without getting involved in taxis etc.
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PWP
Hi PWP
Lots of postings for a 16 year old.
Have you had your first flying lesson yet?
Have you taken any of the advice given to you in response to your previous postings about 'getting started' ??
A lot of very knowledgable people have spent a lot of time providing painstaking responses to your diverse enquiries.
Just curious.......
HP
Lots of postings for a 16 year old.
Have you had your first flying lesson yet?
Have you taken any of the advice given to you in response to your previous postings about 'getting started' ??
A lot of very knowledgable people have spent a lot of time providing painstaking responses to your diverse enquiries.
Just curious.......
HP
