Flying in France (incl Permits, Private sites and Pictures)

[MD900 Explorer]

More photo's

I know it isn't France, but just a hop over the border is San Sebastian



Leaving San Sebastian for Biaritz after we ran with the bulls



Departing view of airport at San Sebastian



Regards
MD

[MD900 Explorer]

Heliport

Sorry, Since i am a computer dummy i don't know how to resize phot's, so if you get a chance can you resize them.

Thanks

MD

[Heliport]

Done.
Phew!

I've left a few as links.

Heliport

[MD900 Explorer]

Resizing

Heliport

Thanks for that.

Could you send me a PM with how to do the resizing and software you used, so i don't have to pester you with this again.

MD

[delta3]

Helisurface in France

Mas du Langoustier, Island of Porquerolle, Cote d'Azur

Green gras in front of hotel, very nice but a bit tricky in gusting Mistral.
Picture taken on a windless day...

d3

[EESDL]

Based out of Jet Systems http://www.TEAMLNT.com
Had a great week. Ferried guests, drivers and team personnel in to Le Mans throughout the week from a great Chateau (des Broittieres) 40nms sw near Champigne (working on pic!)

Dropped off a tired boss and his wife back in sunny Yorkshire, with the sun glinting off the Le Mans 24hr trophy for first place in GT2!!!!
Reckon it's been a while since a 'privateer' has won such a prestigious race........ Chants of 'YORKSHIRE YORKSHIRE' could be heard from the podium!!!!

Winning car

[EESDL]

Chateau des Broittieres - 40nm sw Le Mans

47:41.3N 000:35.4W
XV111e Vallee de la Loire France
Francois & Hedwige de Valbray
49330 Champigne
Tel: [phone] Fax: ..........01 55
www.broittieres.com [email protected]

Chateau des Broittieres (South view)

[Southern Cross]

Next week am taking my 206 down to just south of La Rochelle with my freshly minted Helisurface permit on board. Can anyone recommend a good chateau for lunch somewhere between Deauville and La Rochelle that is known to accept helicopter diners? Somewhere in the Loire would be most pleasing...

Thanks in advance.

SC

[Hairyplane]

Heli Surfaces Permit

Hi Southern Cross,

Is a HSP difficult to get? I have heard that it is a beaurocratic nightmare.

Any help appreciated.

VBR

Hairyplane

[2Sticks]

Hi Hairyplane
If you're a member of HCGB, get in touch with the club event secretary - he's an expert on this and has a pre-completed example form to help you fill in the application. I do know the forms have changed lately though and I'm assuming he will have an up to date version.
Regards
2Sticks

[Hairyplane]

Heli Surfaces Permit

Thanks a lot!

I am a member and will do just that.

VBR

Hairyplane

[EESDL]

Back out to France 2007

Don't get out much but back to Le Mans for pre-qual this weekend in an attempt to defend GT2 title................

Has much changed since last year?

Now that we have a helicopter with 'legs' - looking at flying direct to chateau from LEEDS...
has anyone managed to convince the French customs to permit this or do you always have to enter via an 'airfield'.

[206 jock]

Are there any height restirctions, for landing in the Alps (as there are in Switzerland)? I'm planning to go down to the Alps this summer in my 206. I have a Heli-surface permit and will land at around 1,100m outside a village.

I need to be a bit careful: the local mayor is bit anti-heli, I need to be bang on with the paperwork!

[EESDL]

chateau site nr Le Mans

both cars running well for Le mans and all drivers qualified.

not a drop-in for Lunch site but a heli-friendly owner who can provide reasonable accom with a nearby Auberge for grub.
47 53 24.14N
000 12 59.08E
[email protected]
Pierre Monnoyer
72230 Monce-en-Belin


how are pics uploaded again?

[thejacket]

Tour de France NOTAM - THIS SUNDAY

Notam pasted in below, will maybe affect people flying out of Biggin Hill, Redhill, Headcorn, Damyn's Hall, Rochester etc..

Just one question - has anyone an easy way of getting a graphical picture of this notam? OR do we have to all hunch over our charts and plot them out by hand? Surely there is an easier way?


---------pasted in--------

REF: J2860/07 From: 2007-Jul-08 Sun 10:00 To: 2007-Jul-08 Sun 15:30 ICAO: EGTT

AUS 07-07-0167/2258/AS7 RESTRICTED AREA TEMPORARY FOR UK LEG OF TOUR DE FRANCE
CYCLE RACE. MAUVE AIC 51/2007 MAUVE 231 REFERS. THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTION OF
FLYING REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE UNDER ARTICLE 96 OF THE AIR NAVIGATION ORDER
2005 (MIL ACFT SHOULD COMPLY WITH JSP552 201.135.9) -

1. BTN 1000 AND 1130
NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 1500FT AMSL WI THE FOLLOWING AREA - 513122N 0001106E 512510N 0003630E 512125N 0002500E 512539N 0000821E 512628N 0000821E THENCE ANTI-CLOCKWISE BY AN ARC OF A CIRCLE RAD 5NM CENTRED ON 513019N 0000319E 513122N 0001106E

2. BTN 1100 AND 1230
NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 1800 FEET AMSL WI THE FOLLOWING AREA -512125N 0002500E 512510N 0003603E 511445N 003400E 511200N 0002300E 511130N 0001200E 512125N 0002500E.

3. BTN 1200 AND 1330
NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 1800FT
AMSL WI THE FOLLOWING AREA - 511130N 0001200E 511200N 0002300E 510900N 0003000E 510330N 0003000E 510620N 0001200E 511130N 0001200E

4. BTN 1300 AND 1400
NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 1800FT AMSL WI THE FOLLOWING AREA - 510900N 0003000E 510800N 0003800E 511000N 0004630E 510350N
0004620E 510140N 0004130E 510330N 0003000E 510900N 0003000E.

5. BTN 1330 AND 1450
NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 1800FT AMSL WI THE FOLLOWING AREA - 511000N 0004630E 511220N 0005130E 510930N 0005930E 510350N 0010020E 510350N 0004620E 511000N 0004630E.

6. BTN 1410 AND 1530
NO ACFT IS TO FLY BELOW 1800FT AMSL WI THE FOLLOWING AREA - 511850N 0010100E 511850N 0010920E 510600N 0010640E 510350N 0010020E 510930N 0005930E.

THESE REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO ANY ACFT IN THE SERVICE OF METROPOLITAN OR KENT POLICE OR FLYING IN THE SERVICE OF
HELICOPTER EMERGENCY SERVICES OR FLYING ON BEHALF OF AERIENNES HELICOPTERES DE FRANCE OR AMAURY SPORTS ORGANISATION.

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by thejacket

Just one question - has anyone an easy way of getting a graphical picture of this notam?

Yep. Download this pdf from flyontrack:

http://www.flyontrack.co.uk/2007restrictions.pdf


It's on pg 4.

[007helicopter]

Fast Online Notams with Map

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=239905

Discussed on this thread in private flying, used it a few times and found very easy, well worth a look

[davidd]

use the notam map on www.ukga.com

[chevvron]

The AIC has a very good map of the RA(T), so why should you need to plot it?

[flap flap flap]

I was in Hyde Park today (sat) watching the tour prologue; a police helicopter was constantly overhead. Isn't this a bit of a waste of taxpayers money (what's it cost? about £1,000 per hour?), just having it mooching around, when there isn't an actual incident happening?

Why can't it just stay on the ground until it's needed to attend and incident?