francoflyers

Reader's Question - Re-register UK ULM in France

Colin Smith writes;

Hello . I have a Mini-max ULM currently registered in the UK as an SSDR.

UK regulations do not permit an SSDR to fly outside the UK.

I am Resident in Belgium fairly close to the French border and plan on buying a house in France quite soon.

Can anyone help me by letting me know if it's possible to import my Aircraft to France and register it there?

It was on an LAA permit until 2014 and the LAA supervised the construction process.

I am very fond of it and do not want to part with it if possible.

Quite happy for any permit inspections necessary.

many thanks.

Colin Smith

Reader's Question - Shared Ownership

David Simons writes;

Does anyone know of any website(s) for fractional ownerships in France? I am looking around the Paris area.

Are there any other resources for angloflyers in Paris other than clubs? Shares, partnerships etc.?

 

 

Reader's Question - Conversion of South African CPL to EASA

I am a pilot and, having moved to France to live with my wife, I am looking to convert my South African CPL (A) to an EASA one (at this stage I am not too fussed about it being done in France itself, as I have not found any compelling reason to put up the considerable costs if this can be done somewhere else for less money).

I have not been very successful in finding much information on how to do so - only that I need to re-take the theoretical examinations and have an EASA class 1 medical.

I would be very much grateful if you could point me towards any of your members, participants or resources on how I can get to flying in France.

Any and every help you can provide would be extremely welcome and appreciated.

With thanks (and wishing you good luck in these trying times),

SL

Reader's Question - Airfield For Sale

Isabelle Billiau writes:

Hello, we are selling an airfield with 2 houses and 2 small hangars near Deauville, Normandy.

Our father was a pilot and light aircraft instructor.

I think he would have loved a pilot to buy his property, he flew until the age of 80 but passed away this winter aged 87.

Do you know where we can advertise this?

Thank you!

Isabelle Billiau

 

Reader's Question - Mountain Flying Training

Nick Ludlow writes:

I hope you don’t mind me writing to you but I represent a young pilot (my son) in need of some mountain training and I wondered if you might be able to help before he embarks on his double world record flight.

Travis Ludlow a 17 year old pilot with a FAA and EASA PPL, who just recently got back from the US after completing his Instrument Rating in Phoenix. He started flying at 13 and became the youngest glider pilot on his 14th birthday and then the youngest certified PPL pilot on his 17th. His big event starts next year when he take-off to fly around the world, to be the youngest pilot in history to do so.

His is very fortunate to have some major sponsors behind him, namely; Bendix King, iHeartMedia, Whelan Aerospace Technologies, AeroGuard, Foreflight and many other. His sponsors have requested he return to the US for speaking engagements and the Oshkosh air show after his around the world flight, which would put him on the west coast of the US, when he finished in the US. So the decision was made to continue west; so now his around the world flight has become twice around the world and only one person has ever done that before, in the same year.

We are hoping that you might be able to help direct him to a school that might be able to offer him some vital mountain training and rating for his epic, double world record flights. We believe we can offer them excellent media value in exchange for training (or part thereof) .

If you have the time, would you care to look at his website which explains his double world record flight next year www.aroundtheworldsolo.co.uk

I would love to hear from you and discuss this with you further.

Kind regards and thank you for your time.

 

Reader's Question - Licence Revalidation

Graham Warren writes:

Hello

I am British and I have lived in Bordeaux for the last 2 years. I have UK pilots licences as follows:

- UK PPL since about 1990 about 1000 hours P1
- UK Microlight PPL since about 1986 250 hours P1

The privileges on both have lapsed and the last time I flew as a pilot in command was 2011 when in my part shared Cessna 182. I was a reasonably experienced pilot travelling all over Europe but since a move to Switzerland in 2011 I foolishly allowed the privileges to lapse. I would like any pointers on what might be required to start up again on flying just ULMs here in France, specifically,

- Exams likely to be required and would they have to be done in French?
- Where best to submit queries to the DGAC.

I really miss flying!

Many thanks.

Graham Warren
Pessac