Champagne weekend 2015

Aéro-sport cordially invites you and your family to :

WEEKEND DISCOVERY TOUR OF FRENCH CHAMPAGNE REGION

"La vie est nulle sans bulles"May 16-17th 2015

Luxembourg - Troyes(LFQB) - La Ferté Alais (LFFQ) - Luxembourg (352NM)

SCHEDULE

Tuesday May 12^th  

6pm                      Pre tour briefing at the Aéro-Sport clubhouse organised by Jean Birgen

Friday May 15^th  

6pm                      Departure Team A: ELLX to Troyes (LFQB)

                              Check-in at your hotel

                              Group dinner at Grand Tulip Hotel (former Novotel) adjacent to the Troyes airfield

Saturday May 16th

8am                      Departure Team B: ELLX to Troyes (LFQB)

10.30am               Visit historical sites of Troyes or shopping at outlet store McArthurGlen

2pm                      Departure Team C: ELLX to Troyes (LFQB)

5pm                      All teams will be picked up at the two listed hotels and will be transported per bus to the PENOT winery for champaign tasting, followed by a dinner offered by Martine and Claude PENOT.

12pm                    Return by bus to hotel

Sunday May 17th

7am                      Weather update and swimming pool

9am                      Breakfast

10.30am               Departure all teams for La Ferté Alais (LFFQ) – landing at LFFQ only with authorisation

1pm                      Lunch

3pm                      Visit of the flying museum of the Jean Salis association

6pm                      Departure for ELLX

Here under are some details, pictures and video-clips.

Landing at Troyes airport ( in a Robin) ,looks as this

The swimming pool of the Grand Tulip hotel, Troyes

On Saturday morning May 16^th, you either either visit the historical town of Troyes with its abundant cultural heritage such as the following highlights:

·        The St-Madeleine church with its stained glass windows

·        Maison de l'Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere : Superb display of tools….artistic, aesthetic…a must to see! Allows the visitor to experience and understand the work and lives of carpenters, masons, etc

·        Modern Art Museum: The museum has a wide-ranging and very worthwhile collection of many schools and artists, all housed in a historic building 

·        Apothicairerie de l'hotel Dieu le Conte : lovely 18th century apothecary

Alternatively, you can also opt to find your favourite designer brands at reduced prices, all year round at outlet store McArthurGlen Troyes (110 stores offering a selection of 300 brands). 

Saturday evening at 6pm, we’ll pick you up at either the Golden Tulip Hotel or the Fast Hotel and you will be driven by bus to the village of Ville-sur-Arce where the PENOT family invites us for an evening of fellowship at the Champaign winery of Martine and Claude PENOT with Champaign tasting “à go-go”. There are long lasting friendship ties with the PENOT family and Luxembourg. Claude PENOT is besides being a wine maker, also the Mayor of Ville-s-Arc, pilot and honorary president of the FNA.

Claude PENOT - blanc de blanc

On Sunday morning, you’ll have the chance to discover the private Ferté Alais (LFFQ) aerodrome, which has a restricted use policy. We will be welcomed in person by Jean SALIS, the lunch will be served at the restaurant of the flying museum of the Jean Salis association at la Ferté-Alais where you’ll meet the pilots of this association for a social talk.

 the flying museum of the Jean Salis association

Ferté Alais

Aéro-Sport Static display

Aéro-Sport organizes its open door days from 2 to 3 May 2015, to commemorate the 70 anniversary of the return to Luxembourg from exile of Grande Duchesse Charlotte. 

No VFR weather

We had some bad luck with our season opener to Texel. The weather was definitively not VFR and all our pilots have been cancelling.... too bad.
Let's hope our upcoming event (static display event May 1 and fly out to the Champage region) will benefit of CAVOK weather

Memorial Tourist Flight Hans Gutmann 2015

Every year, pilots from all over Europe fly together across borders to countries all over Europe. Flying that way, they pay a tribute to the late Hans Gutmann, the famous and renowned Austrian airman, who organised so many long-range trips. Jean Birgen, as Technical Officer FAI-GAC and board member of Aéro-Sport and UPL-AOPA Luxembourg, has taken over the charge to organize the annual longe-range rally. The next rally, which will take place July 01. – July 04. 2015, is being put together.

Pilots coming from everywhere in Europe

Our base, for 4 days, will be the airfield Jakabszallas (LHJK), Hungary, and we will stay in the Aero-Hotel. 

Jakabszallas airfield is located near Balaton Sea, south of Budapest. No crews, even those coming from North or South of Europe, will have to cross the Alps. Services are available, hangars, maintenance, fuel, etc.

During four days, we will fly day trips to airfields in neighbour countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Poland. 

Pilots can choose their preferred destinations, and participate in parts of the rally only.

local fly outs

We expect to maximize meetings with friends from local aero-clubs, Aeronautical Federation (FAI), European Powered Flying Union (EPFU), Europe Air Sports (EAS), Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA), Ultra Lights (ULM), Home Build (RAS), etc.

Touristic flying activities will be organized every day, with one short and /or longer trip to touristic highlights, Air Museum, aircraft manufacturers, Hangar 7/8 Red Bull, in Salzburg, or the Red Bull Air Race 4 July, in Budapest. All evenings, events will be organized, including meals and drinks. The Aero-Hotel has restaurants, a swimming pool, bowling, fitness, sports centre, tennis fields, pilot bar, active relaxation and touristic organisations. (www.aerohotel.hu).

The FAI General Aviation Commission fully supports this long range Memorial Tourist Flight, to promote flying, air sports and air friendship, in the same spirit Hans Gutmann did for so many pilots.