Thursday, May 18, 2017

FLY OUT – GOING DUTCH WEEKEND!

Aéro-Sport cordially invites you and your family to our:
FLY OUT – GOING DUTCH WEEKEND!
Friday July 7th – Sunday 9th 2017

Luxembourg – Texel (EHTX) – Enschede/Twente (EHTW) – Genk (EBZW) – Luxembourg: 485 NM

Good atmosphere- good friends !

Weekend highlights:
·         (Electrical) Biking at Dutch North Sea island of Texel
·         Joining international AOPA international pilot’s fly in at Enschede/Twente with entertainment program for young and old
·         International pilot’s BBQ at Enschede /Twente airfield
·         White night at party town Enschede

Organiser: Peter Sodermans, board member UPL-AOPA


FLY OUT – GOING DUTCH - JULY 7TH-9TH 2015 - DETAILS & SCHEDULE
This upcoming fly-out of Aéro-Sport brings us to the Netherlands. On Friday morning July 10th, you’ll fly 216 NM to the island of Texel at the Dutch coast, where you’ll check in at your hotel

Sweeping white-sand beaches, wildlife-rich nature reserves, sun-dappled forests and quaint villages are among the highlights of Texel, the largest and most visited of the Wadden Islands. About 3km north of the coast of Noord-Holland, Texel (pronounced “tes-sel”l) is 25km long and 9km wide. You can either enjoy a relaxing day at the beach or discover the island per (electrical) bike

On Saturday morning July 11th after breakfast, you are flying 90 NM to the newly re-opened airfield nearby Enschede airport (Twente), where the Dutch AOPA organizes an international Fly-In.

Because the event is also promoted by AOPA in Belgium, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, it promises to be an international pilots gathering actively supported with host Enschede Airport Twente, will provide a full-fledged program for young and old.

There is a wide variety of delicious food and drinks from local suppliers; there are very interesting and entertaining seminars to attend; there will be various stands of interesting aviation companies, such as aircraft brands, maintenance and training.(seminars about Mobile flite deck, short field landing, etc….)

You’ll end the day with a luxurious barbecue where the Dutch AOPA and the Enschede/Twente airport promised to take special care of you and your family!

UPL- AOPA Members have free access and do not have to pay a landing fee (you have to bring your UPL-AOPA membership card with you however)

The more courageous can jump into the nightlife of Enschede with plenty of bars in the city

On Sunday morning July 12th, you’ll take it very easy and will be flying out to Genk-Zwartberg in Limburg, Belgium (91NM) where we’ll enjoy a relaxing lunch on this vivid airfield where there’s always something going on. From there, we’ll have a short flight to Luxembourg (78NM)

SCHEDULE

Tuesday July 4th at 7pm 
6pm                        Pre tour briefing at the Aéro-Sport clubhouse
Friday July 7thth  
10am                      Flight from Luxembourg to Texel
Check-in at hotel
2pm                        Guided tour of the island per (electrical) bike, covering the island highlights
                                Or simply enjoy the beach
7pm                        Group dinner
Saturday July 8th 
9.00 am                 Take off for Enschede airport (Twente), where we are welcome by AOPA Netherlands
10:45 am               Joining the international pilots fly-in with a full program for pilots and passengers, setup by AOPA Netherlands.
5.30 pm Pilots BBQ at the Enschede/Twente airfield
9 pm                       Discover the bars and exciting nightlife of Enschede
Sunday July 9th 
10.30 am               Take off for Genk Zwartberg , where we’ll enjoy a small lunch prior to fly back home



REGISTRATION FORM

Please fill out and return by email: info@aerosport.lu – prior to June 25th 2017

First and last name:                                                                                                                       
Address/ZIP/City:                                                                                           

Phone:                          Mobile:                       email: _________________________


Reservation demand Aéro-Sport

1st choice: r LX-___                          2nd choice: r LX-___           3th choice: r LX-___

I’ll joint with my own or another private aircraft r     private aircraft     LX-                          or 

Passenger’s                     First name:                      Last name:                             

First name:                          Last name:                             

First name:              Last name:                                            

Do you have available seats in your plane: If yes, how many ? __________________

Arrival times:
r Friday July 7th, 2017   Arrival at Texel (EHTX)     approx                   hr
r Saturday July 8th, 2017   Arrival at Enschede/Twente (EHTW)  approx                   hr

Hotel reservations: night 7/8thth :

Texel: it is high season in Texel with little hotels availability left, pilots are advised to make room reservation by themselves asap via booking.com (there’s a free cancellation option, please book right away).

We suggest the following 5 hotels for our pilots and their passengers:
 - Airport hotel (very limited availability)       reservation link   @   https://goo.gl/I7VD8d more than 190€
  In the village of “DE KOOG” there are several hotels nearby each other with availabilities
 -Hotel Tesselhof ***                                         reservation link @  https://goo.gl/ZfII6l (rooms 90€ and more)
- Hotel De Pelikaan ***                                     reservation link @ https://goo.gl/tAmgkS (rooms 100€)
 - Hotel Greenside Texel ****                         reservation link @ https://goo.gl/TJgiWi (rooms 150€ and more)
- Fletcher Hotel - Restaurant de Cooghen **** reservation link @   https://goo.gl/f8Vcdl (rooms 130€ and more)

Please insert which hotel you have booked for your team in Texel: ______________________

Hotel reservations: night 8th/9thth :

Enschede: it is high season in Enschede, pilots are advised to make room reservation by themselves asap via the website of the Vandervalk hotel ****, with the option to cancel for free.
Reservation link @  https://goo.gl/0mzQuf  (rooms at 100€)

Please insert which hotel you have booked for your team in Enschede: ____________________________



 

TO DO LIST FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE


  •  Fill out the registration form (preferably enter your details directly in word) indicating your details as well as the names of your passengers, so we can notify the AOPA organisation in the Netherlands(practical arrangements BBQ)
  •  Aéro-Sport blocked their planes for this group fly out. Please indicate in the registration form here above which plane you prefer to reserve to attend this event. You can indicate your first choice, your second and third choice. Please note it will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis whereby the date of arrival of your filled out registration form at Aéro-Sport info@aerosport.lu is decisive.
  • Please indicate whether you have a seat available in your plane for other pilots or participants
  • For convenience reasons, please indicate your estimated arrival time in Texel as well as Enschede/Twente
  • We’ve noticed that the available rooms in Texel are very scarce, reason to proceed right away with your hotel reservation. We have provided you here above a number of suggestions. It is not possible to book the whole group in the same hotel. We’ve selected hotels in the village of “DE KOOG” at the Texel Island, which are at walking distance from each other. The selected hotels can be canceled free of charge, reason to make reservations today
  • We have provided you in the registration form with hyperlinks to make the hotel reservations. You are solely responsible for making the reservations and for cancelling them when the weather is bad and you cannot make it to Texel or Enschede. UPL-AOPA or Aéro-Sport is not involved in this process and we have no spare rooms available
  • Please insert in the form which hotel you booked in Texel and Enschede, so that the organisation has an overview
  • Once the registration form is completely filled out, please return it to info@aerosport.lu
  • Pre tour briefing is scheduled at the Aéro-Sport clubhouse on Tuesday July 4th  at 7 pm, where we’ll discuss practical items regarding to this event
  •  A travel blog has been initiated on which more details (pictures and videos) about this fly out can be retrieved: please check http://travelaerosport.blogspot.com/
  •  Reservations are accepted until June 25th . Aéro-Sport blocks the planes in their reservation system until that date. If you haven’t submitted your demand by June 25th, we cannot guarantee you a plane anymore, which would be a pity.
  • There is no registration fee, this fly-out is free of charge.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

An Aéro-Sport classic: discovery of the champaign region 2017 edition

Aéro-sport cordially invites you and your family to the WEEKEND DISCOVERY TOUR OF FRENCH CHAMPAGNE REGION

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


SCHEDULE



Tuesday May 30th 2017

7pm                      Pre tour briefing at the Aéro-Sport clubhouse. 

                            This is also the deadline to confirm your participation
                           

Friday June 2nd 2017

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

                           
                             Check-in at your hotel at your choice (
Golden Tulip next to the airfield

                             at 73€ (preferred choice) or Hôtel Première Classe at 55,00€ or F1
                             Hôtel at 32,00€) . 
                             
                             With an  UPL-AOPA membership card, one gets a 10%
                             discount on room rates at the Golden Tulip hotel.
                       
 8pm                     Group dinner at Grand Tulip Hotel adjacent to the Troyes airfield


Saturday June 3rd 2017

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)


6pm                      You will be picked up at your hotel and will be transported
                             per bus to the PENOT winery for Champaign tasting.
                             A dinner is graciously offered by Martine and Claude PENOT

12pm                    Return by bus to hotel

Sunday June 4th 2017

7am                      Weather update @ swimming pool of Golden Tulip hotel

9am                      Breakfast

10 am                   Departure for the airfield of Etampes-Mondésir (LFOX), bus transfer 

                            to la Ferté Alais

11am                     Visit of the flying museum of La Ferté Alais (150 planes in the
                             collection ofwhich roughly half of them still can fly) 

                             Live demonstration of classic flying airplanes

1pm                      Lunch together with the pilots of the classic airplanes association

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

6pm                      Departure for ELLX


If you like to join, please send an email to info@aerosport.lu indicating


  • Title: discovery of the champaign region 2017 edition
  • Your name
  • Address details
  • Mobile phone
  • email
  • Persons on board
  • own plane ==> call sign
  • club plane ==> call sign
  • Pilot in command
  • Names of your passengers
  • Please indicate whether you'll arrive with group A at LFQB Troyes on June 2nd at which time
  • Please indicate whether you'll arrive with group B at LFQB Troyes on June 3rd at which time
  • Please indicate whether you'll arrive with group C at LFOX Etamps on June 4th at which time





















Landing at Troyes airport ( in a Robin) looks like this





The swimming pool of the Grand Tulip hotel, Troyes
On Saturday morning, you either either visit the historical town of Troyes with its abundant cultural heritage such as the following highlights:

·        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 and lunch



 the flying museum of the Jean Salis association

Ferté Alais

Airport security briefing Aéro-Sport

As an aeroclub active at an international airport such as Luxembourg, security is absolutely key ! That's why your club organises on Thursday May 18th at 7pm at the clubhouse the next security briefing - 2017 edition. 

You'll be given a full overview of the do's and dont's as well you get an insight in how to proceed when you take passengers with you or visiting the clubhouse with a friend.

Your are cordially invited to attend. Please send an email to info@aerosport.lu to confirm your participation.