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graeme bird

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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:41 am Post subject: Update on europe travel process required

So, 1st permit renew done (when paperwork arrives) now planning:

Its been a while since I crossed to France, can anyone confirm:

a) log flight plan with AFPEX, and wait for code

b) I can fly from a strip so long as I land at a French customs airfield

c) I need to take a PLB (GPS yellow hand held thing)

d) I presume I will be able to file a Flight plan from France for the return the old way or is that AFPEX again?

e) I can fly direct to a strip in the UK so long as I give Customs 24 hour notice an a time (used to be the case)

f) I guess I need to take a bunch of paperwork, radio licence, permit, insurance etc



Do I need to get permission to land a LAA permit plane?

Thanks, in atticipation

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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:02 am Post subject: Update on europe travel process required

Graeme



a) You don't need to wait for a code, just wait 1 hour or more and activate

with someone like London Information when airbourne.

b) Yes

c) It would be best although there is still some debate

d) It is difficult to find an old style flight planning facility in France.

You can do it through AFPEX if you have access to a computer of a mobile

that is online, or you could do the same through the French OLIVIA site.

Also you could file your return flight plan before you leave the UK if you

know when you are returning (up to 5 days in advance now)

e) Yes you can, but you only need to give 4 hours notice to UK Customs

f) Yes.

No you do not need permission to land a permit plane.



Dave Watts, G-BXDY (Still waiting for the aerodrome to dry out)



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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:22 am Post subject: Update on europe travel process required

Graeme, just to add a little to that. a)  Have you looked

at the 'flying in Europe' section on the new Europa Club

website (www.theeuropaclub.org ), which sets out to have

all the answers to these and other practical flying 

questions? B) although

AFPEx is good and worth getting on top of if you plan much

foreign travelling, the instant flight plan service

offered by  Sky Demon is much easier. c) The French

gendarmerie/customs recently fined someone over 900 euros

for arriving at Le Touquet without a PLB or equivalent, so

don't risk it. d) Pretty much every French airfield that

is big enough to have an ATC service will either accept

paper FPLs or has a computer system to enter one directly,

and at smaller ones very often the flying club will fix

you up with their computer.

      Why not join us on the Le Touquet Fly out? Or the

various other Europa Club flying abroad events?

       Regards, David

On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 10:02:28 -0000

  "David Watts" <dg.watts(at)talktalk.net> wrote:

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<dg.watts(at)talktalk.net>

 

 Graeme

 

 a) You don't need to wait for a code, just wait 1 hour or 

more and activate

 with someone like London Information when airbourne.

 b) Yes

 c) It would be best although there is still some debate

 d) It is difficult to find an old style flight planning 

facility in France.

 You can do it through AFPEX if you have access to a 

computer of a mobile

 that is online, or you could do the same through the 

French OLIVIA site.

 Also you could file your return flight plan before you 

leave the UK if you

 know when you are returning (up to 5 days in advance now)

 e) Yes you can, but you only need to give 4 hours notice 

to UK Customs

 f) Yes.

 No you do not need permission to land a permit plane.

 

 Dave Watts, G-BXDY (Still waiting for the aerodrome to 

dry out)

 

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graeme bird

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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Update on europe travel process required

thanks that's good I hadn't seen that section before.

I have been over a few times - Toulouse, Biscarose, LeTouquet, Granville, omer



when is the trip?

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