Peter Beecher a écrit:

If there sites in the vicinity of Paris, I would like
to know about them as well.

The nearest glider site from Paris is Beynes, only 30km (20miles) west
from Paris. You will find here 4 training two seaters (ASK21), and a lot
of training and performance single seaters (from ASK23 to LS6-18W). A
lot of people, and many instructors, speak English.
have a look at : http://www.cab.asso.fr/ (click on "accès" for a map,
and "nos planeurs" for pics of our gliders!)