On Jun 6, 1:05 am, Matt Whiting wrote:
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On Jun 5, 12:02 pm, Matt Whiting wrote:
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On Jun 5, 5:30 am, Jay Honeck wrote:
But I fail to see in what way and how the French goverment is involved
in that.
You don't see how the French government has made it extremely
expensive for the average French citizen to fly general aviation
aircraft?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"
Well, flying in France is cheap compared to most other European
countries.
Next week I'm going there, if I can find a rental I'll report what the
costs are.
Why would finding a rental be hard in a GA friendly country?

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Most rentals in France are club aircraft, for members only.
They do that to keep cost and (as I understand) paperwork down.

It is not difficult to find a rental but to avoid the introduction fee
or contribution to become a club member first.

That doesn't sound like a cheap way to fly ... back to Jay's original
point. What is a typical club fee to join? My flying club is around
$200 to join and the airplane requires a lengthy check-out. Joining
temporarily as an alternative to true renting would not be convenient,
quick or inexpensive.

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About the same but +100 , depending on age.
Under 17 most French clubs( at least the ones I checked) give a
discount of about 60%.
Nice way to get young people into aviation.

-Kees