Hire of aircraft in France

Hi SWK,

I do not know about any aeroclubs that rent out just like that.
You need to do a check out, so you spend an hour or so with an
instructor anyway.

A workaround for this if you only like to do some sightseeing is just
rent a plane with a pilot( or instructor).
Probably they let you handle the plane a bit.
Or if you are cheap ask for a "bapteme" (do not mind the spelling),
this is French for introduction flight, these cost about 40~60euro/hr.
Again, probably you can do the flying.
By doing this you see all the nice things in the surrounding of the
aerodrome and you are not the one who has to pay about 45.000 euro if
you accidently overfly one of their nuclear powerplants. And you have a
thing overthere that is called French RT :-(

Have fun,
Kees.