Aero-club of Saint-Omer, LFQN
September 4th & 5th 2004

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2004 : third edition of the fly-in...

The Saint-Omer flying club organizes the third edition of his Jodel Lovers Fly-In on September 4th & 5th 2004. As stated in the name, this fly-in is not "exclusive" and it is dedicated to all Jodel lovers. All kind of planes are welcome, even if our objective is to gather a majority of Jodels...

Foreign visitors are most welcome. During the first editions in 2002 and 2003, respectively 26 and 52 crews took part to the fly-in. Each time, more than a half came from abroad : UK, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

Participating pilots are invited for a meal on Sunday the 5th September, at lunchtime. Prior booking is mandatory. The cost for the lunch is 12 € including drinks, payable on the day.

For pilots coming from remote locations, a welcome comity will be provided from Saturday afternoon. Accommodation and meals rest at your own charge. We can arrange transport from the airfield to Saint-Omer and also to the War and rockets history museum located around 5 kilometres from the airfield.

To help with the organisation, would pilots who intend to participate kindly inform us before August 29th (on-line registration form available at the bottom this page).

Note : The fly-in is not an "Airshow". Public are not admitted and the airfield remains open to traffic during the two days.

2003 edition - Click to enlarge...

2003 edition - Click to enlarge...

2003 edition - Click to enlarge...

 

information about the airfield

Aerodrome

SAINT-OMER WIZERNES (LFQN)
Visual landing chart (pdf - 79 ko)
Map of North of France (gif - 111 ko)

VAC of LFQN - Click to enlarge...

Chart of North of France - Click to enlarge...

Call sign SAINT-OMER
Frequency No radio. Air/air communications on 123.50
CAUTION :
This frequency is shared by several airfields. Please keep in mind to start all messages by "Saint-Omer".
Runways

- 09/27 asphalt runway, 597 metres (no taxiway)
- 03/21 grass runway, 660 metres (80 metres wide, taxiway on the east side)
All circuits : Left Hand at 1000 ft AGL

Customs

For aircraft coming from non-Shengen countries, the airfield should exceptionally provides customs facilities for the week-end. The flying club is in charge of sending the list of participants with all information to the customs services. Participants concerned by these facilities are asked to send us details about people on board : surname, forename, and date of birth. These information can be added in the registration form or sent separately by e-mail or by fax. Please keep in mind that prior registration to the fly-in is mandatory in order to benefit from these customs facilities.

Landing Fee Nil
Fuel 100 LL (1.27 euros / litre in March 2004).
Payment in cash (euros), by cheque (french banks only), or with TOTAL card (credit cards not accepted).
Some tips for the preparation
of your navigation...

 

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A view of the airfield from the south,
with Saint-Omer in the background
The 27/09 asphalt runway and the apron,
in front of the hangar
 

 

accomodation & tourism at Saint-Omer

Accomodation is at the own charge of participants. No reservation will be made by the organisers.

There are few hotels at Saint-Omer (see the list) and they are often full. That is why we suggest to participants to book as soon as possible...

Camping is possible on the airfield. For those who want to do so, please state it with the registration.

Some useful links :

Ville de Saint-Omer
Ville de Saint-Omer

Musée d'Histoire de la Guerre et des Fusées Office de Tourisme de la région de Saint-Omer

 

to contact us...

Aéro-club de Saint-Omer
Aérodrome, Plateau des Bruyères
BP 7, 62967 Longuenesse Cedex, France

acsto@free.fr
(+33) (0) 321 382 542
(+33) (0) 321 989 825
Contact Alexandre BOURGON - secretary of the aero-club
Lionel CLEMENCE - RSA correspondent

 


on-line registration... (registration closed)

download a printable version of this page... (pdf - 230 ko)

 

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Acknowledgements : The Jodel drawings illustrating these pages have been made by Alexandra ZAINAL and are used with her kind permission.


Aéro-club de Saint-Omer
Aérodrome, Plateau des Bruyères

BP 10007 -
62967 Longuenesse Cedex

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