Yes, there’s a deposit, but it depends on the estimate of the fuel quantity. I negotiated it with them and I paid € 200 deposit.
I just don’t have any flying experience down there and it would be so nice to fly “home” on my own!
Fine, but better do it it from the middle of September to the end of October, or do it from the beginning of May the middle of June.
July and August is good for the north, i.e. the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Baltics, northern Poland, northern Germany. The Atlantic coasts of France and Spain are also good in high summer.
Yes, over land it can get hot and bumpy from thermals in in the middle of the day, especially on sight-seeing altitudes. Flying early in the morning or late afternoon in a cloudless sky is quite wonderful though.
Oh, at LELL there is this great handling company called 100 Alas, who would drive up to your aircraft and then straight into Barcelona (and vice versa). They would also take care of paying the landing fees if you want. I haven’t used them for a while though. Price used to be very reasonable, check current situation..
You can cash in Quiberon (just been there), but you get the better price with the Total card!
And places like Chambley (no staff at all) are only possible with Total.
I would try to get it, assume 250L p.a. Fuel and the deposit is small.
That said, it would not have been an issue at Colmar, Quiberon, Dinard, La Rochelle to get fuel with credit card.
Having recently done flights at 30deg ground temp, I would not even think of S-France and Spain before September ;-) in the 172 you at leats leave the doors open until t/o ;-)
