Luxembourg aviators Jean Ries and Patrice Deglun were dreaming about flying in a small single-engine plane from Luxembourg to Japan via the “Silk Road” in a true pioneering spirit. Such a bold adventure requires vision, innovation and creativity. It also means dealing with stress, unpredictability and crises on top of …
We have currently two openings to join the board of UPL-AOPA Luxembourg as of early 2020. Every year, half of our eight board members seats are eligible for election. Our board members Marco Felten and Jean-Claude Frank are not seeking to renew their mandate after many years of faithful service. …
The Directorate of Civil Aviation informs that: as of today (15.11.2019), criminal record files are no longer required for Part-FCL licence transfers, as well as for applications for student licenses for parachutists and micro-light pilots. The forms from the DAC have been updated accordingly and will be available on the …
To ROCKET ROUTE who made this trip possible Thursday May 23rd 2019 Luxembourg (ELLX) 4h42 Dubrovnik (LDDU) – Over the Alps We actually had planned, Patrice and I, to fly single engine from Luxembourg to Japan. A daunting project certainly, but at least something different. The planned “Silk Road” was …
The annual UPL rally is organized on September 28th. All pilots are invited to participate. Each crew consists of maximum two crew members. The task comprises navigation, precision landing, observation (identification of photos), theoretical questions and special tasks. There are bonus points when one crew member is student pilot or …
UPL-AOPA Fly-out to Bihać Bosnia-Herzegovina15th-18th of August 2019 Official report by participants of LX-AIR Introduction The Pilot’s union of Luxembourg and the AOPA Luxembourg organizes every year several fly-out’s to some destinations in and outside Europe to promote recreational flying in small airplanes and to discover new places.So was the …
Following Hans Gutmann: Flight to the Promised Land in Light Aircraft Six pilots of the Aero-Sport and UPL_AOPA and two members of the Fliegerclub Region Trier e.V. report about their flight excursion to the Dead Sea: Again, they took part in the “Memorial Hans Gutmann Tourist Rally” Flight, internationally well …
Dear Pilots, The long Weekend of August is approaching rapidly. If you’re still hesitating on your travel plans, we have put together an authentic fly-out to a destination we are sure you never heard about. And yet, it is a hidden gem with very moderate pricing and a full program. …
