Air sports Lorraine

All year round, subject to good weather conditions, discover Alsace by hot air balloon with Aérovision. You will fly over the Vosges mountains, the vineyards, the Alsace plain and the Ried between Munster and Colmar or in the Greater Saverne area. The trip lasts 4-5 hours, including 1 to 2 hours of actual flight time. The take-off is usually at daybreak: the light and wind conditions are best at that time. As a highlight of your flight, you will be offered a glass of Crémant d'Alsace!

Founded in 1977, it's the oldest free flight school in France and one of the largest FFVL-approved. The team of 8 state-certified instructors selects the best weather slots for theory or practice, with a formula adapted to each individual. The main focus is on teaching free flight. First flights are offered in season. And thanks to a special wheelchair, people with reduced mobility can discover this exhilarating sensation!

The history of this base could be written in a textbook. The Polygone airfield was home to the Kaiser's armies, the prestigious Cigognes fighter units and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Today, the Aéro-club d'Alsace offers a wide range of leisure activities, from motorized and gliding flights to parachuting. If you're a beginner, you can take your first flight, and the younger ones can take their "brevet d'initiation aéronautique". Finally, if you'd like to become a pilot, your dream is perfectly attainable. Please visit our website to find out the exact conditions and prices.

The paramotor is an easier-to-handle type of microlight, accessible from the age of 15. To take off on foot, simply run a few meters with the engine harnessed to your back, then use the throttle to climb. Pierre Fritsch is the club's instructor, offering introductory courses and the use of a flight simulator. It's a great experience, especially as he also offers complete training courses so that you can eventually take off on your own.

Are you dreaming of flying? The ULM centre of Marville offers air baptisms at 25 €, ULM outputs of one hour from 50 € and introductory courses for piloting. Discover the region view of the sky, the surrounding countryside and the citadel of Montmedy. The base has three different types of ULM. Nearby, the Renaissance Renaissance village, the recreation base of the Othain valley and its sailing school.

ULM, school of pilotage, baptisms, initiation flight and walk, theoretical courses.

We are here at 1 250 m, on one of the biggest Elm Balls. Spectacular views of the Vosges, Alsace, Belfort territory, and in clear time, on the Alps. It often happens that in winter we are here in the sun, above a sea of clouds, as by plane. Nice strolls on the summit: climb to the Jeanne-d'Arc statue to discover the Vosges trash in all their splendour. There will also be a statue dedicated to the deminers who did considerable work in the aftermath of the Second World War.

About fifty kilometres from Strasbourg, between the Vosges, the foothills and the plains, small valleys, including the Zorn valley, invite you to contemplate. This is where the Aéro-Zorn Paragliding and Paramotor Club lives, which has about sixty members, mainly between Dabo in Moselle and Saverne in Bas-Rhin. The Club manages the Haselbourg, Hommert and Reinhardsmunster sites. Do not hesitate to contact them!

The Cumulus paragliding school, which has been operating since 1993, offers tandem flights as well as courses for those wishing to learn this activity in complete safety. With a dynamic, competent and experienced team, visitors can discover and learn paragliding in the best possible conditions. Cumulus also has a store where enthusiasts can find paragliding equipment.

The Aéroclub Albert Mangeot ACAM54 is a leisure center located in Maizières, near Pont-Saint-Vincent. It offers flying activities over Nancy. The club's website provides detailed information on prices and services. Reservations and payments can be made online, including via PayPal. The flying club offers three- and six-day courses, as well as first flights. Reduced rates are also available for the annual "ça plane pour elles" event. The Aeroclub team wishes all its members a happy new year in 2023 and announces the arrival of a new glider, the LS8 15/18m. The radio frequency for the Pont-Saint-Vincent aerodrome has been changed to 119.785. Finally, the flying club participates in the Franco-German Citizen Fund, which supports joint and intergenerational projects between France and Germany.

The association Les Ailes nancéiennes aims to share its passion with as many people as possible, whatever their level of flying. Numerous instructors, often volunteers, are present on site to give good advice (weather) to experienced pilots, and of course, to teach beginners the rudiments of flying. Introductory flights and first flights can be organized. A flight simulator, on the ground, can also put you in the pilot's shoes in case of vertigo. Open house during the year to discover the activity.

Just next to the city of Bar-le-Duc, the small town of Fains-Véel has a club for those who want to discover this practice and fly around the surrounding area. The club has a hangard and a 375-metre track. It offers 15, 30 or 60 minutes air baptisms on the village plateau, as well as initiations and short flights. They will allow you to discover the Meuse (the Valley of Saulx, the Valley of Ornain, the Castle of Jean at Hours or the Lac du Der). Information by telephone or mail.

The association Est-Air of Villers-lès-Nancy is especially known for its Eurovolies. Courses and workshops are held throughout the year, on the "practice of socio-educational activities and the organization of events in order to ensure the discovery of space in relation to the air in motion. In summary: "the magic of air and kites", in an open and welcoming club where to practice the static kite, pilotable, team, combat, artistic, acrobatic and the kite accessible to all ages. Air'Nest, the mascot, is waiting for you!

This accrobranche park will delight thrill-seekers and lovers of wide-open spaces alike, as you enjoy the magnificent setting of Lac de Pierre-Percée from the treetops. Separate courses for teens and adults. There's even something for your little ones from 3 years upwards. The new courses for 2023 look forward to great fun with family and friends! Bungee jumping and tyrocable are also on the menu!

For more than 30 years, Pilâtre de Rozier Organisation has been the hot air balloon specialist, based on the Chambley airfield. The organization gathers several activities: training (communication jobs and jobs around the balloon), aeromuseum, resource center, sale of hot-air balloons, maintenance workshop, organization of events and balloon flights, communication consulting and preparation of the Mondial Air Ballons, which takes place every two years.

The Polygone airfield has seen the march of the Kaiser's armies, the prestigious Cigognes fighter units and the famous writer-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Today, the Aéro-club d'Alsace hosts a wide range of leisure activities, including powered and gliding flights and parachuting. Novices can take their first flight, and youngsters can take their "brevet d'initiation aéronautique". Finally, if you'd like to become a pilot, your dream is within your grasp. Find out more on our website.

Michel decided to send you up! As a state-patented monitor, the boss of the association "Mosailes" gives anyone the opportunity to take a little turn on the cloud side. Initially, it starts with a paragliding or parametric baptism and then, sessions after sessions, it is possible to perform internships that allow to obtain his pilot's patent see access to the competition. In concrete terms, you will get a course to know the basics of discipline and after hop, you climb on the plane and jump. Frisson and guaranteed sensation! The mosellane association regularly releases discovery days during which visitors can visit the sky. You can also apply for the kite handling if you request it. Good wind!

To fly a drone in complete freedom, Dronarena and its 1,000^m2 field located in the warehouses of the Nancy-Essey airport, is the ideal place. Secure area, indoor and outdoor, with nets and obstacles and even loan of equipment for your drone racer races. The site is open to individuals and companies, individuals, groups, families, work councils, schools, day care centers and offers "packs" for all levels. Unique in the region: the Dronacademy, offers flying lessons, initiation and improvement to children from 10 to 16 years old!