FEDERAL INFORMATION: COVID-19 (old)
News from 6 April 2020. Last updated on 22 May 2020: some information may have changed. Latest news
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| FFPLUM announcement - Wednesday 13 May | ||
| Many of you have been asking the federation, quite rightly, whether dual flights have been possible since 11 May. The federation, with the CNFAS, maintains that the resumption of flying, which is possible solo and wanted by everyone as part of a careful and reasoned easing of lockdown, must absolutely be possible dual as well, for obvious safety reasons. > Read more | ||
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| Instructor validation postponed | A controlled return to flying | |
| As we announced in last week’s federal communication, the DGAC has published, at the federation’s request and as part of a concerted CNFAS action > Read more | We are all sensing the signs of the restart and of the easing of lockdown that will allow us to resume flying. The arrangements are still to be defined > Read more | |
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| CNFAS announcement - Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Clarifications on the gradual easing of lockdown | |
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The CNFAS is the body representing all sport and leisure aeronautical activities. Its nine federations wish to support the resumption of flying in a responsible and prudent way after 11 May > Read more |
A number of you in the departments provisionally classed as red reacted to the federation’s recommendations in the last newsletter. We would like to give the following clarifications > Read more | |
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| A very gradual easing of lockdown | FFPLUM measures - Covid-19 | |
| The Prime Minister’s announcements to the National Assembly on Tuesday 28 April clarify the framework for the very gradual easing of lockdown from 11 May. In particular, we note > Read more | In the absence of treatment and a vaccine, the fight against Covid-19 relies on everyone’s sense of civic duty and on compliance with health rules. In clubs and companies affiliated to the French Microlight Federation > Download the PDF | |
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| Covid-19: what will happen on 11 May? (24 April) | Let us prepare the Return to Flying | |
| The conditions for the gradual easing of lockdown from 11 May are still the subject of many questions and sometimes contradictory or hasty announcements. We will certainly have more precise information by the middle of the week. We can nevertheless see that the impossibility of flying > Read more | In what politicians and scientists are saying, we sense a glimmer of hope for an easing of lockdown that will, everyone agrees on this point, be gradual. But how should we approach this moment, which everyone is eagerly awaiting? > Read more | |
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| Covid-19: for now, nothing changes (17 April) | Interview in lockdown: what about sport? | |
| The announcements about the start of lockdown easing from 11 May have not yet been translated into anything concrete for our activity. For now, the conditions set out in the Covid-19 Memo still apply. Every flight plan request made to the federation leads to a telephone conversation based solely on the texts in force. | In this video, you will find an interview with Noël Mazaudier (head of the FFPLUM Sport division) and Pascal Vallée (coach and selector of the French Paramotor Team). Both speak passionately about sport in the middle of lockdown, the locked-down season, and what comes after... > Watch the video | |
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Covid-19 Memo |
Covid-19 and lockdown | |
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The FFPLUM sums up everything you need to know about the specific provisions for exempted travel.
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A week ago we published a Covid 19 Memo that sets out the extremely precise regulatory framework > Read more | |
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DSAC certificates |
ULM Chambley: a gesture of solidarity | |
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Please see here the DSAC exceptional travel certificates (being updated) |
Georges Humeau, president of the Chambley club, together with the aviation enthusiasts of the microlight club, in addition to the help they can give locally, wish to > Read more | |
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| The president’s editorials | Breakage insurance: information for clubs and schools | |
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Every week, find the editorial by the FFPLUM president, linked to the Covid-19 news. |
Our microlights are all grounded. This situation is halting our activity and threatening the cash flow of everyone involved in developing our sport > Read more | |
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| Affected activities: some advice | Extension of aeronautical licences and ratings | |
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Affiliated clubs and schools, depending on your status, you may be able to get help during this health crisis. The French Microlight Federation has gathered various documents and sources of information to help you with your applications. > Read more |
Statement by the Secretary of State of 26 March on the extension of licences and certificates. |
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| Statement from the Minister for Sport | A word from the federal doctor | |
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Statement from Roxana Maracineanu, Minister for Sport, of 26 March. |
The lockdown needed for a few weeks to contain the pandemic will change our daily habits and practices. Below, find the recommendations of Gérald Blücher, the FFPLUM doctor > Read more |
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