Air Cadets 2023: preselections open from 1 December 2022

As every year, the French Air Cadets are organising an international cultural and aeronautical exchange. It is open to everyone, and in particular to members of the French Microlight Federation aged between 18 and 20. The division is also at your disposal for any questions about the Air Cadets.

Conditions for taking part

• Be of French nationality
• Be aged between 18 and 20 inclusive during the exchange (14 to 27 July 2023)
• Be a member of one of the aeronautical federations that belong to the CNFAS, including FFPLUM
• Be able to hold a conversation in English
• Have aeronautical experience and be able to fit into an international, multicultural group

All the information about the selection process will be posted from 1 December 2022 on the Air Cadets website (https://cadetsdelair.fr/)

How the selection works

• Preselection on application (1 December 2022 to 15 January 2023)
  • Cover letter
  • General information form
  • Letter of recommendation (to be requested from your club president, instructor or FFPLUM's Young Pilots division)
  • Payment of the registration fee (€10)

• Selection at the Aéro-Club de France (Paris) for the 60 eligible candidates (18-19 February 2023)
  • Interview with the jury
  • Oral English test
  • Group exercise
  • Written test on general knowledge and aeronautics

If you are interested in taking part in the Air Cadets 2023, do not hesitate to contact the Federation by email (ffplum@ffplum.org) for further information.

Read the interview with Antoine, top of the 2019 Air Cadets selection