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- 27JUL 2018Lurcy-Lévis, heading east, bright and early
Friday 27 July The aircraft parking at Amboise was sparkling last night. The night was peaceful and relatively cool. We…
- 27JUL 2018Back to Mâcon: the tour is over
Friday 27 July, evening Tour ULM 2018 is over. It was a success. No accidents or serious incidents, all the stages were…
- 26JUL 2018La Flèche, a transition stage
Thursday 26 July, midday The welcome at Saint-André de l’Eure was masterfully prepared with the club team and the regional committee…
- 26JUL 2018Amboise, past the Loire Valley châteaux
Thursday 26 July, evening It was so hot at La Flèche, 35 degrees on average, that the club had the excellent idea of inflating…
- 25JUL 2018Le Havre Saint-Romain: from Picardy to Normandy
Wednesday 25 July, midday. The rest day at Abbeville was particularly full. Most of the participants took the opportunity to…
- 25JUL 2018Saint-André de l’Eure, following the Seine upstream
Wednesday 25 July, end of the day
- 24JUL 2018Towards Abbeville, a summer coastline
Monday 23 July, evening Flying resumed around 4 pm after a long pause in the heat. We very quickly reached the sea with…
- 23JUL 2018Dunkirk, flying in Belgium, landing in France
Monday 23 July The weather conditions are not a problem, apart from the heat, which is growing more and more oppressive. We…
- 22JUL 2018Chambley, the capital of air sports!
Saturday 21 July The day ran on a little, a little too much for the organisation, because everything is then pushed back in the…
- 22JUL 2018Maillen, Franco-Belgian friendship and microlight regulations!
Sunday 22 July. We left Chambley this morning in perfectly comfortable conditions and weather. The general mood…
- 21JUL 2018We saw Vesoul
Saturday 21 July, midday. The title is an easy one, but that was indeed the aim, and we are very happy to be able to keep to the planned pace.…
- 20JUL 2018The Tour ULM Blog 2018
23th edition
- 20JUL 2018Tour ULM 2018 GPS tracking
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Friday 20 July 2018 The 23th edition of the Tour has set up camp at Mâcon, with the traditional gathering of the organisation on…
- 20JUL 2018Youth Microlight Tour (Tour ULM Jeunes)
Registration for the Youth Microlight Tour (Tour ULM Jeunes) 2026 is open! Click here! To see the rules: click here! Registration for the…
- 14JUL 2018Saint-Rambert d’Albon, on the holiday route!
Friday 22 July. The 21th edition of the Tour ULM has set up camp on the holiday route, beside the Nationale 7 halfway between…
- 14JUL 2018Carpentras, sporting and stormy.
Saturday 23 July, midday The stormy weather certainly turned up. We were woken early by a fine, rather unwelcoming rain…
- 14JUL 2018Meyrargues, big blue sky over Provence!
Sunday 24 July, midday First of all, we must warmly thank the Carpentras microlight club (…
- 14JUL 2018Montpellier via the Durance and the Camargue
Sunday 24 July The re-takeoffs from the charming Meyrargues microlight base gave rise to some discussion about the take-off direction.…
- 14JUL 2018Villefranche-de-Rouergue, a rest in the Aveyron
Monday 25 July, midday On the weather front, the game is almost won for this edition of the Tour ULM. Our weather engineer…
- 14JUL 2018Toulouse, aeronautical capital
Tuesday 26 July The stage from Villefranche-de-Rouergue to Muret Lherm aerodrome, south-west of Toulouse, was relatively…
- 14JUL 2018 Sarlat and the Dordogne keep us waiting
Wednesday 27 July, midday Contrary to the forecast, the weather was a little capricious. A slight depression moved…
- 14JUL 2018Ussel, facing Le Puy
Wednesday 27 July, evening. This stage summary will be short because this morning's delayed take-offs pushed everything back all day and the…
- 14JUL 2018Paray-le-Monial, an ecumenical stage
Thursday 28 July, midday The night at Ussel was relatively cold. We put our fleeces back on, which is ideal for falling asleep quickly…
- 14JUL 2018The great playground of Le Puy-en-Velay
Thursday 28 July, evening. As on the previous day, departures were late because of the weather and the fairly long legs…
- 14JUL 2018Aubenas: the ideal flight
Friday 29 July, midday Flying conditions this Friday are almost perfect: a big blue sky, no wind and visibility…
- 14JUL 2018Back to Saint-Rambert, last flight over the Vercors
Friday 29 July The Tour ULM 2016 is over! Mild weather, except at the start, no accidents, superb scenery and…
- 07JUL 2018Aire-sur-l’Adour, as planned!
Given the day's many weather constraints, the departure from Castelsarrasin was late. The last leg of the day…
- 07JUL 2018Castelsarrasin, the Tour finally gets going again!
The strong winds in the night and the low cloud base in the morning were not very encouraging. However, we had to get out of this weather « glue pot »…
- 07JUL 2018Saint-Affrique, still grounded!
The weather was bad across the whole of France. At Saint Affrique too, rain in the night, strong wind, low cloud base, we were ready to…
- 07JUL 2018Saint-Affrique, an excellent day!
The report on this half-stage will be fairly short because we need to get to the point and it is late. In a word: excellent! In the…
- 07JUL 2018 Condat-sur-Vézère, the tour begins!
After two nights under canvas at Châtellerault aerodrome, and three for the organisers, the Tour finally got under…
- 07JUL 2018 Still at Châtellerault, but on the ground.
It was an odd day and tonight we are still at Châtellerault with the superb Silvair team who are hosting us. As…
- 07JUL 2018Châtellerault, the 22th!
The 22th edition of the Tour ULM leaves Châtellerault on Saturday morning. It is centred on the South-West for this week of holidays…
- 12FEB 2018Jaca, viva España!
Each Tour has its favourite stage, the one that gives it its personality, Germany or England for example. Without question…
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