National Seaplane Flying Division

Interview with Marc Dabrigeon at the Mondial de l’ULM in Blois

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Calendar of the National Seaplane Flying Division

1 to 3 September 2023: Mondial de l’ULM – Blois

May 2024: Rassemblement International d’Hydravions de Biscarosse (RIHB) – Biscarosse

August 2024: Aveyrolacs – Aveyron

September 2024: Mondial de l’ULM – Blois

Guide to creating seaplane water areas and microlight strips

The DSAC guide to creating seaplane water areas and microlight seaplane bases, published by the south-west civil aviation safety directorate, lets the authorities process applications and gives all the information on the necessary formalities

PDFDownload the guide

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The National Seaplane Flying Division met on Saturday 15 August 2021 during the annual seaplane gathering on Lake Villefranche-de-Panat in Aveyron, very close to the Millau viaduct. The 12^th AVEYROLACS gathering, 3 days organised by Paul DELLAC, president of the AIR DES LACS seaplane club.

The new governance team was present in full around its new president, Marc DABRIGEON, who was visiting mainland France and is also president of the Guyane Regional Microlight Committee. The Guyane Committee has indeed been able to open 52 seaplane water areas in the single department of Guyane, and Marc offers to share his skills to develop the network of schools and seaplane water areas nationally. 6 strategic priorities will be set out to firmly establish this new division in laying the foundations of this ambitious project.

Structuring the new federal division

The vision is to integrate this division within the federation itself, without creating a new association inside an association, in order to limit administrative burden and the delays of passing information on, and to allow projects to move forward with the weight of the federation and its recognition by the authorities.

List seaplane clubs and facilities on the federation website

First, list the seaplane flying sites on the federation website so that the microlight community can see them

Second, help with applications to open a new seaplane water area.

Development and promotion of seaplane microlighting by the federation

We offer you the opportunity to share your ideas so that seaplane microlight flying follows in its development the same path that mountain flying has followed since the collaboration in 2002 between Dominique MEREUZE and Jean-Pierre EBRARD, president of the AFPM.

Supervision and promotion of the activity, support for clubs

Each with their own expertise, the division's members will support your requests, listen actively to your projects, and be able to advise and guide you.*

Preservation and networking of microlight seaplane water areas

The division will safeguard existing seaplane water areas and will suggest that each regional president tell their members about this wonderful way of gliding over lakes, rivers and streams.

Each region will be able to form a group of pilots interested in this activity, and we will be there to share our experience of gatherings on temporary or permanent water areas.

Promoting existing microlight seaplane events

Let us know about your meetings and gatherings and your plans for seaplane circuits and rallies, and publicise them with your federation, to further strengthen the friendliness and sharing of our passion.

Microlight seaplane bases in your region

We are asking you, as microlight people, to draw on your knowledge of your region to tell us about all the existing seaplane clubs and bases in your area. Even if some are listed on BasULM, please notify us of them as well. You can send your feedback to Marc Dabrigeon, president of the National Seaplane Flying Division, at the following email address: mdabrigeon@ffplum.org

We are counting on you to help expand the network and let us extend the mapping of this all-out passion that is microlighting.

Join us... and be curious to discover!

The National Seaplane Flying Division is here to answer any question about creating new water areas to develop the activity.

Marc Dabrigeon & Luc Kaufmann

mdabrigeon@ffplum.org

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Microlight seaplane clubs