Where to meet up in 2016?

Let’s stop trying to talk the British out of Le Touquet.

For a British pilot it is as British as Chicken Tikka Masala.

At the risk of sounding like a brokem record: one has to study the NOTAMs before making statements about customs/immigrations facilities at airports in general and in particular at the Paris area airports.

But even then, these French NOTAMs are sometimes misleading, as we saw here.

Jan_Olieslagers wrote:

Unfortunately, whatever enthusiasm came up with me was immediately cured by the pricing on the menu chart. Not unexpected of course in a first-rate metropolis; but I’d rather have a small picturesque town with a grass runway nearby, and mugs of beer with a dish of solid farm style stew. For reasons both of budget and of cozy “ambiance”.

I can assure you that this restaurant is good value for money for Paris (or London or New-York etc). Lodging is also expensive in these capital cities.
Flying is expensive anyway…

Yes. Actually I did find the pricing more moderate than expected, at a place where it could never be cheap. Perhaps this place is a bit like the famous clubs in London? There is a “Maison des Ailes” in my own capitale, too, but I never went there, neither would I know if they offer any meals.

And of course, as so often, “to each their own”. " A chacun leur petit plaisir". And yes, at animal airport, flying is expensive to all the animals; yet it is more expensive to some than to some others

But please give me one good reason to pay as much for a starter ( “décollage”, nice poetry! ) at this place as would buy me a three-course dinner, drinks and pousse-café included, in – to name but one place – Hodovice, with the LKHD runway within walking distance of a picturesque village square, without needing an expensive taxi, either.

Jan_Olieslagers wrote:

Yes. Actually I did find the pricing more moderate than expected, at a place where it could never be cheap. Perhaps this place is a bit like the famous clubs in London?

That’s precisely it, except there’s only one such place in the world. When it all happened, the place to be in aviation was Paris. Guess where the Wright brothers came first and started serial production ?
The place is a bit expensive and you could find restaurants in Paris with similar food at, maybe 10-15% less, but certainly not with this decorum and exclusive theme.
Check the club’s catering/restaurant website.

Nestor wrote:

I thought Toussus LFPN had Customs/Immigration available on request.
The Visual Approach Charts states this:

Check NOTAM

Jan_Olieslagers wrote:

But please give me one good reason to pay as much for a starter ( “décollage”, nice poetry! ) at this place as would buy me a three-course dinner, drinks and pousse-café included, in – to name but one place – Hodovice, with the LKHD runway within walking distance of a picturesque village square, without needing an expensive taxi, either.

The charm and our company?

DA40 will be on 200 hrs maintenance… Could try the DA42…