He has been flying for almost 25 years at the Chartres aeroclub (Eure-et-Loir). On his counter, 900 hours of piloting. Jean-Luc Coeuret, 65, former retired school principal, offers to gain altitude and discover flat Beauce at a lower cost, from Chartres. The Wingly Internet platform offers its flights at a cost shared between passengers and the pilot. “Everyone finds the club there, because it increases flight hours, the pilot and, of course, the passengers, who fly at a lower cost. »
Please note, these are not private flights from point A to point B, specifies the pilot. Take-off and landing take place in Chartres. These flights should rather be seen as an aerial tourist visit. “We are private pilots, not professionals. I’m not here to keep appointments. We are very clear on that. Jean-Luc Coeuret offers three flights, from 45 minutes to two hours. In the shortest, “we do the big tour of Chartres, we fly over the castle of Maintenon and we come back to land”. The second flight of an hour and a quarter, between La Loupe and Rambouillet allows you to admire a dozen castles. “People are often amazed to discover them from above. Sometimes they are well hidden. »
From €50 per passenger
Finally, it is the castles of the Loire which will be the stars seen from the sky of the last aerial tour of a good two hours. “After an hour, we land in Amboise to have a coffee and stretch our legs, then we go back to Chartres. In Jean-Luc’s four-seater Piper, prices vary depending on the tour: from €50 per passenger, the cost of a flight ranging from €170-200 to at least €400, to be shared between all participants . Something to gain height at a lower cost. Especially when you know that fuel is much more expensive for planes.
“Avgas (aviation gasoline) is expensive. That’s half the hourly cost of an airplane. Recently, we were at almost €3 per litre”, specifies Jean-Luc. Within the Chartres Métropole flying club, there are three to offer these shared flights. The Chartrain platform, which will host the Patrouille de France on September 24, for a high-flying air meeting, has tightened the rule to have the possibility of flying thanks to the platform. “If a pilot who flies fifteen hours a year requests this type of flight, it will be no. There are only three of us who fly a lot at the club, around 70 hours a year. And if you want to visit the Perche, for example, Jean-Luc can, if possible, prepare a new flight according to passenger demand. To watch on the Wingly platform to book a flight.
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