Ralying Train-Tail (LFGN)

The classic train is the roulette wheel in the back and two legs at the front: the pre-war formula, that of the Piper Cub, the Stampe and the Jodel. She pilots herself differently on take-off as well as at the pose, and she has kept her followers. Since 2002, they meet once a year at the airfield of Paray-le-Monial. Robert Burdillat and Yves Soudit launched the meeting with eighteen machines; the land welcomed a hundred and sixty in 2025, which earned the gathering the nickname of “French mini Oshkosh”. Classic train ULMs are allowed in the same way as aircraft.

Crews and spotters sign up in advance, online. For the latter, registration is mandatory: it is she who gives access to the car park planes. The crews camp under the wing, next to their aircraft.

The Aerodrome of La Forêt has a single track, grassy, 600 meters by 100, oriented 13/31, one and a half kilometers north-northeast of the city. The terrain is not controlled and works in self-information on 123,500. Six hundred meters of grass, it’s short for the heaviest machines that come. Radio is mandatory, low passages are done vertically from the track and at 500 feet, overflight of the car parks is prohibited.

The rally lasts three days: the first crews arrive on Friday evening, the bulk of the fleet lands on Saturday, departures are spread on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday evenings, the aeroclub serves dinner under the hangar and plays a concert.