First flight

Who of us has not ever dreamed to rise in the air, to glance through the landscapes which it knows so well, seen by the ground, to have a global vision of it?

Maybe ever rose to you by plane or then by "Airbus", or the other "Boeing" only. Aboard a light passenger aircraft, you will discover a radically different aspect of the aviation, really lived in hundred percent, in the heart of subject.

Then, please, do not hesitate, embark with Andernos's Airclub for a discovery of the aviation of tourism and the magnificent landscapes of the region.

You will see disentangling under your wings Arcachon's pond, luxurious natural case where the water, the wind and the sand became allied to create this fabulous landscape. Whether it is in the morning, in the evening, in tide or in ebb tide, the light and colours are never the same and you can admire the mosaic of oysterbeds, geometrical figures drawn on the sand, sometimes blue turquoise, sometimes emerald, the ''Island in the Birds'' the tortuous channels of which remind of the mouth of the Amazon, the houses on pilotis, called here "cabanes tchanquées".

Having crossed a part party of the forest of pines, your walk will lead you towards the ocean and its immense beaches, cut by " baïnes " which will guide you up to the Cap Ferret.

It will be then the crossing towards Arcachon with the sight on "passes" this place where waters of the Arcachon bay and the Atlantic Ocean join in a tumult of waves and whirlwinds, then the bench of the immense ''banc du chien'' widened by sand in the middle of waters, paradise of the sailors, and ''banc d'Arguin'', bird sanctuary. In front of the dune of Pyla, the biggest dune of Europe, surprising ica floe of sand thrown in the middle of pines.

Your aircraft will walk then along the arcachonnaise coast before beginning the crossing of return towards Andernos-les-Bains.

Nobody can remain indifferent in front of these magnificent landscapes and this flight will leave with you an unforgettable recollection.

This "first flight" can also be an idea of very original present which you will make to your friends to celebrate an birthday, a marriage, a success in an examination, a present which will enchant them and will remain burnt in their memory.

Our prices on October 1st, 2007 (flight with duration of 30 minutes for the tour of the Arcachon bay)