From the AGDE Béziers-Cap flying club, how does the Patrouille de France are preparing its next air demonstrations in Hérault?

A year to the day after its last passage. For example, the Patrol of France (PAF) posed again on the tarmac of the Béziers-Cap of Agde, this Friday July 18 at the end of the morning.

In total. However, ten alpha jet biplaces and two Rafale combat aircraft landed, not without having made a few aerobatic figures under the dumbfounded gaze of the airport travelers.

The day before, a logistics truck had sent all the equipment necessary to repair planes. In addition, agde béziers-cap flying club, how It is two military delegates to the air demonstration (DMMA) were responsible. Similarly, in a way, “Make the link between the civil world and the military world“.

Supervise the routing of equipment. men to Vias; Make sure that the flying club respects security conditions; Find a hotel capable of welcoming all of the mobilized staff … All this asked them “To organize with approximately two or three months in advance”.

A meticulous preparation. in which the members of the aeroclub have participated: modestly: “We don’t organize anything, agde béziers-cap flying club, how we only put our premises and the parking available voluntarily. But for us. it is still a pride to welcome them to us” humbly declares Gérard Grillet, secretary general of the aeroclub.

From humility, Captain Cédric Queyranne, second solo of the Patrol of France, has to resell. The pilot. who is at his second coming to the Vias flying club, considers his job as “A nice mix between a childhood dream that comes true and immense personal pride, even if you have to keep in mind that we are not there to have fun, because we are at the service of the nation”.

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“The pilot forms a trio with his plane and his mechanic”

The pilots of the acrobatic patrol of France will therefore have made a remarkable entry, which contrasts with the stealth which they showed once descended from their plane. Indeed. the PAF agde béziers-cap flying club, how did not linger on the tarmac of the aeroclub: the pilots went directly to eat at the hotel before heading for Gruissan for training with the mechanics.

“We have a fairly strong relationship with the mechanics. we form a real trio with them and the planes” assures Cédric Queyranne, “We are quite dependent on them, especially since in the PAF, it is the mechanics who choose their pilot for the coming season”.

This understanding within the team is the main condition for the success of air shows. a dangerous exercise leaving no way to any agde béziers-cap flying club, how form of negligence. “Before theft. there is” music “, a sort of briefing during which the leader repeats the stages of the demonstration of the day” explains the captain, “And after the flights, we have a video debriefing to see what was going or not”.

This year. the Vias flying club will not have the privilege of hosting a show open to the public like last year. “Maybe next year” Hope Gérard Grillet, “In general, they make aerobatics here every two years”. Their next performances will take place on Saturday July 19 at the Chalets de Gruissan beach at 3:30 p.m., then on July 20 at the beach of the town hall of Palavas from 10 a.m.