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Towards new horizons

Towards new horizons

The Pilâtre de Rozier team welcomed its last classes of primary school pupils to discover the...

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It is spring

It is spring

An expected date is the arrival of spring. It's the occasion to clean up after the long winter, to prepare envelopes and gondolas and all the flying...

The general assembly of the FFAé

The general assembly of the FFAé

As every year, the French Aerostation Federation, the smallest aeronautical federation with less than 1000 members, will hold its general assembly...

Renewed activity at the end of winter

Renewed activity at the end of winter

Training flights have resumed, as have leisure flights. The weather is more clement. It is also the occasion to see the return of the Atelier de la...

To the discovery of the AéroMusée

To the discovery of the AéroMusée

A real cabinet of curiosities, the Pilâtre de Rozier AeroMuseum contains many treasures. First of all, it is the only place in France where you can...

The dance card is filling up

The dance card is filling up

Among the many activities of Pilâtre de Rozier Organisation, the reception of schoolchildren takes an important part each year. Already at the...

Welcoming school children

Welcoming school children

Among the daily activities of Pilâtre de Rozier Organisation, we note the presence of more than 700 children each year to discover the AéroMusée....

For 40 years at the battle station

For 40 years at the battle station

The first edition of the Pilâtre de Rozier Challenge took place in August 1983 for the bicentenary of the first human flight by Pilâtre de Rozier....

Become a crew member

Become a crew member

Hot air ballooning is an individual but also a team sport. What could an aerostat pilot do if there were not two or three crew members on the ground...