Paramotor Battefield Tours
SkySchool MD Alex Ledger is an avid Military Historian and recently started using Paramotors to visit and explore various battlefields. In 2010 he flew from Omaha Beach to Utah Beach in Normandy and in 2011 he flew along the Somme Battlefields. Both flights were truly epic and gave him a completely unique perspective of these historic locations. Alex now plans to offer a similar experience to fellow Paramotor pilots by running a Paramotor Battlefield Tour to the D-Day Beaches in July and to the Somme Battlefields in September. The aim is to fly over as many sites as possible, weather permitting, and if not visit them by foot. View the video of Alex's trip to The Somme in 2011.
2012 Battlefield Tour Dates
D-Day Beaches, Normandy, France: 26th - 30th July
The Somme Battlefields, France: 4th - 7th September
Prices
Guiding: £50 deposit then £50 a day for guidance, general advice and a radio. Excludes transport, kit, fuel, oil, accommodation, food and insurance. The pilot will need to supply their own equipment.
Guiding and Kit: £50 deposit then £100 a day for guidance, general advice, radio, Paramotor, wing, reserve, helmet and headset. Excludes transport, kit, fuel, oil, accommodation, food and insurance.
Accommodation, Transport and Further Information
The Battlefield Tours are designed for competent pilots with more than 10 hours of flying, if in doubt contact us. All fuel and oil costs are the responsibility of each pilot however SkySchool will supply fuel cans to those renting our kit. Pilots driving over for the D-Day Trip should take the ferry to either Caen, Le Harve, Ouistreham or St Malo. Pilots driving over for the Somme Trip these should either take the Eurostar or the ferry to Calais, Dieppe or Dunkirk. We can can link pilots together who wish to lower their costs by sharing a vehicle. Accommodation will be in various camp sites so we suggest you bring a tent and sleeping bag. To learn more or to make a booking contact us
