Fournier 2024 gathering in Lille

par Fanch Theisgen · 13 août 2024

CLUB FOURNIER INTERNATIONAL

MEETING 2024

LILLE – MARCQ EN BAROEUL

The basketball and handball matches of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were successfully organized in Lille. Let’s not kid ourselves, it was juste a repetition for a global event awaited by all pilots:

THE Fournier 2024 gathering.

The world has therefore mandated the CFI to organize this edition halfway between Brussels and Paris, in Lille in honor of René Fournier.

Our CIO (Chiefs International Organisers) Daniel THIELEMANS, Joost LEGASSE and Michel LEBLANC therefore worked together to offer everyone a magnificent program of meetings, visits, and aerial tour on the weekend of

September Friday 6th to Sunday 8th 2024

at the Lille – Marcq-en-Barœul airfield (LFQO). You will find all the details below.

Come in large numbers to share these moments together with René.

The place to be :

Almost on the Franco-Belgian border, the Lille – Marcq-en-Barœul airfield was chosen for its many qualities: ideal location, easy road and rail access, very close tourist places, refuelling, restaurants and hotel on site, camping and not to mention the atmosphere and hospitality of the people of the North.

Le programme :

Friday 6 september 2024

Free arrivals by air in Fournier, or by road or railroad, etc

Saturday 7 september 2024

Air cruise in Belgium to Brashaat EBBT
- Visit of Lille
  - Festive evening meal at the restaurant on the airfield « L’estaminet de la ferme aux oies »

Sunday10 september 2024

Free flights and activities

Accomodation

Camping

It is possible to pitch your tent on the airfield near the plane

Toilets and shower will be available thanks to the kindness of the local Lille Planeurs Glider Flying Club (https://www.lille-planeurs.fr/ )

Hotels

Several hotels are easily accessible near the aerodrome.

The nearest (located on the airfield) is

Hotel Najeti Lille Nord

Parc de l’aérodrome

59910 Bondues

https://www.lillenord.najeti.fr Tel: +33 (0) 3 20 80 14 18

at € 92.00 per night with breakfast included

Each participant must arrange their accommodation as at all Fournier gatherings. The hotels listed are a simple indication

Meals

A festive meal (reservation required below) is organized with René as guest star on Saturday, September 7 at approximately 7pm :at

L’estaminet de la ferme aux oies

101 rue du pavé stratégique,

59700 Marcq-en-Baroeul.

( https://lestaminetdelafermeauxoies.fr )

Other meals can be taken at the choice of participants in different restaurants very close

Les petites Maryses ( https://lespetitesmaryses.fr )
Bercail restaurant ( https://www.bercail.co/fr/ )
Place des oliviers ( https://www.placedesoliviers.fr/ )
Au bureau ( https://www.aubureau.fr/restaurant/?ville=AB_Bondues&y_source=1_MTE2NjU2NTktNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D )
etc

Local mobility

To facilitate the transport of people with mobility difficulties, CFI has rented a minibus to allow local transport to restaurants, hotels, bus stops, etc

Réservations

Registration with Saturday evening meal is

• Current CFI membership 30 €

• Spouse of CFI member 30 €

• other participant 60 €

The form is at the end of this document

Visit of the city of LILLE.

It is possible to participate in a free tour of the city of LILLE and its picturesque districts, old town on Saturday, September 7.

The departure would be from the bus stop «Parc de l’aérodrome (Bondues) » beneath the airfield by taking line L91 or 86 (cf paragraph. “Public transit arrivals (BUS ) ” at the end of this document.

It takes about twenty minutes without changing buses to get to the heart of Lille at LILLE FLANDRES station

Contacts CFI – Organisation

Michel LEBLANC +33 (0) 6 08 46 26 00 michel.leblanc3@orange.fr

Joost LEGASSE +32 (0) 474068 981 joost.legasse@telenet.be

Daniel THIELEMANS +32 (0) 475 614 201 dth.cap@outlook.com

Pilots Informations

Arrival and airplanes park.

Located north of the CTR of LILLE SECLIN airport The aerodrome has a substantial activity of aircraft, aerobatics, ultralights, gliders and parachutists. Take care of your approach and listen to frequency 122,005, then follow the Procedures and Special Instructions in the VAC map below

In case of parachutist activity, do not perform vertical terrain..

The aerobatics axes are located on the west of the field. To listen and monitor.

Depending on the air traffic at the time, the location of the Fournier parking will be decided by the local aero club.

When arriving, observe the already parked aircraft and do not encroach on taxiways.

And don’t forget to check your documentation and charts, those included in this document are only indicative.

Air cruise from Lille to Brashaat.

A circular flight is planned and organized by Daniel THIELEMANS and Joost LEGASSE from Lille on Saturday, September 7 in the morning. It will follow the French, Belgian and Dutch coasts of the Channel then turning right in the estuary of the Escaut towards Antwerp for a landing on the platform of Brashaat followed by a direct return by the land to Lille.

For logistical reasons, the number of aircraft participating in the project will be limited to 15.

An imperative briefing will be held before departure at 8:00 AM for

• compose the 3 aircraft teams

• Specify the round trip depending on the weather at the time.

• show the special and forbidden zones with 2 nuclear power plants on the seafront in Gravelines in France and Doel in Belgium.

• Send flight plans as the route crosses the French and then the Belgian and Dutch borders.

Scheduled take-off at approximately 10:30 AM in 3 formations.

Lunch will be taken on site at the new Club house of Brashaat

The return to Lille is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

Participants are asked to be present in Lille already on Friday, September 6, 2024 in the evening to refine the trip.

But first of all, it is necessary to register by email BEFORE September 1st with Daniel THIELEMANS at the address dth.cap@outlook.com

By specifying

• Name

• First name

• Aircraft make and type

• Registration

The airspaces crossed requires a transponder on board each aircraft for these 2 flights.

Nota.

Overflying Belgium is possible for ULMs approved in Belgium but by requesting a “Temporary overflight authorization for non-OACI aircraft” on the site https://mobilit.belgium.be/fr/aviation/voler-en/mon-appareil-peut-il-voler/autorisation-survol-temporaire

The cost is 103 € for a validity of 30 days.

Lille Marcq-en-Baroeul LFQO