Guestflights
The Cercle Lux
embourgeois de Vol à Voile offers the possibility of sharing the experience of the flight without engine. Gliding or glider guestflights may be performed by any person and no special physical condition is required.
If you want to offer a guestflight to your friends or family as a gift "out of the ordinary", the CLVV can send you a gift guestflight- ticket.
The season:
Our gliding season (so also the possibility of offering guestflights starts by late April and finishes by early October. Outside of the season our unpaved runway is generally unusable!
Weather:
Since our sport depends on the weather-conditions, it is better to choose a day without rain or strong and gusty wind. For information on weather conditions and glider availability please contact us:
- on Saturday or Sundays by phone 2363 8117 or 621 455 380 (during saeson)
- other days and out of season via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
No prior formality is necessary;;
Guesflights can be done with or without a presale-ticket or gift-ticket. Just visit us at the field of Useldange on Sunday during the season..
Important remark: In accordance with the regulations of the Direction de l'Aviation Civile, the presentation of an identity document before the start of the flight is mandatory.
Maximum 1 passanger per flight (Double-seaters) / Kids can particiipate.
If the passenger is taller than 195 cm or heavier than 105 kg, please contact the CLVV to agree on practical arrangements before booking the flight. from a height of 1.20m.
The day of your guestflight:
Our activities start around 11am and end around 7pm. The guestflights can be done at any time of the day, but still allow 30 to 60 minutes of possible waiting in case the glider is not immediately available.
And if that appeals you ....
During your visit you can also inquire about the possibility of exercising this exciting sport yourself. Our members will be happy to explain the progress of the glider pilot training. You can find basic information also on this website (Flight school)
We look forward to seeing you soon on the Useldange airfield.
The price of this guestflight is 40 €.
This is a typical take-off for our sport; the glider is launched by a winch which winds up at a speed of 110 to 130km/h a rope of a length of 1000m fixed to the glider and thus bringing it to a height of 400m above the ground.
The rope is then unhooked and the glider will continue its silent flight seeking thermal ascents to extend the duration of the flight. The glider guestflight is planned for a duration of 15 minutes if the weather conditions allow it. The pilot can not guarantee the full duration.
This type of guestflight is only possible during Sundays when the winch of the CLVV is operational!
Order a gift guestflight- ticket
The take-off in motorgliders looks more like a take-off with a small aircraft and during the 45 minutes of this flight the motoplaner is less dependent on the thermal ascents as the pure glider.
Motorglider "Super-Dimona" with fixed propeller used for these guestflights. Since this type of flight is less dependent on the weather, it can be done by appointment.
For this guestflight the CLVV offers the following options / variants:
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Flight to destinatin of your choice
Within 45 minutes (Round trip - speed 180kmh), the pilot will fly to a destination of your choice (above the Grand Duchy and outside the airport control zone). The price of this guestflight is 200€ for 45 minutes.
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Panoramic flight
This most spectacular version of the guestflight combines the advantages of the motorglider with those of the silent flight of the pure glider. The price of this guestflight is 150€ for 45 minutes.
Flight procedure: autonomous take-off, followed by a enginer-assisted climb up to an altitude of 1200m above the Esch / Sûre lake. Then complete engine shutdown followed by a silent glide back to Useldange.
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Tourist flight "The 12 Castles"
This flight will be carried out on our "Super-Dimona" motorglider with fixed propeller that is suitable for low-level flights (300m), so that we can admire the landscape and the castles more closely. The price of this guestflight is 200€ for 45 minutes.
This flight of 45-50 minutes goes will take you the following 12 castles: Koerich, Ansembourg, Larochette, Echternach Basilica, Beaufort, Vianden, Brandenburg, Boursched Clerveaux and finally the return via Esch / Sûre and the lake via Colmar Berg to Useldange .
This aerobatic flight will be an unforgettable and unique experience for thrill-seekers. Better than the amusement park's roller coaster: when flying, you will discover the world from an unusual angle. The flight will be realized with a pilot approved for aerobatics. During a few minutes looping, rolling, bends and straight lines are flown ... all without noise.
The price of this guest flight is 150 €