In article
s.com, Steve Freeman writes
I am planning on participating in one of the Mountain Gliding courses
at CNVV near Saint-Auban in southern France the first week of June. I
have an ASEL power rating with IFR, a glider rating and a third class
medical. Can anyone advise me what I will need to be able to fly solo
at CNVV. If possible I would like to get everything taken care of
before I leave as I will not have much time once I arrive.


FWIW we went to Chauvigny in 1999 and the requirement was (1) a Visite
Medicale (I would think your Class 3 would be OK, but best to confirm
that) (2) a flight with an instructor at nearby Poitiers. We collected a
certificate at this airfield. (3)The glider documents, Cof A and
insurance certificate. You could get the medical locally for the
equivalent of $20 USA.

But it may be different now, especially if you are going to fly their
gliders.

Again FWIW when I last flew at a French CNVV all I needed was a note
from my physician saying I was OK to fly. No problem, the doc was my
dad. But that was 50 years ago, and no doubt things are more complex
now.
--
Mike Lindsay