Tuno wrote:

I'm going to be wandering around southern France the last two days of
September, and in northern Italy the first three days of October
(Milan / St Vincent). In the off chance that there might be an
opportunity to spend an hour or two in the back seat of a high
performance ship along the way,

Ask the people of "Aeroclub Volovelistico Lariano" at Alzatte-Brianza
north of Mialno close to Como. I like the place and people.

http://www.avl.it/