On Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:34:27 AM UTC-8, Justin Craig wrote:
The flying in the Alps is stunning, albeit challenging.



There are three clubs close to Sisteron.



* St Auban

* Sisteron itself

* La Motte Du Care



I fly at La Motte which is a small club exceptionally well run by Christian

the CFI. They look after visitors very well and have small but very good

fleet. They operate winch only. The cost saving flying at La Motte is

significant.



Have you flown in mountains before? How flexable is your budget?



St Auban will be much higher cost, but they do have a large exceptional

fleet including Nimbus 4, Arcus, Duo, ASG 29, etc.



My budget is more limited, but i spend a reasonable amount of time down

there each year and find the "club" environment that La Motte has to offer

preferential to to the commercial operation at St Auban.



Flying at any of those three sites will be lovely, and frankly I don't

think you could make a wrong decision!



Enjoy you time in a beautiful part of the world!

Yes, yes, yes La Motte. There are gliderports with real scenery, no noisy towplane and go to wave off a string!