Night flying

Aéro-Club du Dauphiné

Night
flying

At the Aéro-Club du Dauphiné we also fly at night. An experience quite different from daytime flying, which helps you improve your flying technique. First of all, you need to complete our flight school's “night flying training”.

Night flying is organised differently at each airfield, to respect the regulations and the neighbours' sleep.

Night flying at Le Versoud

On Tuesday and Thursday evenings in winter, when the cloud base (9,000 feet minimum) allows and a safe diversion airfield has been arranged, around thirty of us take off into an often starry sky to enjoy a somewhat selfish (but often shared) and above all unique pleasure! Nothing compares with night flying, a source of intense and special happiness, where all is silence, softness and serenity.
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Night flying at Grenoble Alpes Isère

At Grenoble Alpes Isère airport, night flying is possible all year round, with no time limits, as the airport is approved for night flying. You just have to go for it.

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What is it like? Read Sophie's account.

Night flying
information 2026

Sunrise and sunset at Le Versoud 2026. Night flying procedures. Night flying reminders. Night flying briefing.

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Night flying
at Le Versoud

(text and images taken from the “PenseBeteVolDeNuit” document by Samuel Georges). Grenoble Le Versoud (LFLG) is an aerodrome approved with…

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Night flying
at Grenoble Alpes Isère

extract from the VAC TXT 03 chart of 27 Feb 2020 (AIP France). Departures to the west: join the published route at Beaurepaire at 2,500 ft. Other…

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Night flying
stories

Bonneville: they say human beings are not “night birds” – well, maybe they are! Because at the ACD, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in winter, when…

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Night flying
photos

Night flying: photo album. A beautiful series on the ground by Marc Kossa. The shivering aeroplanes, the bright sky, the Dent de Crolles and the Chartreuse…

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Night flying
videos

Night flying: video album. A night landing without lights! Video by Éric Vuillermoz. Night landing at Valence. Video by Franck Minair.

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