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First the Fowl and Onions
Next the Secret Sauce
then Paul's Supervision
Next the Mussels
and some "American rice"
and lots of shrimp
and lemon
dish it up!
Boy! is this stuff GOOD! I'll
have another plate please, JEFF
Rainbow over Fleas at DUNES
2 hangers of enthusiasts eating French
food. (photo Paul PONTOIS)
see my model? Ill
write POU a story
La aussi
BALERIT rides Nils GISLASON
visiting from ICELAND
Paul PONTOIS smiles, I did a what
kind of LANDING?
ALAIN greets Paul back to earth. Is
everything still straight?
Miss TARTRAT gets a ride in a
BALERIT
Mrs. and Mr.
CANDEUR and
their CORDOUAN
Karl STICE POU
and CAGE
enthusiast
Yves TARTRAT
Mattieu BARREAU
Paul and Hans ENGELS
Guy FRANCOIS and Pierre MIGNET
Noel BASTTENS
Noel at GRUNBERG'S
Fiberglass 293 builder and originator
The GRUNBERGs
GRUNBERG and TALPINs
DUNES 2001 by Michel JACQUET, translated by Paul PONTOIS
Everything started around 5:00 PM, on Friday June 14th, with the arrival of early birds Catherine and René CANDEUR in their Cordouan. They had left Namur in Belgium in the morning at 10:00 AM and made the trip in three flights of 2 hours.
On Friday 15th, other forerunners arrived and we enjoyed a little barbecue to comfort and feed these nice fellows.
On Saturday 16th, things started to become more active with the arrival of numerous participants. We could see new machines, some of them just out of the workshop, some still under construction.
Saturday is the day I like best in the Dunes Fly-In. During this day I make time to meet up with good friends again, which is always so pleasant and also share the opportunity to welcome new faces and to help newcomers meeting other participants. Then, the Flying-Flea family does the rest.
At lunch, on Saturday, we were 83 and 107 for dinner, that is 30% more than last year.
Unfortunately, we again had a very strong wind. Aeolus was back to Dunes, maybe to show to those who do not believe it that a flying-flea can fly even if the wind is strong.
Yves SEGOND’s demonstrated it. His acrobatic but perfectly controlled arrival attracted everyone’s attention.
On Sunday June 17th, the same windy weather, but fortunately no rain. Other participants arrived. We discovered new machines, but several Poux could not come because of the uncertain weather forecast.
After the traditional welcome drink, the 295 guests sat down to eat and enjoyed the gourmet’s menu of the day. All our talks and chats were, of course, about our birds. A wonderful time during which everyone shares his experience and gives his opinion. Others take advantage of the discussion to collect as much information as possible.
In the afternoon, the wind was exceptionally strong (gusts of 50 mph). Alain MIGNET’s Balerit, accompanied by Yves SEGOND’s HM-293 showed skeptics that the Pou can fly under difficult atmospheric conditions.
At the end of the afternoon many friends had to leave us to go home. But like every year at night, 95 persons who did not want to leave us so soon, shared a friendly meal, enjoying during a few more hours, the warm atmosphere which reigns over our Dunes Fly-Ins.
List of the Flying-Fleas which were present on the airfield.
Yves AUBIN HM 360
Pierre BORDAS HM 360 seul l'appareil était présent,
Camille CAMBUS HM 293 en composite
Philippe CAMUS HM 293
François COLLET HM 293
Laurent DEREUMAUX BIFLY
Bernard DOMONT HM 293
"" "" HM 293 celui d'Eric son fils.
Christian DUPIN Pouplume
Didier ESTEYNE CORDOUAN de Pierre BORDAS
Michel FRANC CORDOUAN
Claudy GATEAU HM 293
Rodolphe GRUNBERG HM 293
Michel JACQUET HM 360
Alain JEGO Prototype
Max MALLET HM 14
Alain MIGNET BALLERIT
René MOULINE HM 293
Jean Claude RIVIERE LANDRAY Visa Pou
Yves SEGOND HM 293
Yves TARTRAT HM 293
Gaston TILLEMENT CORDOUAN
Hubert VIGNAUD HM 293
Those who came, but could not fly with their Poux due to the weather conditions:
Joel BAXERES HM 293
Bernard BUSCHI BALLERIT
Jean Jacques FIHOL HM 380
Patrick FRIGERI BALLERIT
Guy ROERHIG HM 293
I think that, if the weather had been better, we would have had some more visitors with their Poux.
Some Flea-lovers came without their aircraft:
Guy BAUDOUX HM 14 Belgique
Alain BLONDIAU HM 14 Belgique
Bernard CADUSSEAU HM 293
Thibaut CAMMERMANS HM 14 Belgique
Donald CAMPBELL POU RENEW USA
Jeff CAMPBELL "" "" USA
Alain CANOUET HM 293
Eddy DETROYER HM 14 Belgique
Bernard DEVERNET HM 293
Willay Roger DRUELLE HM 293
Bernard DUVAL HM 360
Simôn Mario ELIZONDO Argentine
Hans ENGEL HM 16 Belgique
Guy FRANCOIS Butterfly
Jean Pierre GACHET HM 293
Maurice GARSAULT HM 14
Pierre GRAUPNER HM 293
Bernard GERRAND BALLERIT
Jean Michel KOEGLER HM 293
Raymond LASBAREILLES HM 293
Michel LEMALE HM 293
Jean LEPELTIER HM 360
Dominique MARCHAL HM 293 Belgique
Pierre MIGNET HM etc...
Bernard MORANY HM 293
Francois MOREAU HM 293
Jacques MULLEN Criquet Belgique
André PERRIN HM 293
Paul PONTOIS HM 293 CANADA
Pascal RECOUR HM 293
Philippe SOULAS HM 293
End DUNES 2001. See you next year!
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