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Pilatus PC12<\/span> | Access authorization & rating Saint-Tropez <\/span>La Mole LFTZ<\/span><\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\nDiscover the La Mole airport access training – LFTZ in Pilatus PC12<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\nRating at Saint Tropez La Mole airport is available all year round.<\/p>\n\n
The aerodrome is located at the bottom of a steep and relatively narrow valley with numerous reliefs in the immediate vicinity of the runway, which creates particularities requiring the pilot to hold an authorization called “Access Authorization”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nTo operate in Pilatus PC12, the pilot must have carried out a reconnaissance of the La Mole – LFTZ aerodrome on the PC12 class with an approved instructor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThis training is delivered in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements, by a team of qualified Pilatus PC12 instructors and examiners at LFTZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nCourse duration :<\/strong> 1 jour.<\/p>\n\nValidity of the La Mole – LFTZ<\/strong> authorization in Pilatus PC12: Have carried out 1 take-off and 1 landing as captain on the Pilatus PC12 class in the 24 months preceding the planned flight.<\/p>\n\n
\n\nTraining program<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Theoretical training: 2 hours<\/strong>
- History of airport of La Mole – LFTZ<\/li>
- Environment (Topography and Airspace)<\/li>
- Aerology<\/li>
- Environment \/ Nuisances<\/li>
- Multi-activity in the Saint Tropez Peninsula \u25abInfrastructure<\/li>
- Operational Exploitation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n
- Flight training: approximately 1.5 hours<\/strong>
- Reconnaissance of the La Mole environment (EM point, surrounding aeronautical platforms, zone limits, etc.)<\/li>
- Several runway circuits (QFU 06 and QFU 24) including landings and <\/strong>go-arounds on the 2 QFUs.<\/li>
- Carrying out instrument flight procedures for departure and arrival if pilot is IR qualified<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n
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Interested in another Pilatus PC12 qualification? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\nWe also offer access training to the Courchevel altiport. Courchevel – LFLJ<\/span><\/a> and the altiport of Meg\u00e8ve altiport – LFHM<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\nCONTACT US FOR A QUOTE!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n![\"PC12](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alpine-airlines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Golfe-de-Saint-Tropez-scaled.jpg\")
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<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\nHistory of Saint Tropez La Mole LFTZ airport (from wikipedia)<\/a><\/p>\n\nOn August 8, 1964, Count Fran\u00e7ois Gazeau and Marc Den Bosch created alight aviation<\/a> andbusiness<\/a> airfield on the strip of land stretching between the then main road and the river. The runway was grass<\/a> on land belonging to the owner of the Ch\u00e2teau de La M\u00f4le, Baron Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe, who agreed to rent it in memory of Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/a>, of whom he was a close cousin. <\/p>\n\nOn March 15, 1973, the site was classified as “restricted use” in view of its special features, but was opened to the public at the operator’s request.2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\nOn May 30, 1983, the airfield was registered on list 3 of French aerodromes<\/a>, in category D, for business, private and national travel aviation. Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe retains ownership of the land and entrusts its operation to a manager. <\/p>\n\nIn early 1990<\/a>, S.A. A\u00e9roport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez modernized and developed the existing infrastructure at La M\u00f4le, to provide the Gulf of Saint-Tropez<\/a> and Corniche des Maures<\/a> region with a local airport that would complement the region’<\/a>s major airports.<\/p>\n\nOn July 30, 1991, the ministerial decree certifying that the airfield meets international aeronautical standards is published, and the site is brought into compliance with aeronautical easements. An agreement is signed with the French government, and the runway is no longer private, but remains open 365 days a year, from sunrise to sunset, with night flights prohibited. <\/p>\n\n
In 1993<\/a>, the runway was completely refurbished (25,000m2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n\n1994<\/a> saw the opening of the first regular international seasonal service to Geneva<\/a> and then Zurich<\/a> with the Swiss airline Crossair<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nA new, more modern terminal<\/a>, capable of handling between 150 and 180 passengers, was delivered in 1995 to support the development of both commercial and private traffic.<\/p>\n\nIn the summer of 1997<\/a>, Lufthansa<\/a> entered the fray, announcing three scheduled flights to and from Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nIn 1999<\/a>, a service between Nice<\/a> and Saint-Tropez was launched by<\/em> the resident company“Air Saint-Tropez<\/em>“, with five daily helicopter rotations.<\/p>\n\nIn 2006<\/a>, the new managers asked for the runway to be used in its entirety to accommodate more modern, quieter and less polluting aircraft.<\/p>\n\nIn 2007<\/a>, a new bar<\/a>\u2013restaurant<\/a> and control tower<\/a> are made2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\nSaved from bankruptcy in the mid-1990s<\/a> by the Michel Reybier<\/a> group(wine<\/a> and luxury<\/a> hotels<\/a> ), the international airport of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez (AGST) began specializing in business and high-end<\/a> tourism in 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nOn July 26, 2013, A\u00e9roports de la C\u00f4te d’Azur (A.C.A.)<\/em> acquired 99.9% of the shares in A\u00e9roport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez (A.G.S.T.)<\/em> owned by the Reybier group, majority shareholder for nearly fifteen years. The A.C.A<\/em> group (shareholders: the Franco-Italian consortium Azzura“companies Atlantia SpA, Aeroporti di Roma SpA and Electricit\u00e9 de France”<\/em> with 60% (shares bought back from the French State in 2016) – the CCI<\/a> Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur with 25% – the Conseil r\u00e9gional de Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d’Azur<\/a> with 5% – the Conseil G\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Alpes Maritimes<\/a> with 5% – the Ville de Nice with 5%) is the second-largest French airport company after A\u00e9roport de Paris<\/a>. <\/p>\n\nLocated between Cogolin<\/a> and La M\u00f4le,<\/a> Saint-Tropez international airport welcomes more than 4,500 aircraft, or more than 9,000 movements (70% of flights per year are private and 30% are commercial), for several thousand passengers per year (more than 8,900 passengers in 2018), with an attendance rate of 85 to 90% for the Easter <\/a>period until the “Voiles de Saint-Tropez”<\/a> (end of September, beginning of October). Alternative airports are Toulon-Hy\u00e8res<\/a> located 46 km away, Nice-Cote d’Azur<\/a> 78 km away and Marseille-Provence <\/a>106 km away. <\/p>\n
Discover the La Mole airport access training – LFTZ in Pilatus PC12<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\nRating at Saint Tropez La Mole airport is available all year round.<\/p>\n\n
The aerodrome is located at the bottom of a steep and relatively narrow valley with numerous reliefs in the immediate vicinity of the runway, which creates particularities requiring the pilot to hold an authorization called “Access Authorization”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nTo operate in Pilatus PC12, the pilot must have carried out a reconnaissance of the La Mole – LFTZ aerodrome on the PC12 class with an approved instructor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThis training is delivered in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements, by a team of qualified Pilatus PC12 instructors and examiners at LFTZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nCourse duration :<\/strong> 1 jour.<\/p>\n\nValidity of the La Mole – LFTZ<\/strong> authorization in Pilatus PC12: Have carried out 1 take-off and 1 landing as captain on the Pilatus PC12 class in the 24 months preceding the planned flight.<\/p>\n\n
\n\nTraining program<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Theoretical training: 2 hours<\/strong>
- History of airport of La Mole – LFTZ<\/li>
- Environment (Topography and Airspace)<\/li>
- Aerology<\/li>
- Environment \/ Nuisances<\/li>
- Multi-activity in the Saint Tropez Peninsula \u25abInfrastructure<\/li>
- Operational Exploitation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n
- Flight training: approximately 1.5 hours<\/strong>
- Reconnaissance of the La Mole environment (EM point, surrounding aeronautical platforms, zone limits, etc.)<\/li>
- Several runway circuits (QFU 06 and QFU 24) including landings and <\/strong>go-arounds on the 2 QFUs.<\/li>
- Carrying out instrument flight procedures for departure and arrival if pilot is IR qualified<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n
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Interested in another Pilatus PC12 qualification? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\nWe also offer access training to the Courchevel altiport. Courchevel – LFLJ<\/span><\/a> and the altiport of Meg\u00e8ve altiport – LFHM<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\nCONTACT US FOR A QUOTE!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/figure><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\nHistory of Saint Tropez La Mole LFTZ airport (from wikipedia)<\/a><\/p>\n\nOn August 8, 1964, Count Fran\u00e7ois Gazeau and Marc Den Bosch created alight aviation<\/a> andbusiness<\/a> airfield on the strip of land stretching between the then main road and the river. The runway was grass<\/a> on land belonging to the owner of the Ch\u00e2teau de La M\u00f4le, Baron Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe, who agreed to rent it in memory of Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/a>, of whom he was a close cousin. <\/p>\n\nOn March 15, 1973, the site was classified as “restricted use” in view of its special features, but was opened to the public at the operator’s request.2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\nOn May 30, 1983, the airfield was registered on list 3 of French aerodromes<\/a>, in category D, for business, private and national travel aviation. Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe retains ownership of the land and entrusts its operation to a manager. <\/p>\n\nIn early 1990<\/a>, S.A. A\u00e9roport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez modernized and developed the existing infrastructure at La M\u00f4le, to provide the Gulf of Saint-Tropez<\/a> and Corniche des Maures<\/a> region with a local airport that would complement the region’<\/a>s major airports.<\/p>\n\nOn July 30, 1991, the ministerial decree certifying that the airfield meets international aeronautical standards is published, and the site is brought into compliance with aeronautical easements. An agreement is signed with the French government, and the runway is no longer private, but remains open 365 days a year, from sunrise to sunset, with night flights prohibited. <\/p>\n\n
In 1993<\/a>, the runway was completely refurbished (25,000m2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n\n1994<\/a> saw the opening of the first regular international seasonal service to Geneva<\/a> and then Zurich<\/a> with the Swiss airline Crossair<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nA new, more modern terminal<\/a>, capable of handling between 150 and 180 passengers, was delivered in 1995 to support the development of both commercial and private traffic.<\/p>\n\nIn the summer of 1997<\/a>, Lufthansa<\/a> entered the fray, announcing three scheduled flights to and from Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nIn 1999<\/a>, a service between Nice<\/a> and Saint-Tropez was launched by<\/em> the resident company“Air Saint-Tropez<\/em>“, with five daily helicopter rotations.<\/p>\n\nIn 2006<\/a>, the new managers asked for the runway to be used in its entirety to accommodate more modern, quieter and less polluting aircraft.<\/p>\n\nIn 2007<\/a>, a new bar<\/a>\u2013restaurant<\/a> and control tower<\/a> are made2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\nSaved from bankruptcy in the mid-1990s<\/a> by the Michel Reybier<\/a> group(wine<\/a> and luxury<\/a> hotels<\/a> ), the international airport of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez (AGST) began specializing in business and high-end<\/a> tourism in 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nOn July 26, 2013, A\u00e9roports de la C\u00f4te d’Azur (A.C.A.)<\/em> acquired 99.9% of the shares in A\u00e9roport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez (A.G.S.T.)<\/em> owned by the Reybier group, majority shareholder for nearly fifteen years. The A.C.A<\/em> group (shareholders: the Franco-Italian consortium Azzura“companies Atlantia SpA, Aeroporti di Roma SpA and Electricit\u00e9 de France”<\/em> with 60% (shares bought back from the French State in 2016) – the CCI<\/a> Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur with 25% – the Conseil r\u00e9gional de Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d’Azur<\/a> with 5% – the Conseil G\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Alpes Maritimes<\/a> with 5% – the Ville de Nice with 5%) is the second-largest French airport company after A\u00e9roport de Paris<\/a>. <\/p>\n\nLocated between Cogolin<\/a> and La M\u00f4le,<\/a> Saint-Tropez international airport welcomes more than 4,500 aircraft, or more than 9,000 movements (70% of flights per year are private and 30% are commercial), for several thousand passengers per year (more than 8,900 passengers in 2018), with an attendance rate of 85 to 90% for the Easter <\/a>period until the “Voiles de Saint-Tropez”<\/a> (end of September, beginning of October). Alternative airports are Toulon-Hy\u00e8res<\/a> located 46 km away, Nice-Cote d’Azur<\/a> 78 km away and Marseille-Provence <\/a>106 km away. <\/p>\n
Rating at Saint Tropez La Mole airport is available all year round.<\/p>\n\n
The aerodrome is located at the bottom of a steep and relatively narrow valley with numerous reliefs in the immediate vicinity of the runway, which creates particularities requiring the pilot to hold an authorization called “Access Authorization”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n To operate in Pilatus PC12, the pilot must have carried out a reconnaissance of the La Mole – LFTZ aerodrome on the PC12 class with an approved instructor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n This training is delivered in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements, by a team of qualified Pilatus PC12 instructors and examiners at LFTZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Course duration :<\/strong> 1 jour.<\/p>\n\n Validity of the La Mole – LFTZ<\/strong> authorization in Pilatus PC12: Have carried out 1 take-off and 1 landing as captain on the Pilatus PC12 class in the 24 months preceding the planned flight.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Interested in another Pilatus PC12 qualification? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n We also offer access training to the Courchevel altiport. Courchevel – LFLJ<\/span><\/a> and the altiport of Meg\u00e8ve altiport – LFHM<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n History of Saint Tropez La Mole LFTZ airport (from wikipedia)<\/a><\/p>\n\n On August 8, 1964, Count Fran\u00e7ois Gazeau and Marc Den Bosch created alight aviation<\/a> andbusiness<\/a> airfield on the strip of land stretching between the then main road and the river. The runway was grass<\/a> on land belonging to the owner of the Ch\u00e2teau de La M\u00f4le, Baron Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe, who agreed to rent it in memory of Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/a>, of whom he was a close cousin. <\/p>\n\n On March 15, 1973, the site was classified as “restricted use” in view of its special features, but was opened to the public at the operator’s request.2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n On May 30, 1983, the airfield was registered on list 3 of French aerodromes<\/a>, in category D, for business, private and national travel aviation. Charles Boyer de Fonscolombe retains ownership of the land and entrusts its operation to a manager. <\/p>\n\n In early 1990<\/a>, S.A. A\u00e9roport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez modernized and developed the existing infrastructure at La M\u00f4le, to provide the Gulf of Saint-Tropez<\/a> and Corniche des Maures<\/a> region with a local airport that would complement the region’<\/a>s major airports.<\/p>\n\n On July 30, 1991, the ministerial decree certifying that the airfield meets international aeronautical standards is published, and the site is brought into compliance with aeronautical easements. An agreement is signed with the French government, and the runway is no longer private, but remains open 365 days a year, from sunrise to sunset, with night flights prohibited. <\/p>\n\n In 1993<\/a>, the runway was completely refurbished (25,000m2<\/sup>).<\/p>\n\n 1994<\/a> saw the opening of the first regular international seasonal service to Geneva<\/a> and then Zurich<\/a> with the Swiss airline Crossair<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n A new, more modern terminal<\/a>, capable of handling between 150 and 180 passengers, was delivered in 1995 to support the development of both commercial and private traffic.<\/p>\n\n In the summer of 1997<\/a>, Lufthansa<\/a> entered the fray, announcing three scheduled flights to and from Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n In 1999<\/a>, a service between Nice<\/a> and Saint-Tropez was launched by<\/em> the resident company“Air Saint-Tropez<\/em>“, with five daily helicopter rotations.<\/p>\n\n In 2006<\/a>, the new managers asked for the runway to be used in its entirety to accommodate more modern, quieter and less polluting aircraft.<\/p>\n\n In 2007<\/a>, a new bar<\/a>\u2013restaurant<\/a> and control tower<\/a> are made2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n Saved from bankruptcy in the mid-1990s<\/a> by the Michel Reybier<\/a> group(wine<\/a> and luxury<\/a> hotels<\/a> ), the international airport of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez (AGST) began specializing in business and high-end<\/a> tourism in 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n On July 26, 2013, A\u00e9roports de la C\u00f4te d’Azur (A.C.A.)<\/em> acquired 99.9% of the shares in A\u00e9roport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez (A.G.S.T.)<\/em> owned by the Reybier group, majority shareholder for nearly fifteen years. The A.C.A<\/em> group (shareholders: the Franco-Italian consortium Azzura“companies Atlantia SpA, Aeroporti di Roma SpA and Electricit\u00e9 de France”<\/em> with 60% (shares bought back from the French State in 2016) – the CCI<\/a> Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur with 25% – the Conseil r\u00e9gional de Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d’Azur<\/a> with 5% – the Conseil G\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Alpes Maritimes<\/a> with 5% – the Ville de Nice with 5%) is the second-largest French airport company after A\u00e9roport de Paris<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n Located between Cogolin<\/a> and La M\u00f4le,<\/a> Saint-Tropez international airport welcomes more than 4,500 aircraft, or more than 9,000 movements (70% of flights per year are private and 30% are commercial), for several thousand passengers per year (more than 8,900 passengers in 2018), with an attendance rate of 85 to 90% for the Easter <\/a>period until the “Voiles de Saint-Tropez”<\/a> (end of September, beginning of October). Alternative airports are Toulon-Hy\u00e8res<\/a> located 46 km away, Nice-Cote d’Azur<\/a> 78 km away and Marseille-Provence <\/a>106 km away. <\/p>\n
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