Guest-Cadets

*** IACE – 14. – 29. Juli 2020 ***

Der International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE) ist ein internationales Austauschprogramm mit dem Ziel, das Interesse junger Menschen für die Luftfahrt im Allgemeinen und für ein Berufsleben in der Luftfahrt im Speziellen zu festigen und internationale Perspektiven aufzuzeigen.

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Anmeldung für den Jungfliegeraustausch IACE

Vom 14. – 29. Juli 2020 findet der International Air Cadet Exchange dieses Jahr statt.

Der 16. Februar 2020 ist der Anmeldeschluss. Bis dahin muss die komplette Anmeldung, inkl. folgender Unterlagen beim Aero-Club der Schweiz, Lidostrasse 5, 6006 Luzern eingereicht werden.

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JUNGFLIEGERAUSTAUSCH 2020: jetzt anmelden!!

Die Frist läuft noch bis am 16. Februar 2020!

Das Anmeldeformular und weitere Informationen gibt es unter dem folgenden Link:

https://www.iacea.ch

JUNGFLIEGERAUSTAUSCH 2020: jetzt anmelden!!

Die Frist läuft noch bis am 16. Februar 2020!

Das Anmeldeformular und weitere Informationen gibt es unter dem folgenden Link:

https://www.iacea.ch

Today was the last day of IACE 2019. After a last, once more tasty breakfast with Rösti and fried eggs at the Tennischugele, it was time to leave for Frankfurt. Unfortunately, the transfer could not be carried out by the Super Puma of the Swiss Air Force due to the bad weather. So we had to travel by train to Frankfurt airport. We all used this opportunity either for a last chat or a well-needed power nap. Arrived in Frankfurt, it was time to say “goodbye” to everyone and our ways separated. We wish you a safe trip home and hope to see you soon back in Switzerland! The two weeks were a real pleasure and will stay in our minds for a long time. Rafael and Adrian (Guides Switzerland) … See more

Today was the last day of IACE 2019. After a last, once more tasty breakfast with Rösti and fried eggs at the Tennischugele, it was time to leave for Frankfurt. Unfortunately, the transfer could not be carried out by the Super Puma of the Swiss Air Force due to the bad weather. So we had to travel by train to Frankfurt airport. We all used this opportunity either for a last chat or a well-needed power nap. Arrived in Frankfurt, it was time to say “goodbye” to everyone and our ways separated. We wish you a safe trip home and hope to see you soon back in Switzerland! The two weeks were a real pleasure and will stay in our minds for a long time. Rafael and Adrian (Guides Switzerland) … See more

Today, we went to Dübendorf to visit Skyguide, a traffic control and formation center. We began the visit by a presentation of the role and the activities of Skyguide. Then we divided our group into smaller groups, to visit important places. The first one was a simulator to train students to become air traffic controllers. This simulator allowed to create different scenarios: some simple one with only a few planes landing and more difficult one with engine fire or snow on the runway. Then we had the chance to enter the approach control room: the controllers where delivering clearances to aircrafts in their airspace to avoid collisions in flight.
Finally, we played a role game, where we had to guide airplanes to the runway. It was surprisingly difficult to keep efficiency high.
After eating at Skyguide, we went to Zurich airport to watch landing aircrafts from over the world, observing what type they were and feeling their powerful engines.
In the afternoon, we came back to Dübendorf to visit the Flieger-Flab museum. There were a lot of airplanes from the beginning of aviation to jet airplanes. That was amazing to discover these airplanes, and also other Swiss army material such as radar, communications and weapon systems.
After spending time there, we went and visited Rega, the Swiss search and rescue. We could see the helicopter H145 they fly and one crew member have presented us the different missions they realize and the equipment they have.
Today was the last entire day in Switzerland, we are leaving tomorrow with Super Puma.
All the Cadets would like to thank all the people who organized this exchange, especially Willi and Suzanne who planned all the activities and Rafael and Adrian our guides.
This adventure will stay in our mind for a long time. Elise (French Cadet) … See more

Today, we went to Dübendorf to visit Skyguide, a traffic control and formation center. We began the visit by a presentation of the role and the activities of Skyguide. Then we divided our group into smaller groups, to visit important places. The first one was a simulator to train students to become air traffic controllers. This simulator allowed to create different scenarios: some simple one with only a few planes landing and more difficult one with engine fire or snow on the runway. Then we had the chance to enter the approach control room: the controllers where delivering clearances to aircrafts in their airspace to avoid collisions in flight.
Finally, we played a role game, where we had to guide airplanes to the runway. It was surprisingly difficult to keep efficiency high.
After eating at Skyguide, we went to Zurich airport to watch landing aircrafts from over the world, observing what type they were and feeling their powerful engines.
In the afternoon, we came back to Dübendorf to visit the Flieger-Flab museum. There were a lot of airplanes from the beginning of aviation to jet airplanes. That was amazing to discover these airplanes, and also other Swiss army material such as radar, communications and weapon systems.
After spending time there, we went and visited Rega, the Swiss search and rescue. We could see the helicopter H145 they fly and one crew member have presented us the different missions they realize and the equipment they have.
Today was the last entire day in Switzerland, we are leaving tomorrow with Super Puma.
All the Cadets would like to thank all the people who organized this exchange, especially Willi and Suzanne who planned all the activities and Rafael and Adrian our guides.
This adventure will stay in our mind for a long time. Elise (French Cadet) … See more

We started the day of with breakfast at the Tennisschugele, we then proceeded to take an hour drive to the Pilatus factory. Yet again, the views on the way to Pilatus were fantastic. Once we arrived at the Pilatus factory, we met up with our tour guide Sam. He took us to a very nice media room in the factory where he showed us some videos about the different types of Pilatus aircraft and the challenges, they face in day to day life. For example, the The Royal Flying Doctor Sevice which is located in Australia, they use Pilatus airplanes daily to save people’s lives in remote locations. The Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 are great aircraft for these situations because they are able to land on grass and gravel which not a lot of aircraft of this size are allowed to do. After the nice introduction we walked towards the apron where some PC-12’s where lined up. We split the into two groups and got to fly above the alps! After a very impressive approach by our (test) pilot we made our way to the assembly lines and paint shops of the factory. It was very amazing to see all the aircraft lined up and being assembled. Furthermore, we went for lunch at the factory’s cafeteria. We gave out certificates and said our goodbyes. We then took the car to the town of Lucerne where we had some free time to walk around. Some of us cadets rented some pedal boats and enjoyed the lake. We visited sites like the Chapel Bridge and sat down at a terrace. We slowly made our way back to Grenchen and ate a nice dinner at the Tennisschugele. All in all, it was a great day with more awesome experiences the other cadets and I will never forget. Josca (Dutch cadet) … See more

We started the day of with breakfast at the Tennisschugele, we then proceeded to take an hour drive to the Pilatus factory. Yet again, the views on the way to Pilatus were fantastic. Once we arrived at the Pilatus factory, we met up with our tour guide Sam. He took us to a very nice media room in the factory where he showed us some videos about the different types of Pilatus aircraft and the challenges, they face in day to day life. For example, the The Royal Flying Doctor Sevice which is located in Australia, they use Pilatus airplanes daily to save people’s lives in remote locations. The Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 are great aircraft for these situations because they are able to land on grass and gravel which not a lot of aircraft of this size are allowed to do. After the nice introduction we walked towards the apron where some PC-12’s where lined up. We split the into two groups and got to fly above the alps! After a very impressive approach by our (test) pilot we made our way to the assembly lines and paint shops of the factory. It was very amazing to see all the aircraft lined up and being assembled. Furthermore, we went for lunch at the factory’s cafeteria. We gave out certificates and said our goodbyes. We then took the car to the town of Lucerne where we had some free time to walk around. Some of us cadets rented some pedal boats and enjoyed the lake. We visited sites like the Chapel Bridge and sat down at a terrace. We slowly made our way back to Grenchen and ate a nice dinner at the Tennisschugele. All in all, it was a great day with more awesome experiences the other cadets and I will never forget. Josca (Dutch cadet) … See more

Setting an alarm at 4:00 o’ clock in the morning was quite a challenge. If it wasn’t for being on time for a balloon flight overhead Bern, we probably would not have been sat in the car up with a smile on our faces at 4:30am! At 5:30am we arrived at Bern airport to meet the pilots and to help get the balloons ready. Once the sun came up and the mist lifted, we were ready for take-off! Although many of us being pilots we were impressed by the silence! First, we flew over Bern, the capital city. Our pilots pointed features out such as the parliament building situated in the old town. Afterwards, we flew across valleys. We flew about 20km/h which allowed us to observe the environment really well. We were so low that we even heard a dog barking! After about two hours, the pilot searched for a landing spot. With a field insight we preceded to land. The farmers helped us folding the balloon and at around 9:30am we had a warm drink with a croissant in a local bakery! After this breathtaking experience, we went to a cheese factory in Affoltern im Emmental. We enjoyed a guided tour, with some samples. Buying a piece of Emmentaler cheese will never be the same for us after the explanation of the productions we had! Still having the smell of cheese in our nose, we walked up a hill to eat our lunch. Luckily for us, we drove back to the accommodation to have a powernap. Back in the balloon and cheese factory, we hadn’t got the chance to feel tired; but once we finished our lunch, we felt like we could sleep for the rest of the day. At 6:00pm we headed to Steinhof for an open-air BBQ. After dinner, we had a drink and a dessert offered by Willi and Susi with a lovely view over the lake of Burgäschi. Delphine (Belgian Air Cadet) … See more

Setting an alarm at 4:00 o’ clock in the morning was quite a challenge. If it wasn’t for being on time for a balloon flight overhead Bern, we probably would not have been sat in the car up with a smile on our faces at 4:30am! At 5:30am we arrived at Bern airport to meet the pilots and to help get the balloons ready. Once the sun came up and the mist lifted, we were ready for take-off! Although many of us being pilots we were impressed by the silence! First, we flew over Bern, the capital city. Our pilots pointed features out such as the parliament building situated in the old town. Afterwards, we flew across valleys. We flew about 20km/h which allowed us to observe the environment really well. We were so low that we even heard a dog barking! After about two hours, the pilot searched for a landing spot. With a field insight we preceded to land. The farmers helped us folding the balloon and at around 9:30am we had a warm drink with a croissant in a local bakery! After this breathtaking experience, we went to a cheese factory in Affoltern im Emmental. We enjoyed a guided tour, with some samples. Buying a piece of Emmentaler cheese will never be the same for us after the explanation of the productions we had! Still having the smell of cheese in our nose, we walked up a hill to eat our lunch. Luckily for us, we drove back to the accommodation to have a powernap. Back in the balloon and cheese factory, we hadn’t got the chance to feel tired; but once we finished our lunch, we felt like we could sleep for the rest of the day. At 6:00pm we headed to Steinhof for an open-air BBQ. After dinner, we had a drink and a dessert offered by Willi and Susi with a lovely view over the lake of Burgäschi. Delphine (Belgian Air Cadet) … See more

Like Thursday, we started today with a late breakfast, afterwards preparing for our ‘Farewell Dinner Presentations’ – we did this up until lunch. Since the weather was beautiful, our guides treated us to a BBQ in the sun. During lunch we were joined by the pilots and mechanics from the legendary DC3 ‘Swissair’, with its furnishings replicating how it would have looked when the aircraft was in commercial service from 1947 – half of the group were about to fly in the DC3. The other half flew in a Pilatus PC-12. There are huge differences in the aircraft, with one being vintage, whilst the other being a high end Business jet. Nonetheless the views were both incredible.

After a shower and change into our formal attire, we headed to the hanger for our ‘Farewell Dinner Presentations’, here we introduced our selves and shared our experience over the last few days. Many of the IACE Switzerland sponsors were present and meeting them was real privilege allowing us to thank them for our unforgettable experiences. Jasper (UK Cadet) … See more

Like Thursday, we started today with a late breakfast, afterwards preparing for our ‘Farewell Dinner Presentations’ – we did this up until lunch. Since the weather was beautiful, our guides treated us to a BBQ in the sun. During lunch we were joined by the pilots and mechanics from the legendary DC3 ‘Swissair’, with its furnishings replicating how it would have looked when the aircraft was in commercial service from 1947 – half of the group were about to fly in the DC3. The other half flew in a Pilatus PC-12. There are huge differences in the aircraft, with one being vintage, whilst the other being a high end Business jet. Nonetheless the views were both incredible.

After a shower and change into our formal attire, we headed to the hanger for our ‘Farewell Dinner Presentations’, here we introduced our selves and shared our experience over the last few days. Many of the IACE Switzerland sponsors were present and meeting them was real privilege allowing us to thank them for our unforgettable experiences. Jasper (UK Cadet) … See more

Today, several activities were offered to us. This morning, some of us flew glider with our Pilot Lars (even if the weather was not the best for gliding) while the others started the final presentation we will have to present at the Farewell Dinner tomorrow. Then, we had lunch at Tennischugele all together and some of us continued gliding, others got some rest. Tabea, Delphine, our guides Rafael, Adrian and I decided to visit the capital, Bern. We first visited the BearPark with its bears inside. The BearPark is home to Finn, Björk, and their daughter Ursina. The animals have been living in the park along the bank of Aare since 2009. The BearPark provides a landscape where the brown bears can climb, fish and play, but also just retreat and relax. We even had the opportunity to climb up to one of the churches called Münster, and had an amazing view over the city, and its wealthy history. Our sightseeing tour took us further along the old town of Bern, the Münsterplattform and Zytgloggeturm. Seeing from outside the Federal Assembly of Switzerland was important for us, who have been staying in this country for 11 days from now. Finally, we got back to Grenchen to have dinner. We are all excited about tomorrow. Eleanor (French Cadet) … See more

Today, several activities were offered to us. This morning, some of us flew glider with our Pilot Lars (even if the weather was not the best for gliding) while the others started the final presentation we will have to present at the Farewell Dinner tomorrow. Then, we had lunch at Tennischugele all together and some of us continued gliding, others got some rest. Tabea, Delphine, our guides Rafael, Adrian and I decided to visit the capital, Bern. We first visited the BearPark with its bears inside. The BearPark is home to Finn, Björk, and their daughter Ursina. The animals have been living in the park along the bank of Aare since 2009. The BearPark provides a landscape where the brown bears can climb, fish and play, but also just retreat and relax. We even had the opportunity to climb up to one of the churches called Münster, and had an amazing view over the city, and its wealthy history. Our sightseeing tour took us further along the old town of Bern, the Münsterplattform and Zytgloggeturm. Seeing from outside the Federal Assembly of Switzerland was important for us, who have been staying in this country for 11 days from now. Finally, we got back to Grenchen to have dinner. We are all excited about tomorrow. Eleanor (French Cadet) … See more