Beacon photo page's by Johan Veldhuis.  

Avignon (Caumont) VOR AVN (Pujaut) 01-02-2007

Contrary to the Avignon Locator stands the VOR not at Caumont airport. It is located at the airfield of Pujaut. From Avignon take the N100 to Remoulins. At Villeneuve-les-Avignon turn right onto the N580 direction Bagnols.
After ca. 4 km you find a turn to the right onto the D677 direction Pujaut and the airfield. Beware! As soon as you see the airfield at the LHS, there is a track along the side of the airfield with at the left vineyards. Follow the track along the airfield and after some time you find the beacon at your RHS.

You don’t find the beacon at the flying school or at the parachute training centre.

At a trip to Orange Wim was in these surroundings, so he went here to take some photos. Luckily there was no gate in the fence and there where no sign to keep out. That gave him the possibility to take some special photos.

Tourist information:
Avignon is a city with a lot of history. The Romans where here, and a long time it was the residence of the pope.
Not far from Avignon you find Orange, where you find the ruins of the castle that was once of the Oranje family (Our royal family at the Netherlands – the name comes from the city of Orange). Also not far from Avignon is the village of Arles. The painter Vincent van Gogh lived here fore some time.

VOR AVN, front, 1 february 2007.


back.


Detail door, note the sign on the door!


Yes! This is a VOR.


This sign is at a big box at the back off the VOR.


This sign states the maker and type of the building.


At the flying school you see only this, using a 500mm telephoto lens.


Are you ready to jump?


Dogs (and children?) only at a lead.


The road to the beacon, taken near to the beacon.