Our permanent staff
Our association, with around 500 members, could not function with volunteers alone. That's why we have a team of permanent employees with all the skills and certifications you need to glide in the best possible conditions.
Structure Manager: Roger EYRIER
Roger EYRIER's mission is threefold.
Animation, with the aim of revitalizing the Association's activities: to run an efficient beginners' school, to run an advanced school in conjunction with the previous one, to ensure the AAVA's attractiveness to outside members, to organize events, training courses and competitions, to encourage initiation flights, discovery flights and, in general, the use of equipment, and to revitalize the practice of competition within our Association.
Linked to the previous one, an organizational aspect: Plan the annual activity in order to offer our members a development of their skills, while ensuring the availability of the necessary human resources & skills.
Finally, supervision of execution: Roger is responsible for maintaining discipline, compliance with regulations and procedures, respect for equipment and organization, and monitoring student pilots and their progress.
Roger EYRIER joins the AAVA with 35 years' professional experience in gliding, including 15 years as chief pilot at the Centre National de Vol à Voile in Saint Auban. Roger is also the son of our former President Alain EYRIER, whom some of you may have known.
Maintenance manager :Michel VIGOUROUX
Michel joined the team at the beginning of 2025.
He holds a PART 66 licence and has been working for a number of years. His previous position was at CNVV in Saint Auban.
He is in charge of maintenance and planning visits to our machines.
Gliding instructor: Stéphane EHRHARDT
Stéphane has been a member of the association since 2013s. He joined the salaried team in 2015, becoming a mechanic (he holds a part 66 licence), then an instructor and finally a tug pilot in 2019. He is now Roger Eyrier's right-hand man, and keeps a maintenance activity in the low season.
During the season, our team is also reinforced by seasonal instructors and tugs.
SECRETARIAT
Kelly Sacrez and Nathalie Peron are our two secretaries. They complement each other in reception and administrative roles, supporting the AAVA/Vinon office.
A secretary: Kelly SACREZ
Kelly Sacrez is our secretary. She'll be happy to answer all your questions with a smile.
A second secretary: Nathalie PERON
Nathalie offers a warm welcome throughout the season.
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