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Henri Corderoy du Tiers's aeronautical chronicle
- June '79 : Baccalaureat with high scores in maths and science, Paris, France.
- Sept '79 - June '81 : Technology University Diploma (IUT Paris V) in statistics.
- May '82 : First Deaf (55 accepted out of 2,000 candidates) enrolled at ENAC (French FAA, DGAC's National Civil Aviation Academy) as a Civil Aeronautical Technician.
- Sept '82 - June'83 : Ground Aeronautical Training at ENAC, including simulation flight courses, in Toulouse (where the 'Concorde' and 'Airbus' have been built).
- Sept '83 - Dec'88 : Statistics of General Aviation in France, DGAC's SFACT (Technical control and aeronautical training department).
- May '84 : Passed written Private Pilot Exam, Paris, France.
- June '84 :Soaring training: 5 gliding hours in 1 week, North France.
- July 2-6, '84 : One week of single-engine airplane (Robin R2160) training offered by SFACT at one of its 9 CNFAs (National Aeronautical Training Center).
- Since Nov '84 : Member of Aeroclub de France (one of the top French aeronautical clubs and the most old aeronautical association in the world).
- Since Jan '85 : Member of Renault aeronautical club for flight training, Chavenay Airport, near Paris (20-30 hours flown per year on single-engine airplane).
- June '86 : Ultra Light Motorized (ULM) airplane training. Obtained ULM pilot's license, Persan-Beaumont Airport, near Paris. - First solo flight in a flying machine on June 26, 1986.
- May '87 : Passed the Commercial Pilot and IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) rating written tests, in Paris.
- May 27-30, '87 : Paris-New York-Paris on Air France's Concorde sponsored by Aeroclub de France for the 60th anniversary celebrateion of Lindbergh acrossing the Atlantic Ocean. .
- July 8, '88 : Airspeed World Record in the category of light twin-engine airplanes as a copilot: Cessna C310 from Mayotte, Comores, Indian Ocean to Mombassa, Kenya, Africa.
- Since Jan 2,'89 : Dassault Systemes (subsidary of Dassault Aviation which produces military airplanes (Mirage, Rafale, etc.) and business jets (Falcon 10, 20, 900, 2000). - Employing as a Computer Aided Designer: CATIA software. Quality tests, hotline and maintenance (most aeronautical makers are customers).
- April-May '89 : Rotorcraft training : Robinson R22 (6 flight hours). Instructor : Richard Fenwick, President of Aeroclub de France.
- Sept 6-13, '89 : Organization Comittee of the 6th Helicopter World Championship, Chantilly near Paris. Designed and set up 2 races out of the four races.
- Sept 19, '90 : First approved by the French Medical Advisory Board for receiving my private pilot's license.
- Sept 16 - Oct 30, '90 ; Private pilot training at Freeway Airport, Bowie, Maryland, U.S.A. - First solo flight in an airplane (Cessna C152) on Sept. 21. - Obtained American Private Pilot's license on Oct. 25.
- April 11, '91 : First Solo Flight in an airplane (C152) in France as well in Europe, at Chavenay Airport (towered), near Paris. - April-July '91 : Solo flight training and landings in 7 different towered airports in France.
- July 24, '91 : Passed the Flight test (more than 3 hours), in Chavenay, France.
- Sept '91 - Dec '92 : Political changes in the regulations of getting license permission by the French Medical Advisory Board which has taken away my license.
- Aug '92 : Flying Piper PA28 Archer II , Freeway Airport, Maryland, U.S.A. (3 weeks).
- Feb '93 : Flying PA28, at Montgomery Airport, Gaithesburg, Maryland and a round-trip trip to and over Manhattan, New-York, U.S.A. (1 week).
- March 19, '93 : Filed a lawsuit against the French Medical Advisory Board for taking away my license by its discrimination against "deafness".
- Sept-Oct '93 : Flying C172, at Montgomery Airport, Maryland, U.S.A. (2 weeks.)
- June-July '94 : Flying C172, at Montgomery Airport, Maryland (2 weeks) and a round-trip to Knoxville airport, Tennessee, for the first International Deaf Pilot Association (IDPA) Conference on July 1-3.
- June 10, '95 : First European Deaf Aviators meeting in Noisiel near Paris for establishing a new European chapter of the IDPA: IDPA-Europe and was elected as the President.
- July '95 : Flying C172, from Montgomery Airport, Maryland (2 weeks), for a round-trip to & over Manhattan, New York City (July 10), a round-trip to Long Island with 3 deaf Europeans (July 12), and a round-trip to & over Manhattan, New York City (July 10), a round-trip to Manteo Airport, North-Carolina, for the 2nd IDPA Fly-in on July 13-16.
- September '95 : Flying C172, from Montgomery Airport, Maryland (2 days), for a round-trip to & over Manhattan, New York City (September 7).
- April 6-8 '96 : 1st European Fly-in at Bondues Airport, Lille, North France, as the first-of-kind event at an airport for the Deaf in Europe.
- April 23 '96 : Establishment of a new French chapter of IDPA-Europe: aeroclub-sourds at the Aéro-Club de France, Paris, and was elected as the President.
- May 25 '96 : TV Interview for French's TV Channel 5 ('L'oeil et la main') on the issue of "Deaf European Aviators".
- May 30 '96 : Passed the high performance test (retractable gear and constant speed propeler) on Cessna C172 RG Cutlass II in Maryland, USA.
- June 13-16 '96 : 'Top Air Sports', European aviation event at Royan Airport and a booth of IDPA-Europe.
- July 10-13 '96 : 3rd IDPA Fly-in at Torrance and Compton airports, Los Angeles. Piloted C172 RG Cutlass II over 6,000 NM for 49 hours in the West USA (2 weeks)
- April 22 '97 : was appointed as Vice President of Handicaped Pilots Association which was most recently established by 'Aéro-Club de France'.
- July 29 : 4th IDPA Fly-in at West Bend airport, Wisconsin, USA.
- August 3 '97 : Piloted Mooney M20J for 25 hours. City-to-City (West Bend to Gaithersburg, Maryland) World Airspeed Record Attempt on August 5.
- August 12 '98 : piloted a Cessna C172 at Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
- June 20-26 '99 : 6th IDPA Fly-in at Frederick airport, Maryland, USA. Piloted Cessna C210 for 18 hours. 12 Europeans attended. Logbook as of today (last flight on July 1st, 1999)
- Airplane (hours) :
- Total: 705 Solo: 325 (44 flight hours in France) Complex (>=200hp): 126 Night: 12
- ULM: 25 flight hours
- Glider: 5 flight hours
- Helicopter: 6 flight hours
- Membership :
Aeroclub de France (1984 - 1991 and since 1997), AOPA-France (1990-97), AOPA-USA (since 1997) Aeroclub Renault (1985-93), Aeroclub Dassault (1989-93), F.A.I. (1988 - 1990 and 1997), Promouvoir Concorde (since 1987)
- Airplanes piloted :
- ROBIN : DR220, DR300, DR400, R1180, R2160, HR100/250
- CESSNA : C152, C172, C172 RG, C182, C210, C310
- PIPER : PA18, PA28 (Archer II & Arrow IV), PA38
Wassmer Guepard, Socata Rallye, Socata TB20, Fournier RF6B, Beechcraft BE36B, Cap 10, Mooney M20J
