Hi WingCommander, As usual with these things, it's impossible to tell what may or may not happen. I spoke with some CAA inspectors recently and they told me that the UK and Europe are not speaking at the moment over the Northern Ireland protocol so, on that basis, I would say it's unlikely that ther...

Hi all,

As promised, briefing video for visiting pilots for the fly-in available to watch at https://flyinginireland.com/2022/07/wes ... ing-video/

Regards,
Mark

Hi all, Weston Airport will host a breakfast fly-in from 08:30 on Saturday 23rd July. The €15 landing fee includes breakfast and all proceeds will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul, Celbridge, Leixlip and Lucan. Look out for a video with joining instructions, PPR and procedures for the event which I...

Hi Simon, You're not unique and this sounds like a common issue at the moment. There are some excellent individuals who work in the licencing department but the organisation itself is completely under-resourced and cannot provide a decent level of service. From what I can read in the Aircrew regulat...

Hi Fly22, The BIR is different to the IMC rating that has been available in the UK for a while but it's great news that there's finally a European equivalent. I don't think any of the Irish ATOs are teaching the BIR yet but it's certainly valid for use in Ireland. To answer your question about the w...

A useful document published recently about the Angle of Attack Awareness by the FAA Safety Team

https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefin ... _19_04.pdf

Great article on the EASA website about preparing for Winter Flying: https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/to ... ter-flying

youtu.be/Ud3SaAWgtV0


youtu.be/JBxg6hgbAr8

Interesting video of an engine failure after takeoff with a turnback.


youtu.be/9FdRQiHyWQs

Hi David, I've no experience recently but perhaps try talking to Westair as well, I believe they can do handling over on their ramp and they also have AvGas if you need it. It's also much easier to get to/from airside as the airport GA parking is remote and you need an Ops vehicle to get in and out....

Hi, I'm not aware of any high-end aircraft that are available for training in Ireland. As these types of aircraft are so expensive to purchase and maintain, they are uneconomical for flying schools and clubs to operate. A 40+ year old C172 costs around €250 per hour fly so I can only imagine what an...

Hi all,

Zoom is organised for 7pm on Monday evening. I've emailed many of you on this thread with details of the login. If anyone else is interested in joining please contact me at mark@flyinginireland.com

Regards,
Mark

Hi Pilot, I think your points were very well made too on the call as were most others. I've been inundated with texts, calls and emails about what to do next. Any suggestions? I feel like I shouldn't bother writing another submission after everything in my last one was ignored! Would there be any ap...

Unbelievable...no other words to describe that webinar this afternoon...

Hi all, The IAA has published their airspace change proposal for regional airports around the country as part of the Airspace Review announced earlier this year. The change will increase the size of control zones at the regional airports from a 10nm diameter circle to a 20nm x 20 nm square control z...