I can count myself lucky my licence is CAA issue! I'll be collecting my FAA certificate in Fort Lauderdale next month.

Oh, and I forgot to say: Congrats on the PPL!

You need to call around the different schools to ask what their policy is. I agree that it's hard to stay current if there is a 28-day currency requirement. The reality is that there are serious obstacles in the way of renting aircraft in this country (e.g. 5 hours + checkride = an investment of sev...

I think you should stay and get your degree. If you have the money and the time, you can do some flying lessons while you are still at college.

It's a news story about Adrian Thompson of OBA. http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD05POL110409.htm Adrian Thompson "had sent a pilot to North Carolina to bring Angela Cavanaugh to Florida to make allegations of sexual abuse against her father." Stewar...

It appears Great Saltee Island was not just a once-off or ad hoc landing strip. This information from http://www.salteeislands.info/Michael%20the%20first%20Page.htm One of the first jobs undertook on the Great Saltee was the levelling of a field in the centre of the island as a landing strip for his...

Thanks to the advice in this thread I retrieved the mail from my spam folder and completed the registration. The service looks very handy and easy to use.

I spoke too soon - I registered but have not received an email.

Thanks for posting that ceatach - I've just registered and I'm going to use that method from now on.

Pilot wrote:Raven,

What are your references?

I don't understand what you mean by:
EEC 670/91
216/2008

I'd assumed that they were SI numbers, but I can't see any SI's with those numbers.

Pilot,

Those numbers look like EU directives to me.

The incident report (Synopsis) states that the airbus was "lined up and holding on rwy 27", and that the Cessna "over flew the stationary Airbus".

The airbus was not back-tracking on the runway at that time that the landing clearance was issued to the Cessna.

I finally flew into Dowth Hall on Monday evening (having called the owner for permission). One step closer to my ambition of visiting all 17 airfields in Co. Meath! (Only joking - tempting as it might be to land on that nice runway at Gormanston with the big Xs, I don't fancy that kind of trouble!) ...

I also would have accepted the instruction, without a doubt. I would have been in exactly the same position as the Cessna pilot who thought that while the circumstances of the landing were unusual, he complied with the instructions of the controller, who he felt was being helpful. As an inexperience...

Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. I really appreciate the advice, including the well-deserved criticism. Here's what I'm taking from your replies: - It was very wrong to "secretly" deviate from the southerly heading that was instructed. Agreed. - "If I'm uncomfortable flying ...

Thanks all. My education continues! Maybe Hibby can tell me what rule, AIC, guidance paper makes any mention of the task you name "Activating Flight Plan" I haven't a clue I'm afraid. I suspect I was just making it up or thought it was something I needed to do. If you are airborne with pla...