Veering a bit off-topic, the GAR procedure is one of the most pointless impediments to flying around these islands (other than the price of fuel ). While enacted under the heading of preventing "terrorism" it now seems to be mainly just a bureaucratic intelligence-gathering exercise. Consi...

There's plenty of good advice in this thread about flying to the Isle of Man, what about flying back to Ireland? What do those pundits here, with a penchant for legal fine points, think about flying into Irish airfields re (i) customs and (ii) immigration, from the IoM, which is not in the EU?

AIP Ireland says that "a flight plan may be submitted by email on condition that the flight plan is forwarded on an ICAO form, or that the message complies with AFTN format". Can someone kindly tell me how to compose a message in AFTN format so that I can email flight plans from my mobile ...

The IAA were sending daily emails of Notams which was handy for Ireland, however this service was stopped in December for some reason. No-one above has mentioned Homebriefing, a service that I have been using, offered for an small annual fee by Austrocontrol (see m). This appears to offer comprehens...

I cant understand it, since the Jodel was put up for sale last April ALL enquiries about it have been from the UK. Not one single interested party in Ireland was interested in her. We all often hear complaints about the cost of flying in Ireland, people pay horrifying hourly rates to rent spamcans ....

While the Irish rule is clear, a full flight plan is to be filed an hour in advance (unless impracticable) for a VFR flight any part of which is in controlled airspace - why is this? In comparison with other European countries this is a somewhat unusual requirement. Do the other countries give a les...

There is a Notam that Newcastle is closed "due extensive work" from 28 Sept to March 08.

What's going on?

I think this new chart is a serious disimprovement from the old one . Three items stand out on a cursory look at the south east one: - The vital altitude limits on the various Class C sectors around Dublin seem to be either missing or so obscured by clutter as to be hidden; - The choices of colour a...

Bald Eagle: "Bluebeard, your FAA PPL which is an ICAO licence only entitles you to fly ICAO Certified aircraft." Let me see how I could put this diplomatically. The proposition that 23,000 homebuilt aircraft in the USA are being flown illegally with FAA licences is absurd. Let BE go off an...

Maurice "These deficienies can be righted by individual validation, but this is a helluva nuisance if flying through several countries " Validation is by the country of registration; I have checked out the acceptance of this validation with a large number of European countries and haven't ...

Jodel D112 is in search of a new home: Wassmer Jodel D112; Continental A65 engine, Evra prop, Dittel radio Aircraft total time 4530 hours, engine TSN 2250 TSOH 1065 SAAC permit to May 2008 Reliable aircraft in good condition, looking for a good home; always hangared; economical fun flying, 13-15 lit...

Maurice, "We are sometimes told ICAO doesn't apply to microlights " My FAA licence has no lower weight limit as far as I know, it is valid for flying any single piston engine landplane from zero lbs up to I think 12500 lbs. What is the regulatory source for de-recognising an ICAO licence t...

The so-called "2 out of 3 rule" falls into the category of Great Aviation Myths of Our Time. Regarded as some kind of general rule, it is completely misleading . You have to look at each relevant country's regulations, there is no general rule. France, referred to above by YoYo, certainly ...

I spent hours trying to get this to work. Logging in and then clicking on ENTER does not get me into it. I worked through troubleshooting instructions involving various Java settings, unsuccessfully. Also I was concerned about destroying my access to other websites for which other different Java set...

"27 euro landing charge at Kerry for an RV6 ............. Who can better that. "


How about EUR240 for landing & 2 days parking, also an RV6, at Larnaca.