Island Hop? 2008 A recent Island Hop? Update was sent out last week. This is just a quick reminder to all crews interested in taking part in the event to register now. Please go to www.irishflyin.com or www.nmai.ie to register for the event. If you do not have internet access then please ring Jon K...

The following will also be mailed out to registered crews: Island Hop? 2008 Event Update Dear Participants, The Island Hop will once more soon be upon us, and preparations for the event are well underway. Last years event was a great success. Unfortunately due to poor weather leading up to the event...

Lads, We are in the more advanced planning stage for the Island Hop 2008 event and are making arrangements for the event detail. We have decided on safety and organisational grounds to apply a Cap of 100 aircraft and dedicate 10% of this to Group A types, the rest to be microlights. If you have not ...

Hello Bogair, I was away for a few days , just saw your post now, my advice is don't build, once you get your licence you will need to get flying. Building will at best take you months and could take a year. As Jonkil said there are plenty of good X-Airs already out there which will be going for sal...

Check out the LAA m, if you are looking at the self ownership route, if you find a buddy interested in sharing costs a plane on the LAA, it would prove affordable. Also check out www.afors.co.uk I am on the Microlight side myself and own my own aircraft, self maintenance is very possible once you ge...

Very Close, the Pilot done well to recover, the crew earned their wages that day. Very good link and scary.

Hello All, Was just scanning through the forum and came across this section. If anyone is still interested in a Microlight Forum , please feel free to join the NMAI Forum. It was only started in December and already has 54 members. In order the have full access to the forum you will have to become a...

Well done Graham,

It was a pleasure to take you for a spin , I knew you would get into it fairly quickly. You definately had the look of a guy who was addicted straight away, enjoy your training and enjoy the X-Air. They are an excellent airplane, you'll love it.

Congrats again,
Damien.

I know, what a bummer, all I managed was a 10 minute circuit at 600ft. Could just about make out the field on my down wind leg. Not nice at all. Because of being grounded so much lately I have an extreamly clean airplane, I can't wait to murder a few thousand flies and get it all dirty again. Bloody...

Hello Ian, I have a Skyranger based in Granard Co. Longford. It's not a bad drive from Dublin, straight down the motorway past Mullingar and 20 minutes later your there. It's a lovely strip with Great hangerage, there are already 4 X-Airs hangered there and a few other aircraft as well. PM me for de...

Hello Redwing, My appologies I've only just seen your post now. Yes we have a couple of excursions planned. The first is ''The Flight of the Earls'' , an NMAI flyout to the Microlight Trade fair in Popham. It is only 10 weeks away now. We intend to depart on the Friday and arrive at an airfield appr...

If you like the Missionary position and Fly airplanes, your a missionary pilot.

Sorry could'nt help it.

Germans Ready To Try Flying Nude A German travel agency says it will offer the country's first-ever nude tourist flight in July, flying up to 55 passengers to a Baltic beach resort in a chartered aircraft. "It's an unusual gap in the market," travel director Enrico Hess told Reuters. Passe...

Mike C, Fly out to the Islands Via Spanish point and follow the coastline along to the Cliffs of Moher and then turn out for the Islands. Why not do a touch and go on each of the three Islands , fly out around Dun Angus, and then back into Inishmor, get the Taxi into town and you will have 3 new air...

Had lunch there yesterday with JonKil, loads of activity and a nice healthy meal too. It does'nt matter there whether you flew a Lear Jet or a AutoGyro, your a Pilot. Always a great personable pleasant place to visit. Especially during the summer when you can have lunch outside and admire all the be...