Flying in Ireland

Hey all,

I've been following this forum for quite a while and appreciate the
views and discussions that appear from this group. I've been able to
learn a lot from this group.

That being said....

Does anyone have experience flying in Ireland? I recently got my PPSEL
ticket, and I have an Irish nephew who really wants to go flying. I'll
be headed over there in August, and was wondering if anyone was familiar
with any good FBO's or have any experience with flying there with a FAA
issued license. Does anyone know if they follow CAA or ICAO standards?
Any restrictions to flying there?

Any help would be appreciated! If not newsgroup worthy, please send me
an e-mail (with the nospam removed).

Thanks

Len

I was in Ireland for 4 days a while ago. Get your instrument rating
before you go :-). (Never saw the sky the whole time. Rained all day
every day. Guess that's why it's so green.)

Len wrote:
Hey all,

I've been following this forum for quite a while and appreciate the
views and discussions that appear from this group. I've been able to
learn a lot from this group.

That being said....

Does anyone have experience flying in Ireland? I recently got my PPSEL
ticket, and I have an Irish nephew who really wants to go flying. I'll
be headed over there in August, and was wondering if anyone was familiar
with any good FBO's or have any experience with flying there with a FAA
issued license. Does anyone know if they follow CAA or ICAO standards?
Any restrictions to flying there?

Any help would be appreciated! If not newsgroup worthy, please send me
an e-mail (with the nospam removed).

Thanks

Len



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Consider Iceland, either on the way or as a destination of its own. I
didn't get to fly during our brief stop but there was an FBO with a bunch of
Cessna's right across from our hotel. Prices appear comparable with the US
and they said you could fly with a US license after a checkout.

Spectacular scenery and unbelievably relaxing hot springs to swim in. Only
downside I'm aware of is that I didn't see a single square inch of the
country where I would want to make a forced landing. Lava, lava, lava. You
would be pretty well shredded before you came to a stop.

--

Roger Long

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:43:52 -0700, Len
wrote:

Hey all,

I've been following this forum for quite a while and appreciate the
views and discussions that appear from this group. I've been able to
learn a lot from this group.

That being said....

Does anyone have experience flying in Ireland? I recently got my PPSEL
ticket, and I have an Irish nephew who really wants to go flying. I'll
be headed over there in August, and was wondering if anyone was familiar
with any good FBO's or have any experience with flying there with a FAA
issued license. Does anyone know if they follow CAA or ICAO standards?
Any restrictions to flying there?

Any help would be appreciated! If not newsgroup worthy, please send me
an e-mail (with the nospam removed).

Thanks

Len

You might try putting your request on uk.rec.aviation.

Meanwhile some of the following useful:

http://www.iol.ie/~asire/links.html
http://www.iaa.ie/
http://www.geocities.com/lucanflyer/
http://www.flyer.co.uk/



David

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Funny you make this request... I recently returned from a 10 day trip to
Ireland. It was more beautiful than I imagined. The people were the nicest
I have ever had the pleasure to meet.

However, in my travels I never saw or heard an aircraft overhead. I mention
this to all my flying pals as an example of what I fear could happen here.
It's either over regulation or high gas prices or an intolerance for small
aircraft.

As the others have mentioned... the weather is pretty wild too... lots of
rain then clear then rain then clear etc.

--
Rich Raine

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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:43:52 -0700, Len
wrote:

Hey all,

I've been following this forum for quite a while and appreciate the
views and discussions that appear from this group. I've been able to
learn a lot from this group.

That being said....

Does anyone have experience flying in Ireland? I recently got my PPSEL
ticket, and I have an Irish nephew who really wants to go flying. I'll
be headed over there in August, and was wondering if anyone was familiar
with any good FBO's or have any experience with flying there with a FAA
issued license. Does anyone know if they follow CAA or ICAO standards?
Any restrictions to flying there?

Any help would be appreciated! If not newsgroup worthy, please send me
an e-mail (with the nospam removed).

Thanks

Len

You might try putting your request on uk.rec.aviation.

Meanwhile some of the following useful:

http://www.iol.ie/~asire/links.html
http://www.iaa.ie/
http://www.geocities.com/lucanflyer/
http://www.flyer.co.uk/



David

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Hi,

I live an fly in sunny California, but I grew up in Waterford on the
Southeast coast of Ireland. I go home every Christmas and for the last two
years I've hired a plane at Waterford Airport and gone flying. You have to
be patient for the weather, (especially in January) but when the sun shines
its is the most beautiful place to fly. I did a write-up of my first flight
two years ago (It was actually before I passed my Checkride - so I flew with
a CFI), its on my web page he

http://www.brenorbrophy.com/flghtLog-2.htm#f51

I made two flights last Christmas, one as a checkout with the same CFI and a
second with some one of my old school friends.

Waterford Aero Club is where I rented the Piper Warrior. Its expensive
compared even to CA at about US$140/Hr wet. But well worth it. They really
don't have a web presence. Contact is Brian Power at 353-86-356-1051 (The
353 is the code for Ireland). Brian is the CFI I flew with twice. Mainly
they follow ICAO standards, The license issued in Ireland is JAR (? I
think). You can fly VFR with your FAA license, but you can't fly IFR
(assuming your rated) unless you fly a US registered plane (i.e. one with an
N reg). There are not too many restrictions, but I only flew locally around
my home town. They did have some funny rule about not being able to fly at
night in controlled airspace - I didn't understand what it meant and just
flew day VFR. The radio procedures were a little different from the US, but
nothing you won't pick up on a checkout ride. Basically, it was a hassle
free experience, renting the plane and flying there.

-Brenor


"Len" wrote in message
...
Hey all,

I've been following this forum for quite a while and appreciate the
views and discussions that appear from this group. I've been able to
learn a lot from this group.

That being said....

Does anyone have experience flying in Ireland? I recently got my PPSEL
ticket, and I have an Irish nephew who really wants to go flying. I'll
be headed over there in August, and was wondering if anyone was familiar
with any good FBO's or have any experience with flying there with a FAA
issued license. Does anyone know if they follow CAA or ICAO standards?
Any restrictions to flying there?

Any help would be appreciated! If not newsgroup worthy, please send me
an e-mail (with the nospam removed).

Thanks

Len

In article , Rich Raine wrote:
However, in my travels I never saw or heard an aircraft overhead. I mention
this to all my flying pals as an example of what I fear could happen here.

You have to remember that until very recently, Ireland was practically a
third-world country. It's only in the last few years the trend of
emigration has reversed and people actually want to come in.

There is GA in Ireland. I believe (but check first!) that someone with
an FAA private can fly an EI-reg aircraft without needing any paperwork.
You may however need an FCC Restricted Radiotelephone License (which you
can get merely by filling out a form and paying a fee)

It's either over regulation or high gas prices or an intolerance for small
aircraft.

Or very low population density. There is GA there, but the population
isn't exactly huge.

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

"Brenor Brophy" wrote in message
om...
They did have some funny rule about not being able to fly at
night in controlled airspace - I didn't understand what it meant and just
flew day VFR.

That's because there is no such thing as VFR at night. At best it is special
VFR or IFR and unless you hold a JAR IR or are flying an N Reg with an FAA
IR then night flying is strictly forbidden.

Anyway, why would someone waste a night flying in Ireland when there is so
much hospitality to enjoy.

As a student PPL in Ireland this is my understanding of the situation


If you hold an PPL from an ICAO contracting state, you can fly an
Irish registered aircraft in Ireland, under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
However the only possible 'restriction' is that the flying club that
you rent the aircraft from will probably wish to conduct a short
checkride to make sure you can fly to their standards. Regardless of
any higher licenses or rating you may hold, though, you cannot fly
IFR.

However, if you are flying an aircraft registered in the same country
as you hold your license you can exercise the full privileges of that
license in Ireland, so for example, if you hold an American FAA ATP
you can fly IFR in Ireland on an N- reg aircraft.

For more complex inquiries contact the Irish Aviation Authority,
details below

Irish Aviation Authority,
Personnel Licensing,
Aviation House,
Hawkins Street,
Dublin 2.
www.iaa.ie

Phone +353 1 671 8655 Fax +353 1 679 2934

Check out the following also

http://www.flyinginireland.com/airports.htm