Have to agree ElNino,
When I came back from sunny overseas with my PPL I thought I'd be out at Weston every other weekend going for jolly's and occasionally getting me mates to chip in for the costs too. Well after numerous visits spread over 3 months, I think I managed to clock up just over 3 hours just trying to get a conversion to a Socata TB9. Eventually (and somewhat devastated about it too) I had to give up. Waiting around weekend after weekend for the cloud cover to shift it's arse so I could demonstrate an emergency landing is not my idea of fun.
Can't imagine how long it would take to do an fATPL there (or a PPL for that matter - a year+?). Plus there was no VOR, DME, NDB, ILS, PAPI, b*gger all really except a good runway. So where do you get your IR - I really don't fancy your chances of getting a light single in and out of DUB without a serious amount of expensive holds.
I'm sure one or two Irish pprune nutters will accuse me of being all sorts for saying above but I can only go on my own experience.
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