First trip to Ireland
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From: Scotland
First trip to Ireland
Hi All,
A request for help please. Living in Scotland, my intention is to fly over to Nothern Ireland for a couple of days, then onto the Republic for a few days, prior to returning to Scotland via the West Country (Bristol etc..).
Has anyone completed a similar trip and if so is there any advice out there to help with the Ireland legs - planning, permissions, nice places to fly into etc..etc..
Thanks in advance....
A request for help please. Living in Scotland, my intention is to fly over to Nothern Ireland for a couple of days, then onto the Republic for a few days, prior to returning to Scotland via the West Country (Bristol etc..).
Has anyone completed a similar trip and if so is there any advice out there to help with the Ireland legs - planning, permissions, nice places to fly into etc..etc..
Thanks in advance....
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From: Dublin
You'll require flight plans (paper ones) for your flights between NI and the Republic.
You'll require a GAR form to Customs and to Special Branch for your flights between Scotland and Northern Ireland, and also for your flights between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
In the republic you don't need any specific customs permissions to land once you're not smuggling anything. If you are, then you have to report to a customs station
You'll need a flight plan for all flights within Ireland that start in, end in, or pass through controlled airspace. If you can avoid controlled airspace from take off to touch down, then you don't need one.
If you land at an uncontrolled airport, or one which has been downgraded to AFIS, then make sure you close your flight plan. This can be done with the last ATC service (not AFIS) before landing, or by calling Shannon Low Level on +353-61-471233 after landing.
You can lodge flight plans over the phone with Shannon AIS on +353-61-703750. You must lodge them 1 hour before take off. Expect them to insist on the 1 hour.
Your IMC rating will not be valid in the Republic.
We have no VFR at night, and no IFR without an IR.
All airports in Ireland are PPR.
From the 3 August, 2006 the Dublin CTA has been extended. This results in new Class C airspace around Weston airport, and the R15 becomes Class C airspcae. You can log onto the Eurocontrol website (if you can manage it) and find the Visual Approach Chart for Dublin (EIDW). This will shown you the new airspace.
I hope that helps!
dp
You'll require a GAR form to Customs and to Special Branch for your flights between Scotland and Northern Ireland, and also for your flights between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
In the republic you don't need any specific customs permissions to land once you're not smuggling anything. If you are, then you have to report to a customs station
You'll need a flight plan for all flights within Ireland that start in, end in, or pass through controlled airspace. If you can avoid controlled airspace from take off to touch down, then you don't need one.
If you land at an uncontrolled airport, or one which has been downgraded to AFIS, then make sure you close your flight plan. This can be done with the last ATC service (not AFIS) before landing, or by calling Shannon Low Level on +353-61-471233 after landing.
You can lodge flight plans over the phone with Shannon AIS on +353-61-703750. You must lodge them 1 hour before take off. Expect them to insist on the 1 hour.
Your IMC rating will not be valid in the Republic.
We have no VFR at night, and no IFR without an IR.
All airports in Ireland are PPR.
From the 3 August, 2006 the Dublin CTA has been extended. This results in new Class C airspace around Weston airport, and the R15 becomes Class C airspcae. You can log onto the Eurocontrol website (if you can manage it) and find the Visual Approach Chart for Dublin (EIDW). This will shown you the new airspace.
I hope that helps!
dp
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From: UK
Hi
as well as what DP said, the following may be of interest....
In NI, you'll probably want to check out Newtownards (EGAD) as it's probably the handiest airport for your trip (just southeast of Belfast). They're PPR and the Ulster Flying Club can be contacted on: 028 91813327 (web: http://www.ulsterflyingclub.com/) . There's currently nowhere at the airport to get food, but the town is only a short walk away with usual chip shops and restaurants etc... somebody in the club house will direct you I'm sure.
AFIK, you have to file a flight plan also for trip from NI to southern Ireland as you cross an FIR. I stand to be corrected, but everytime I fly from NI across the boarder to Ireland I file a General Aviation Report (which needs to go to the local police authority of your departing and arriving airports in UK; the south Irish police don't require this) and a flight plan.
You'll probably want to file a flight plan from Scotland to NI as well as you'll be heading over water.
Hope this is some help to ya!
-DB.
as well as what DP said, the following may be of interest....
In NI, you'll probably want to check out Newtownards (EGAD) as it's probably the handiest airport for your trip (just southeast of Belfast). They're PPR and the Ulster Flying Club can be contacted on: 028 91813327 (web: http://www.ulsterflyingclub.com/) . There's currently nowhere at the airport to get food, but the town is only a short walk away with usual chip shops and restaurants etc... somebody in the club house will direct you I'm sure.
AFIK, you have to file a flight plan also for trip from NI to southern Ireland as you cross an FIR. I stand to be corrected, but everytime I fly from NI across the boarder to Ireland I file a General Aviation Report (which needs to go to the local police authority of your departing and arriving airports in UK; the south Irish police don't require this) and a flight plan.
You'll probably want to file a flight plan from Scotland to NI as well as you'll be heading over water.
Hope this is some help to ya!
-DB.
