R-22 Rentals in Ireland
 

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Dose anyone know where I can find an R-22 for rent in Ireland. What minimum
credentials would be expected. What supplemental insurance might I need.
What is required for an american pilot to fly in Ireland. What are the
differences in flight regs I should be aware of. Where are good sources of
information on forigen flight.

Thank's
John Roncallo

Try Eirecopter at +35316280059.If they don't have them for rent they may be able to point you in the right direction.As far as I'm aware your FAA licence should be adequate to enable renting a 22 or any single engine helicopter in Ireland.

Thanks for the reply. I just got my rotorcraft licence may elect to use it over Ireland if I go there this summer.

J. Roncallo:)

The forigen summer takes a bit of getting used to !!

...also try Chris Sheil at Executive Helicopters Galway +35391792111 email [email protected]

You will need to do a check ride first obviously with the place you rent the heli from , as for Reg's . there are only 3 types of airspace , a , c , and g . i would say 80 percent of the country is class g so you don have to talk to many people if you don't want to . Stay above 500' or 1500' over a populated area .
only difference you have is that you must file a flight plan to enter class c airspace .
Just make sure you have a valid medical and your licence is in date before you leave , as the american licence complys with icao standards , you can use all ppl privelages here. no insurance suplements needed as most of the r-22's for rent are under training insurance. . Nice flying over here but it can get windy and crap .

Give me an e-mail if you are coming over and i might be able to do some ground work here before you get here.

Safe Flying !

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Flying to and around Ireland
 

For all you thousands of Helipilots operating in the Dublin-Ireland area: New Restricted Airspace, centered around the city in a box that extends from Blandcherstown (M50) Roundabout to East Link Bridge to Merrion Gates to Palmerstown (M50) Roundabout back to Blandcherstown Roundabout. from Sea Level to 1700'amsl. This is a No Fly zone effective from 01-01-04 to 30-06-04. Controlling agency is the Gardai at Garda GHQ, Pheonix Park...NOT the ATS chaps. This is due to the Irish EU presidency....who knows, they might think Icelandic forces armed with AH-R22's will invade and attack Leinster House!!
As usual, ATS are the last to know..( along with the pilots)!!
Night Rider....beware........be very aware!!!!;)

Merely out of interest - how will this be enforced? Do the Irish Defence Forces have some new whizzo AA kit we've not heard about?

40 year old Alouettes now powered by rubber bands with a corporal leaning out the side door armed with slingshot and all new aerodynamic rocks!:p

This is insane. :mad:

Usual rules apply................... except for the midnight express!;)

Think the old Radar will be watchin both at EIDW and EIME.
Odds on the Dumb Bat will ignore the restriction and bust the A/S first:p

Flying to and around Ireland
 

At the outset assume I know nowt about helis. All previous experience is with spamcans but might have an option to transfer to rotary with a group. My question relates to whether or not something like an EC130 would be capable (or wise) to cross the Irish Sea in? Again excuse the ignorance but is something like this all VFR or can it be IFR? - is such a heli IFR capable? What kind of range does an EC130 have (tried their website but no joy!).

... and before you ask, yes I am aware of the costs :uhoh:

Lets see now - using basic maths:

UK to Ireland in a straight line: 46 miles.

A helicopter doing 90kts G/s: 30 mins.

Answer:

ANY helo could cross the Irish Sea.
ALL helos can fly VFR across the Irish Sea
Some can fly IFR.
EC120 could fly it VFR

A glider could cross the irish sea!

Fly Waterford to North England via heli, PM me for further details.

From parts of Scotland you can polevault across to Ireland.
TC's figures are for the widest bit - so it all depends on which land you need to get to.
Have done Dublin-Caernarfon and Waterford-St David's Point.
Gorgeous.

My requirement would be from Cork to Leicester, so routing for the shortest sea crossing would give me something around 350+ miles.

Why shortest sea crossing.....are you planning on doing it by single piston-engined helicopter?
Thought you were twin?
Straight line it, you know it makes sense, reduces the time that you're in the air if you're that scared of flying!!

your straight line over water distance would be 84 miles routing direct Cork to Leicester. Total journey is about 257 miles, but you'll need to add a bit to go round those nice chaps at Birmingham and their CTA.

Touring Ireland
 

I am thinking of touring Ireland in the summer, if we ever get one, flying across the Kintyre Peninsula, Sanda into Northern Ireland in my newly acquired 44. I would be grateful for any advice on places to land/fuel, must see places and must avoids!! Info on any nice hotels that let you land would also be great. I would like to head down the West coast and back up the East, but I am open to suggestions. ( of a pleasant nature!)

Thanks in anticipation.

Speak to other R44 owners out there - one I think is there is G-WAFU, which you can find through the CAA G-INFO database.

Abbey Glen hotel in Clifden very helicopter friendly, give them a ring before hand and there will be champagne waiting for you. Walking distance to Clifden town aswell. Aran Islands are a must see aswell as the Cliffs of Moher, but watch for the turbulence inland if the wind is from the west. Also the Armada Hotel south of the Cliffs in Milltown Malbay, helicopter friendly. Ring and ask for John Burke, Manager and Pilot himself. All along the coast there is good views and most hotels are accomodating if you ring before hand. Fuel can be got in Galway Airport and Connemara Airfield. Should ring ahead for Connemara but Galway are ok presuming you are on a flightplan the usual story.