Av Weather Av Museums
Airports/Aerodromes General Information
Flying Schools/Aero Clubs Ballooning Construction
Helicopter Training & Corporate Gliding/Hanggliding/Paragliding
Pilot Supplies Microlight Training/Clubs & Paramotoring Parachuting
Kitplanes Zodiac-Related Insurance Cos. Airlines Miscellaneous Av. Military
Aer Arann
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus Cargo
Air Contractors - Those DHL planes and others you always see at Dublin Airport
Euroceltic - New Carrier Sligo-Dublin, Donegal-Dublin PSO routes and others
Ryanair
Belfast City Airport
Belfast International(Aldergrove)
City of Derry(Eglinton) Airport"
Cork Airport
Donegal Airport
Dublin Airport
Enniskillen Airport
Galway Airport
Knock Airport
Shannon Airport
Sligo Airport
Waterford Airport - GA friendly site
Balloon and Airship Association of Ireland
Irish Balloon Flights
Aircraft Spruce and Speciality - Planebuilding Supplies
Society of Amateur Aircraft Constructors(SAAC Field) - Irish Authority for Experimental (i.e. Homebuilt, Kitplanes etc.) aircraft. These are the people you will talk to and have inspect your plane
Society of Amateur Rotorcraft Constructors(SAAC Field)
Wicks - Seem to be the best and biggest planebuilding supplies?
Airport Flying Club(Dublin Airport) - Non-profit organisation, long waiting list if you want training
Belfast Flying Club(Belfast Aldergrove)
Connaught Aero Club(Knock Airport)
Kerry Aero Club(Farranfore)
Kilkenny Aero Club(Kilkenny Airfield)
Letterkenny Flying Club(Letterkenny Airfield)
Limerick Flying Club(Coonagh Airfield) - based at Coonagh Airfield, west of Limerick City but include training at Shannon as part of their PPL
Mayo Flying Club - Once based at Castlebar, now looking for new base
National Flight Centre(Weston)
Ormand Flying Club(Birr Airfield) - based outside Birr
Sligo Aero Club(Sligo Airport)
South Aer Flight Centre(Cork Airport)- Organised and professional in all areas. Useful too for pilot supplies, good site
Ulster Flying Club
AAIU - Air Accident Reports for Ireland
Aviation Society of Ireland
IALPA Homepage - Irish Airline Pilot's Association
Irish Aviation Authority - Information on AME’s(Medicals), Licensing, AICs, RTF(Registered Training Facilities), Exams and more
Irish Aviation Website- Useful General Site, currently being updated, home of the main bulletin board for Irish Pilots
Irish Aviators Network - New Site, useful info on airfields and home of another bulletin board
Steve's Irish Aviation Page
Ulster Aviation Society(Langford Lodge Aerodrome - NI)
Gliding/Hanggliding/Paragliding
Dublin Gliding Club(Gowran Grange Airfield)
Irish Glider Register
Irish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Ireland
Ulster Gliding Club(Bellarena Airfield)
Helicopter Training and Corporate Flights
Celtic Helicopters(Dublin)
Eirecopter(RTF Weston)
First Flight Aviation(RTF Dublin)
Gaelic Helicopters
Helicopter Training & Hire(Newtownards)
Irish Helicopters(Dublin, Cork & Shannon)
Links Helicopters(Shannon) - New Corporate Flight Company
Westair
Allianz - Seemingly the only aviation insurance company in Ireland, branches at Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Dundalk, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick & Sligo
Avid - Popular kit aircraft and affordable too, they’re wouldn’t win any awards for prettiness though
Europa - The kitplane shown on ‘A Plane is Born’, a UK design
Kitfox- Well, maybe this site is NEARLY as good as Zenair's!
Microlight Training/Clubs & Paramotoring
Irish Paramotoring/Powered Hanggliding Association
Microflight Ireland(Mullaghmore Airfield - NI)
Midland Microlight Aviation(Abbeyshrule)
National Microlight Association of Ireland
Ballykelly Airfield History - Once home of Shackleton's now used by helicopters
Breakdown of Irish Air Corps, Garda Siochana and Irish Coast Guard Air Arms
Irish Air Corps Unofficial Site
Article on Farm Strips - Setting up, selecting and using, interesting article indeed
Brompton Folding Bikes - From UK longest running folding bike company in the UK
Dahon Folding bikes - From USA the biggest folding bike company
FAA Exam Test Page - although for FAA exams it still makes good exam practise for JAR-FCL once you skip those questions which do not apply
Great Circle Mapper - I found it useful for looking at the range of my plane and estimated times and distances to various locations
Irish Aviation Articles
Kildonan Aerodrome Finglas
Model Aeronautics Council of Ireland
PC Pilots of Ireland
Salthill Airshow - 6th July 2003 Galway (Free!)
Taildraggers Article
Foynes Flying Boat Museum - Glin Co. Limerick
Ulster Aviation Museum(Langford Lodge Aerodrome - NI) - see also Ulster Aviation Society
Also Grob G102 Astir C577 (Astir Std) Glider on display at Northside Shopping Centre, Rathfarnham
Irish Parachute Centre(Clonbullogue Aerodrome)
Naas Falcons Parachute Club(Hacketstown)
Parachute Association of Ireland
Wild Geese Skydiving Club(Movenis Airfield)
South Aer Flight Centre- Only Irish Pilot Supplies Shop I could find on the web
Transair- UK based Pilot Supplies
Clouds- Site about clouds
Irish Weather Links
Met Eireann - Go to Weather Charts where you will find a prediction of cloud cover for the next day if you trust weather forecasts!
Weatherdial - 1570-131-838 Aviation Product List - 0400 - Provides TAFs, METARs and other aviation data and charts.
Zenair - The makers of the Zodiac and a wide range of other kit aircraft, excellent website, in fact I dare you to find one better for kitplane manufacturers!
GEZUB - Website for Zenith builders in the UK, Ireland and Europe
Zenith Webring - Other builder’s websites
Matronics - Home of the Zenair List, very important to keep up to date with the latest developments in the kits, and also pick up tips, tricks and useful tool ideas. This link is direct to the Zenair List but there are other kit lists on this site at www.matronics.com