Yank renting in Dublin?

Manic Moran · 03-09-2010 4:50am #1

I presume that just a link might do the job, but in theory, as a current PPL in the US, is there any way for me to rent something like a C-172 in the Dublin area and go for a spin? Preferably without a pre-requisite seventeen hours of 'club certification' or whatever...

NTM

xflyer · 03-09-2010 7:05am

Yes and no, you would probably need five hours though. The NFC for one requires that time frame. Well their insurance company does. Even then there's issues of aircraft availablity. There is very limited potential for renting back here. You would have to sit with an Instructor, I'm afraid.

Maybe somewhere here might help you out?

the_syco · 03-09-2010 8:58am

Would you fly over yourself? http://www.westonairport.com/member.aspx

Or if not, ring Weston anyway, and see do they rent out aircraft?

xflyer · 03-09-2010 10:35am

Weston is the airport so they don't rent out aircraft. The flying schools do at times, like the NFC but mostly to their own students and with the five hour stipulation.

nag · 03-09-2010 11:25am

[ignore]I'm not a 100% on this but I believe you'll have to convert your license if you want to fly over here in a JAA registered aircraft. I believe that means sitting the PPL exams but iirc, there are no hours requirements. Alternatively, if you were able to find an N-registered aircraft, there wouldn't be any need to convert.[/ignore]

As for aircraft hire, that'll be down to whatever school or club you decide to go with but I doubt anyone would let a stranger take out an aircraft without doing some kind of check-ride with them first.

xflyer · 03-09-2010 1:08pm

No Nag, an FAA license is perfectly acceptable in an Irish aircraft flying around Ireland. No need for a conversion on a flying visit. The main difficulty is finding someone to rent the aircraft from in the first place. It doesn't matter whether you have an JAA or an FAA licence.

nag · 03-09-2010 1:10pm

I stand corrected then. Do you not at least need to do some paperwork with the IAA?

xflyer · 03-09-2010 1:39pm

No, none at all. But they can ramp check any time. The renter will make sure everything is valid anyway. Incidentally the IAA are getting more enforcement orientated these days. They've been toughening up on stuff like that.

Yank renting in Dublin?

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