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This Weekend Galway Airport Open Day

Discodog · 2011-07-06 10:14:09

Details here: http://www.galwayairport.com/about/GALWAY_AIRPORT_FAMILY_DAY_/56

06-07-2011 10:14am

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Details here:

http://www.galwayairport.com/about/GALWAY_AIRPORT_FAMILY_DAY_/56

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#2 06-07-2011 2:51pm

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weather permitting, I'll definitely be going up for a nosey..

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#3 06-07-2011 6:25pm

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yeah im back in galway at the moment i'll be there anyone know buses from the city to the airport?

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#4 07-07-2011 2:57am

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I'll be there.

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#5 07-07-2011 7:28am

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yeah im back in galway at the moment i'll be there anyone know buses from the city to the airport?

Buses to the airport, you're kidding:D I think two a day normally! Part of the problem.

Actually joking aside, I believe they have a park and ride at Ballybrit for the day. So you only need to get to Ballybrit.

I might be there, sort of. Depending on the weather. Could even be part of the display, sort of. We'll see.

Actually looking at this event. Given the airport's troubles. Wouldn't a proper airshow be an option? Move the Salthill airshow to the airport. It would bring in revenue for the airport because of course people would have to pay to get in. And it would ressurect the airshow. After all the proper place for an airshow is an airport.

Steyr where are you? Any thoughts?

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#6 07-07-2011 7:59am

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xflyer wrote: »

Steyr where are you? Any thoughts?

Looks like he's gone (as we know him anyway) unfortunately.

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#7 07-07-2011 8:17am

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Make sure you bring €10 to leave the airport and go home :mad:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38016434@N05/5802321916/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38016434@N05/5802321888/in/photostream/

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#8 07-07-2011 6:39pm

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xflyer wrote: »

Buses to the airport, you're kidding:D I think two a day normally! Part of the problem.

Actually joking aside, I believe they have a park and ride at Ballybrit for the day. So you only need to get to Ballybrit.

I might be there, sort of. Depending on the weather. Could even be part of the display, sort of. We'll see.

Actually looking at this event. Given the airport's troubles. Wouldn't a proper airshow be an option? Move the Salthill airshow to the airport. It would bring in revenue for the airport because of course people would have to pay to get in. And it would ressurect the airshow. After all the proper place for an airshow is an airport.

Steyr where are you? Any thoughts?

Taxi it is so lol.

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#9 07-07-2011 11:14pm

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flame123 wrote: »

Make sure you bring €10 to leave the airport and go home :mad:

The sign states the charge is for passenger's.
If they are going to consider each attendee at the airshow a passenger then I would consider that absurd, in any case i'll throw a foot in the door and see what the craic is. Hopefully the air corps will send a helicopter or two down.

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#10 10-07-2011 5:30pm

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Great day.big crowds.Superb displays from Gerry Humphreys(EI-HUM) and Eddie Goggins.Shannon based EI-GCE was present along with Echo 256 along with other visiting aircraft.Executive Helicopters,EI-MIK,EI-LOW and EI-ZZZ were in charge of the trips in over Galway.

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#11 10-07-2011 6:16pm

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Superb day, although it was a typical irish summers day, the heli flying was great! Nice to see the 61N up close, you could feel the heat off the exhausts and the lovely smell of JetA1:D
On the way home driving past Carnmore I got a glimpse of the GASU which replaced the 61 later in the day due to a trawler getting into difficulty off the Galway coast.

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#12 10-07-2011 6:22pm

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Yeah, great day, some great flying. Well done to everyone involved and lets hope its not going to be the first and last !. Will get some pics up later. No air corps though, but we can't have everything I suppose.

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#13 10-07-2011 8:55pm

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some pic's from today http://pix.ie/no1minime/album/415322 Gret day and was great to meet some old friends.

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#14 10-07-2011 10:17pm

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Few Pics from today.

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#15 11-07-2011 2:09am

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Was a great day - I got a great laugh when I heard on the tower frequency "You're number four for arrival" - has it ever been said there

Great displays by Gerry Eddie & of course - Harry.

Heli Ops looked great the EI-ZZZ kept swinging in and looking like an Apache!

Pitty I didn't get to meet any of you lads - or mayby I did? Another time sure.

SkyFest

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#16 12-07-2011 2:40pm

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some more pics of the day

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#17 12-07-2011 11:30pm

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Very nice pics.

I couldn't escape being photographed in N208B anyway

Great day had out by all, was well organised.

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#18 13-07-2011 1:17am

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Flyer1 wrote: »

Very nice pics.

I couldn't escape being photographed in N208B anyway

Great day had out by all, was well organised.

Ah ya flew up with Laura? Love the Caravan they are a beast of a yoke some nice photo's of it too.

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#19 13-07-2011 8:36am

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Well done adrian! Great pictures there. Love the garda 135.

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