General Aviation or Microlight

KwackerJack

I have 7.5 hours GA flown when I was in Australia.

My father has his PPL with a microlight conversion and is looking at buying a X-Air and a friend of his owns a Samba microlight which we can use.....hence my interest in microlights!

But the difference in price does not seem that great and a good few microlight clubs don't fly in controlled airspace meaning no radio licence and no experience in busy airspace!

So GA or microlight and why or why not

KwackerJack

Anyone

Also will it be best to train here or in the state's?

Stovepipe

Do both. Microlight for local stuff and GA for international touring.plenty of fun to be had on either side of the fence.Go to places like Limetree or EIAB and find out.

regards
Stovepipe

KwackerJack

I have access to a Urban Air Samba and Cessna 210 Centurion

I was going to just go microlight but if I go PPL can I just get an endorsement for the Microlight??

Stovepipe

well, the Samba is infinitely cheaper than the 210 and is good for reasonable touring.the 210 is a bit much for a newly minted PPL, as well as being a scorcher to put fuel into.The samba is a delight to fly and cheap to run and will fit into virtually all Irish airstrips.Do get the PPL and do the microlight fixed-wing conversion. Try the lads at Birr or EIAB for details.

regards
Stovepipe

KwackerJack

Stovepipe wrote: »

well, the Samba is infinitely cheaper than the 210 and is good for reasonable touring.the 210 is a bit much for a newly minted PPL, as well as being a scorcher to put fuel into.The samba is a delight to fly and cheap to run and will fit into virtually all Irish airstrips.Do get the PPL and do the microlight fixed-wing conversion. Try the lads at Birr or EIAB for details.

regards
Stovepipe

I'm by no means flush and my licence will be gained through hard work and even harder savings ha....I will mostly use the Samba and only use the 210 to when I'm bringing friends up or going long distance.

Am I mad goinh to the states d=to get my licence, some school offer free night rating and it seems to work out about $12,000 inc accomadation give or take a few $ for extra hours needed.

Must pop down to EIAB anyway and have a look and a chat.

Gulfstream757

Going to the states might be a bit much for just a ppl, you can get a ppl for less than that here, like others I would say get the ppl then get the micro endorsement. With the STOL capabilities of Microlights you can land virtually anywhere you have permission to. Unless you are going to train on the 210, you would need to have a few hours after the ppl with an instuctor to get checked out on it. I've seen people with CPLs having difficulty with that aircraft.
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KwackerJack

Gulfstream757 wrote: »

Going to the states might be a bit much for just a ppl, you can get a ppl for less than that here, like others I would say get the ppl then get the micro endorsement. With the STOL capabilities of Microlights you can land virtually anywhere you have permission to. Unless you are going to train on the 210, you would need to have a few hours after the ppl with an instuctor to get checked out on it. I've seen people with CPLs having difficulty with that aircraft.
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Agreed, my father has his PPL and says the 210 is like a van to fly ha, I have 7.5 hours done on a Beechcraft Skipper but that was in Australia in 2000 I was only 16 but my instructor said if I can fly a skipper I can fly anything!!

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