Weston Airport

lods · 20-03-2013 2:36pm

FWVT wrote: »

What? Blue Max is gone? Was going to head there for lunch!

Thats a shame ,woder what they'll do with it now? As for the local residents , what did they expect buying a house beside an airfield. its been there since 1934. The biggest are objectors are Weston park, which is a relatively new estate.

Kenny2012 · 21-03-2013 3:29pm

G-MAOL A109 Mash Aviation
G-VIPY PA-31 Capital Air Charter

Pictues
G-MAOL http://flic.kr/p/e4ZraQ
G-VIPY http://flic.kr/p/e4TKoK

The old restaurant has reopened serving soup & sandwiches type of fare.
Spoke to the manager who hopes to have the full restaurant up and running soon.

Kenny2012 · 07-04-2013 7:19pm

N129SC PA-32 Manx Orthopaedic Services Inc
N216GC PA-28 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc
N241WB Beech Baron Spring Air
N8990F Hughes 269 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc

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N8990F http://flic.kr/p/e9pxhB

Kenny2012 · 09-04-2013 3:35pm

M-FLYI Beech 350 Avtrade Ltd

picture

http://flic.kr/p/e9X9Vk

Kenny2012 · 17-04-2013 2:45pm

M-JSTA CL604 Channel Aviation

M-TSRI Be90GTX Timpson Ltd

pictures

M-JSTA & M-TSRI http://flic.kr/p/ec6kLQ

M-JSTA http://flic.kr/p/ec6vEQ

M-TSRI http://flic.kr/p/ebZKde

Kenny2012 · 18-04-2013 5:14pm

F-HBFG C182T Francois Gerard
G-ZVIP Be200 Capital Air Charter
M-JSTA CL604 Channel Aviation

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G-ZVIP http://flic.kr/p/ecmobf
G-ZVIP http://flic.kr/p/ecmo9S
M-JSTA http://flic.kr/p/ecmrGy

Kenny2012 · 24-04-2013 3:31pm

G-CGGD Dauphin Multiflight Ltd

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G-CGGD http://flic.kr/p/edT9p7

N7777G · 29-04-2013 11:36am

I have started a (b)log of visitors which may be of interest

http://eiwt.blogspot.ie/

Xpro · 29-04-2013 2:18pm

N7777G wrote: »

I have started a (b)log of visitors which may be of interest

http://eiwt.blogspot.ie/

Excellent!

typera12 · 29-04-2013 3:03pm

Sorry for been pickie but the address should be Kildare-Weston Airport as a kildare man myself had to point it out ha ha, but great blog keep up the good work

L1011 · 29-04-2013 3:54pm

typera12 wrote: »

Sorry for been pickie but the address should be Kildare-Weston Airport as a kildare man myself had to point it out ha ha, but great blog keep up the good work

About 1/10th of the runway and the associated stopway is in Kildare. The rest and the terminal buildings are in Dublin.

typera12 · 29-04-2013 4:03pm

Yeh i seen that on google maps i live in leixlip myself been taken flying lessons with the National Flight Centre there address is Leixlip Co Kildare must be able to pick and choose if you want ur address Dublin or Kildare.

ChicaneAuto · 29-04-2013 4:19pm

Been Flying Trim Flying CLub's EI-DDC from weston recently, trying to get solo again.
I was a little bewildered by the displaced threshold, I was asked politely to execute a base turn and finals, it was a bit of a journey back in to land, such a waste of tarmac!
To be fair I was nearly in Sallins when he called.

Is there any sign of this getting permission to be used? Is it a planning issue or noise abatement alone that has it this way? Surely at the western end of the runway there is less noise issues?

Fully Established · 29-04-2013 4:38pm

typera12 wrote: »

Yeh i seen that on google maps i live in leixlip myself been taken flying lessons with the National Flight Centre there address is Leixlip Co Kildare must be able to pick and choose if you want ur address Dublin or Kildare.

I think the point your missing is that prior to the new building been built north of the runway , the original side on the Celbridge road that the schools originally were located in actually lies with in feet of the border between Dublin and Kildare it actually nearly cuts through the bravo taxiway in Weston . But the new buildings on the north side of the runway are in Dublin.

typera12 · 29-04-2013 4:47pm

Yeh i understand that, Just weird why the NFC address is still leixlip Co Kildare even though there located in the main terminal

N7777G · 29-04-2013 5:37pm

typera12 wrote: »

Sorry for been pickie but the address should be Kildare-Weston Airport as a kildare man myself had to point it out ha ha, but great blog keep up the good work

And being A Dub myself I'll be pickie back at ya!

check out Weston's own website:- http://www.westonairport.com/

To my knowledge a substantial part of the airfield is in County Dublin and us Dubs always considered Weston to be ours!

typera12 · 29-04-2013 11:02pm

I seen that already just wondering why all the flight schools located in the terminal all have addresses as leixlip co kildare

http://skywest.ie/contact/weston-airport-dublin

http://www.flightwise.ie/about/find-us/ (Bottom of the page address)

http://www.nfc.ie/content.aspx?id=70&subid=76

logie101 · 29-04-2013 11:29pm

typera12 wrote: »

I seen that already just wondering why all the flight schools located in the terminal all have addresses as leixlip co kildare

http://skywest.ie/contact/weston-airport-dublin

http://www.flightwise.ie/about/find-us/ (Bottom of the page address)

http://www.nfc.ie/content.aspx?id=70&subid=76

I think it's because the flight schools were originally located in offices located on the far side of the airfield. (Just inside the Kildare border)

Then when the new terminal was built they moved across to "Dublin" side.

andy_g · 30-04-2013 12:36am

The dublin, kildare boarder runs basically thru the mid section of the field

FWVT · 30-04-2013 9:47pm

http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,700433,734681,5,1

LeftBase · 30-04-2013 9:58pm

This thread is getting rather parochial!

Bsal · 08-05-2013 6:46pm

I was out in Weston yesterday and noticed a new flying school up and running. They where using a C150 G-BAEV looked in great condition. Their called Skyways Aviation. They seem to offer lots of courses. Good to see Weston getting some more business, here's the website

http://www.skyways.ie/

Xpro · 08-05-2013 7:21pm

Bsal wrote: »

I was out in Weston yesterday and noticed a new flying school up and running. They where using a C150 G-BAEV looked in great condition. Their called Skyways Aviation. They seem to offer lots of courses. Good to see Weston getting some more business, here's the website

http://www.skyways.ie/

That Cessna was up for sale a while ago. Absolutely stunning and well kept C150 that was always privately owned.

I didn't know they were in weston. Looking at their website they seem to offer quite a lot. From PPL to Meir and TR.

logie101 · 08-05-2013 9:27pm

Anybody know how much they charge to rent the 150?
I hope it's a bit cheaper than NFC...

LeftBase · 08-05-2013 9:45pm

Bsal wrote: »

I was out in Weston yesterday and noticed a new flying school up and running. They where using a C150 G-BAEV looked in great condition. Their called Skyways Aviation. They seem to offer lots of courses. Good to see Weston getting some more business, here's the website

http://www.skyways.ie/

Does this school's rhetoric look a little familiar to anyone? :rolleyes:

happy_head · 09-05-2013 7:54am

LeftBase wrote: »

Does this school's rhetoric look a little familiar to anyone? :rolleyes:

It's not PTC if that's what you are getting at, they have a new place in Waterford called Clearsky Pilot Training.

Anybody know if they rent to PPL holders and if so how much? I'm sick of paying €195 for solo on a 152 knowing how much of a profit the school are making

logie101 · 09-05-2013 10:15am

happy_head wrote: »

It's not PTC if that's what you are getting at, they have a new place in Waterford called Clearsky Pilot Training.

Anybody know if they rent to PPL holders and if so how much? I'm sick of paying €195 for solo on a 152 knowing how much of a profit the school are making

I heard it is €160 an hour (hobbs) solo or dual. So not too bad at all. And it is a nice little Aerobat with the 130hp engine.

Kenny2012 · 09-05-2013 4:31pm

here is a picture of the machine in question - G-BAEV

http://flic.kr/p/8cinYv

Ken

Tenger · 10-05-2013 12:00pm

The Aer Lingus DeHaviland DH-84 "Iolar" is expected to fly into Weston tomorrow.

Was stated on their facebook page yesterday.

DieselPowered · 10-05-2013 12:40pm

Bsal wrote: »

I was out in Weston yesterday and noticed a new flying school up and running. They where using a C150 G-BAEV looked in great condition. Their called Skyways Aviation. They seem to offer lots of courses. Good to see Weston getting some more business, here's the website

http://www.skyways.ie/

G-BAEV was based at Spanish Point for a long time in the hangar.
Nice aircraft.

DieselPowered · 10-05-2013 12:42pm

happy_head wrote: »

I'm sick of paying €195 for solo on a 152 knowing how much of a profit the school are making

Why would you pay €195 for a C152 when C172's can be flown for as low at €130/hr elsewhere in the neighborhood..

jasonb · 10-05-2013 12:43pm

Tenger wrote: »

The Aer Lingus DeHaviland DH-84 "Iolar" is expected to fly into Weston tomorrow.

Any idea what time?

J.

DieselPowered · 10-05-2013 12:46pm

jasonb wrote: »

Any idea what time?

J.

"Around lunchtime but subject to change due to weather"

jasonb · 10-05-2013 1:08pm

Excellent, thanks...

J.

Bsal · 10-05-2013 1:57pm

DieselPowered wrote: »

Why would you pay €195 for a C152 when C172's can be flown for as low at €130/hr elsewhere in the neighborhood..

Who has a C172 for 130/hr?

I found some history on G-BAEV

http://www.gapilot.co.uk/c150_gbaev/cessna150EV.htm

When it was for sale
http://www.afors.com/index.php?page=adview&adid=22506

DieselPowered · 10-05-2013 2:44pm

Bsal wrote: »

Who has a C172 for 130/hr?

Not hard to find if you look at the clubs in the area. Cheap flying for a C172.

airbusa320 · 10-05-2013 8:08pm

G-TICO at EIWT todayand some other recent visitorshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/83304124@N07/8726971314/in/photostream

Lustrum · 10-05-2013 10:21pm

Bsal wrote: »

Who has a C172 for 130/hr?....

You can fly in Trim for €130/hr, after the €400 joining fee and €35/month membership.

It's bad enough flight schools won't tell you their costs in full, without the clubs getting in on it too. But as already stated, this is probably the best deal around Dublin you're going to get

DieselPowered · 10-05-2013 10:39pm

Lustrum wrote: »

You can fly in Trim for €130/hr, after the €400 joining fee and €35/month membership.

It's bad enough flight schools won't tell you their costs in full, without the clubs getting in on it too.

Where are you getting €400 membership from?

Xpro · 10-05-2013 10:50pm

Whats the aircraft availability in Trim with only two aircrafts available?
How far in advance do you have to make a booking?

Lustrum · 10-05-2013 11:13pm

DieselPowered wrote: »

Where are you getting €400 membership from?

That's what it says on the website, but I've just noticed now they're offering the initial joining for free, so I stand corrected.

That makes it an even better deal!

ChicaneAuto · 11-05-2013 2:16am

The planes are kind of seperated between training, EI-DDC and PPL, EI-STT, Tango Tango is usually very available, although it can get a little tight at weekends but there's always space somewhere for a PPL.

Drop over some sunday for a look around. There's always somebody knocking about to greet visitors.

Kenny2012 · 14-05-2013 4:35pm

G-CTNG SR-20 John Crackett & Keith Mitchell

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G-CTNG http://flic.kr/p/ej7Via

Kenny2012 · 17-05-2013 7:55pm

N600HS C525 N600HS Corp
G-JESI AS350 arrived at 19:30

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N600HS http://flic.kr/p/ek5g3y

emo72 · 17-05-2013 9:29pm

seen the aer lingus biplane flying out of weston morning. excellent.

Kenny2012 · 18-05-2013 10:10pm

G-JESI AS.350B Staske Construction Ltd
G-OIHC PA-32R Nicholas Lipczynski
M-HARP PC-12 Harpin Ltd
N600HS C525 N600HS Corp

Pictures
G-JESI http://flic.kr/p/ekgs6v
M-HARP http://flic.kr/p/eknngq
N600HS http://flic.kr/p/ek5g3y

Kenny2012 · 27-05-2013 10:00pm

A couple of German registered Piper Super Cubs were present today.

D-EFCN http://flic.kr/p/euNrp8
D-EMAD http://flic.kr/p/euRfX1

Ken

Kenny2012 · 09-06-2013 10:02pm

EI-BIR Cessna 172 Figile Flying Group
EI-GSE Cessna 172 National Flight Centre / Kieran O'Connor
G-BMFY Grob G.109B Peter Holland
G-OBFS PA-28 Claris Aviation
G-OCON R-44 P Kelly
OO-WAN AA-5 Kortrijk Flying Club

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EI-GSE http://flic.kr/p/eHiLGE
G-BMFY http://flic.kr/p/eHjd7S
G-OBFS http://flic.kr/p/eHdncF
G-OCON http://flic.kr/p/eHknB9
OO-WAN http://flic.kr/p/eHkN57

pclancy · 10-06-2013 4:47am

Wow flying a piper cub all the way over from Germany would be a butt-shaking journey all right.

Kenny2012 · 13-06-2013 11:05pm

Bit late with this but here goes.

F-BVBN C172 Karl Kristensen
G-LECA AS.355F1 HFS (Aviation) Ltd
N186CB PA-46 Aircraft Guaranty Corp

Pictures:
F-BVBN http://flic.kr/p/eLoJqg
G-LECA http://flic.kr/p/eLzFGo
N186CB http://flic.kr/p/eLAvRW

Weston Airport

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