Flyin at Sligo on Sept4/5/6

Sligo Airport is hosting a Flyin  – starting Fri 4th Sept and continuing on Sat 5th  & Sun 6th. A large amount of aircraft are expected so let’s hope the weather is good. For further information visit the Airport website at:  http://www.sligoairport.com
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Gordon Barrett – 1st Solo

    Congratulations to Gordon Barrett who completed his 1st Solo on Sun 18Aug in EI-SAC. Gordon is congratulated by Ken O’Brien (CFI) following his successful flight. See also Sligo Aero Club Facebook page … https://www.facebook.com/SligoAeroClub?fref=ts
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PPL Successes

Congratulations to our members, Eamon Gilroy  and Nathan Flynn  who recently sucessfully passed the PPL Licence Skills Test. Eamon did his test (EASA PPL) at Sligo in EI-BIB with examiner Colman Brady. Nathan did his test (FAA PPL) in Florida having completed his FAA PPL course at the Naples Air Center. Both hope to progress to ATPL
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Theory Exam Success !!

Congratulations to Eddie Eccleston who recently “aced” the Theory Exams – all subjects passed at one sitting  . .  . again ! Now its time to set the sights on the PPL Skills Test !
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Nathan Flynn – 1st X-Country Solo

Congratulations to Nathan who completed his 1st Cross Country Solo on sat Nov 22nd – Sligo to Knock for a Touch & Go and then back to Sligo.
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Links – New Additions

The Main Menu Item “Links”  has been revised. Several new links have been added  including Weather, Skybrary (a great source of aviation information) and a link to the GASCI site (General Aviation Safety Council of Ireland) which also provides a long list of useful links.
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Aircraft Re-Weighed

Both Cessnas were weighed by Planeweighs Ltd on Thurs 18 Sept 201. The new Basic Empty Weight (BEW) for each aircraft means that all future Weight & Balance calculations must be done using the revised BEW data. Note: If you have “old” BEW data  in your Flight Planning kit please destroy it immediately and replace
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New PPL

John Doe passed his PPL exams today.
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New Sligo Aero Club Website

New visitors to the site are requested to direct any questions about Flying Vouchers and Flight Training to our membership Secretary ( John McGowan) at 087 293 2884.
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