Aviation Thread (https://www.reforestnation.ie/offset-your-carbon)

He’s down, looks like in an unpopulated area


Twitter saying he landed it in a field and he’s alive

Best landing I ever had was in a field. Much more give than a runway

Did he survive?

He did

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Anyone know who I could go for flying lessons? Cost etc

Are you Limerick?

Redhill Flying School. Best around the capital.

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Galway. Don’t mind travelling

That’ll be handy when it comes to learning how to fly.

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Yup lad being able to fly will take me further too

Contact Coonagh Flying Club on the north side of Limerick.

http://www.limerickflyingclub.com/

I know nothing about it even if it’s just up the road. But I know they do lessons.

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https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/1010/1328188-air-france-rio-paris-crash/

Someone put up a link a while ago to a long write up of that tragedy. Very good article. Batshit mental crash and stupid loss of life.

Did you look into this?

Just browsing is all. It may be a fanciful idea but into the New Year for definite.

Was in Vanity Fair I think.

Have airplanes advanced technologically in any meaningful way over the last 25 years?

They’re on the Internet now.