Killiney
The Dun Laoghaire weather station is currently off-line - Sorry!
YOU need permission from Dublin ATC to fly this site
Please remember to call Dublin ATC on 01 8144601 before you fly Killiney Hill - and also after the last pilot has landed!
For details of how to contact Dublin ATC - click HERE
Killiney (Co. Dublin) - This site is inside Class C airspace for Dublin airport and may only be flown with the expressed permission from Dublin Air Traffic Control. Permission is always subject to restrictions - you must not fly above 700 feet above sea level and you must remain within one mile of the obilisk on top of the hill. Note, also, that Killiney is a hazerdous site and has a 50-hour restriction on it. Pilots MUST have a minimum of 50 hours air time experience before attempting to fly there. Following a safety review in 2007 a new protocol has been agreed with Dublin ATC. Permission to fly at Killiney is based on the following ATC stipulated conditions:
- Pilots are required to be current members of the IHPA.
- Pilots are required to hold a minimum pilot rating of Para Pro 3 (or Safe Pro 3) or above.
- Pilots are required to have logged in excess of 50 hours of air time experience.
- Pilots are required to hold a suitable and valid insurance policy.
- Pilots are required to call Dublin ATC for permission to fly (and to notify ATC after flying activities have ceased for the day.)
Pilots wishing to fly at Killiney MUST contact Dublin ATC on 01 8144601 and ask for the Data Assistant. A typical call will go as follows:
Pilot: "Hello, may I speak to the Data Assistant please?" Dublin ATC: "This is the Data Assistant speaking, how can I help you?"
Pilot: "My name is Joe Bloggs. I am a Paraglider / Hang Glider pilot seeking permission to fly at Killiney Hill."
Dublin ATC: "Ok, when do you wish to commence flying operations at Killiney?"
Pilot: "From now (give the current time) until the end of VFR (Visual Flight Rules) and I would be grateful if you would advise all powered aircraft to avoid this area please."
Dublin ATC: "One moment please while I check with the Duty Controller."
At this point your call may be passed on to the Duty Controller and you should repeat your request again to him.
Dublin ATC: "Ok, you are cleared to fly at Killiney from now until the end of VFR which is at 18:30 (or whatever time VFR ends at.) Your flight operations are restricted to under 700 feet AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level), clear of cloud and within one mile radius of Killiney Hill. Please call back when flight operations have ceased for the day."
Pilot: "Ok, just to confirm: I am cleared to fly at Killiney Hill from now (give the time) until the end of VFR at 18:30 (or whatever time you were told.) Flight operations are to be restricted to under 700 feet AMSL, clear of clouds and to within one mile radius of Killiney Hill. Correct?"
Dublin ATC: "That's correct. Thanks for calling." Click, burrrr....
Remember, your call is being recorded so keep your conversation polite, courteous and professional - stick to the script!
If helicopters or other small aircraft fly close in front of Killiney Hill while you are flying, please do not call Dublin ATC to complain. Note down the time and date of the incident and the type of aircraft infringing your agreed airspace and call or email the IHPA Training & Flight Safety Officer who will take appropriate action. Remember, you are receiving PERMISSION to fly at Killiney Hill, not a cast iron guarantee that you have the air all to yourself!
At the end of a day's flying, normal practice is that the last pilot out of the air MUST call Dublin ATC back to advise them that flight operations have ceased for the day. Again, a typical call will go as follows:
Pilot: "Hello, may I speak to the Data Assistant please?"
Dublin ATC: "This is the Data Assistant speaking, how can I help you?"
Pilot: "My name is Joe Bloggs. I am calling to advise you that Paragliding / Hang Gliding flight operations at Killiney Hill have ceased for the day."
Dublin ATC: "Paragliding / Hang Gliding operations have ceased for the day at Killiney Hill. Ok, thanks for your call." Click, burrr...
Rossbehy
Kerry Airport METAR
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Kerry Airport TAF
Arra Mt.
Shannon Airport METAR
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Shannon Airport TAF
Achill
Clew Bay Weather Sataion
No Fly Zone!
Achill No Fly Zone
Please DO NOT FLY the South or SSW slopes of Minaun Mt.
As many of you will be aware, we have been experiencing difficulties with one of the sheep farmers who owns grazing rights on the South-West and South faces of Minaun Mt. on Achill. We have always tried to work with this difficult individual in the past and have managed to calm him down, but this year we were greeted with lots of 'No Gliders' signs all the way up the mountain road to the summit of Minaun.
This year (2016), while waiting to launch on the SE side of the mountain, one pilot was stopped from launching by a Garda officer who had been called in by the farmer. To cut a long story short, we reached a compromise with the farmer, who was demanding that no part of the mountain be flown. Using the Garda (armed with a bottle of whiskey) as a go-between, it was agreed, for now at least, that the South and SSW faces of the mountain, where the farmer grazes his sheep, would not be flown by paragliders or hang gliders.
His main grief is that we are scaring his sheep down from along the mountain road up to the summit, where he wants them, and onto or accross the road at the bottom of the mountain where he claims they are in danger from cars.
The IHPA is therefore asking all pilots to please respect the farmer's wishes (until such time as a better solution can be reached) and NOT FLY the South or SSE facing ridge EAST of the river gulley running down from the top of the mountain.
All other parts of the mountain (including the main South-East face) may still be flown. The No Fly Zone is marked on the accompanying maps.
The IHPA will continue to try to improve on this situation by talking to the local County Council and the Achill Tourist Office, but given the rather intractable nature of the farmer concerned, we may have to play the long game!
If any pilots experience any difficulties with this farmer while trying to fly any of the other parts of the mountain, then please let the IHPA committee know and we will speak to the local Garda.
Thanks,
IHPA Committee (2016)
