Aircraft
Constructors
Last Update 25 April 2002
Purpose,
Members
Projects, Members Sites, Meetings,
News Letter, Annual Events,
Committee, SAAC
Documents, Joining the Society, Links,
Home-made Tools,Engines, Weather,
Freebies,Irish
Aviation Sites ,Rotary
Flight, News
,SAAC
Field , For
Sale
Purpose
The purpose of this society
is to promote the safe construction maintenance and flying of home built
aircraft in Ireland.
There is a monthly
meeting of the society at Eamons Workshop at the rear of Juggys Well Dunlaoghaire
at about 8 PM on the third Tuesday of each month. This is an informal meeting
where new members can join, information and encouragement is exchanged
News
Letter
It is envisaged that
members should receive a number of news letters during the year. Members
are invited to contribute and share their experiences through this medium
The frequency of these letters depends on the extent of members submissions.
Events
SAAC organize an
annual get together once a year, in 2001 this was held at SAACs field in
Wexford and despite the poor weather the barbecue and breakfast were an
excellent opportunity for members to see the new field and “terminal building”.
The society's AGM for 2002
was held in The Workshop Juggys Well on January 27. The following committee
was elected:
Committee:
Eamon Fitzgerald
Speaker / President 353-1-2808663
Charles O'Shea
Chairman and Permits 353-1-2829215
Ralph Llewellyn
Secretary llewellyn@tinet.ie
David Ryan
Treasurer 353-1-2693101
Paddy Byrne 353-1-4500670
Chris Condell 353-1-6288061
Philip McCabe 353-4580656
J.J O’Sullivan 353-2694823
Noel Gallagher 353-404-68579
John Duggan 353-53-46877
Joining
The Society
Fee is 30 Euro per year. Contact Dave Ryan or come to one of the monthly
meetings.
Project registration is XXX
Euro. To register a project one must be a paid up member.
Links
General
Landings:
A list of links for homebuilders which include many special interest groups
and many kit makers web sites.
Technical
FAA Advisory Document
AC 43.13-1b This document covers reckomended practises for all
types of light aircraft. It also includes information on Engines.
Home-made
Tools
This
site outlines the joy of fabricating sheet metal ribs and has some good
photos of a home made flanging tool.
Links
to and Weights of various Engines
This is an extensive
list of many aero engines from Briggs & Stratton through 1/2 VW Subaru
to conventional aero engines
Satellite
Images and animations Updated every 6 hours.
Current
surface analysis with forecasts up to 120 hours .
I find the North Atlantic charts the most useful.
Satellite Image Ireland UK and to the North and West: Links to Nottingham University which provide various satellite images go down 1 level to select other images
