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Flight Restriction in the vicinity of Clare Island

Mark Dwyer
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The Irish Aviation Authority has published details of a Temporary Restricted Area (TRA) over Clew Bay, Co. Mayo in the vicinity of Clare Island and Louisburgh. Details of the TRA are as follows:

Lateral limits:

53° 48′ 55″ N, 009° 56′ 29″ W

53° 46′ 26″ N, 009° 44′ 52″ W

53° 44′ 23″ N, 009° 54′ 35″ W

53° 47′ 52″ N, 009° 59′ 19″ W

Vertical limits: SFC to 500FT AMSL

Duration: The period of the restriction shall be from 0900hrs UTC on Wednesday, January 15th to 0900hrs UTC on Friday, February 28th, 2025.

The purpose of the TRA is to ensure the safety of aircraft operating within and of other air traffic operating in the vicinity of Clare Island and Louisburgh, County Mayo in the period cited whilst allowing for unmanned aircraft system testing. The airspace contained within the TRA shall be classified as ICAO Class G.

Full details of the TRA are available here.

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Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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