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Carrickmore Fly-In Announced

Mark Dwyer
By Mark Dwyer
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Carrickmore Flying School and Club have announced they will host a fly-in at the airfield near Omagh on 24th May. When the weather permits, this has proved to be a popular fly-in each year. The airfield details are as follows:

2 NM S of Carrickmore, co-ordinates:
N 54:34.276 W 007:02.654
Freq: 129.830
Elev: 541ft
RW 08/26
Length: 457 x 5 metres

All circuits are performed to the north of the field so it’s a left-hand circuit on RW 08 and a right-hand circuit on RW 26. Pilots familiar with STOL operations are welcome. More details will be available closer to the time on the event’s Facbook page 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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