I’ve always believed in the 7 ‘P’s. It’s an old military expression (I think) which translates into ‘prior, planning and preparation prevents p**s poor performance’ The moral being that if you’re organised in advance, and well prepared, you stand a much better chance of accomplishing the task in hand.

I have since learned that this expression has an alternative meaning. ‘Persistent, polite, pressure provides PPL pretty promptly’  This alternate interpretation is derived from my pal Mark who has recently passed his PPL (H) and has been in the unfortunate position of applying for his license at probably the worst time of the year – at the beginning of the Xmas period. Read More→

My quest to find the Holy Grail may have ended in Ireland, although it remains to be seen whether or not the prize is affordable. After my recent disastrous adventure to Belgium where I purchased a white elephant I found that the European agent for Paravion Heliporters, Kilrush Aviation, had 3 of their units in stock. Paravion are an American Company who have a solid reputation and whose heliporters I have seen in use around the country. They are not cheap though, but certainly do the job with a minimum of effort.

I must admit that my pal Mark, sent me a link to Kilrush a few weeks back, and I dismissed it out of hand because I assumed that it would be cost prohibitive – which it probably is – however I now seem to have found myself going full circle and ending up right back where I started. Read More→