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Flight distance : 489400 ft
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el pelo Posted at 2017-7-20 10:08
Thanks for the response.
I realize probably the national parks are not wise to fly around. But we'll mainly be in Dublin doing day trips from there. Any recommendations?
Not really too many places you can fly in Dublin, as it's a relatively small city and Dublin Airport is only about 11km away, which makes lot of the city a NFZ, although being a city it’s not really a go-er anyway. Maybe either Three Rock or the old lead mines south of the city, both in the Dublin Mountains. But both places are popular with people out for a walk.
I live in Wicklow – right next door to Dublin. If you can get there you’ll find lots of big, wide, open spaces, particularly in the Wicklow Mountains area. If you can go on a weekday, even better. If you can go during the day as opposed to the evening, even better again. Although it’s summer, so there may still be some people about during the day. You'd probably be OK even in the areas marked as National Parks, although discretion is your chief weapon… discretion and stealth… stealth and discretion… your two chief weapons are stealth and discretion… and common-sense. Your three chief weapons are discretion, and stealth, and common-sense.
I like to try avoid interacting with anybody when I’m out flying. Sure, some folk would just be curious and just want to ask questions, but others are more about sticking their nose in because they think you’re up to something nefarious. (I suppose this isn’t location specific, though and could happen in any country).
The other problem on our little island is the weather. Very changeable, quite wet (summer and winter) and almost always a wind of some nature. But, having said that, lots of interesting things to see from the sky’s POV.
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