21/01/2015
Hi Everyone,
Unfortunately the Flying Club will not be back this semester - C&S has discontinued the club. This means that in order to reinstate the club we will be subject to the 15 week trial for new clubs once more, hence we would have no budget for any activities.
After a lengthy discussion between the C&S and our committee we decided that the club is no longer viable for numerous reasons;
1. Low membership rate
2. Lack of interest in attending weekly meetings
3. The high cost of flying in Ireland (it costs over €4,000 to train for a PPL - this is a lot of money for a student to hand over in the current economic climate)
4. Limited funding for trips to aviation-related activities
If anyone would like to contact me and ask for more details about this decision (I cannot post the finer details on a public page), please do not hesitate to contact me via [email protected].