Gyroplanes

The Hibernia Autogyro Club was founded in 2004 to promote the sport of recreational flying and to meet the needs of a growing number of aviation enthusiasts in Ireland who wanted to fly their own factory/kit built autogyro for recreational purposes.

The IAA granted Hibernia special approval in 2005 to certify and issue certificates of release to service in respect of the build, maintenance (including inspections) and repair of Irish registered autogyros.

Hibernia Autogyros are responsible for the oversight of factory and kit built autogyros under their control.

The Hibernia Procedures manual defines the organisation and procedures, upon which, the IAA approval is based.

They are approved to make recommendations to the IAA for the issue and replacement of Permits to Fly.

Owners should make applications for the issue or replacement of a Permit to Fly for autogyros to Hibernia autogyros.

Hibernia inspectors undertake the annual inspection of their aircraft and make recommendations to the IAA for the Permit renewal.

They also liaise with the IAA regarding the re-registration of aircraft, the replacement of documentation and modifications carried out on aircraft.