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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Niall Toner

'I went to Ireland's newest flying school and flew my first plane - I don't even have a driving licence'

Take my breath away - it’s impossible not to arrive for your first flying lesson without that song from the soundtrack of Top Gun in your head.

Funfly Aerosports is Ireland's newest flying school and here I am, a taller, balder version of Top Gun’s ‘Maverick’, come to check out my flying ace credentials, even though I don’t even possess a current valid driving licence.

I haven’t even driven a car for about two years - a detail probably best not shared with my flying instructor.

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