asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who hold private pilot licences in this country; the annual increase in numbers and percentages over the past 15 years; the number of small aircraft in the country; and the annual increase in their numbers.
Written Answers. - Private Pilot Licences.
717.
The following tabular statement shows the number of small aircraft (under 6,000 lbs. in the private category) on the Irish Register with annual increases-decreases in the period 1968-1982. The statement also shows the number of private pilot licences issued each year in the ten-year period ended 31st December 1982, with variations, this being the period for which records are available. These licences are issued with a validity period of two years for all those applicants under 40 years of age and this accounts for the fluctuations in certain years.
|
Year ending 31 December |
Number of private pilots licences issued |
Annual increase/ decrease +/– |
Annual % increase/ decrease +/– |
Aircraft under 6,000 lbs. |
Annual increase/ decrease +/– |
|
1968 |
— |
— |
— |
58 |
— |
|
1969 |
— |
— |
— |
67 |
+9 |
|
1970 |
— |
— |
— |
82 |
+15 |
|
1971 |
— |
— |
— |
87 |
+5 |
|
1972 |
173 |
— |
— |
98 |
+11 |
|
1973 |
201 |
+28 |
+16.18 |
98 |
— |
|
1974 |
232 |
+31 |
+15.42 |
123 |
+25 |
|
1975 |
239 |
+7 |
+3.01 |
134 |
+11 |
|
1976 |
349 |
+110 |
+46.02 |
148 |
+14 |
|
1977 |
376 |
+27 |
+7.73 |
162 |
+14 |
|
1978 |
442 |
+66 |
+17.55 |
181 |
+19 |
|
1979 |
335 |
–107 |
–24.20 |
201 |
+20 |
|
1980 |
432 |
+97 |
+28.95 |
245 |
+44 |
|
1981 |
369 |
–63 |
–14.58 |
224 |
–21 |
|
1982 |
465 |
+96 |
+26.01 |
241 |
+17 |