Organised by Selwyn Doran

This year’s Annual European AYA Fly-In to Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, was perhaps the most challenging event ever undertaken by the European Region, with many apparent obstacles to overcome. However, thanks to the supportive effort of Selwyn Doran working almost alone, “Enniskillen ’99” proved to be very successful. Maybe it was not the best attended. Maybe it was not blessed with the best weather. Maybe it was not held in the most central location. But this year’s event certainly showed the best spirit of camaraderie I have witnessed within AYA.

I believe the main reason was that most of us had to make a special commitment to attend. Distance, weather, location, and moving the date away from the traditional European Pentecost weekend proved that the dedicated will make that little extra effort to support and meet their friends. Early arrivals included Danny De Brandt from Belgium, who flew out via Bournemouth on Monday and spent two days in Galway in southern Ireland before arriving at Enniskillen on Thursday.