Irish motorists are not the only people who are agitated by queues and traffic jams. So, too, are those magnificent men and women who take to the sky.
That is one of the reasons Ireland's latest flying club is based in the midlands, where its members escape the overcrowding and restrictions of the main cities.
Aero Club 2000 is in Abbeyshrule, Co Longford, an area very suitable for flying but also close enough to Dublin to attract those who want to learn to fly.
The club, the second to be based at the tarmac strip, already has 16 students, five of them from Dublin, even though it opened just over a year ago.
The club was the brainchild of some highly-dedicated flying professionals who were aware that new EU regulations would make it even more difficult for those who want to fly to get their wings.
These regulations mean that Europe's amateur pilots will in future have to know a great deal more about instrument flying. Flying using instruments without visual aid is a difficult but necessary skill.
Club members also knew that only five of the existing 39 clubs have so far qualified to teach the additional skills necessary to qualify for a pilot's licence.
All those at the club are engaged in full-time aviation and now want to pass on their skills while increasing their own knowledge.
According to Mr John Logan, the members of the club have over 120 years' flying experience behind them, and their instructors, Mr Angelo Cunningham and Mr Dan Lyons, have 13,000 hours of flying time.
Making the point that Mr Cunningham was a commercial pilot and Mr Lyons a commercial instructor, he said those coming to learn to fly at the airfield would be getting top-quality instruction.
"We are very pleased that we are a registered training facility under the new EU regulations and we are particularly pleased that we have found a base in the midlands," said Mr Logan, who is attached to the Aer Corps.
Of the 16 students taking instruction at the club, four have already gone solo.
He said trainees had to complete 45 hours of flying before they can do the test to qualify for their licence, and that can be expensive.
"The club charges £80 per hour, but the trainee is getting top-quality teaching for that, and we have been very pleased with the progress of some of the younger people.
"We can fly with far fewer restrictions here. We can even accommodate those who want to get involved in aerobatics.
"It also has the advantage that it has the most beautiful lakes and the added advantage for beginners that there are no mountains to worry about."
The club operates a Rally 100 aircraft and is getting two more planes, a four-seater Cherokee and a Cessna. One of these is for training.
"These will be a great asset to the club and to those who qualify because, with the qualifications they will acquire here, our new pilots will be able to fly direct to any part of Europe.
"A lot of people are beginning to realise that a private plane, shared by four people, is a very inexpensive way to travel and a very pleasurable way to go." On Saturday the club is holding its first open day, when people who feel they would like to learn to fly can visit the Co Longford airstrip. It begins at 10 a.m.