Lüsse Airfield
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| ICAO code | EDOJ |
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| Height above MSL | 65 m (213 ft ) |
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| Distance from the city center | 30 km north of Lutherstadt Wittenberg , 65 km southwest of Berlin |
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| operator | Lüsse Airfield Community |
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| 06/24 | 1020 m × 40 m grass |
The airfield Lüsse is a special airfield in Potsdam-Mittelmark . It is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlight aircraft and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons. The field is operated by the Lüsse airport community. The community consists of the Flugsportclub Charlottenburg e. V. and the Märkischer Flugsportverein Lüsse e. V.
History and thermals
After the German reunification, the square experienced an enormous upswing. After the European (2000) and German (2005) championships, the gliding elite competed here in 2008 for the world championship . The championships are hosted by the Flugsportclub Charlottenburg Berlin eV (FCC Berlin eV), which has driven the expansion of the airfield and maintains the Lüsse gliding performance center (glider training, competitive gliding, glider competitions). In search of a suitable site, the FCC Berlin discovered the area on an English map after the fall of the Wall and made it its home airfield. In 1991 the Märkische Flugsportverein Lüsse eV (MFL) based in Lüsse was founded. After the construction and expansion, the solemn revival of the square took place with the approval of all authorities with the first start on April 25, 1992.
The glider pilot Dirk Ginzel described the particularly favorable thermals of the Fläming at the German championships in 2005; Kerstin Henseke gives his statement as follows: “[...] the Westphalian raves about the incomparable thermal conditions of the heat-storing sand of Brandenburg. 30 to 40 percent longer distances are possible over the glacial landscape than in the west. In addition, there are large contiguous arable land here. As if made for outlandings, in case the thermals fail, [...] ”. The mighty meltwater sands of the neighboring flat Glogau-Baruther glacial valley act as a huge heat store and the untouched nature reserve Belziger Landschaftswiesen in the valley is ideal for unscheduled landings. After initial irritation, residents and conservationists have made friends with the planes. According to the website of the FCC Berlin, an excellent cooperation between the glider pilots and the nature reserve of the landscape meadows has developed.
The airfield has a great aviation tradition in the region, because only a few kilometers east in the Zauche town of Borkheide , the first German motorized pilot, Hans Grade, founded an aircraft factory and the first German flight school in 1910 . The Borkheider Hans Grade Museum is a reminder of the aviation pioneer .
2008 World Gliding Championship
In August 2008 the gliding world championship of the FAI -classes 15m-, 18m- and the open class took place at the Lüsse glider airfield . Lüsse has already proven through many German championships as well as the European championship in 2000 that both the airfield and the thermal area around the Fläming , the Dübener Heide and the surrounding area are very well suited for international gliding championships and that everyone involved greatly appreciates the Lüsses atmosphere. It is impressive that the high level of professionalism is mainly achieved by volunteers with the help of some sponsors. Lüsse was able to win Lufthansa as a partner for the 2008 World Cup .
Incidents
- On 13 June 1999 broke up in a glider type Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4DM during a self start altitude in about two meters, the elevator , the aircraft assumed an uncontrolled attitude and hit the ground. The pilot and a passenger were seriously injured.
- On July 29, 2002, a Schempp-Hirth Ventus C motor glider took off in winch launch . At a height of about thirty meters, a stall occurred due to an excessively steep climb and the aircraft tilted over the left wing . It hit the ground at a great angle and was destroyed. The pilot was killed in the accident.
- On August 9, 2016, an ASG 29E glider took off in winch launch. At a height of about fifty meters the plane began to oscillate on its vertical axis and finally broke out to the left. It turned around its vertical axis and then hit the ground almost vertically. The 59-year-old pilot was killed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gliding at the Lüsse Performance Center, FCC Berlin eV homepage ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Kerstin Henseke, Lautlos von Wolke zu Wolke , MaerkischeAllgemeine.de of August 10, 2005.
- ↑ Lufthansa Segelflugseiten ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , June 1999, accessed on March 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Investigation report 3X169-0 / 02. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , May 2003, accessed on March 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , August 2016, accessed on March 19, 2018 .
