Ottengrüner Heide airfield
| Ottengrüner Heide airfield | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EDQO |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 573 m (1880 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 1 km southeast of Helmbrechts |
| Street | BAB A9 exit Münchberg Nord - direction Helmbrechts |
| train | Helmbrechts train station, 1 km away |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1957 |
| operator | SFZ Ottengrüner Heide e. V. |
| Flight movements |
1,490 (2019) |
| Runways | |
| 10 | 650 m × 13 m asphalt |
| 28 | 390 m × 13 m asphalt |
| website | |
| https://www.edqo.de | |
The Ottengrüner Heide airfield is a special airfield and is located near Helmbrechts in the district of Hof (Bavaria).
General information
The Ottengrüner Heide special landing site lies in the thermally very appealing line between the Thuringian Forest and the Fichtel Mountains . The resident association, the Glider Flying Center Ottengrüner Heide e. V., operates gliding , powered flight and microlight flight at this place with a primary focus on gliding.
The airfield is approved for aircraft up to 2000 kg, PPR up to 3500 kg, motor gliders , gliders and UL .
The new frequency has been in effect since 2019: 133.585 MHz in an 8.33 kHz grid.
Guest flight groups are also welcome. A campsite, as well as sanitary facilities and other overnight accommodations are available. For guests arriving by plane, the first landing of the day is free of charge.
Sporting success in gliding
Gliding League as part of the OLC
From 2008 to 2011 the SFZ Ottengrüner Heide e. V. in the 1st German Glider League of the online contest . From the 2012 season in the 2nd German glider flight division of the online contest.
In the 2014 season in the 2nd glider league, the SFZ was able to secure the renewed promotion to the 1st glider league with 6th place overall. In the following season in 2015, the Bundesliga team was able to secure relegation in the 1st glider Bundesliga with a furious final sprint and a third place in the last Bundesliga round. In 2016, after a consistently weak season against relegation, you still had to accept this in the end. In the following season of the 2nd Bundesliga glider flight, some pilots were eliminated from the Bundesliga team, which is why another relegation to the qualifying league (which was also the Bavarian State League) was the result. The SFZ team flew in this from 2018 to 2019. By building up new young pilots and introducing them to the sporty cross-country flight, the renewed promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga was achieved in the 2019 season. The goal for the 2020 season remains relegation in the 2nd Bundesliga.
Central championships
Individual pilots who have recently participated in European and World Championships with Team Germany are also successful. Among them is Dr. Claus Triebel, who can point to outstanding successes for the SFZ:
- 4x participant in world championships
- 8x participants in European championships, including 2x vice European champions, 2x third place
- 29x participant in German championships
- 8x Bavarian champion, 2x Bavarian runner-up
Aircraft park
Club-owned aircraft
- Disk mountain falcon III
- GROB TWIN III Acro
- GROB Astir CS Jeans
- LS 4a (2x)
- Schempp Hirth Arcus M
- Diamond Dimona HK36R
Private planes
- LS 1-f
- LS 4a
- DG 300 Elan
- ASG 29
- JS-3 Rapture
- LS 8-18
- Ka 8b
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