Suhl-Goldlauter airfield
Suhl-Goldlauter airfield | ||
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Characteristics | ||
ICAO code | EDQS | |
Coordinates | ||
Height above MSL | 588 m (1929 ft ) | |
Transport links | ||
Distance from the city center | 4 km north-east of Suhl , 15 km south-west of Ilmenau |
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Basic data | ||
operator | Flugsportclub Suhl e. V. | |
Start-and runway | ||
08/26 | 570 m × 30 m grass |
The Suhl-Goldlauter airfield is a special airfield in the Thuringian Forest . It has a 570 meter long and 30 meter wide grass runway and is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons.
Events
In addition to normal flight operations, the Simson meeting in Suhl has been held on the field every year since 2016 .
Incidents
- On 21 January 2001 came during a workshop flight with a helicopter of the type MBB BO 105 S to engine failure . The engine No. 1 and a simultaneous reduction in performance of the engine # 2. The helicopter was able to land undamaged.
- On July 8, 2002, a Glaser DG-300 glider took off in tow . At a height of about twenty meters, the tow came loose. The pilot of the glider then initiated a right turn, with the right wing touching the ground. The aircraft subsequently hit the ground and the pilot was seriously injured.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018.
- ↑ About the SIMSON meeting in Suhl. MZA Meyer-Zweiradtechnik GmbH, accessed on April 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , January 2001, accessed on April 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Serious Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , July 2002, accessed on April 7, 2018 .