Karlstadt-Saupurzel glider airfield

Karlstadt-Saupurzel glider airfield
Characteristics
Coordinates	49 ° 58 '19 " N , 9 ° 47' 30" E Coordinates: 49 ° 58 '19 " N , 9 ° 47' 30" E
Height above MSL	244 m (801 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km northeast of Karlstadt , ; 2 km southwest of Eußenheim
Street	B 27 , Eußenheimer Straße 62 (own parking lot)
train	Main-Spessart Railway
Basic data
opening	1922
operator	LSC Karlstadt eV
surface	about 20 ha
Flight ; movements	1721 (2014)
Runways
09/27	540 m × 30 m grass
03/21	400 m × 30 m grass
19 (winch starts only)	900 m × 10 m gravel

The Karlstadt-Saupurzel glider airfield is located east of the city of Karlstadt in Bavaria . The operator of the place is the Luftsport-Club Karlstadt eV

terrain

The site is located east of the city of Karlstadt in the local nature reserve and is located directly on federal highway 27 . There are two runways and a winch towing track with an orientation of 19 and a length of 900 meters. All slopes are unpaved. The airfield is at an altitude of 244 m (820 ft) MSL .

The site is approved for winch launch , aircraft tow , motor glider and ultralight flight modes . In addition, some light aircraft , including the club's towing machine, have a special permit for the site. There are also often paragliders on the airfield.

Features of the site

The take-off glider cannot be clearly seen from the take-off winch and vice versa.

partly strong lee on the final approach in landing direction 09 and 27, as a valley begins on both sides of the area.

Despite clear signs, hikers often walk across the runways, as the area is in a nature reserve near the city. Aircraft must then take off or delay landing.

Winch starts often have to be delayed, because many pedestrians consider the gravelled winch towing route to be a hiking trail, despite clear signs of danger .

Radio frequency

The airfield's VHF radio frequency is 123.475 MHz. The first name of the ground station is Karlstadt INFO .

building

The clubhouse of the local aviation club is located on the premises, which includes a workshop, a large club room and shower rooms. There is also a large aircraft hangar, divided into two areas, another hangar for vehicles and aircraft trailers, and several garages. The airport also has a petrol station where AvGas , MoGas and diesel fuel can be refueled.

Club home, workshop and main hall of the site. Behind it there is another hall for vehicles and aircraft trailers.

Representation of the runways and the winch towing route (viewed from the north).

society

The Luftsport-Club Karlstadt , founded in 1922, has around 100 members, 30 of which are active members in flight operations. (As of November 2013)

history

On May 13, 1922, the club was founded by model pilots who were enthusiastic about flying and who bought a glider together. From this time on, gliding was trained and practiced on the glider flying site until the hangar burned down in the Second World War and all the machines were destroyed. In addition, a civil flight ban seemed to mean the end of air sports . In 1949, however, the American occupying forces allowed model building and balloon flight again , and on May 8, 1950, a memorandum from the Allied Commission approved the construction of gliders. As a result, the former flight students under Josef Kroth, Georg Hecht, Richard Koch and Peter Wehner founded the Karlstadt aviation club . In the years 1970–1973 two large hangars, a workshop and a clubhouse were built.

education

The Luftsport-Club Karlstadt eV offers the training to become a pilot's license for glider pilots or an pilot's license for pilots of air sports equipment (ultralight aircraft) . The practical flight training is carried out on the gliders ASK 21 , Duo Discus , LS4b and Glaser-Dirks DG-300 as well as the ultralight aircraft WT-9 Dynamic .

Stationed aircraft

2 Robin DR 400 / 180R (including 1 privately owned)
1 Aerospool WT9 Dynamic
1 Schleicher ASK 21
1 Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus
1 LS-4b
1 Glaser-Dirks DG-300
1 Cessna 170 (privately owned)
1 Bell 47 (private property)

Incidents

On April 9, 2017 glider type accident Schleicher ASK 21 at the winch launch and crashed into a nearby hedge. The two inmates were uninjured.
On March 5, 2018, shortly after take-off, an ultralight aircraft crashed into an adjacent field. The aircraft burned out completely, killing the pilot.