Glider airfield Oberems
| Glider airfield Oberems | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 380 m (1247 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 0.5 km northwest of Oberems |
| Street | B 8 |
| Local transport | bus |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Flugsportgruppe Feldberg / Taunus eV |
| surface | 9 ha |
| Flight movements |
1,000 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 16/34 | 250 m × 30 m grass |
The Oberems glider airfield is a glider airfield on the outskirts of Oberems , which belongs to the municipality of Glashütten in the Hochtaunus district. It is operated by the Flugsportgruppe Feldberg / Taunus eV .
geography
The space is northwest of Oberems below the road to Wüstems in a conservation area of about 380 m in height. Runway 16 begins in a lane in a small wooded area, runway 34 right on the edge of Oberems.
The Große Feldberg, which gives the club its name, is about five kilometers east-south-east.
In addition to Riedelbach and Anspach , Oberems is one of the few airfields in Hesse that are directly affected by the restrictions in Frankfurt C airspace .
Flight operations
It is started exclusively by winch . While a towing distance of 960 m is available for take-off, the landing takes place on two separate, approximately 250 m long runways, which are parallel to the towing route.
The Flugsportgruppe Feldberg / Taunus has been flying in the southern Taunus area, not far from the Großer Feldberg, which gave the club its name, since 1968. The club has a family structure and has almost 30 active participants, including two double-seaters - an ASK 21 for cross-country flight and aerobatic training / an ASK13 for basic training - and three single-seaters - an LS4 for cross-country flight / a Ka6 CR for cross-country flight entry / a K 8 b are available for extended basic training and experience building. The flying season usually begins at the beginning of April and ends in October, depending on the nature of the surface of the take-off and landing areas.