Ridali Airfield

Ridali Airfield Ridali lennuväli
Wilga tow plane at Ridali airfield in the evening.
IATA: none – ICAO: EERI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ridali lennuklubi
Location	Lahe, Laheda Parish
Elevation AMSL	295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates	57°56′34″N 026°57′7″E / 57.94278°N 26.95194°ECoordinates: 57°56′34″N 026°57′7″E / 57.94278°N 26.95194°E
Website	http://www.purilend.ee
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 3,937 1,200 Grass

Ridali Airfield (ICAO: EERI; Estonian: Ridali lennuväli) is an airfield in Estonia, about 10 kilometers north from Võru in the vicinity of Ridali - a place known for its beautiful scenery, abundance of lakes, fields and forests, giving glider pilots many visual reference points to navigate by. The airfield was used during World War II, in the early 1960s it started serving glider pilots. The first gliders to fly in Ridali were Soviet KAI-12's (Improved design from the Czech LF-109). The only way to launch gliders was by using the Czech winch "Herkules". By 1968, the club already had two KAI-12's, three Blaníks, two towing winches and a Yak-12 for aerotows.

Ridali Airfield is currently the home of Ridali gliding club.

Aircraft in service

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service
PZL-104 Wilga	Poland	Utility/Aerotow	PZL-104 Wilga	2
Morane-Saulnier MS-894A	France	Light aircraft	MS-894A	1
Jonker JS-1 Revelation	South Africa	Glider	JS-1B	1
Glaser-Dirks DG-500	Germany	Glider	DG-505	1
LET L-13 Blaník	Czech Republic	Glider	L-13	4
LAK-12 Lietuva	Lithuania	Glider	LAK-12	1
SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2	Poland	Glider	SZD-48	2
SZD-48 Jantar Standard 3	Poland	Glider	SZD-48-2	2
SZD-42 Jantar 2B	Poland	Glider	SZD-42-2	1
SZD-30 Pirat	Poland	Glider	SZD-30	1
SZD-50 Puchacz	Poland	Glider	SZD-50	1

See also

• Gliding
• List of airports in Estonia

External links

• Ridali Airfield

References

• http://www.purilend.ee/lennuklubi/ajalugu