Ridali Airfield
Ridali Airfield Ridali lennuväli | |||||||||||
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Wilga tow plane at Ridali airfield in the evening. | |||||||||||
IATA: none – ICAO: EERI | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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
PZL-104 Wilga | Poland | |
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Morane-Saulnier MS-894A | France | |
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Jonker JS-1 Revelation | South Africa | |
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Glaser-Dirks DG-500 | Germany | |
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LET L-13 Blaník | Czech Republic | |
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LAK-12 Lietuva | Lithuania | |
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SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 | Poland | |
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SZD-48 Jantar Standard 3 | Poland | |
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SZD-42 Jantar 2B | Poland | |
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SZD-30 Pirat | Poland | |
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SZD-50 Puchacz | Poland | |
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