Ridali Airfield

Ridali Airfield
Ridali lennuväli

Wilga tow plane at Ridali airfield in the evening.
IATA: noneICAO: 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°E / 57.94278; 26.95194Coordinates: 57°56′34″N 026°57′7″E / 57.94278°N 26.95194°E / 57.94278; 26.95194
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

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