Bad Gandersheim Airport
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The airfield Bad Gandersheim is a German airfield in the south of the town of Bad Gandersheim, district Northeim in southern Lower Saxony. The site is located on a hill, the radiator, above the town. It is located directly on the B 64 and B 445 operator is the " airfield Bad Gandersheim eV ", composed of the clubs based at the airfield.
The airfield has a 725 m long grass runway for powered aircraft and aero tows. The gliding clubs each with its own start and runways.
History
On 16 May 1960, the founding members met in the "Old Fritz" in Seesen and founded the first engine flying club based in Bad Gandersheim. The first loose cohesion of interested people, some former war pilot, so got a solid frame. Chairman, Karl Jahn and Robert Urban deputy. On June 18, 1961, including the 12 motor airfield was opened in Lower Saxony. Already in 1957, landed the first aircraft engine, by Karl Jahn controlled on the radiator. In hundreds of hours of work, the former arable land was reconstructed to a flat start and runway and built a hangar. In 1989, added a gas station. In the winter of 1995, the five-year reconstruction of the flight line to flight line building, training and catering building began. On 7 June 1997, the airfield was the ultimate goal of Germany flight. On 25 July 2009, the German motor aerobatic championships were held in Bad Gandersheim.
Flight operations
Flight operations will be organized by local associations. The operating hours is the flight line in the control tower (Tower) is the air traffic control building, occupied by a volunteer flight controllers.
Operating times
The place is open on weekends and public holidays between 1 April and 31 October. The operating hours are Saturday -In from 14:00-19:00 clock and on Sundays and public holidays from 10:00-19:00 clock.
Admission
The aerodrome is approved for gliders, motor gliders, ultralight aircraft, aircraft engine up to 2000 kg up to 6000 kg helicopter, manned free balloons, parachuting operation and modellers.
Clubs
At the airport, there are four clubs home that eV for airfield Community, the airfield Bad Gandersheim, have come together that its 50th anniversary this year. Including two gliding clubs, the Aviation Club (LSV ) Bad Gandersheim eV ( emerged on 1 January 2011 from the merger of the " LSV Bad Gandersheim eV " and the " Academic Flying Group Goettingen eV " ( Akaflieg Göttingen), Georg-August -Universität Göttingen ) and Luftsportverein (LSV ) " thermal" Alfeld eV, and two powered flight clubs, the Sportfliegerclub ( SFC) Gander Home Seesen eV and the MFC Bad Gandersheim.
Flight School
Both the two gliding clubs, as well as the Sportfliegerclub operate their own flight schools in which the license for the operation of aircraft, ie the glider pilot's license "GPL" and the private pilot license to fly single-engine powered aircraft with piston engine and a maximum take-off weight up to 2000 kg, " PPL -A" can be purchased. All instructors are volunteers.
Infrastructure
The airfield has next to the flight line, training and restaurant buildings already mentioned seven diverse hangar to house the aircraft. At the airfield gas AvGas 100 LL tank can be filled.
Pictures
Tower (Tower)
DO 27, year 1959, located on the airfield Bad Gandersheim