PIREPs by Eckard
Airport Hof Plauen (EDQM)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 14:29:52 UTC
25-03-10 relaxed airfield, control zone not always active, very reasonable landing fees and fuel prices. Gasthof Grüner Baum was unfortunately closed for 2 weeks. Stay at Untreu-See was very relaxing,...
Civil Airfield Besancon Thise (LFSA)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 12:24:20 UTC
Landed there on Friday in an Aquila. As usual, no one answered on the radio. Therefore check the windsock and determine the runway direction yourself. LFSA is a grass field. The runway is in good cond...
Civil Airfield Dessau (EDAD)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:16 UTC
Landing fee + 1 overnight for 750 kg: €13.72. Parking on the grass area in front of the tower. Some parachute operations, otherwise rather quiet. On the ground floor there is a vending machine with dr...
Civil Airfield Neumarkt/Opf. (EDPO)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:15 UTC
Flew to Neumarkt/Opf on 30 Oct. Approach only from the west, departure only to the west, because there is a hospital east of the field. Landing fee €12 (Aquila). You can walk to the city center in 10–...
Civil Airfield Worms (EDFV)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:15 UTC
On a public holiday, landed there again after many years in a Super-Dimona, with a straight-in from the east. Quite a lot of traffic in the circuit. Moderate landing fees (€6.60). Parked on grass. The...
Civil Airfield Idar Oberstein/Goettschied (EDRG)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:15 UTC
Visited yesterday with a SuperDimona. The runway has pronounced undulations. The meat (Sierra and Romeo, preordered via radio), grilled over an open fire, was excellent and worth its price. The garden...
Civil Airfield Leutkirch Unterzeil (EDNL)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:15 UTC
Today flew to Leutkirch on the spur of the moment in a DR400. Officially PPR in the winter months, but the frequency was quite busy; our landing request was approved. The field is relatively easy to f...
Civil Airfield Vilshofen (EDMV)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:15 UTC
Beautifully situated airfield right on the Donau. The restaurant had the outdoor terrace open, which was very busy. Extensive menu and moderate prices. Landing fee (750 kg) €7.50. Avgas approx. €2.20....
Airport Bamberg Breitenau (EDQA)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:14 UTC
Landed at Bamberg on Sunday in a DR400. Right-hand traffic pattern, very extended, for landing runway 21. Parked on the grass parking area to the right of the taxiway. Almost everything here seems to...
Civil Airfield Tannheim (EDMT)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:50:14 UTC
Beautiful airfield, directly adjacent to the Memmingen CTR. Landing fee €8 (< 1,000 kg). Restaurant with Italian cuisine and fair prices. On takeoff, however, the runway edge markers are not visible (...
Civil Airfield Michelstadt/Odw. (EDFO)
by Eckard • 2025-08-25 11:45:59 UTC
Landing fee €10 for up to 3 landings per day, regardless of MTOW. The airfield is challenging to approach (especially from the west), with lee turbulence in southerly wind; the runway has a downhill g...
Civil Airfield Gmunden Laakirchen (LOLU)
by Eckard • 2025-08-22 16:04:42 UTC
Landed there on 30.6.25 with Aquila. Short space with a slope available in the first part of the rwy 26. Mogas 1.94€/l. Overnight parking 7€. Friendly flight manager. Restaurant available but not used...
Civil Airfield Erbach (EDNE)
by Eckard • 2024-05-03 00:00:00 UTC
Visited the fly-in there on May 1. There was a lot of traffic at the airfield, but thanks to disciplined position reports from the pilots everything was fine. Very well-maintained airfield. There were...
Civil Airfield Oppenheim (EDGP)
by Eckard • 2021-05-16 00:00:00 UTC
The field is only 100 m from the Rhein. In summer there is also a nice swimming option with a small sandy beach. There are two parallel runways. Powered aircraft use the western side. The (first) land...