Ridali Airfield (; ) is an airfield in Estonia, about north of Võru in the vicinity of Ridali - a place known for its scenery, lakes, fields and forests, giving glider pilots many visual reference points to navigate by. The airfield was used during World War II, and in the early 1960s it started serving glider pilots. The first gliders to fly in Ridali were Soviet KAI-12s (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-12s, 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 Morane-Saulnier MS-894A France Jonker JS-1 Revelation South Africa Glaser-Dirks DG-500 Germany LET L-13 Blaník Czech Republic LAK-12 Lietuva Lithuania SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 Poland SZD-48 Jantar Standard 3 Poland SZD-42 Jantar 2B Poland SZD-30 Pirat Poland SZD-50 Puchacz Poland
See also List of airports in Estonia
References
External links Ridali Gliding Club