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Weather station
Weather alternates between dry spells of 6 to 30 hours and showers of 1 to 4 hours; about a quarter of the showers are heavy rain. On average it rains roughly a tenth of the time. …
Beginner's guide
Your first hour – lay out a grass strip, put up the radio hut, welcome visitors and plan the asphalt runway.
Glider club
A separate grass strip, a winch and a clubhouse – gliding that runs independently of your main runway.
Runways
Grass, asphalt and concrete runways – lengths, weight limits and which aircraft need what.
Aprons and stands
Grass stands, paved positions and large class D and E stands – where aircraft park, refuel and board.
Box hangar
The forecourt must connect to a taxiway that leads to the runway. Tenants fly small single-engine aircraft that are happy on grass, so a mown path is enough. Keep the hangar away f …