Short introduction

• Västerås Gliding Club is an average Swedish gliding club with about 90 members of which about 45 are active.

• We are located at Johannisberg Airfield in Västerås (59°34.533’ N 16°30.216’ E)

• Frequency is 123.65 MHz for the field after sector has been requested at Västerås Tower at freq. 130.60 MHz

• The field has runway 05/23 with downwind always on the south-east side of it.

• Fuel Avgas 100LL available.• We share with a motor plane club and a parachute club, which

requires special attention to the safety directives.

We are located in Västerås, which is

approximately 100 km west of Stockholm

In Västerås, the Johannisberg airfield is

located at the west edge of the Västerås bay in Lake

Mälaren.

Or, more precisely, here…

The town

• 130’000 inhabitants• Industrial town once dominated by ABB• Fast trains to Stockholm (50 min)• Offers recreation:

– Bath in Lake Mälaren– Canoe, sailing– Museum, cathedral– Nature reserves, golf

You can see our airfield with asphalt runway 05, taxiway into club and Västerås town in the background

The picture is taken south of the airfield facing north.

Our club house at Johannisberg

Staying at our club

• Club house has three rooms for rent• For special arrangements another two rooms

can be organised• Camping is available with electricity and

water• A youth hotel and public camping is within 1

km from the club• Café on the club• Restaurants within 10 min walk.

Glider workshop in the club house

Assembly room on 2nd floor

Services at the club

• Big kitchen with possibilities for cooking and storing food (stove, fridge & freezer).

• Toilets & showers• Sauna• Huge assembly room• Own big workshop for glider repairs• Veranda for summer evenings

Nice relaxation on the veranda

Summer evenings in Sweden are looooong…

Weather conditions

• The weather in our region can show its absolute best sides during spring and early summer. Not unusual then with cloud bases above 2000 m with climb of >4 m/s.

• In the late summer the weather is generally more reliable but more moderate due to high moisture.

• The conditions allow gliding from beginning of April to end of September.

• West-winds with cold air masses dominate the weather.• The visibility in the clear air is known to be very good in

the north countries.

Cross-country

Cross-country• Västerås gliding club has direct access to one of the best

areas in Sweden for cross-country performances.• Affected airspaces are well fitted with sectors with almost

unlimited access (Borlänge, Västerås)• Good fields for landing out close to Västerås and at

certain known locations in the used area.• The landscape is quite flat. Flying relies on thermals.• Sweden uses 123.50 MHz for gliders• FAI-triangles easy to define in the area.

300 km example with few airspace

intersections

Our Gliders

SE-TBR – Bergfalke III

SE-ULC – Grob 103 Twin Trainer

SE-THS – Grob Astir CS

SE-UOB – Janus CE

SE-UOD – LS 6

SE-UDO – Grob 109B

SE-GFE – Rally 180

Vehicle with limited L/D ratio…

General conditions

• Guest membership necessary(100 SEK 11 € per week, max. 400 SEK 45 €)

• Rent a room at the club (100 SEK 11 € per night)

• Typical air tow to 600 m: 165 SEK 18 €• International radio certificate required

Calendar – important dates

• Saturday, May 15: Private dragster• Weekend June 4 to 6: Bike weekend• Weekend July 8 to 11: Power meet• Weekend July 23 to 25: Private dragster• Saturday, August 21: Private dragster

At following dates, Johannisberg airfield

will be closed:

Contact persons:René HörnstedtJonas RosengrenBo Liljeqvist

+46 70 3006402+46 21 317564+46 70 5624892

Come and visit us!

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