sightseeing flight
waterfall
RHINE FALLS| SCHAFFHAUSEN | KLINGAUER STAUSEE | BAD ZURZACH
Program
Example (times according to the above slots with a 45 min flight)
08.30 Arrival| Welcome Coffee at restaurant (individually)
09.00 Welcome at Birrfeld | greeting by the pilot
09.10 Briefing with the pilot on the biplane
09.20 Boarding the biplane | Warm up engine
09.30 Take off sighseeing flight
10.15 Landing at Birrfeld | Fotosession on Tarmac (with own cameras)
10.30 By by with pilot & biplane
When & Where
Booking Select a main date and time period as well as 1-2 alternate dates/times (weather/available slots) when requesting. You will receive an inquiry/booking confirmation.
On site We meet in front of the AIS Birrfeld (entrance to the flight school, at blue automatic sliding door)
Flugplatz Birrfeld | CH-5242 Lupfig
Weather
The flight takes place under favourable visual flight conditions (VFR). More information on the status bar at the top of this website. No instrument flight (IFR) is possible on this route.
Amount of participants
1 – 2 Persons per flight. Groups are possible.
Price
CHF 684 airfare 38min in the biplane (7 min ground|31 min air)
CHF 17 landing fee Birrfeld
CHF 701 total price for 2 persons
The flight times given are indicative. The effective operating time is calculated at CHF 18 per minute according to the operating hours counter (HOBBS Time). Landing fees, passenger or customs fees according to the regulations of the airport. The flights are on a private basis, non-commercial and at cost price. Airfare is payable in advance. Final payment on site in cash or credit card. The credit card fee is not included in the total price.
Details
Rhine Falls
The Rhine Falls, formerly known as Grosser Laufen, together with the equally high Sarpsfossen in Norway, are among the three largest waterfalls in Europe. The Sarpsfossen is richer in water with an average of 577 m³/s, while the Dettifoss in Iceland, which is twice as high, has only about half as much water. The Rhine Falls has a height of 23 metres and a width of 150 metres. The scour in the impact zone has a depth of 13 metres. With average water flow of the Rhine, 373 cubic metres of water per second rush over the rocks in the Rhine Falls (average summer discharge: about 600 m³/s).
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen (in the local dialect Schafuuse, Schaffuuse) is the northernmost town in Switzerland and, along with Basel, the small town of Stein am Rhein, Neunkirch and Eglisau (Canton Zurich), one of the few Swiss towns north of the Hochrhein (border between Germany and Switzerland). The medieval old town has numerous renaissance buildings. Schaffhausen was given the nickname Erkerstadt (oriel town) because of the 300 oriels it has. Outside the original town walls is the Munot, a fortress from the 16th century. The adjoining high Gothic church of St. Johann is famous for its acoustics. A Romanesque cathedral belongs to the Allerheiligen monastery, a former Benedictine monastery. Southwest of the city, but no longer within the city limits, is the Rhine Falls, the largest waterfall in Europe
Klingnauer Stausee
More than 75 years ago the Klingnau reservoir was created. Since then the landscape around the lake has developed into a popular recreational area. The reservoir was created during the construction of a power station in the 1930s, and is now a nature reserve and an important habitat for endangered bird species. It is about three kilometres long and 500 metres wide at its widest point.
Bad Zurzach - Die Perle am Rhein
The village lies at the foot of the Black Forest, directly on the Rhine. The lovely landscape is a paradise for migratory birds and cyclists. Bad Zurzach has never had a town charter, but the closed rows of houses give it a small-town character. As the historic centre of Zurzach was the site of many fairs and markets, the town centre is known as a market town. A decisive factor in its development into an important market and fair town was Zurzach's importance as a place of pilgrimage after the death of St. Verena in 344 AD. The burial place of St. Verena, the Verena Minster, is one of the most beautiful churches in Canton Aargau. Not to be missed in the village scene are the drilling towers. Contemporary witnesses recall the drilling for salt, in 1914 hot water was discovered by chance. Because of the turmoil of the First World War, the priorities were to supply the population, and the spring was compacted. In 1955 the spring was re-bored, this was the birth of the health resort Bad Zurzach. Today, the town has a comprehensive range of wellness and recreation facilities and can be easily recognised from the airplane by the striking Turmhotel.