12-14th August 2016.
We have witnessed a unique
Glasflügel FlyIn at
perfect weather last weekend at the airfield in Saulgau
(EDTU).
More than 200
participants were able to be there and visited with their
Libellen H-301, BS-1, Std.Libellen, Kestrels, G-604, Club
Libellen, Hornets, Mosquitos, Glasflügel 304 und Falcon the
birthplace of their gliders.
Five tow planes moved tirelessly the beautiful sailplanes
in the air and the glider
pilots were able to enjoy flying over the "home and the nice
country side of Swabia.
The boundless blue sky decorated with a few Cumulus clouds and
good blue thermals attracted gliders, and they circled and slid
away high in the pale blue and sailed into the distance. But
dinner you rallied all again at the airfield - together "at
home".
Only a good mood prevailed at the pilots. It was
"gefachsimpelt",
narrated, laughed, and exchanged memories. All around, a very
successful Glasflügel FlyIn 2016 thanks to the organization of
H-P Mayer with his wife,
Peter
Knoll,
Karljosef
Kades
and the pilot group of
Bad
Saulgau.
Saturday night was
followed by a very well researched and interesting lecture of
P.Selinger about the history of the development and use of
fibre glass for
the construction of aircraft.
A short exchange of
memory by former employees of Glasflügel was the grand finale of
the evening. The designers were M.Hansen, K.Keim, J.Renner,
T.Uoti, J.Prasser,
production manager
H.Streifeneder, test lead H. Müller,
former employees and inspector Albert Metzler, employees of
staff W.Reitz, J.Rundel, also employees of
Start + Flug,
O.Nusser, A. Güntert.
Almost the entire family
Aeberli-Bortoluzzi of Switzerland has attended
the
meeting, whose grandfather gave the initial impetus to the
sailplane construction business at
Glasflügel
Sunday morning started
with an exceptional
experience
as a
formation
of three towplanes of the BL-Formation
towing 3 G-604 could be admired in
the skies of
Bad
Saulgau.
The most widely travelled guest came from New Zealand/ England and Finland. The New Zealander Justin and
Gillian Wills, who own the Libelle 301 Werk-Nr.100, spent two
beautiful days in Saulgau. Justin flew for the first time
the G-604 on
Saturday and
the Falcon on Sunday.
.
We thank H-P Mayer, the pilot group of Saulgau,
host of the airfield and all participants for this successful
weekend.
Our Glasflügel-Gallerie gliders:
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