Corinna´s Sky
Meine Reisen durch den Himmel in aller Welt - viel Spaß beim Lesen und ich hoffe, Ihr fliegt in Gedanken mit! My travels through the skies of the world - have fun reading about my adventures, and I hope you´re flying with me in your thoughts!
18 Mai 2013
01 Mai 2013
Guido
No words can describe our loss, this darkness – at least it
is raining today in Munich, so my tears blend into the grey sky. One of the
finest, most talented pilots in the world, one of my friends for half of my
life, the sunshine of the flying community, left this world on his final flight
yesterday. Guido died when he tried to emergency land his BD5-J south of
Gnadenwald in Inntal in the afternoon of the 1st of May 2013.
It was not a stunt flight, not a daring manouvre, no weather
problem - Guido simply wanted to fly the plane back to Salzburg when he
experienced a technical problem. Knowing him, knowing the plane, and knowing
the area, it seems to me that he tried until the last moment to cope with the
technical problem and to make sure that noone else gets hurt. He could have
bailed out of the jet with his parachute, with the possibility of the plane
crashing uncontrollably and hurting other people. Instead Guido chose to steer
it into an empty field where he crashed and died. Not a lack of competence – he
was one with his wings and he knew every single field in that area. A lack of
luck in that very moment caused his death.
Guido, you physically managed to not hurt anybody else, but
you left your family, your loved ones, your friends and the whole world inside
and out of aviation in mere shock and pain beyond words. Everybody adored you, not
just for your aviation skills but also for your shining personality. And you
were as modest as can be. You were aware that you lived your dream and
appreciated it. Your legend will live on with anybody who´s life has been
touched by your inspiring enthusiasm, freedom and love for anything that flies!
Little brother, I know you have good company in the eternal
sky. Some day we will race together again!
19 April 2013
Mexico D.F., Timezone GMT -5
I enjoyed another very short working trip to Mexico City, meeting friends from the Valle competition. Perfect temperature and sunshine makes it easy to like this place.
On the photo you see Nopal, the edible cactus. Very tasty and superhealthy - I always bring some home to cook it for my best friends and family.
Meanwhile, spring finally turned on in Europe as well, but a lot of cable cars up to the mountains are closed at the moment. Im off to work until the first week of May anyway.
On the photo you see Nopal, the edible cactus. Very tasty and superhealthy - I always bring some home to cook it for my best friends and family.
Meanwhile, spring finally turned on in Europe as well, but a lot of cable cars up to the mountains are closed at the moment. Im off to work until the first week of May anyway.
04 April 2013
Official DHV certification for Moyes RX3, 3,5 and 4!
Today on the DHV homepage: The DHV certification for Moyes RX 3, 3,5 and 4 is completed! A great glider has the German Gütesiegel - now I just need some flying weather (and less snow). In Trent Brown´s words, "How good was Forbes?"
01 April 2013
Bassano for the Europeans?
After having set up and packed up three days in the clouds, most of us left Bassano when it started raining heavily again on day 4. Take offs and landing fields looked like mud pools, and low cloud base, cold temperatures and a lot of humidity would limit the flying conditions for the last day.
The remaining 13 pilots, two rigid wing and 11 flex pilots, flew a short task between Rubbio and Possagno. With a base of just 1300m, the crossings must have been difficult. Christian Ciech got furthest, followed by Davide Guiducci and Suan Selenati. Uli Eysel and Norbert Kirchner were the only German pilots left in the comp.
Interesting news is that the Bassano organizers are thinking about putting on the next European championships in hang gliding. Since there was no bid yet, they should be able to be successful with their offer, even if they can´t organize a pre-europeans in time.
The remaining 13 pilots, two rigid wing and 11 flex pilots, flew a short task between Rubbio and Possagno. With a base of just 1300m, the crossings must have been difficult. Christian Ciech got furthest, followed by Davide Guiducci and Suan Selenati. Uli Eysel and Norbert Kirchner were the only German pilots left in the comp.
Interesting news is that the Bassano organizers are thinking about putting on the next European championships in hang gliding. Since there was no bid yet, they should be able to be successful with their offer, even if they can´t organize a pre-europeans in time.
31 März 2013
Bassano Day 4
No one except two Aeros pilots who had to do some measurements on their gliders with Primoz set up their wings. As soon as there was some sun in the plains, all the rain from the last three days started to evaporate and formed low clouds. Base moved up, so we were waiting in the cloud most of the time until they decided to cancel the day at 1.20pm. There will be an information at 3pm what they expect for tomorrow and if there will be a task or not. At the moment it is raining again at the goal field at Garden Relais.
I went to Murano yesterday and had a look at the colourful glass works that this Venetian island is famous for. Also I found a church where I didn´t have to pay for having a look around. A nice painting of Tintoretto and one Bellini, several huge frescoes and other paintings, and we were the only people in the church. I always liked the idea to see the art in the place it had been created for, but lately they adapted the concept of Florence to just charge for every little bit you want to see.
In the evening, the organizers offered live music and free pasta in the exhibition tent. Just around the tent you had to cross quite some pools and mud wholes ;)
30 März 2013
Bassano Day 3 - here comes the rain again
Bassano Day 2 - in the clouds
The positive news of the day first: There was no rain until 4.30pm. We
went up to launch, this time only to the ramp which is lower than the
campeggia take off. We set up the gliders in the thick clouds and waited
for them to rise. They didn´t, they rather got thicker and lowered
their base, so the day was cancelled around 1pm. Sightseeing in Venice
instead.
The pizzas with French fries are still a strange sight for me ;) I preferred gnocchi with porcini mushrooms in a creamy sauce, very recommendable at Antica Abbazzia!
The pizzas with French fries are still a strange sight for me ;) I preferred gnocchi with porcini mushrooms in a creamy sauce, very recommendable at Antica Abbazzia!
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