On March 30 2022….. home with the flu!!
The Dutch squad had a great practice week in St. Auban. Lars , one of the young ones , learned a lot and shared that on WeGlide with pictures and text. [in Dutch but the translator will do the job for English]
It’s interesting to read how much influence a flight with his dad 20 years ago in that area , still has on him.

Many enjoy the mountains not only the Dutch and German team, The Alps are booming for the pilots normally flying there as well. What about 800 km in an LS 6 in Italy from Bolzano, 609 in an LS 3A and 543 in a Club Libelle both from Trento in Italy!!!???

In the past I wrote already about the co-operation between the GFA and WeGlide. As a result they now have the Ingo Renner Cup .
Jenny Thomson wrote about it;
“Many of you have been supporting WeGlide and putting up flights, pictures and comments over the summer, thanks. 
The Ingo Renner Cup has been well supported, despite Covid and floods, etc.  – there are 324 pilots signed up and lodging flights.  Here is a link to the current rankings.   The Summer Cup finishes on the 31st March.  Winter Cup starts the day after.
In the Australian League, we have had 29 clubs participate, which is great. Here is a link to those rankings.  The Summer League also finishes on 31st March.“
Very good initiative.!!!

After huge delay the “Green Mountain” arrived in Rotterdam harbor . BUT still in time for the new season.
“After a long journey…The line of trailers had long opened their mouths wide on Wednesday to finally accommodate the planes from Bitterwasser. But first, customs had to look inside the containers. Patience was required beforehand. The “Green Mountain” with the valuable cargo from Namibia had reached Rotterdam with a huge delay. But on Wednesday morning, the articulated lorries should finally drop off the Bitterwasser transports in Waghäusel, where they now have their new location. It’s been a long day. For the unloading of the last planes, the scene had to be illuminated with cars, because two container trucks had only made it to Waghäusel from a full motorway blockade in the late afternoon, it was almost evening. In the end, however, all the trailers were able to head home after they had been successfully loaded – just in time for the new season. Hardly anyone had wanted to pass up the opportunity to receive their planes as early as possible. Only seven latecomers with a long journey will not pick up their planes until Saturday, as planned.“

And to finish

CU next week, I hope in a better physical condition.
cheers Ritz

EXTRA:
I just have to add the sad news that Ake Pettersson passed away yesterday on March 29, after being sick for a longer time.
Another lovely guy! I remember a competition that he got sick during the WGC and he had to go to hospital. Gretha and I visited him and he was “hanging” on all kind of instruments and tubes.
When we 2 came into his room all alarm bells started to ring as he was so pleased to see us.
R.I.P Ake, we will miss you too.

Jens Trabolt reacted like this;
“Swedish gliding legend Åke Pettersson 1945 – 2022 Åke Pettersson’s career was extremely extensive. He participated in 16 World Cups, got 14 SM gold, he logged 7000 gliding hours of which 2000 hours in schooling and at least a few hundred students can thank him for the certificate. He flew with the legends and even became one of the greatest. Yesterday he passed away after a long, long career in the service of gliding.
Read or re-read the portrait in NORDIC GLIDING by Åke from 2016