After being raised in the flight office, they now sneak between the bungalows and the palm tree avenue.
During the day, they sleep in the flight office and watch the daily flight activities. They enjoy being stroked and seek lots of attention.
At dusk, the two then set off on the hunt for small prey. Grasshoppers, mice and moths - nothing is safe from them.
A stay at the Bitterwasser Lodge is usually beyond the financial means of young pilots. At the same time, the next generation is the key to the future of our wonderful sport—and of the lodge as well. That is why supporting young pilots is a core part of the Bitterwasser Flying Center’s mission.
Early October is the ideal time to prepare the runways for flight operations. You can land at the Bitterwasser Flying Lodge in every which direction—depending on how you look at it, on 8 runways (plus one emergency runway), each in two directions. Jeremias carefully levels the landing area over the course of several weeks.