On the flight he got to know a lot about Namibia and neighboring Botswana. The OLC rating showed 1225 kilometers in the evening. Jeremias: “A great flight.” He has already practiced the tactics under the elongated cloud streets.
It wasn't his first flight, not even the one with an EB28. At Christmas 2014 he flew a 1000 k with Fabian Siebenwurst. This time it was an anniversary present: Jeremias has been there in Bitterwasser for 25 years.
Jeremia's day starts early at the gas station with the Avgas replenishment for the self-starters. In the Namibian winter, from September to October, he sits on the tractor for hours and days and rolls the pan for the new season so that the guests can find their airfield in their usual good shape. During the season, his day is not yet over with the last landings and they often only happen shortly before eight. Sunset is now at the beginning of January at 7:43 pm. 15 minutes later everyone must have landed, because then it can quickly be night, but until then many people are spending their days.
Photo: Jeremias in the car just before a drive into the pan. The grid boys are on site immediately after the gliders have rolled out for transport to the lodge.
As a member of the Bitterwasser Board of Directors and CFI of the Soaring Society of Namibia, Dieter has rendered outstanding services to gliding in Namibia.
Sitting at his favorite spot in Bitterwasser, he has left us forever.
We will not forget him.
The season in Bitterwasser is slowly drawing to a close.
One by one, the gliders are being loaded into the containers. And still some teams fly over 1000 kilometers every day.