Rainer Hog, the lodge manager and Bitterwasser Board Chairman, has a very clear view on this: “We’re investing in the future. Bitterwasser should remain the world’s best gliding center.” That’s why the Bitterwasser Cup has been held for many years: It ranks a pilot’s five best flights registered on WeGlide in the junior class, with a takeoff location in Europe. The winner is invited by Bitterwasser Pty. to an eight-day stay at the lodge, including travel, lodging, full board, and access to an aircraft—an “all-inclusive plus” package, so to speak. Together with three scholarship recipients from the Wilfried Grosskinsky Foundation, he participates in the foundation’s 1,000-km camp and has the opportunity to fly in one of the world’s best gliding areas.
On October 10, at the WeGlide finals in Reinheim, this year’s winner, Philip Heinrich from Vienna, was personally presented with the prize by Rainer Hog. Philip was thrilled: “I’m incredibly excited to fly with like-minded people and to spend time at the legendary Bitterwasser Lodge.”
This year, Bitterwasser is also sponsoring a one-week trip to Namibia for each of the two Junior World Champions in the Standard and Club classes: Max Maslak from Germany and Max Scutchings from Australia. A very special youth cross-country flying camp!
In addition, Bitterwasser is offering junior pilots a special rate on the lodge’s basic accommodations. This makes the dream more affordable for other young pilots and, at the same time, positions Bitterwasser as both a destination and an inspiration for the next generation of pilots.
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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.