The small season is over

The airplanes have been picked up, the container is in the harbor. Our ship, the Red Cedar, is just rounding the Cape. 65,000km, 93 flights, flown by 17 pilots, 14 flights greater than 1000km, one even over 1300km.

A palm tree with a diploma. A rainy season in January like the last time 25 years ago. This is the result of the small Bitterwasser season 2020/2021, but no one regretted to have been there. In a flying season that will hopefully remain unique. Only the Joschko's are left. The rest flew back home on Sunday, safe and sound. Optimistically we look ahead. The bookings for the next season are already in full swing. Running!

 

I am off then!

Best Packer ever

09 Hangar

Pan full of water

Everything green...

Beautiful clouds

Better to be landed.

Best friends

Not too many nations, but we had a lot of fun.

Dirk at the briefing when there was still weather

Mr.WLAN (password: achtfox)

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The Long Journey to Africa

In early September, the containers holding the gliders for the 2026/27 season were loaded in Waghäusel. Transported by trailer, truck, and cargo ship, the gliders are now on their long journey to Namibia, to the Bitterwasser Flying Lodge.

Winner Club Class

Two new world champions are heading to Bitterwasser!

The Bitterwasser Flying Lodge was the main sponsor of the Junior World Gliding Championships, where from August 2 to 17, 2026, around 80 pilots from 22 nations competed for the titles in the Standard and Club classes. The grand prize for the JWGC winners was a one-week stay at the lodge, including travel and an airplane.