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aerokurier 10/2004
 Editorial / Feature Red Bull
Air Race in Budapest / Pilot
Report Acro Sport II / Magazine Ortner
diesel engine, German Aerobatic Championships in Stendal, Ground
reinforcement for sod fields, German helicopter Championships 2004 in
Zweibrücken / Travel En route
to the Lofoten Islands / Flying A
Me 109 built in seven years / Practice Flying
more economically – greater distance at lower fuel consumption, VFR
in the control zone, Accident analysis: flight in the wrong direction
/ Ultralight UL
water flying: swimming lessons, European Ultralight Championships in
Portugal: mixed picture, Premier with the feel of a fly-in / Gliding
With the Duo Discus through Europe, Tips for purchasing
a used aircraft, Interview with European Champion Herbert Zemmel, German
Women’s Championships, Successful premier: Wasserkuppe SPECIAL, Bird
causes Astir to crash / Special
Business
Aviation
Single pilot jet operation, New runway in Schwäbisch Hall,
Cabin design on the Global 5000, The Eclipse-500 cockpit, Hawker 400XP
jet classic, New opportunities for Business Aviation, EU eastwards
enlargement – Berlin is closer than Warsaw, In the cockpit with Dieter
Morszeck, Sector review
EDITORIAL
Resist
the Beginnings!
Eurocontrol has the order to reorganize the fees. Now the organisation
wants to burden the air space user budget, as well as the General
Aviation und the Aviation Sport.
This nonsense
has to be stopped. Otherwise the General Aviation and the Aviation Sport
will lose their ground and this will damage not only the concerned
pilots but would also be a economic weakness of Europe that is not
reparable. Nevertheless, there are also innovations in the field of
Aviation Sport, for example the use of plastics in the aircraft
construction that, nowadays, secure jobs and tax receipts in the large
aircraft construction.
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FEATURE
Red
Bull Air Race in Budapest
There has never been anything like it before: tens of thousands of
Hungarians celebrated their national holiday on 20 August with an air race
above the Danube, right in the centre of Budapest.
The
best pilots from the international aerobatics and airshow scene were lined
up at the starting line,
offering
an unprecedented spectacle.
From
an altitude of 500 metres or more Peter Beseney raced along the slopes of
the Hungarian capital, plunging down to the Danube. All hell had broken loose on the banks of the river.
Tens
of thousands of Hungarians greeted their champion
with a roar as he flew the first final pass out of the eight pilots
in the Red Bull Air Race.
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PILOT REPORT
Acro
Sport II
The Acro Sport II is rated as one of the kitplane classics.
The
assembly plans for the two-seater, which can still be had for $125, are
much sought-after, especially by American customers.
Here
in Germany three of them are flying.
A fourth is under construction. The biplane has been around since 1978.
It
was intended for pilots who want to try their hand at aerobatics, but
not in competitions.
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MAGAZINE
Ortner
diesel engine
The private development of a diesel aero engine derivative of a German car
diesel engine was only supposed to take three years, but in the event this
was stretched out to five years.
At long last, on 9 August, the self-ignition engine flew for the first
time in a Piper Super Cub.
Ground
reinforcement for sod fields
Sodden terrain makes life difficult for operators of grass airfields and
has the effect of shortening the flying season.
Hardstandings
such as the Perfo system could change this.
German
helicopter Championships 2004 in Zweibrücken
At the German Open Helicopter Championships, held on 2-5 September at
Zweibrücken airfield, 23 helicopter crews from Germany, Austria and
Switzerland pitted their skills against each other.
The
German champions, Holger Hoven and Michael Schauff (on the EC 120) ended
up in a head-to-head race against the strong Austrian team of Peter and
Martina Mennel (on the R22).
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TRAVEL
En
route to the Lofoten Islands
Pilot-friendly airfields in Sweden and Norway were used as intermediate
stops for the pilot couple, Dorothea and Rüdiger Drews, who had headed
north with their children, Johnny and Jeremy, in their own Piper
Cherokee.
Their
ultimate destination was the strange, treeless Lofoten Islands directly
to the north of Norway.
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FLYING
A Me 109 built in seven years
Fans of veteran aircraft in Albstadt have painstakingly built a new Me
109 in a labour of love.
The fighter aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight at the end
of August.
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PRACTICE
Flying
more economically – greater distance at lower fuel consumption
A glance at the fuel receipt can be quite an upset.
But
the extent of the pain is partly in the hands of owners and pilots.
When
one casts around for potential savings, the first place one looks is
naturally the aircraft engine.
It
is the key to low-cost operation.
If wrongly regulated or operated in the improper manner, the result is
often significantly higher fuel consumption.
But
the airframe is well worth considering, too, when one is hunting around
for components that contribute to gas guzzling.
But assistance is at hand: an exhaust temperature display is well worth
the investment, as its cost will soon be amortised.
Accident
analysis: flight in the wrong direction
A pilot of a Partenavia P.68 with four passengers on board took off early
in the morning in Vogtareuth with visibility only marginal.
Alternating
between VFR and IFR, the aircraft ended up in exactly the opposite
direction to its actual destination, crashing into the foothills of the
Alps in the clouds.
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ULTRALIGHT
UL
water flying: swimming lessons
Everyone is talking about water flying – and now even in the ultralight
scene.
More
and more manufacturers and pilots are fitting floats to their aircraft.
Ultralight
water flying is allowed as part of a trial programme organised by the
Deutscher Aero Club and the German Ultralight Association.
We
went on a visit to Trier, where Norbert Klippel’s C42 B is becoming
almost a fixture on the River Mosel.
European
Ultralight Championships in Portugal: mixed picture
Chaos and bitterness on one side, satisfaction on the other:
this
was the contradictory outcome of the 8th European Ultralight
Championships, held on 1-6 August in Castelo Branco, Portugal. The competition for the powered paraglider pilots, who
together had twice as strong an entry in this year’s European
Championships as the Trikes and three-axis ultralights together, never got
going.
Premier
with the feel of a fly-in
The third new aviation show after Air Magdeburg and IMAS in
Friedrichshafen was held in mid-August: the 1st German Ultralight and VLA
Airshow, held at Mengen-Hohentengen airfield.
Some 1,200 visitors came to view the offerings of almost 30 exhibitors.
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GLIDING
Tips
for purchasing a used aircraft
What glider pilot does not dream of owning his own aircraft?
With
a used, older model, this dream can be paid for even from a meagre
piggy-bank.
But
what factors should one consider when purchasing a second-hand plane so as
to ensure that what appears to be a bargain does not turn out to be a lot
more costly?
Who
actually buys a glider solely on the basis of rational argument?
Preferences
as regards manufacturer and model are generally purely a matter of gut
instinct – and so it should remain, as long as one does not get totally
carried away.
But
he who ignores rational aspects when sizing up the supposed dream aircraft
could be in for a rude awakening.
Successful
premier: Wasserkuppe SPECIAL
The Wasserkuppe and Rhön competitions, which gave the first real impetus
to gliding – all of this quite simply belongs together.
But
would a competition on Wasserkuppe Mountain be feasible today?
Yes,
it certainly would!
The
first Wasserkuppe SPECIAL for 20m twin-seaters, held on 10-18 August,
demonstrated this convincingly.
Bird
causes Astir to crash
Hugh Smith (54) of the United Kingdom experienced good fortune amidst
misfortune on 30 July in Fuentemilanos.
He
took off in the Astir CS from Aeronautica del Guadarrama for an afternoon
thermal flight, but this came to an abrupt end shortly after he had been
towed to altitude..
Not
far from the gliding centre, as he was circling in the thermals he
collided head-on with a vulture at 1800m above ground.
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 SPECIAL BUSINESS AVIATION
New
runway in Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall airport has equipped itself for the JAR-OPS regulations
and lengthened its runway.
At the same time the former US airbase is positioning itself as the ideal
airfield for business aviation.
Cabin
design on the Global 5000
Business aircraft are tools.
On Bombardier’s brand new Global 5000, this has actually been taken
into account in the design of the cabin. The digital, integrated cabin system creates a highly
productive environment.
New
opportunities for Business Aviation
A spirit of optimism reigns in many parts of eastern Europe.
Business
aviation is profiting from this on a massive scale, with flights on the
increase to destinations with (still) exotic names,
such
as Kuressaare, Siauliai, Bydgoszcz, Mnichowo Hradiste and Ulyanovsk –
names which are difficult for unpractised western tongues to pronounce
without faltering.
West-east
business travel is currently enjoying a boom, with growth rates that most
other economic sectors can only dream of.
EU
eastwards enlargement – Berlin is closer than Warsaw
Berlin-based Windrose Air has opened a branch in Poznan, Poland in order
to be closer to its customers.
For the German delegation, the event was a lesson in the subject of
“Europe growing together”.
In the cockpit with
Dieter Morszeck
Suitcases feature prominently in his everyday routine and flying is a part
of his job. Dieter Morszeck is the head of RIMOWA, the only genuine German
suitcase manufacturer.
Morszeck travels to his business appointments in his own plane, an
extremely well equipped Piper Malibu. This entrepreneur from Cologne has ceased to enjoy
motoring and feels much more at home in the left-hand seat of the cockpit,
from where he finds travelling more relaxing.
Sector
review
Executive charter carriers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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