In total some 30 Ruschmeyer aircraft were built. 14 of these flew to Switzerland on 3 September 2004 for a week-end of flying and sharing the fun. This meeting of aircraft owners was organized by Thomas Morf and Andreas Reinhard.
Grenchen was the airport in Switzerland where the aircraft owners met for the first time.
Line-up of Ruschmeyers
| I felt
rather anxious to be flying into a valley which ends up in mountains four
kilometers high.
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However, flying past these green pastures
turned out to be an exhilarating experience.
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| In this valley we make our 180 degrees turn from downwind to final.
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St. Stephan is a former military airfield |
| Andreas Reinhard heads a company Prospective Concepts, specialising in wing structures getting their rigidity and flexibility using pressurised air. Shown here is an ultra-light floatplane with such a wing. | Semi-circle in front of the hangar of Prospective Concepts |
The next day was stunningly bright and sunny. Endless visibility and no wind. The route from St. Stephan to Samedan is via the Eiger and the Jungfrau. We flew mostly at 12000 feet.
| Looking out of the left window, towards the
North.
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Meanwhile, on our right hand side...
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| From left to right, the Eiger, the
Mönch, and the Jungfraujoch
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Too close for comfort?
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| We turn away from the moutain. The
building on top of the Jungfraujoch is visible, end of a true railway!
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| Looking back at the Eiger Nordwand
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Some clouds start to appear; glad
we are well above them
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| Inviting swimming pool | On long final towards Samedan
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| Another line-up
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Chasing and then overtaking another
Ruschmeyer
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| Flying west
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End of a gletcher
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| Can someone help me out with the name of this
gletcher? Full resolution picture is truly breathtaking!
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| High mountaints ahead, really
massive
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| Hanggliders and parapents, barely visible | After landing on Ecuvillens, we take a busride to Payerne, where a major airshow is going on. This is a combination flight of Patrouille de Suisse, Red Arrows, Tri Colore, Swedish team, Spanish team. |
We fly back home on Sunday, again in perfect weather. Link to video. (3.2 MByte)