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DSMJ2010, Musbach, Germany

Friday 20.8.2010, the end

The day started as usual, after the briefing we had to say goodbye to Bernd, as he went to do the weather for the hot air balloon competition in Köln. I hope he can tell them better news than in here.

Getting pilots to the sky was quite difficult today. We started as usual, towing the club class first at 12:00 o’clock. But thermals weren’t that good, as most of the first 15 planes landed very soon back to the airfield. I think the high cirrus cloud was big reason for that. So we waited, and waited, and waited. This was good thing, as weather improved, also pilots got a shorter B tasks. Then competition organization made a decision that club class will be taken from the grid, and the standard class will be towed first. Club class day wasn’t cancelled, and they were towed after the standard class. I took photos of all pilots and their crew members, but sadly I was a bit late when towings continued again, so this is why few pilots are missing from the gallery.

Last evening

In the evening we had a dinner and prize giving ceremony in the hangar, which started a bit late because some of the igc-files were missing. The pilots remembered the organization with presents, Havana Club rum to tow pilots, Jägermaister bottle and magnifying glass to Axel, Safety Flash 5 for Christof together with two big framed “photogalleries” with photos of all of the pilots. Sorry that I can’t tell you detailed reasons of all these gifts, as the presentation was made in German. Then Martin got a bottle of vodka and six-pack of Red Bull so he wouldn’t be that shy. I got a bottle of sparkling wine, Finnish-German dictionary and Lilliput Schwäbish-German dictionary. They said that with those I will be able to manage next year here even better. It was really nice gesture. I assume Bernd (aka Bööörndt) is getting his T-shirt afterwards. Böörndt’s t-shirt design and the Safety Flash 5 are available in the gallery.

Quite soon after these ceremonies, everyone found their way to the “kantine” where are no web cams and the atmosphere is warm and cozy. I had really fun time with dancing with few dance partners, and I was glad that I managed to get Christof and Axel to the dance floor as well. At some point I found myself dancing to the German version of Finnish song “Daa dirlan dirlan daa”. My evening ended after 5 in the morning.

The end

Now only thing what I have to do is finalize the website – and the toughest thing of all, saying goodbye to everyone, the pilots, crews and especially the organization. I want to say my thank you for the “junior team”, as they did almost everything possible, helping with the starts and tow ropes, doing the food, the bar, playing the music, sometimes cleaning as well, and you were always so nice. I hope you all can now sleep longer in the mornings. Thank you Lothar for writing so many stories of the competition, and taking photos, especially in the prize giving ceremony. Thank you Karl and Thomas for taking care of that my stomach was always full.

Thank you all working in the container, we had great time in our little box. Thank you Bernd for the weather reports, and walking with me to the house at night(s). Thank you Martin for being so nice even the script didn’t work perfectly and for bringing me refreshing drinks sometimes. Thank you Christof for taking care of my safety and helping me when I needed that and being my taxi driver sometimes. And last but not least: Thank You Axel for inviting me here. I just loved it.

See you next year!

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