12-12-2006
Corsica
picture album added to the galleries section, showing 45 pictures
on the June 2006 flight to Corsica of the Taifuns D-KFDI and D-KHNO.
29-11-2006
After
sighting several hundreds (probably even some three or four thousand)
cranes passing overhead Henk's home, webmaster Leo wrote this
story on this remarkable bird.
27-11-2006
Flight
to Lapalisse 2006 added to the Articles section, English translation
of the "Flug nach Lapalisse 2006" article, on the CFI-flight
to Lapalisse (France) in September 2006 by Christian Müssemeyer.
1-11-2006
Flug
nach Lapalisse 2006 added to the Articles section, article (with 12
images) in German language on the CFI-flight to Lapalisse (France) in
September 2006 by Christian Müssemeyer.
30-10-2006
Insel-Ziele
added to the Articles section. German language article on the April 2006
flight of two Taifuns to the Scilly Islands, Guernsey and Belle Ile, by
Manfred Garben. A shortened version appeared in the German magazine Aerokurier
8/2006.
25-10-2006
From
Germany to Bilbao in a motorglider added to the Articles section,
story in English by Luis Avila who made a trip to bring his newly bought
German Taifun D-KMKA to his homebase in Spain.
24-10-2006
Kultivierten
power added to the Technics section, article by Jochen Ewald, both
in German and English, on the Limbach L-2400 EFi water cooled 100 HP engine.
Article as originally appeared in fliegermagazin 5/99.
Article as originally appeared in fliegermagazin 5/99.
21-10-2006
MT-prop
mystery added to the Technics section, article by Patrick Faucheron
(CFI Germany) in English (with 12 very illustrating images) on how he
dismantled and re-assembled an MT-1 propellor.
20-10-2006
Official
LBA Airworthiness Directives (German: LBA-LTA) on Valentin Taifun
17E and EII added to the Technics section, both in English and German.
19-10-2006
Taifun
engines by Limbach added to the Technics section, datasheets with
images and drawings on 3 types of engines often found on Taifun motorgliders.
19-10-2006
Is
that gasoline I smell? added to the Technics section, interview (in
English) with Henk, with 9 images on a weird experience in spring 2005.
Read and learn from it, you could be next!
15-10-2006
Thumbs
up for Taifun picture album added, 42 pictures made on October 15th
2006 at Koblenz-Winningen airfield (EDRK) with (among others) 6 Taifuns
flying in for a "meet and eat".
10-9-2006
Update
on "Big brother is watching you,
and your motorglider" , because Google
Earth has made an update on its database of several countries among
which the Netherlands region.
Today,
finally, "Around London and back"
has been added to the articles section, an English translation of "Um
London herum und zurück", on the 3-day CFI flight to Popham
(UK) in July 2006.
A second story on this CFI-flight to the UK can be found at the english CFI-website.
A second story on this CFI-flight to the UK can be found at the english CFI-website.
29-8-2006
CFI-flight
picture album added, containing 41 pictures on the June 2006 CFI-flight
to France (originally planned to lead to Mallorca, if it wasn't for the
weather).
26-7-2006
Henk
caught live on webcam during a 4 days stay at the island of Borkum (Germany)
at the Fliegerheim Tüskendör. See for yourself by clicking
here.
19-7-2006
"Taifuntour
England and France in a few words" added,
English translation of "Stichpunkte
zur Taifuntour England und Frankreich" added, a second flight
report with 15 images, on the Taifun trip of D-KFDI and D-KKGG to the
Scilly islands and Belle-Ile-en-Mer by Urs Gerigk.
14-7-2006
"A
Taifun that changed history" updated. Added 3 pictures (crashed
Taifun Bf-108 and its two passengers majors Reinberger and Hoenmanns)
and 5 images made at the newly constructed monument to commemorate this
little known historical event.
13-7-2006
Scilly
flight picture album (49 images) on the April 2006 flight (Scillies,
Guernsey, Belle Ile) added to the galleries section.
18/30-6-2006
Daily
update on the Corsica-flight of D-KFDI and D-KHNO (in English).
18-6-2006
Stichpunkte
zur Taifuntour England und Frankreich, a second flight report(English
and German) with 15 images, on the Taifun trip of D-KFDI and D-KKGG to
the Scilly islands and Belle-Ile-en-Mer by Urs Gerigk.
1/6-6-2006
Daily
update on the CFI-flight to Mallorca (in English) that ended up in
France instead of Mallorca.
9-5-2006
"What
? / Wass ?" added, a collection of aviation aphorisms by Henk,
English and German language version.
8-5-2006
"A
flight to Hamm (EDLH)" added. English article with several images
on a flight to Hamm airfield by Henk and webmaster Leo. If you are thinking
on participating the "Taifun-Treffen 2006" and never have been
in Hamm, you should definitely take a look at this article.
4-5-2006
"Big
Brother is watching you (and your motorglider)" added. English
article with multiple images on the surprising possibilities of the software
program "Google Earth".
14/20-4-2006
Daily
update on flight of Taifuns D-KFDI and D-KKGG to the Scilly Islands
(UK) and Belle Ile (Fr). Report is in English.
5-4-2006
"Touring
Europa in a Cessna 172" added, English article (13 pictures)
on a week's flight in the summer of 2005 by 3 pilots with a Cessna 172.
Written by an old acquintance of Henk: Leo Brunninkhuis.
3-4-2006
"Flight
to Lapalisse" added, English translation of "Flug
nach Lapalisse" on a flight to the Lapalisse CFI meeting in sept
2003.
3-4-2006
"A
Taifun that changed history" added, English article (6 pictures)
on a historical event that caused Nazi Germany to alter their plans for
the invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands in January 1940.
27-3-2006
"Just
a testflight" added, English article (12 pictures) on a short
flight with a Taifun from Geilenkirchen (ETNG) to Dahlemer Binz (EDKV)
and back again at the start of the new season 2006.
8-3-2006
"Nancy
return trip" added, English translation of German "Einmal
Nancy und zurück" article.
7-3-2006
"Flug
nach Lapalisse" , German article on a flight to the Lapalisse
CFI meeting in sept 2003.
23-2-2006
"A
Taifun flight around the Adriatic and across the Alps" added
to the articles section, english translation of "Mit
dem Motorsegler rund um die Adria und über die Alpen". Story
about a Taifun flight from Oehna (Berlin) to Corfu (Greece).
22-2-2006
"Taifun,
for the passion" added to articles section, English version of
German brochure "Taifun. Aus Leidenschaft".
22-2-2006
"Flying
and Radio Telephony in France" added to articles section, English
version of "Fliegen unf funken in Frankreich", article on French
aviation communication language and expressions, originally written in
2001 by Patrick Faucheron (CFI), updated in feb. 2006.
11-2-2006
"Main-Bullau
2002" added to gallery-section, 9 pictures taken at 1st Taifun/Treffen
Main-Bullau 2002.
11-2-2006
"Borkum
2003" added to gallery-section, 22 pictures taken at 2nd Taifun/Treffen
Borkum 2003.
8-2-2006
"Fliegen
und funken in Frankreich" added, German article on French aviation
communication language and expressions, originally written in 2001 by
Patrick Faucheron (CFI), updated in feb. 2006.
6-2-2006
"Einmal
Nancy und zurück", German story about a flight from Mönchengladbach
to Nancy and back in April 2004.
6-2-2006
"Das
überlegene Konzept" added , German and English html version
of 80's brochure.
4-2-2006
"A
Taifun flight around the Baltic" added, English translation of
"Mit dem Taifun rund um die
Ostsee".
29-1-2006
Oehna
Impressionen gallery added, 30 pictures, with no comments, just to
enjoy.
22-1-2006
"Mit
dem Motorsegler rund um die Adria und über die Alpen" added,
German story about a Taifun flight from Oehna (Berlin) to Corfu (Greece).
20-1-2006
Program
for 5th Taifuntreffen EDLH (May 2006) added, both in English and German.
17-1-2006
"Flight
to Budweis" added, English translation of "Flug
nach Budweis".
17-1-2006
Cosmetic surgery on English version of "Alpflight 2000".
14-1-2006
Taifun. Aus Leidenschaft added, German brochure.
10-1-2006
Work in progress-section added, containing info on what to expect in the near future.
9-1-2006
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Portugal added to the weather-section.
8-1-2006
"Mit dem Taifun rund um die Ostsee" , story in German language added to the articles-section.
