Jürgen Karpf

Donnerstag, 27. Januar 2011

Nokia N8 Producers - Video from Matjaz

Matjaz made a good video with a Nokia N8 for the Nokia-contest (N8 Producers). It is astonishing what Matjaz created. Matjaz good luck. You can help him by sharing the video.

Montag, 27. Dezember 2010

Winter atmosphere - X-Mas

Remembrance of Jos Guggenmos - 2010-12-25

Jos Guggenmos died on December 25 at the age of 70.

My 2nd glider was a Bullet C 16 from Jos. Later I changed to the Bullet SP 12, which I flew many years. The SP 12 was in the 90th the most beautiful glider with an amazing wing span of 12 m. The SP 12 was not easy to fly, you hade to steer with impuls, but I had much fun and many good flights.

I met Jos often on the Tegelberg. Jos was one of the pioneers of our sport. In the last years it became quiet about him. We will not forget you.

The message from the homepage of http://www.drachenbau-guggenmos.de/:
Eine Traum ist zu Ende, Jos ist auf seinem letzten Flug
Mit großem Bedauern und Trauer müssen wir mitteilen, dass ein erfülltes Leben zu Ende gegangen ist.
Der Firmenchef Jos Guggenmos ist am 25.12.2010 verstorben.
Wir danken allen Kunden, die ihm jahrelang die Treue gehalten haben.
Leider wird es keinen Nachfolger für die Firma Drachenbau Guggenmos geben.
Am Donnerstag den 30.12.2010 um 10:00 findet ein Trauergottesdienst in der Martinskirche in Kaufbeuren statt.
Anschließend um 11:00 wird Jos im Waldfriedhof Kaufbeuren verabschiedet.
Die Hinterbliebenen, Kaufbeuren am 27.12.2010

Mittwoch, 1. Dezember 2010

Incredible pictures by Slovenian photographer Matjaz Cater.

I found this pictures on the blog of Evgeniya Laitskaya:

http://picasaweb.google.com/laritskaya.evgeniya/PhotosByMatjazCater?feat=flashalbum#5545410149463767122

Dienstag, 30. November 2010

DHV Meeting in Leipzig

I visited the annual meeting of the DHV. It took place in Leipzig. After the 6 hours trip with jam on the Autobahn we arrived Leipzig on friday evening. We attended the meeting of the club managers. After that we went to the mdr-Panorama-tower with a nice view over the citylights and Auerbachs Keller (known form Goethe´s Faust). Unfortunately I forgot my camera in the hotel.

On saturday morning we visited the inner city with the christmas market (with delicious Bratwurst, Glühwein), the beautiful architecture. At the Nikolaikirche we listend to an astonishing speech of one, who told the story of liberation movement 20 years ago, which startet here. History becomes vivid. They prayed and hold candles without violence. It was the beginning of the end of the DDR.

Later the DHV meeting started. It was a unspectular but interesting Meeting (in contrary to earlier meetings). Many friends were there. The party after was also unspectular, in particular due to the DJ with curious music. Whatever it was o.k.

Sunday there was the day of the athletes with miscellaneous award ceremonies. We drove home. Benno (Osowski) attended us.