State Crown Wasserkuppen Cup 2024
LaWa Cup 2024: On the trail of old wings! Who follows Wolf Hirth's old ride after 90 years!?
100 years of the flying school: anniversary brochure published
Our anniversary brochure “100 Years of Wasserkuppe Aviation School” is now available online.
“Flying enriches my life and is the best feeling”
OSTHESSEN|NEWS spoke to Markus Kurz, Vice President of the Society for the Promotion of Gliding, who is himself an enthusiastic aviator and would like to draw attention to the beauty of the mountain.
Over 100 years of aviation history on the Wasserkuppe
The Wasserkuppe flying school is located at the place where gliding was “invented”.
From gliding to finance: Numerous topics at the New Year's reception in Gersfeld
The focus of the evening in the festively decorated town hall was a special anniversary that is being celebrated this year: 100 years of the Wasserkuppe Aviation School.
Kickers at SKG Gersfeld become flight students - a great stimulus
A special kind of motivational gift: The society for the promotion of gliding invited the kickers of the SKG Gersfeld to two flight days on the Wasserkuppe.
FAZ article: The Flight of Icarus
The flight of Ikarus - Article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung FAZ from July 13, 2023 about gliding on the Wasserkuppe
Flight Operations Briefing 2023
The annual flight operations meeting was again themed “safety”.
Gliders and model pilots from Grunau on the Wasserkuppe
On April 15, almost 20 Polish glider and model pilots from Grunau visited the Rhön in cloudy, foggy weather.
(Not only) on the Wasserkuppe: Every flight is a small heart tremor
The Wasserkuppe, the "mountain of the aviators", has a new "boss": After the veteran Harald Jörges had recently been dismissed, the scepter has now officially passed to Lukas Schmidt-Nentwig.
Restaurant World Sailor is open again!
We, the Wasserkuppe Flying School, are pleased that our Weltensegler restaurant is reopening today after the winter break.
Landeskrone – Wasserkuppe – Cup 2023
All glider pilots from any region are invited to take part in the 2023 Landeskrone Wasserkuppe competition!
New website flugdenkmal.de
The new website flugerdenkmal.de offers information on the history of the Fliegerdenkmal, how to get there and a digital summit book.
Long-time head of the Wasserkuppe Flying School, Harald Jörges, officially farewell
Honor where credit is due. Harald Jörges, longtime head of the flying school on the Wasserkuppe, has officially said goodbye.
season break
The 2022 flight and training season on the Wasserkuppe is over. Vouchers remain valid.
Inclusion of gliding on the Wasserkuppe in the list of intangible cultural heritage in Germany
The gliding on the Wasserkuppe is applying for inclusion in the list of intangible cultural heritage in Germany.