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As for lodging, there are bunks available in the house on the airport, and the Hampton Inn is still the closest decent hotel.  If anyone wants to stay on the beach, these hotels are recommended:

With just three days to go until the Degerfeld Bücker meeting, here is an update from Hermann Diebold.

Dear Bücker enthusiasts,

This is information for those who come with their planes. If gliders are active and the winch is out please do not cross the field from the runway to the tower because we use rubber tow cables for the winch. Alsways use the full runway 09 for taxiing or for backtrack if you land 27. Or the taxiway north of the runway and taxi all the way east before turning towards the tower. Airfield information will assist you and advise by radio on 125.835. More information on the airfield can be found here: https://lsv-degerfeld.de/der-flugplatz 

Liebe Bücker-Gäste,

diese Information ist für diejenigen, die mit ihren Flugzeugen kommen. Wenn Segelflug aktiv ist und die Winde draußen steht , überqueren Sie bitte nicht das Feld von der Landebahn zum Turm, da wir die Winde mit Kunststoff Seilen betreiben. Diese dürfen nicht überrollt werden um Gefahren oder Schäden zu vermeiden. Benutzen Sie immer die Landebahn für den Backtrack 27 wenn möglich und die gesamte Landebahn 09 zum Rollen oder den Rollweg direkt nördlich der Landebahn und rollen Sie ganz nach Osten, bevor Sie Richtung Turm die Bahn verlassen. Die Flugleitung wird mithelfen und Sie jeweils informieren.

And here is a Google Maps link to the event: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hTKdi7AaggaY4Ews8

It seems like only yesterday, but the last Bücker meeting at Albstadt/Degerfeld was in 2017 and despite some "ify" weather, it was a wonderful gathering of Bücker enthusiasts from around the world. Bückers, good friends, a castle and Baden-Württemberg/Back Forest hospitality. What could be better?



Perhaps the 2024 meeting? 


Invitation to Bücker Enthusiasts from all over the world

Degerfeld airfield will host the next international Bücker fly in. Once again we will try to realize our dream to have 50 Bückers in the air to fly over our beautiful mountain area and the Hohenzollern castle. The date is June 29/30 2024. Earlier in the year this time in the hope of nicer weather :)

Jungmann and Jungmeisters have changed hands and for sure new owners will join us for another great event. We invite all international Bücker enthusiasts to join us, even if they cannot bring their airplanes because they live too far away. Degerfeld is located only 44 miles south from Stuttgart airport and easy to reach by rental cars.

Schedule

The arrival of Bückers may start on on Friday June 28. On Saturday and Sunday we will enjoy flying our planes. Together, solo, formations or aerobatics, whatever we feel like.

The Degerfeld aero club offers us all hangar space and the infrastructure of the field. About 30 Bückers can be hangared over night.

Accommodation

Please make the hotel reservations by yourself. We will provide a shuttle service. Recommended hotels nearby are:

The airfield offers camp grounds and facilities for those who don't want to use a hotel room. The restaurant at the airfield will be reserved for us and will offer food and drinks all weekend. It has a wonderful beer garden with a lovely evening atmosphere. After flying we can use a projector and speakers for all kinds of presentations. Everybody is welcome to present his Bücker material.

Ulli Hunger -our enthusiastic Bücker movie director- will have his extended Bücker movie ready for us to enjoy.

Please let me know whether you will join our Bücker fly-in and let me know how many persons will join.

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Hermann Diebold + Philipp Hüfner for LSV Degerfeld

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Mobile: +49-172-7302781
Mailing Address: Hermann Diebold, Konstantin-Killmaier-Weg 19, D-72379 Hechingen, Germany

Some images from 2017 to whet your appetite :)


Thanks to John Tempest for this excellent video of the meeting.



As we were saying our goodbyes and preparing to leave the fly-in at Albstadt-Degerfeld, Hermann Deibold said "This has been a dream come true." I think eveyone at the event felt the same way. About 25 Bückers had arrived by air. Six Siemens Jungmeisters, six Hirth Jungmann, two LOM Jungmann, Two Walter Mikron B&F Jungmann, three Tigre/CASA Jungmann, three Bestmann, one LOM Jungmeister, a Stieglitz and more. A Jungmeister and two Jungmann are based at Degerfeld, so all together I think I counted 29 Bückers!

The sound of 20+ vintage engines turning at once was something to experience. 

Although the forecast for the weekend was horrible, Bückers started to arrive from Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland. There was lots of flying to be done, friendships to renew, stories to tell and eventually work to get that many aircraft into Degerfeld's big hangar.



At dinner on Friday night in the airfield restaurant we were treated to the much anticipated "Bücker Movie". Unfortunately a computer problem the week before had cased some problems with the movie, but even so what we saw was wonderful. Historical footage I had not seen before and a lot of new content of the most excellent quality. When this film is finished it is going to be fantastic.



More movies and stories were enjoyed at the airport restaurant, and Peter Funk gave a most interesting talk on the development of the A and B model Jungmann he now produces.



Sunday was a much better day. The early morning clouds soon dispersed and flying commenced. Benoit put on another impressive display of the flying that recently won him the world vintage aerobatics championships, there was some formation flying (three formations of three aircraft over the field), passenger rides were given to members of the Winter family who had so kindly shown us around their facility the day before, and some last minute maintenance was performed prior to what was for many, a long trip home.



Throughout the event we were treated to flights by RC model Bückers, the larges of which by far was this 80% scale Jungmeister. I counted at least eight servos, two receivers and five batteries in the model.



This is a B&F 'A' model Jungmann powered by a Walter Mikron engine. It sounded very Tigre like and was of spectacular quality. Two of the ten aircraft so far delivered were present.


My favorite aircraft of the show. What a classic.

Friday June 23 – Sunday June 25

If weather does not cooperate we offer an alternative date from June 30 to July 2nd



The Bücker-Museum Rangsdorf e.V. and the property owner Terraplan Real Estate and Trust Company invite you to the 2023 FlyIn!

In 2000 and 2002, our association obtained permission to land on the former airfield. After 55 years, Bücker's aircraft had returned to Rangsdorf. The highlight so far, however, was the FlyIn in 2005. We organized a great aviation event in which dozens of Bücker aircraft from all over Europe took part. With the best possible weather in Rangsdorf, the FlyIn took place over two days and many, many spectators were enthusiastic.

The Nuremberg based company Terraplan, owner of the property, has big plans for the buildings of the former Bücker aircraft factory. The start for the so called BUC-36 project will be this year. The historic site will be saved from decay and looks forward to a new use.

This summer will be the last chance for us to fly to the former Rangsdorf airfield We will bring Bücker's aircraft home from all over Europe. The enthusiasm is huge, we can count on many participants.

46 Bücker planes have already signed up.

Accommodations

Here is a selection of possible accommodations near the event location. Reservations must be made by yourself.


Name Address Phone Website
Seehotel Berlin-Rangsdorf Am Strand 1,
15834 Rangsdorf		 033708 92880 http://www.see-hotel- berlin.de
Van der Valk Hotel Berlin Brandenburg Eschenweg 1815827 Blankenfelde- Mahlow 033708  https://berlin.vandervalk.de
Flair Hotel Reuner Machnower Chaussee 1A
15806 Zossen		 03377 301370 https://www.hotel- reuner.de
Best Western Premier
Airporthotel
Fontane
Berlin		 Jonas-Lie-Strasse 11, 15831 Blankenfelde- Mahlow 03379 2040 http://www.airporthotel-fontane.de/

Where is Rangsdorf?

Rangsdorf is located SSW and 13,5km away from Berlin international airport BER (EDDB), south of Autobahn A10 und west of B96.



The runway:

The Bücker factory area is on the right

We are looking forward to welcome many international Bücker enthusiasts

 

We’re organizing a Bucker gathering at Blakesburg this year.  We’ve had a lot of interest so far.  It looks like 12-15 airplanes is a good estimate.  
 
In the past, our group has conducted fun “fly outs”.  Amana Colonies on Thursday the 29th and the Mt. Pleasant Tractor Show on Friday the 30th are planned.  Both of these outings are within driving distance and the wives would also enjoy them.
 
There is a really nice restaurant downtown, Appanoose Rapids, (within walking distance from the Hotel Ottumwa), where we reserved a room that will hold up to 36 people for a 6:30PM Saturday night Bücker banquet.  We ate there a few years ago and it was great.
 
There are a number of hotels in Ottumwa, here are a few of them:
Hampton Inn 641-814-8888, includes a breakfast bar & coin laundry, $144, $129 if reserved through booking.com
Days Inn 641-954-5122, includes continental breakfast, no coin laundry, $75
Quality Inn 641-682-8526, includes breakfast bar & coin laundry, $85
Hotel Ottumwa 641-682-8051, includes 'made to order' breakfast in the restaurant/bar downstairs & coin laundry, $75 per night if staying 5 nights, otherwise it is $85…I talked to the Manager Kay and she is holding a block of rooms under “Bucker airplane group”.  We made reservations here and thought it would be really nice to have a group staying together, but you can stay wherever you like.


Hangars can be reserved at KOTM Ottumwa Regional Airport, Archangel Flying Service 641-954-9200.
 
Rental cars at the airport can be reserved from Hertz, Enterprise or a local company called Midwest Auto Sales 641-682-5700.
 
If you have any questions, please call me at 480-213-9096.
 
Hope to see you there, Jim White

There is more information on attending the fly-in here: http://www.antiqueairfield.com/flyins/attending.html The fly-in officially starts at noon on the Wednesday before the Labor Day weekend, and goes until Monday afternoon. This year that is August 28th -> September 2nd.