Militky Cup 2024 – 47th International Electric Aircraft Meet in Pfäffikon

47th International Electric Glider Meeting in Pfäffikon

Pfäffikon is a challenging venue for the F5J electric glider class. But, as this example shows, the best pilots can hold their own anywhere. This is a fact that holds true in all sports: the ability to adapt to the situation at hand is what makes the difference.

That’s why I’m always reluctant to report on the same event every year—unless there are technical highlights or exceptional achievements. Repetition is soporific and interests, at most, only those directly involved. Even reports on annual air shows can be extremely “boring,” unless there’s real news to report or the reader gains insight into particularly interesting details. Unfortunately, the usual reports are hardly geared toward that.

A well-known saying. Organizing 47 meetings is, in itself, a respectable achievement. You can’t do it alone. Congratulations to any club that can keep motivating itself to do this time and again! Putting on a single event with great fanfare and then doing nothing afterward is hardly satisfying. International events, in particular, require a certain

This year’s meet attracted fewer participants to Pfäffikon. However, the venue cannot accommodate more than 30 competitors. With about 20 participants, the event fell well short of that number. See the complete results at http://www.gliderscore.com/ ■

*E. Giezendanner
Photos: H. Schmuki*