April 4 th 2004

The containers arrived on the planned day.
Unpacking was a smooth job with the help of all the pilots

 

March 1 st 2004

The containers left in time and the ETA is 29th of March in Rotterdam. With a little bit of help of the customs
the containers will arrive on Friday in Grubbenvorst.
We packed the gliders not in the same container as the trip to Corowa.

1st Container BLUE 2 nd Container RED 3rd Container GREEN 4th Container YELLOW (Gerrit)
3W ASW 27B DB ASW 27 PZ Ventus 2 CT AV Nimbus 4DM
KP Nimbus 3DM MK ASH 26E JM Ventus 2 CM HW DG 800B
SY Ventus CT SA ASW 22 BLE PI Nimbus 4DM II DG 800B
DS Ventus CM RA Ventus 2 CT HP Ventus 2a TP Discus 2T
AS ASH 26E D8 Nimbus 3CT ILH Ventus CM PM Nimbus 4t
AR Ventus 2ct   not available HD Ventus CM   not available

If everything is ok the unpacking of all 4 containers will be done on Saturday  April 3rd.
Grietje and Francesco will be in Grubbenvorst at 9 am.

February 17 2004

The Schedule for the 2003/2004 season ( confirmed bookings )

Final Setting

1st Container BLUE 2 nd Container RED 3rd Container GREEN 4th Container YELLOW
3W ASW 27B ok 15 m HP Ventus 2a ok 15 m PZ Ventus 2 CT ok 18 m AV Nimbus 4DM ok open
KP Nimbus 3DM ok open MK ASH 26E ok 18 m JM Ventus 2 CM ok 18 m HW DG 800B ok 18 m
SY Ventus CT ok 18 m SA ASW 22 BLE ok open PI Nimbus 4DM ok open AR Ventus 2 CT ok 18 m
HD Ventus CM ok 18 m RA Ventus 2 CT ok 18 m DB ASW 27 ok 15 m TP Discus 2T ok 15 m
AS ASH 26E ok 18 m D8 Nimbus 3CT ok open ILH Ventus CM ok 18 m FOX Duo DIscus T ok 20 m
II DG 800B ok 18 m -- not available ---------- DS Ventus CM ok 18 m -- not available ----------
Date Action Container
06-09-2003 Sat Packing the container in Grubbenvorst Blue
08-09-2003 Mon Left Grubbenvorst Blue
12-09-2003 Fri Left Rotterdam Blue
06-10-2003 Mon Arrived Melbourne Blue
15-10-2003 Wed Arrived Corowa Blue
26-09-2003 Fri packing the container in Grubbenvorst Red
27-09-2003 Sat packing the container in Grubbenvorst Green
27-09-2003 Sat packing the container in Grubbenvorst Yellow     Gerrit
29-09-2003 Mon Left Grubbenvorst R,G,,Y      
03-10-2003 Fri Left Rotterdam R,G,,Y      
27-10-2003 Mon Arrived Melbourne R,G,,Y      
29-10-2003 Wed Arrived Corowa R,G,,Y      
February 13 th Packed B,R,G,,Y
February 14 th Packed B,R,G,,Y
February 15 th Packed B,R,G,,Y
February 16 th left Corowa B,R,G,,Y
February 19 th leaving Melbourne B,R,G,,Y
March 28 th 2004 eta Rotterdam B,R,G,,Y
April 2 nd 2004 eta Grubbenvorst B,R,G,,Y
April 3 rd  2004 unpacking the containers B,R,G,,Y

April 4th

After a delay of 2 days the containers arrived in time for unpacking tomorrow.

March  31 st

The containers  have a delay of one day.
They will arrive on Tuesday evening in Rotterdam and delivered in Grubenvorst on Friday.
We start with some preparations on Fridya and  with the unpacking on Saturday morning and hope to finish the job later in the afternoon.

NEXT SEASON

We already have a lot of inquiries and two new customers for next year.
At this moment we have moste likeliy 2 places free. So don't wait to long!!

February 14,15, and 16 th 2003

Two days of packing but all the gliders are in and the containers left Corowa today the 16 th.

Blue: SY,FOX,3W,DG,ET and PZ

Red: D8,AS,MK,DS,CU and the fuselage of M

Green: SA,KP,DB, the wings of AV and the fuselages of HW and II

Gerrits : The trailer with the 103, EHT,the fuselage of the AV and the wings of HW,II and M

February 6th 2003

The day was wrong . One of the best flying days of the season and we dicede to put a few gliders in the containers.
Anyway.

KP, SA, DS,AS, MK, CU, PZ, DB and DG are back in the container.


The trip is organized and the schedule is updated.

October  28th 2002

The green,red and blue container arrived last Friday the 25th of October on schedule  in Melbourne.
After the necessary inspections they will be transported to Corowa.

September  14th 2002

The 1st container left 2 weeks ago. It left on time and is estimated to arrive in Corowa the 1st week of October.

We finished all the modifications we had to make, necessary to fit in in the new gliders like ASW 22BLE and Nimbus 3T.
Grietje and Francesco start on Thursday preparing the containers and pack  the 3W and FOX.

Friday and Saturday will be very busy when we have to pack all the gliders.
I believe we can pack a container again within  4 hours. We will see !
Monday morning the 23rd at 7 am, the trucks will pick up the containers for the new trip down under.

But we keep you informed about the progress.

September  6th 2002


The Schedule for the 2002/2003 season

Blue container Red Container Green Container
AA your glider Your name BB your glider Your name CC your glider Your name
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
Date Action Container
20-09-2002 Fri packing the container in Grubbenvorst Blue
21-09-2002 Sat packing the container in Grubbenvorst Red
21-09-2002 Sat packing the container in Grubbenvorst Green
23-09-2002 Mon leaving Grubbenvorst Blue, Red, Green
25-09-2002 Wed leaving Rotterdam Blue, Red, Green
25-10-2002 Wed eta Melbourne Blue, Red, Green
29-10-2002 Wed eta Corowa Blue, Red, Green
February 13 th packing the container in Corowa Blue
February 14 th packing the container in Corowa Red + Rental Container
February 15 th packing the container in Corowa Green +Gerrit's Container
February 16 th leaving Corowa They left today Blue, Red, Green
February 19 th leaving Melbourne Blue, Red, Green
April 18th eta Hamburg Rental Container
April 1st evening eta Rotterdam (1 day delay sofar) Blue, Red, Green + Gerrit
April 4 th eta Grubbenvorst Blue, Red, Green + Gerrit
April 5 th unpacking the containers Blue
April   5 th unpacking the containers Red
April 5 th unpacking the containers Green+ Gerrit