OMARAMA, New Zealand (December 22, 2007, 1000hrs) – It is with great sorrow that we announce the pilot involved in yesterday’s fatal crash was 59-year-old Herbert Weiss from Friedrichsruhe, Germany.
Mr Weiss had been gliding since 1969 and was twice German national champion. He had clocked up more than 8,600 flying hours and was also a district training officer and examiner of the Ohringen Aviation Group. He qualified for the World Championships by winning the Slovakian qualifying grand prix in Nitra in April 2006. Mr Weiss lived with his wife, Barbara, and two children Felix (19) and Lisa (18) and when not flying taught German and economics at the local school.
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