In this aerokurier issue, he writes about his experiences in building it, as well as, about the unique flying experience in this extraordinary single-seater. Ecolight project has now crashed because of politics. The new category of environmental friendly motor aircraft, which partially leans on ultralight aircraft, will not be seen in Swiss skies for quite some more time now. However, in competitions of today's outline, the fascination is becoming endangered. New forms of competition are needed.
Tactical maneuvers are in the foreground of German and international competitions.
Each new initiative is blocked by the participating pilot's goals of just being relatively better than the competitors. Even when challenged with complex and large daily tasks, participants delay their departure until the last minute with the goal not be the trailblazer and being outmaneuvered later by the succeeding competitors. Mastering the task as best as possible is not the challenge. It is enough to have flown a little farther than others in the self-induced route scoring. The outcome of this attitude is that gliding as the fascination of mastering the nature is losing its attraction.