Wilhelm Düerkop Explained

Wilhelm Düerkop (30 June 1928 – 29 September 2019) was a German glider and motor glider aerobatic pilot and promoter of glider aerobatics in Germany for many years. He is known by the nickname Salzmann (meaning "salt man" in German). This is because he was a pit foreman in a salt mine.[1]

Personal life

Wilhelm Düerkop[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] was born in Halberstadt on 30 June 1928.[5] [10] [11] He died on 29 September 2019, at the age of 91.[12] [13]

Motor glider aerobatics

Together with his colleague Hannes Mattes, he performed synchronised motor glider acrobatics using a Fournier RF 4 and an RF 5 at many air shows, until Hannes Mattes died in 2004.[3] [14] [15] Later, Wilhelm Düerkop joined the Skydance-Acro-Team and still performs motor glider aerobatics with an RF 4.[3]

Promotion of glider aerobatics

He owned two Lo 100 gliders a yellow one (christened "Gilb") and a white one, but he now has a modified Schempp-Hirth Cirrus, known as a Cirrus K ("Langohr Eater"). To help promote glider aerobatics, Düerkop lends his gliders to both learners and competition pilots. He sometimes trains advanced learners on aerobatics courses[16] but he especially helps as the tow pilot using his Piper PA-18 "D-ELUF".[3] [17] He has also volunteered at many glider aerobatics events.[18]

Cirrus K

The modification of a Standard Cirrus into a Cirrus K was initiated by Wilhelm Düerkop in the late 1980s. He still owns the prototype, while the second one is owned by his nephew Wolfgang Seitz.[6] [7]

Gilb & Salzlore

The Lo100 "Gilb" is now owned by the Förderverein Segelkunstflug im BWLV. It is regularly lent for use on aerobatic courses in Germany.[19]

An ASK 21 that is owned by the glider aerobatics club Fördervereins für Segelkunstflug im BWLV e.V. has been christened "Salzlore",[19] which means "salt lorry" in German, after Wilhelm "Salzmann" Düerkop and the president of the aeroclub of Baden-Württemberg Lore Sturm. This club was founded in 1985 and has about 1250 members.[20]

Salzmann-Cup

Salzmann-Cups (2000 & 2001 Nagoldtal Cup)
yearlocationwinner (since 2005 unlimited)
2000Nagold?[21]
2001NagoldPhillipp Hilker
2002Kirn?[22]
2003BabenhausenHans-Georg Resch[23]
2004NagoldMichael Zistler[24]
2005ZiegenhainWolfgang Kasper[25]
2006DonauwörthMarkus Feyerabend
2007Stöll/RhinowMarkus Feyerabend[26] [27] [28]
2008HornbergHans-Georg Resch[29] [30] [31]
2009Michelstadt-VielbrunnKlaus Kahler[32]
2010KitzingenWolfgang Schiek[33]
2011HayingenHans-Georg Resch[34]

The German club championships in glider aerobatics are named Salzmann-Cup after Wilhelm "Salzmann" Düerkop. There are three classes in each competition: the sportsman class, the advanced class and the unlimited class.[8] [35] The Salzmann-Cup plays a similar role as state championships in Germany. In the unlimited category, it is a qualification contest for joining the national team.[8] A team prize is also presented based on the combined results in all the classes for the pilots of each club. Additionally, the title "Salzmann des Jahres" (Salt Man of the Year) is awarded for unselfish conduct and sportsmanship.[31] [35]

The first club championships took place in Nagold in 2000 and 2001 as "Nagoldtal-Cup", initiated by Michael Zistler.[36] [37] [38] Since 2002, the club championships are organized at different German airfields each year on Corpus Christi day and the following weekend.[4] [32]

During the 2007 event, the Förderverein Kunstflug Aufschwung Ost (regional glider aerobatics club of east Germany) was founded.[39]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/d/116 Invitation to the Salzmann Cup 2005 (in German)
  2. List of founding members of the Förderverein Segelkunstflug im BWLV e.V. (handwritten by the participants of the meeting)
  3. http://www.grubbe-edv.de/skydance/site/team.htm Skydance-Acro-Team (in German)
  4. Ralph Rainer: "Salzmanncup 2008", Luftsport 5/2008, pp. 36–37 & "Salzmann Cup 2008", der adler 7/2008, pp. 268–269 (in German)
  5. "Wilhelm Düerkop ... eine Legende wurde 80", der adler 8/2008, pp. 298–299 (in German)
  6. http://www.sagach.ch/Deutsch/Flugzeuge/Cirrus-K.htm Swiss Glider Aerobatics Association's Cirrus K website (in German)
  7. http://toyteam.fox07.de/flugzeuge.html List of planes and gliders of the "Toy Team" (in German)
  8. http://www.main-netz.de/nachrichten/region/miltenberg/art128,238413 Main-Netz: Keyword Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  9. http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/d/114 Förderverein für Segelkunstflug im BWLV: Vergaberichtlinien 2004 (in German)
  10. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de Announcement of Wilhelm Düerkop's 80th birthday / celebration in Sinsheim (in German)
  11. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/184 Official website of the 2006 Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  12. Web site: HLB Newsletter . HLB . 9 January 2024 . 21 . 17 December 2019.
  13. Web site: In Memoriam – Wilhelm "Salzmann" Düerkop . KFAO . 9 January 2024.
  14. http://luftsportjugend.bwlv.de/berichte/streckenfluglager.html Deutsch-Französisches Jugend-Streckenfluglager auf dem Klippeneck (in German)
  15. Obituary for Hannes Mattes in the journal Adler September 2004, published by the Baden-Württembergian aero club, compare Pressespiegel Förderverein / Segelkunstflug 2004 – accessed 2008-02-09
  16. http://www.baec.de/FormulareUndDokumente/Quax/QUAX4-00.pdf Quax – Informationsblatt des Berliner Aero Clubs Mitte e.V. Nov/Dez 2000
  17. http://www.hr-online.de/website/fernsehen/sendungen/index.jsp?rubrik=15752&key=standard_document_30213098 HR tv-report: "Quer durch die Lüfte – Segelkunstflug über der Schwalm"
  18. http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/d/277 List of courses and events supported by Fördervereins für Segelkunstflug im BWLV e.V.
  19. http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/75 Fleet of the Förderverein Segelkunstflug im BWLV e.V.
  20. http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/13 Förderverein Segelkunstflug im BWLV e.V.: the club (in German)
  21. http://www.fsvnagold.de/verein/NCCup.htm FSV Nagold: NagoldTal-Cup 2000 & 2001 (in German) – accessed 2008-07-21
  22. http://www.nairobi-technologies.de/steffhau/index2.html Steff Hau: team leader of the aerobatic team of Rhineland-Palatinate (in German)
  23. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/113 Official website of the 2003 Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  24. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/101 Official website of the 2004 Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  25. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/139 Official website of the 2005 Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  26. http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/196 Official website of the 2007 Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  27. http://www.rbb-online.de/_/zibb/beitrag_jsp/key=5978316.html RBB tv-report "zibb" on 6 June 2007 (in German)
  28. [Aerokurier]
  29. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/234 Official website of the 2008 Salzmann-Cup (in German)
  30. http://www.flg-gd.de/flg-gd/homepage/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=58 FLG Schwäbisch Gmünd: SalzmannCup 2008 (in German)
  31. http://www.aero-web.tv/bilder/index.htm avmediafactory: Salzmann-Cup 2008 at Hornberg – pictures part 1-3 (in German)
  32. http://www.segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/34 Förderverein Segelkunstflug im BWLV e.V.: competitions
  33. Web site: Salzmanncup 2010 . 5 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719061127/http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/d/521 . 19 July 2011 . dead .
  34. http://www.pilot-media.de/SC2011/multi_R015s09s10s11s12.htm Salzmanncup 2011
  35. http://segelkunstflug.mediacluster.de/d/282 Salzmann-Cup 2007 invitation (in German)
  36. http://www.daec-segelflug.de/piloten/kunstflug/index.php?we_objectID=258 Pilot profile of Michael Zistler
  37. http://www.fsvnagold.de/verein/Kuflug/nccup/Kunstfluglehrgang.htm Announcement of the Nagoldtal Cup 2000 (in German)
  38. http://www.fsvnagold.de/verein/Kuflug/nccup/NC2001AU.htm Announcement of the Nagoldtal Cup 2001 (in German)
  39. http://www.kfao.de Website of the Förderverein Kunstflug Aufschwung Ost (in German)

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