Sport / Adventure

B A L L O O N I N G

We have been planning our first balloon flight with Skytours for several years.

We hope that it will finally happen in 2024

It finally took place – our first balloon flight – on 23.06.2024.
A gift from Frauke for my 60th birthday, which means that almost 4 years passed between the gift/voucher and the flight thanks to corona and the weather.
But it was worth the wait! Start in Cologne-Bocklemünd in fantastic weather with the largest balloon in Germany – D-OOLA Landal Green Parks from Skytours.
Flight southeast over Cologne to Wesseling!
Of course with subsequent christening – only the certificates with the titles of nobility are still missing
Thanks to Joachim and the Skytours team for this eventful evening! And thanks of course to Frauke for the wonderful gift idea

B U N G E E J U M P I N G

I did my first bungee-jump 6^th of June 2010

with Bungee Junkee in Oberhausen (60 meters)!

Great feeling!

S C U B A D I V I N G 

Diving is one of the most fascinating things of the world.

I learned diving at Tauchterminal Bochum, Germany in 1997 (SSI)

I dived regulary at e.g. the Tendering See in Dinslaken, Germany

Not really fascinating, but a good practice:-)

Besides that I have been diving e.g. at

Port Bacares, Mediterranean, France in 1997 and at

 Inmo Divers Home/Swiss Inn, Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt in 1999!

Some more links for diving information – mainly in German

Tauchen – German Diving Magazine

Taucher.net

P A R A C H U T I N G

Parachuting is another sport I would like to perform.

I did my first tandem-jump 8^th of September 2002

with Sky-Fun at Dinslaken Airfield „Schwarze Heide“!

Going up to 3000 m height with a Cessna 206 (D-ENWK),

followed by a free fall down to 1500 m (about 40 – 50 seconds). 

Fantastic, but much too short;-) 

And then gliding down to earth for several minutes including save landing at the airfield.

Thank you Dirk for this fantastic pleasure:-))))

I always felt very very safe – and I guess I will do it again!!

I did it again! My second tandem-jump 1^st of June 2006

with Fallschirmsport Marl e.V. at Marl-Loemühle Airfield!

Going up to 4000 m height with a Cessna Grand Caravan (PH-PPS),

followed by a free fall down to 1500 m (about 50 seconds), maximum speed 234 km/h. 

Fantastic, but again much too short;-) 

And then gliding down to earth for several minutes including save landing near the airfield.

Thank you Tobi for this fantastic pleasure:-))))

Will be continued;-)