Final Glide - Udo Rumpf

"bumper" wrote in message ...
On Dec 17, 7:08 am, jsbrake wrote:
A wonderful gentleman has left us.

He was a good guy. What a sadness.

I never met him, just emails and talked to Udo on the phone. Udo
bought a MKIII and Quiet Vent a couple of years ago, then called to
discuss them and tell of an adjustable air deflector he came up with
so the additional incoming air didn't directly hit his shoulder. He
followed up, sending a diagram of his invention and freely giving the
idea to me. I asked why he would do that when he told me of his fight.
I didn't even know him and this makes me feel like crying.

bumper

Like you, I never met Udo in person. I started communicating with him about 12 years ago, shortly after the Schreder Sailplane Designs website was created. His "Super HP-18" article was one of the first to appear on the site. There are 21 hints authored by Udo in the Construction Tips section of the site.

Udo had great intellect and was willing to freely share his knowledge.

I hope some one who knows him well will write biography articles for Soaring and Free-Flight. In the meanwhile I pass my condolences to his wife Linda and all who loved him and/or called him a friend.

Respectfully,

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder