The Knights of the Skies in the Sky Above Buttikon

As in previous years, the Knights of the Skies answered the call of the “Red Baron” (Rainer Mattle). In fantastic weather and good wind conditions, many vintage aircraft enthusiasts gathered in the early morning hours of June 13 at the Buttikon airfield for the traditional Oldie Day.

Once all the aircraft had been set up with great care and most pilots had downed their first strong cup of coffee, it was already time for the first flight round. The entire competition takes place in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Each round is judged by three

Judged by the judges. Around lunchtime, when all the pilots are “grubbing,” the model evaluation takes place, and it doesn’t matter at all whether the model has a wingspan of 3 meters or more, or

much less. However, the original model must be at least 25 years old. After the kitchen crew

After he had lovingly hosted us and our bellies were full of delicious Ticino roast, we moved on to the second course. “Jürg” treated us to a very special, unexpected performance when he

passenger-carrying glider. After we’d seized this opportunity and snapped a nice group photo,

After that, we moved on to the awards ceremony. The top three places went to: Hermann Krebs in a Zlin turboprop (1st place), Werner Hotz in a Bell 204 UH-1 (2nd place), and Fritz Weber in a Blériot XI (3rd place). Next

year, when the call of our Red Baron rings out again and the knights of the skies gather at the Buttikon airfield, everyone will know: today is Oldie Day! *Text: Beat Egli* *Photos
: Rainer Mattle*