Organised by Gerhard Krenz

AYA Europe ’97 proved again how resilient our members are in making every effort to attend this annual gathering.

This year’s event took place at Uetersen, close by the River Elbe near Hamburg, Germany. Our hosts were Gerhard and Barbara Krenz. Fifty-three members and guests arrived in 25 Grummans, for the first time including members from Switzerland.The weather for the weekend was forecast to be hot and humid with a good chance of thunderstorms, and so it proved.

Those that managed to get out of the UK on Friday were treated to good conditions once over mainland Europe. Unfortunately not all managed to get away from their home fields. Stalwarts James and Jane Allan from Scotland couldn’t get airborne on Friday due to rain and low cloud. A better forecast for Saturday had them up early the next morning, only to be greeted by dense fog which lingered all day. This was the first AYA Europe James has missed. Allan Radford and Peter Curely from Derby were similarly affected.