The final battle for Tempelhof Airport

Skybird · 04-25-08, 12:29 PM

FS-flyer, hm?

Tempelhof sees a nice FS9 representation in German Airports 4 by Aerosoft, along with BBI/Schönefeld as well, and Tegel in German Airports 3.

Tempelhof is a favourite airport of mine in FS, too. We lived exactly under the Western final approach vector. the sim version as well as the real thing simply have something about them. There is also a huge park north of it where I spend a lot of time. Ah... memories...

Sorry for messing up the grammar in my remark on Wowereit. Corrected.

Sailor Steve · 04-25-08, 02:27 PM

Cities grow and change. That's the way of life.

Still, I agree: it's a piece of history I would hate to see go.

Happy Times · 04-25-08, 02:33 PM

There is the same discussion in Helsinki, the city wants to build on the old Malmi airfield.
They have a site and petition going in English also.

http://www.pelastamalmi.org/en/index.html

Brag · 04-25-08, 05:23 PM

Still in the days of West and East Berlin, I ate at the USAF Templehoff Officers' club once. They had the worst food in Berlin.

Skybird · 04-28-08, 06:06 PM

It's over.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...550099,00.html

Maybe typical Zeitgeist. Where there is no sense of self-identity, there cannot be any understanding of symbolic meaning.

I still can hear the humming of the American Hercules flying over our home, already at very deep altitude, like giant hornets. Neither these nor any other planes will be heared at Tempelhof again...

I am surprised myself how deep this story stings my heart, but for whatever the reason may be: it does.

04-25-08, 12:29 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	FS-flyer, hm? Tempelhof sees a nice FS9 representation in German Airports 4 by Aerosoft, along with BBI/Schönefeld as well, and Tegel in German Airports 3. Tempelhof is a favourite airport of mine in FS, too. We lived exactly under the Western final approach vector. the sim version as well as the real thing simply have something about them. There is also a huge park north of it where I spend a lot of time. Ah... memories... Sorry for messing up the grammar in my remark on Wowereit. Corrected. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-25-08, 02:27 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Cities grow and change. That's the way of life. Still, I agree: it's a piece of history I would hate to see go. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-25-08, 02:33 PM	#3
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	There is the same discussion in Helsinki, the city wants to build on the old Malmi airfield. They have a site and petition going in English also. http://www.pelastamalmi.org/en/index.html __________________

04-25-08, 05:23 PM	#4
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04-28-08, 06:06 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,603 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It's over. http://www.spiegel.de/international/...550099,00.html Maybe typical Zeitgeist. Where there is no sense of self-identity, there cannot be any understanding of symbolic meaning. I still can hear the humming of the American Hercules flying over our home, already at very deep altitude, like giant hornets. Neither these nor any other planes will be heared at Tempelhof again... I am surprised myself how deep this story stings my heart, but for whatever the reason may be: it does. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.