Mike Harker
Mike Harker (born November 29, 1947 - April 1, 2011 in St. Martin ) was an American hang-glider pilot and pioneer of free radio in Germany.
Life
Mike Harker was the first person to fly with a hang-glider on April 11th, 1973 from the Schneeernerkopf of the Zugspitze massif to Ehrwald and thus became a pioneer of hang-gliding in Europe.
In December 1987, he started the forerunner of the private radio broadcaster Radio Oberland, together with Peter Saturday and two other employees, with the "Operational test to test local radio in Garmisch" . On the occasion of the 2010 kite flying world championship at Tegelberg, Mike Harker took off on his last kite flight.
Mike Harker died of natural causes on April 1, 2011 on his yacht in Marigot Bay off the Antilles island of St. Martin.
literature
Mike Harker: I was dead , biography of the hang-gliding pioneer by Werner PfÄNDER , Urban Verlag, 1989, ISBN 3-92533429-7
Web links
- HTV. Michael E. Sauer, archived from the original on December 17, 2014 ; Retrieved on February 18, 2018 (Mike Harker's homepage): "Welcome to Mike Harker's website."
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kite flying pioneer and Radio Oberland initiator Mike Harker has died. In: merkur-online.de. Münchner Merkur , April 8, 2011, accessed on February 18, 2018 .
- ↑ About us. Radio Oberland, accessed on February 18, 2018 : "This first attempt took just four weeks."
- ↑ World Championships Dragon Women, Fixed Wing and Swifts 2010. In: Sendungen 2010. Deutscher Hanggliderverband , accessed on February 18, 2018 : “Aviation pioneer Mike Harker flew on May 22, 2010 with a kite from Tegelberg. ZDF was there live when Mike drew his circles around the beautiful Neuschwanstein Castle. "
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harker, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hang-glider pilot and pioneer of free radio in Germany |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1947 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2011 |
| Place of death | St. Martin |