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JP JET WORLD MASTERS
Text/Pictures: Winfried Ohlgart

Jet World Masters

in China

Behind the scene

My personal impressions

On a long journey At the destination
That some things are different in China, as expected, we Impressive was the perfect organisation and the large num-
already noticed when we landed in Weihai. All window sha- ber of helpers who took their tasks seriously with great enthu-
des in the plane had to be closed, so that one could not see siasm. Whether it was opening and closing a gate in the fence
the military machines parked on the airfield, although it was all day long or holding the parasols of the judges because it
night. On the way from the airfield to the hotel it flashed se- was windy, everything was done with great enthusiasm. I have
veral times, but these were no radar traps, but our bus was often thought about what our young people would have said to
photographed automatically - and not only once. It didn't ta- me if they had been assigned such a task. Also the infra-
ke long to get used to the many cameras on the streets and structure at the airport was overwhelming. Besides the huge
at the airfield and with the radio masts you could see that 5G hangar tent there was a medical centre, a tent with many local
technology is at home in China. I experienced what this me- food stalls, a tent with Chinese handicrafts and a big tent with
ans in Beijing when I checked in for my onward flight to Wei- all kinds of playground equipment for the children.
hai. My boarding pass was held under a reader and within Our hotel was very good, but had no bar. In order to make up
fractions of a second my picture with all my personal data for this shortcoming, the organizers had reserved a special
appeared on the check-in monitor, which I could take a room for the teams in the neighboring hotel, where drinks and
quick look at. snacks were constantly offered. Unfortunately, this offer was

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