This year's Annual General Meeting of our honorable association took place in Mannheim. Planes with correct tail design from all over Europe arrived in the course of Friday afternoon. Once again weather cooperated to the outmost and allowed for flights under both VFR and IFR without any restriction.

More and more Mooneys landed and were parked in front of the hosts' hangar. In the meantime, crews who had already arrived could recover from the exertions of the flight with beer and canapés in the shade of the hangar.

Unfortunately a French plane suffered a minor technical issue, however the pilot took the train and arrived in time. Finally 13 Mooneys plus the three resident to Mannheim were gathered. Besides the pilot from France a few more members based close-by arrived by train or car.

At 17:00 sharp the Annual General Meeting formally commenced. A demanding agenda had to be worked through. Presentations and minutes are accessible to members in the protected area.

Most notably a change in leadership of the association took place, as David Kromka passed the baton of presidency to Markus Wagner. Moreover, Peter de Grove was elected vice president, succeeding Jérôme Faul. The other board members were reelected.

The strenuous meeting left all participants hungry and so the traditional dinner sponsored by EMPOA was most welcome.

After a relaxing meal and a couple of drinks a bus took all members and their significant others to their hotels.

As it has become the norm for EMPOA AGMs, Saturday was devoted to tourism and sightseeing, this time in nearby Heidelberg.

A guided tour took the Mooniacs through the city and its history during the morning of this sunny day.

After lunch, which participants could have at their leisure, a second guided tour began, this time of the famous Heidelberg Castle.

The day came to a close with dinner at a Heidelberg brew pub. Of course a couple of drinks were in order after the meal.

On Sunday morning a bus collected the crews at their hotels and took them back to Mannheim City Airport. Soon after, the Mooneys dispersed again all over Europe.

Click through the gallery for some more impressions from the weekend:

EMPOA Annual General Meeting 2023 in Mannheim and Heidelberg - EMPOA