Living Legends
Over the years, the NOVA family has grown. Our living legends remain part of our team!

Brigita Plemenitaš
The heart and soul of the team for many years.
Always smiling and up for a laugh...
Part of the crazy Slovenians ;)
Hans ter Maat
has shaped the Dutch scene for years
and has been associated with NOVA for ages.
Hans Tockner
As part of the “Austrian Engineers”,
he dominated the XContest
(across all classes!!!)
with Mentor for many years.

Joe Edlinger
400k Joe. Part of the “Austrian Engineers” and flight over 400km with the low-B Phantom glider.
Michael Pohl
Part of the Austrian engineers and “planning office” for new innovative routes
Peter Ertle
The “Red Baron.” He has helped shape the German scene for years and has been associated with NOVA for decades.

Roland Mäder
Roli has been associated with NOVA for decades and is well known in Ticino — also thanks to his appearances on Swiss Glider.
Rupert Kellnhofer
Associated with NOVA for decades and still highly active in the association and beyond.
Uroš Bergant
He has been flying at the top level for a long time and is also the mastermind behind our design software.