Con gran dolor he leído de la terrible muerte accidental de Antonio. Lo conocí como un joven piloto de remolque hace más de 25 años. Pero más allá de este trabajo, ha estado comprometido con el proyecto Fuentemilano desde el principio.
Tuve la suerte de participar en la fundación y consolidación del centro de vuelo sin motor deFuentemilanos durante los primeros 15 años como director de la “Segelflugschule Oerlinghausen”. Dejé el servicio de Orlinghausen en el verano de 1995. Desafortunadamente, el nuevo liderazgo de esta escuela se retiró de Fuentemilanos poco después porque no habían entendido cómo adaptarse a la creciente posición e independencia del lado español.
En este difícil momento de transición, junto con otros amigos, fue sobre todo Antonio quien no solo mantuvo la continuidad, sino que también creó una buena visión sostenible para el futuro de “Fuente”.
Fuentemilanos le debe mucho a Antonio. Su muerte deja una brecha dolorosa.
Lo recordaré como una persona amable, un buen amigo y un gran “volovelista”
“Velero listo” Antonio – buen vuelo

It is a tragedy that he died by a stupid and obsolete accident on a regular gliding day. Sometimes in flying you need some luck Antonio he did not had that day. We are very sad and we can not believe he is not there any more next summer as he was for 25 years we remember. We will miss him.

Sabine + Frank with Sarah

In those days it was a very big organisation with its own German instructors, 12 single seaters, several training gliders and 3 tugs brought from Germany. The whole operation was run very successfully by Ingo Renner.

In 1992 I arrived with my new LS7 when I was greeted by a young tug pilot who told me that Fuentemilanos had now separated from Oerlinghausen. He asked me to join the Spanish club, which I did. This caused consternation with the English contingent, who were mostly from Sutton Bank and Rufforth who said that I was letting Oerlinghausen down and if this trend continued it would mean the end of gliding at Fuentemilanos, as the Spanish were not capable of running such a complex organisation. How wrong they were.

That young tug pilot was Antonio.

That hundreds of glider pilots have enjoyed Fuentemilanos is due, in no small part, to the dedication of José Antonio González.

Antonio was a regular influence for a period every year for so many pilots of many nationality. He afforded them, and me, the professional and friendly enjoyment.

He was a friend to me and I will miss him.