Our jury has met and voted the winner of the Swiss Solar Flight photo contest. Or more accurately: the winners. For it was frankly impossible to identify one single winner among the 325 images that you have published on our homepage while the HB-SIA flew to Geneva and Zürich. You have simply made too many good shots of the aircraft. Thank you very much for putting your shoulders to the wheel.And here are the winners of the competition. A VIP tour of our base have gained Jean-Marc Henzelin, David Freeman and Anne Martin. Congratulations. I'm sure you will enjoy your visit of the Solar Impulse hangar.>> SWISS FLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS

Two interesting days come to an end during which we met enthusiastic people, enjoied the generous hospitality of two international airports and gained new experience with the HB-SIA.However, before we switch of the lights and lock the doors I would like to share with you some really deep personal insights from the past 48 hours. Sorry, but it has to be.Firstly: People in the French-speaking part of Switzerland take more pictures than their compatriots in the German-speaking part. Excuse me, dear German-Swiss, but just take a look at our interactive Swiss-Flights homepage. What was going with you?Secondly: Even the slowest airplane which is in addition circling above almost every lake gets faster from A to B than a car on Swiss motorways and this has nothing to do with speed limits. Sure, André could choose more direct routes than you or Jean and me. Nevertheless I think this phenomena could be related to the fact that more than 50 percent of our road traffic are pure leisure traffic. Don't you think, thats too much?Thirdly: After almost half a year of witnessing test flights, take offs and landings, I still get goose bumps when I see the HB-SIA flying by almost silently. I think this is a good sign.Ok, it's quitting time now. See you soon.PS I almost forgot fourthly: Solar Impulse is such a fascinating project that even our federal parliamentarians like to visit our homepage in the midst of an important election. You'll find the proof for that in today's comments on here.

These were just a few of the comments of the audience when André circled over the Lake of Zürich around lunch time. And some of them almost forgot to eat their tiffin as you can see in the pictures. By the way: The guy in the lower right corner, who is handling his cam with such loving vitality, that`s Jean. Give him a hug, when you meet him in the streets.

As far as Jean and I could witness from our elevated observation post on the roof of an old peoples home in Rümlang (together with an absolutely stunning couple who followed every conversation between André and the air traffic controllers in the tower through their personal radio), the visit of the HB-SIA in Zurich went off absolutely smoothly. And the crowds that had gathered at the fences around the airfield were more than just impressive, even from a distance of one kilometer. Thanks to all the Solar Impulse fans who supported and motivated us today. It is your interest in our project which proves that the message of Solar Impulse is understood.