European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 25, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 flu tag voice Marks his Silver anniversary at Ramstein a show by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein West Germany Back in 1963, Albert Buhler agreed to help out at a Ramstein a air show that air Force officials had decided to open to germans and others outside the . Military Community. Biihler a German thought it would be a one time thing. Twenty five years later he is known As the voice of flu tag and he has yet to miss one of the annual open houses. Flu tag 1988 will be held sunday at Ramstein a with Gates opening at 8 . The 1 . Air show will feature flying teams from France Italy and por Tugal plus demonstrations by . And British pilots. Admission and parking Are free. On a bad Day organizers said about 250,000 Aero philes show up about half the crowd that flocks to the event when the weather s Good. As the Man behind the microphone Biihler a 62-year-old Kaiserslautern resident narrates the air show in Ger Man and English from the base control Tower explaining the Loop the loops executed by daring pilots and announcing the whereabouts of lost Chil Dren and parents. Asked if there s one message he re Peats every year Biihler said i announce that people should make some rendezvous place so they can find each other if they get  the former German air Force fighter Pilot s inside knowledge of aviation Cou pled with his language skills landed Biihler his elevated Volunteer Post. Sometimes though psychic talents also would be desirable. Sometimes you have to outguess the flying teams. When they Don t do what they say they re going to do Biihler said during an interview at his Ramstein Art studio. On one occasion Biihler recalled an italian Solo Pilot opted to improvise instead of proceeding with the announced routine. Next to Biihler in the Tower was a representative of the ital Ian team and the narrator asked him Why the soloist had failed to follow his original plan. According to Buhler the italian responded Solo pilots Are artists artists a fighter Pilot in world War ii Biihler flew Messerschmidt 109s and Focke Wulf 190s in combat against the allies. After the War ended however the Kaiserslautern resident switched trades and studied Art. He became a Painter a business he continues today. The Days of War were Over Biihler said. No one needed fighter  Biihler keeps his Aerial inter ests aloft by serving As a lieutenant Colo Nel in the German air Force reserves. By staying on top of the latest aircraft developments throughout the year he s Able to keep his flu tag audiences Well in formed As to the various planes capabilities. In recent years flu tag has come under fire annually from political groups notably the social democratic party who contend that the precision flying involved in the air show endangers residents of surrounding areas. Biihler is Gus Schuettler an artist the rest of the year Albert Biihler has been painting the Ramstein a flu tag with words Over the past 25 years for millions of spectators. Said he believes the protests have be come a tradition among a minority of his countrymen. If the germans did not like it they would not come Buhler said. Who is right the 20 who say no flu tag or the 300,000 to 500,000 who come flying is one of the oldest dreams of Mankind and i would say 90 percent of Mankind has that dream today. They want to see the machines work. This has nothing to do with  on sunday Buhler will be one of the first to arrive at the base for Flug tag after spending much of saturday watching the teams practice. And hell be looking Forward to the end of the Day he said. The Best moment of flu tag is when everyone is Down on the ground. When the last aircraft is Down Wun Derbar. Then i can have a  rolling Stone few planes in history can match the romantic career of this single engine Cessna parked prettily within spitting distance of Moscow s formidable Kremlin. It was flown there last year by West German teen Ager Mathias rust whose bold exploit caused a shakeup in the soviet military command. It also landed rust in a soviet jail for 15 months. The plane was sold to a Munich firm for about $80,000. And now enters an unnamed japanese businessman who was so intrigued by the Story that he has just bought the adventurous Little Cessna. What he paid was not disclosed. Pamphlet tells British motorists How not to go nuts on . Roads London a help is at hand for British motorists in the United states to keep them from getting stuck on the dual carriageway with a bad Silencer and not a spanner in the Boot. Driving in the .a.," a 32-Page pamphlet written by two British journalists Aims to dispel some of the mystery of motoring the american Way and to protect this year s crop of self driving British vacationers from death speeding fines and big lawsuits. The pamphlet is another of those occasional reminders that the potential for Anglo american misunderstanding is enormous especially on the highways. They drive on opposite sides and have Little in common other than that both use Miles instead of Kilometres. The dictionary alone takes up 1 /2 pages a trunk is a Boot a Hood is a Bonnet a wrench is a spanner a Muffler is a Silencer a stick shift is a gearshift a fender is a bumper Gas is petrol a trailer is a caravan a divided Highway is a dual carriageway and a Beltway is a ring Road. Some words Don t even have a British equivalent. Thus gridlock is translated laboriously As a traffic Jam in All  the Booklet is filled with surprises As to How much britons Don t know about american driving such As toll roads the fact that cars with automatic transmissions creep Forward if the Brake in t pressed and that speeding can mean fines. You Are not in great Britain where Many Drivers exceed the Speed limit and appear to get away with it. You will not do so in the . Every state has Large numbers of patrol cars with traffic police who know every  the Pitfalls Are not obvious ones such As driving on the right but some that Are dangerously Subtle said co author Tim  Are some very confusing things like no standing or Speed zone which Don t mean a thing Over Here he said in an interview. The Booklet advises British motorists How much insurance to take on a rental car to avoid damage claims astronomically higher than anything at Home. Under the heading the american policeman motorists Are told treated with Courtesy and respect the american cop will be polite even Friendly in a wary sort of Way. His or increasingly her Job is to enforce the Law prevent crime and survive. American police with Good reason fear for their  so if stopped just leave your hands on the wheel while the police officer approaches the pamphlet says. Do not attempt to joke do not get aggressive and do not be insulting or facetious. Avoid any com ments of the it .  with 400,000 britons going on driving vacations in the United states this summer there s a lot of potential for mayhem a lot of people who will drive out of petrol stations onto the wrong Side of the Road Symonds said. Symonds 48, said he gained his expertise As a Stu Dent in California when he would earn Money by driving cars from new York to los Angeles. I used about eight different routes and really got to know the country he said. I hate to say it but i think the americans Are much better Drivers. They re not so Prissy. The British have got Laws that make no sense like not letting you pass on the inside Lane on a four Lane  and co author Lesley Abdela say 300,000 copies of their Booklet have been distributed to travel agencies and airlines Selling Fly drive vacations in the United  in the .a. Is not like a Hollywood film the american Driver is Law abiding and used to driving Long distances writes British publisher John Driscoll in the preface. To get his readers into the spirit of things american he signs off have a Nice