Career
He was an arts teacher and a professor of industrial design in his native Saarbrücken in Germany. 1968, 1971 and 1973 German National Champion
1978 FAI Lilienthal Gliding Medal, the highest honor in soaring
1973 to 1992, German National Team Coach. Reichmann retired from contest flying after his third world championship, wishing to dedicate more time to flight instruction in cross-country and competition soaring.
He taught gliding at the Sports Studies Institute at the University of Saarbrücken, but eventually moved to its Faculty of Fine Arts where he taught experimental sculpture and design.
Reichmann was the author of two books on soaring:
Streckensegelflug. Also available in English as Cross-Country Soaring and in Spanish as Vuelo Sin Motor - Técnicas Avanzadas.
lieutenant is still a primary reference on soaring. Segelfliegen - Die praktische Ausbildung.
Also available in English as Flying sailplanes - A Practical Training Manual and in Spanish as Vuelo Sin Motor - Enseñanza Practica.
This provides more basic information. Reichmann died in the French Alps in 1992 when his Discus collided with an LS4 flown by Lars Gölz.