As an apprentice, he worked at a furniture factory before commencing work at the Weltensegler aircraft factory in Baden-Baden in 1923.
No soaring was witnessed on competition flights, with the exception of the short tragic flight of Leusch in the Weltensegler.
The Weltensegler was a tailless glider designed by Friedrich Wenk for the 1921 Rhön gliding competition held at the Wasserkuppe, from 8 August to 25 August 1921..