... planing the day was never this difficult during this trip... the original plan was to head towards Germany via Vrchlabi. The forecast showed very good weather in northern part of CZ... but 15-20knots head wind speed. I was not sure if 300km against this wind would be possible.
OLC-Flight-Route

... an alternative airport which was closer was required..... I was in Mikulovice (100km south-east of Vrchlabi) a few years ago for wave flying... so I called Vlasta and asked her if towing tomorrow would be possible.... she said no problem...

... furthermore I decided to skip the jump over the first ridge into the Dubnica valley by taking a longer aerotow (31km)... during my flights I always had to pass Hranice valley (Ostrava TMA IV) with the help of the engine, so the longest leg would start after Hranice.

...good clouds and 1.5-3m/s climbs when passing CZ/SK boarder...

... as expected at Hranice Valley... only a few clouds which did not provide lift... picture was made just after starting the engine...

... after 8 minutes the engine was switched of and a feasible lift could be found... destination for today was still Mikulovice... wind is as can be seen 35km/h from Vrchlabi direction

... after about 40km very nice cloud streets provided an easy ride against the wind

...pumped storage plant near Jeseniki... circling was not often necessary and Vrchlabi became the final destination...

... great fun.... very easy flying... OLC statistics gives a gliding ratio of 40 over 192 km with 30-35km/h head wind...
... arriving at Snezka...

The hangar was already full, so today "4W" stays outside... I got a room in the flight school, but the restaurant is closed today... so dinner was provided by the gas station...