Jiri Pittner's Flying Page

I have always liked the views from an airplane even as a passenger, and had a platonic passion for aviation since childhood. And after my 50's birthday I decided it's the highest time to shift from the dreams to some real action, so I enrolled as a student at the FlyForFun flight school and finally obtained the Czech ULL(A) pilot license for light sport aircrafts. Although my license is not valid in the USA, I did some 'discovery flights' there with local instructors

After my first solo flight at LKSZ, a memorable event for each pilot.

At the Vaclav Havel international airport in Prague (LKPR,PRG) during the covid-19 pandemy - the controller at RUZYNE TOWER offered us clearance for a low pass over RWY12, thanks!
No holding patterns, no altitude and speed restrictions, no other traffic, grounded planes parking on taxiways... Under normal circumstances it's the busiest airport in our country, hopefully the regular operation will resume soon.
Short videos here and here.

And the most famous czech castle Karlstejn is just a few minutes flight from Ruzyne airport.

A few photos from a crosscountry trip to Krkonose mountains - Spindleruv mlyn

Pec pod Snezkou

The highest czech mountain Snezka

Konopiste chateau

Zbiroh chateau

Zebrak and Tocnik castles (ruins)

Padrtske rybniky - former military area in Brdy hills

Praha hill (in Brdy) with the meteoradar, the spruce forest after an emmergency logging due to bark beetle damage (2021)

Weather radar at the Praha hill

Radyne castle ruins

Zinkovy chateau

Svihov castle

Rabi castle ruins

Prasilske lake, Sumava

Polednik hill with lookout tower (former military radio surveilance facility)

Pancir hill

Nyrsko artificial lake

Nyrsko city

Laka lake, Sumava

Kvilda

Klatovy

Kasperk castle

Certovo lake and Spicak ski slopes

Cerne lake, Sumava

Flying Evektor EV97 Eurostar after takeoff at LKLN, with the Tomair flight school owner in the instructor seat

Cerchov hill with lookout tower

Domazlice

Kozel chateau

Marianske lazne

Trhanov and Chodov

Velky zvon lookout tower

Hazmburk castle ruin

Terezin

Milesovka hill

Komari Hurka hill

Decin

Decin Chateau

Pravcicka brana rock formation, before the large forest fire in 2022

Pravcicka brana rock formation, after the large forest fire in 2022

Pravcicka brana rock formation, in 2023

Hrensko natural preservation area after the forest fire

Bedrichov artificial lake

Josefuv dul artificial lake

Jested hill with TV tower

Bezdez castle

Machovo lake with beach and marina

Sazava joins Vltava at Davle

Weir on Sazava at Kamenny Ujezdec

Kamenny Privoz

Pikovice and Petrov

Rataje

Slapy hydroelectric powerplant

Cesky Sternberk

Railroad bridge at Zampach

Bezdrev pond

Dolni Vltavice

Frymburk

Hluboka chateau

Hochstein

Kamyk

Cesky Krumlov

Lipno resort

Lipno marina

Lipno hydropower plant

Lipno artificial lake

Loucovice

Makova hora

Misov

Modrava

Orlik

Orlik dam

Orlik castle

Ostry hill

Plesne lake

Polednik and Prasilske lake

Temelin nuclear power plant

Tesliny

Tyn nad Vltavou

Vetrni

Vltava below Orlik

Vyssi brod

Vyssi brod monastery

Zvikov castle

Grosser Arber

Babylon recreational area

Dily

Hoher Bogen

Klenci pod Cerchovem, Dily, Postrekov

Primda castle ruin

Trhanov and Chodov

Airport Plzen Line from the right downwind of rwy 24

Former miltary airport Hradcany at Ralsko

Evening flight to the west

Arrived at the towered regional airport Karlovy Vary

At the apron of Karlovy Vary

Sluice at the Elbe river next to Velky Osek

Hradec Kralove airport (LKHK)

Kuks chateau

Artificial lake Rozkos and Ceska skalice

Nove mesto nad Metuji

Orlicke mountains

Serlich hill with Masarykova chata

Serlich hill

Velka destna hill with a lookout tower

Ski centrum Ricky

Kunstat Chapel

Orlice river

Suchy vrch lookout tower

Monastery Kopecek near Kraliky

SkyBridge at Slamnik

Slamnik ski area

Slamnik hill with the SkyBridge

Slamnik SkyWalk

Kralicky Sneznik mountain

Kralicky Sneznik lookout tower

Dalimilova lookout tower in Jeseniky

Branna with the Kolstejn chateau

Serak hill with a ski lift

Serak hill summit

Svycarna below Praded

Praded mountain

Praded tower

Dlouhe strane hydropower accumulator

Dlouhe strane bottom

Dlouhe strane top

Bridlicna municipality

Valsov flooded quarry

Zehun pond

Slezska Harta Dam

Slezska Harta Airstrip

Slezska Harta Dam

Opava

Zabreh airport (LKZA) and Nezmar lake

D1 highway and ponds near Bohumin

Kaliscovo lake next to Bohumin

Odra and Vrbice lake next to Bohumin

Ponds next to Zablati at Bohumin

Detmarovice power station

Kozinec pond

Waste lagoon at the former CSA mine

Terlicko Dam

Cesky Tesin

Trinec

Approaching Beskydy

Ski lift and bobsleight track at Velka Cantoryje

Velka Cantoryje lookout tower

Velka Cantoryje tourist hostel

Severka ski area south of Jablunkov

Moravka Dam

Sance Dam on the Ostravice river

Lysa hora

Lysa hora TV tower

Radhost

Pustevny ski area

Velky Javornik

Karolinka Dam

Vsetin

Svaty Hostyn

Prerov

Prerov airport

Troubky lake

Tovacov with lakes and sand quarry

Tovacov lakes and sand quarry

Tovacov

Prostejov and its airfield

Plumlov Dam and Chateau

Plumlov Dam

Weather radar Skalky

Boskovice Dam

Letovice Dam

Svitavice

Letovice Dam

Vir Dam at Svratka river

Sykovec and Medlovsky ponds

Velke Darko lake

Havlickuv Brod airfield

Kejzlice private airstrip and baloon launch

Lipnice nad Sazavou castle

Zelivka next to D1 highway

Zelivka dam

Konopiste chateau

Rotunda at the Rip hill

Kokorin castle

Flaje Dam

Zelena hora at Cheb TV tower

Stribro

Skalka Dam

Plana

Medard lake

Marianske lazne

Kynsperk

Kladruby monastery

Jesenice Dam at Cheb

Horka Dam

Frantiskovy lazne

Dylen TV tower at Cheb

Cheb airport and jesenice dam

Flying is fun ...

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