We had only a less powerful tow plane (a 150hp Cessna 150) today, so no water was allowed.
After the release, I quickly caught a 7 kts thermal, and went up to the 14,000 ft cloud base. After hanging around near airport and watched scenery, I headed south west following clouds. Clouds ran out after I passed Ceder City aiport, so I headed back to Parowan, hanged a while again, then headed west following the clouds again. The air was extremely calm there, and I flew 7 or 8 miles without losing much altitude.
A new place seem to trigger new stupid mistakes. Firstly, I released too low on my first tow (1,500 ft AGL), and had to relight. And when I landed, I should have landed in the opposite direction (rwy 22) than I took off (rwy 4) because the wind was from the south and the runway is sloping down towards the north. Secondly, when I landed the second time, I missed the first taxi way.
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