Mitchell Shipley <<elektratow>> writes on Facebook:

My apologies up front for the long FB post, but it’s my page and
these words are important for me to share with my friends, as my relationship
with Quest Air has changed over the last several months.

I owe Quest a lot. It was my paradise. Every time I greeted a customer at Quest,
I always said “Welcome to paradise!” and meant it. Quest is where many aspects
of my recent life came into being. The many shenanigans with my three sons at
Quest are some of my most precious memories. Epic flights with buddies. Cutting
my teeth as a tow pilot, tandem pilot and flight instructor. Honing my skills
for competition. Designing, building, testing and refining the Elektra Tow
system. This is what happens if you were lucky enough to hang around for a while
“Where the Champions Fly.”

My experience is not unique. Robert "Bo" Hagewood, Paris Williams, Dustin Martin
– all previous Quest guys and then hang gliding champions. Most recently David
Prentice and Jon Thompson aerotowed a paraglider in a controlled ascent to over
2000 feet. The recognition I received last year in hang gliding (being part of
the silver medal US team that stood on the podium at the World Championships in
Forbes Australia and getting USHPA’s 2013 Instructor of the Year award) was in
no small part due to the support and experiences I have enjoyed at Quest Air.

With all that being true, it made me sad to see the new Quest Air web site with
no mention of me or ET. I am no longer on the Quest staff and aerotowing has
replaced ET-ing for landing clinics done at Quest. These were not changes I
wanted, but these things are management’s decisions to make, not mine. I wish
the best to the new staff. I still plan to fly at Quest when I’m “home” in
Florida. I am also still available for all levels of hang gliding instruction
(and I’ll use ET where appropriate), but it will likely be done increasingly at
sites other than Quest. I am looking forward to filling up my dance card for
2014 with travels to cool flying sites and am passport ready. PM me if you or
your club is interested in setting something up.

http://questairhanggliding.com/staff.html