Jeff Curtis <<jafcmx5>>
writes:

I had a blast at the Green Swamp Sport Klassic! My goals were to
have fun, learn the mechanics of how a comp works and compare my skills against
fellow Sport pilots to understand my strengths and weaknesses. I did all those
things and so much more.

I discovered I climb well, especially in weak conditions. I need to work on
gliding better. I had a personal best cross country distance and cross country
duration. I made goal three times and won the day once!

Flying a task was a lot of fun It was great to be in the air and see other
gliders out on course. Flying every day and getting constructive feedback really
sped up the learning process.

Since weather forecasting, task planning, and retrieve were all worked out the
logistical stresses were removed and we could focus on the flying.

I highly recommend this event to pilots wanting to improve their cross country
skills and pilots wanting to give competition a try. I'll certainly be back
again!