Lee Silver <<lee.silver.lee>>
writes:

I have been hang gliding for quite some time, but with our short
Canadian season, family obligations, work, and weather, I haven't had the chance
to fly cross country as much as I would like. I've had some great flights in my
life but nothing comes close to the ones I had at the Green Swamp. We had six
out of seven days of flying and each flight was approximately 3 hours long,
sometimes longer. I, and a large percentage of pilots, smashed personal bests
all week.

The Green Swamp is the perfect cross country course. Flying every day allowed us
to learn from one day, and correct our mistakes the next. We swapped mentors
every couple of days which let us focus on different skills. Some mentors
focused more on thermaling techniques, others focused on the bigger picture like
planning ahead.

Aside from flying, I met some amazing people and enjoyed the off-time just as
much. Thanks to Davis and all the mentors, tug pilots, volunteers, and Quest for
making it happen.