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Very simply, I love teaching hang gliding because I love watching
someone’s life change right in front of me. We have all sorts of students; there
are those who are confident it will be easy, those who’re just along for the
ride, those who are scared, and those who truly believe that they simply can’t
do it. That last type of student is my favorite.

I have the distinct pleasure of showing that person that they CAN, and I get to
observe that paradigm shift first-hand. I remember several students specifically
– a father and his severely autistic son. A young man with cerebral palsy that
resulted in him being a paraplegic. An 82-year-old grandmother. A woman out to
conquer her fear of flight on her 50th birthday. All of these students came to
the dunes with the expectation of total failure, and all left the dunes having
flown a hang glider with great success. There is a distinct moment when the
student realizes that what they considered an “I can’t” becomes an “I did” and
that moment is what I live for. I’ve had students cry tears of happiness,
embrace me and express their heartfelt gratitude, and more often than not scream
and laugh while they bask in the light of their success.

Being a part of that raw, genuine transformation of others has, in turn,
transformed me and helped me to believe in my own power to change and succeed.
In short, changing lives is life-changing and I’d rather be nowhere else than
here, proving to people that when they think they can’t, they can.

Experience your own hang gliding transformation at
Kitty Hawk Kites Flight School.