The best flyer in Equestria, my dear fellow. She taught me how to hover and... well, Ms. Star was more the one who told me to mind the trees. Really, make sure you avoid them like the plague. They're awfully sticky. I've spent more than one night in the blasted things after they snagged hold.

[After he'd flown into them. But the salient point is the blighters wouldn't let go if you gave them a run-in.]