Question of the Week: What Will Spark Interest Among Tomorrow's Pilots-to-Be?

Question of the Week: What Will Spark Interest Among Tomorrow’s Pilots-to-Be?

Editorial Staff

Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A previous poll revealed mixed reader opinions on NASA's $250,000 prize for the Personal Air Vehicle Challenge, with 41% deeming it excessive due to a lack of innovation and 33% hoping it would inspire better future entries.
This week's question asks readers to identify the most promising initiative for attracting a new generation of pilots, addressing the ongoing efforts to recruit young people into aviation amidst declining pilot numbers.

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PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Last week, we asked AVweb readers what they thought of thequarter-million-dollar prize NASA put up in its recent Personal AirVehicle Challenge.

41% of the readers who took time to answer our poll thought theamount was a bit excessive, given that none of the contestants really pushedthe limits of innovation, but another 33% thought the prize may spurbigger (and better) entries next year.

For a full breakdown of options and reader responses, click here.
(You may be asked to register and answer, if you haven’t alreadyparticipated in this poll.)

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

With more and more pilots hanging up their aviatorgoggles, there are plenty of efforts underway to attract a newgeneration of people to flying. These days, it seems like everyone’s petinitiative doubles as a recruitment tool for young pilots – but whichholds the most promise for getting more young people into aviation?

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