2008 SRA Poll participation

[Frank[_1_]]

Hi,

I'm trying to find the number of 2008 SRA Poll invitations sent out,
as a proxy for the number of 'active' competition pilots in the U.S.
last year.

Can anyone help me out here?

TIA,

Frank (TA)

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On Dec 30, 1:50*pm, Frank > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to find the number of 2008 SRA Poll invitations sent out,
> as a proxy for the number of 'active' competition pilots in the U.S.
> last year.
>
> Can anyone help me out here?
>
> TIA,
>
> Frank (TA)

Why wouldn't you use the 2007 pilot seeding list? You can also
download the list over multiple years to get a three year moving
average or sort each list by year if you want an instantaneous number
- though I think you might get some unwanted noise looking year-by-
year. The seeding list eliminates duplicate contest entries for each
pilot too. T - the total number of pilots for the 2008 list (based on
2005-7 results) was 594 - pretty much flat over the past few years.

The 2008 list should be out in the spring if you need an update. I
thought the SRA poll used the prior year seeding list anyway.

9B

[Frank[_1_]]

On Dec 30 2008, 11:22*pm, wrote:
> On Dec 30, 1:50*pm, Frank > wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm trying to find the number of 2008 SRA Poll invitations sent out,
> > as a proxy for the number of 'active' competition pilots in the U.S.
> > last year.
>
> > Can anyone help me out here?
>
> > TIA,
>
> > Frank (TA)
>
> Why wouldn't you use the 2007 pilot seeding list? You can also
> download the list over multiple years to get a three year moving
> average or sort each list by year if you want an instantaneous number
> - though I think you might get some unwanted noise looking year-by-
> year. The seeding list eliminates duplicate contest entries for each
> pilot too. T - the total number of pilots for the 2008 list (based on
> 2005-7 results) was 594 - pretty much flat over the past few years.
>
> The 2008 list should be out in the spring if you need an update. I
> thought the SRA poll used the prior year seeding list anyway.
>
> 9B

Hey, thanks! I forgot abou the seeding list, but thats just what I
wanted. I was just interested in ballpark figures anyway, so 600
sounds about right

Regards,

TA