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Old November 8th 16, 11:46 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default FAI, soaring and Olympic Games

On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 7:50:07 AM UTC-6, Sean wrote:
I would think that clubs and the SSA would subsidize this to reach critical mass per a strategic plan.

College kids are perfect. High school programs also make sense.


Have you seen what AOPA is up to?

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/...htens-hundreds

But I ask yet a third time, how are you going to sell Soaring so that it sticks? Read:

"Bremerton, Washington’s Linda Hupka, a career director for that school system, said she was excited to learn more about the science and math angles of a high school aviation program, but she wanted to make sure her kids “would have a clear path to pursue it” after they graduated. “It’s not just about pilots. We are letting the kids know that there are multiple areas that need to be filled in the future, like mechanics and engineers."

Is anybody else on this list following this?