gotta agree G...lots of potential out there..
i get the impression we miss out due to .."not getting a potential student, beyond the airfield fence".
..get them in an aircraft...and the addiction is started..
as pilots we need to encourage a 'non-pilot' into the air...ask yourself...did i fly to a flyin/meet with an empty seat beside me??....
if u did...it's time to change.
RAA are /would be on the cusp of an explosion in flying training...if....they got serious about it.