Originally Posted by
lutorm
As for the question of the background check, I can't but think that it seems misguided to worry about sexual abuse of children while they are being flown around in an experimental aircraft of unknown condition by a pilot of unknown proficiency. Statistically, flying in general aviation airplanes is up there with riding motorcycles in terms of risk, and if I was a parent sending my child off on a flight with some guy I don't know at the local EAA club, i would worry a whole lot more about whether the guy is a safe pilot that maintains his airplane properly than about the child being touched inappropriately during the flight. Yet I'm not aware of any concerns about this aspect of the YE program.