Poll -- Young Eagles Background Security Checks

[Jim Heffelfinger]

Only 84 votes , 3236 views.[look at the numbers for the main thread] Tells me that a tiny number of members are doing all the viewing and sharing.

[Mayhemxpc]

I was out of town for a week and a half -- wow. Still trying to catch up on this thread. As soon as I got to your post on the other thread of 27 January, I pooped right over to here. Maybe others don't know about it because it got drowned out by the background noise.

But yes, if you look at the recurring names on the thread -- like most threads in the forum -- it is a relatively small number of contributors.

Agree that there must be a better, simpler solution. But I have a sign I have at my desk, "No solutions without first identifying the problem." Therefore, until I understand what the real problem is, I will not propose a solution (other than saying that the current proposal seems unacceptable.)

[Mark van Wyk]

EAA Management: how close to the actual numbers is this poll? According Jack Pelton, about 30 percent EAA volunteers have complied with the new rules. This poll shows 20 percent have/will comply, about 50 percent will comply only if the program is drastically changed, and 30 percent will never comply with any Youth Protection/background check program. Of course, the poll is not scientific and possibly skewed.
Can you give us numbers/percentages of how many have completed the check and training?

[Jkan]

EAA Management: how close to the actual numbers is this poll? According Jack Pelton, about 30 percent EAA volunteers have complied with the new rules. This poll shows 20 percent have/will comply, about 50 percent will comply only if the program is drastically changed, and 30 percent will never comply with any Youth Protection/background check program. Of course, the poll is not scientific and possibly skewed.
Can you give us numbers/percentages of how many have completed the check and training?

I, also, would probably be to embarrassed to respond.

[Glory Aulik]

February 11th we reported nearly 3,000 people have completed the training: https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-...tection-policy

Thanks!
Glory

[ssmdive]

February 11th we reported nearly 3,000 people have completed the training: https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-...tection-policy

Thanks!
Glory

How many flew/worked YE last year?

[Bret Steffen]

As of 3-9-16 we had 3922 people take the training and background check. 2360 of those flew as YE pilots in the past two years, so are more than likely current pilots. 1562 people are probably a mix of YE coordinators, ground volunteers, AirVenture volunteers, and potentially pilots who are either new or have not flown in the past two years.

We have averaged around 5000 pilots in the program each year -- gaining and losing about 1000 each year with the total staying around that 5000 mark. So 2360 is nearing half of the typical pilot population for a typical year.

Rick Larsen (VP of member programs and communities) and I will be hosting a webinar on youth protection on Monday, March 14.