"Jay Honeck" wrote in news:1163767124.193662.166360
@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com:

I recently re-subscribed to "Plane & Pilot", and in this month's
edition they repeatedly refer to the "strong upswing in student starts"
that has fueled increased sales of (for example) the Diamond DA-40.

This is the first I've heard of this increase in pilot training, and I
hope it's the start of a trend. Anyone got a source for student stats?

It might come from AOPA. AOPA's been pushing their "Project Pilot" program
for about 6 months or so now. Certainly they are going to express the
feelings that the project is working, even if it may not be...