On May 15, 9:48*pm, Matt wrote:
I would be interested to know how many new student glider pilots there
are each year, and how many of those go on to get their private
license, and how many of those remain "active"

Matt

That would be even more difficult as the FAA doesn't track by student
rating in progress, that is, they don't differentiate between a glider
and a power student. Still need to draw some correlations on the
lapsed/former. Of those responding 53% soloed, 31% completed the A,B,
or C badge, 33% completed a private glider rating, 12% a commercial
rating, 12% a bronze badge, and 9% a silver badge. 29% reported
achieving none of the stated achievements, which included other items
up to national records and national team.

Frank