And as for pba target's idea that aeros "can be fantastic for building confidence in sometimes quite timid teenagers who are out of their comfort zones", inflicting aeros on beginners, in my experience, puts most of them off for life.
I have accompanied approx five hundred plus cadets on AEF over the last eight years to various AEFs including those at Cosford,Leuchars,Colern,Woodvale and Church Fenton and every one of those cadets have returned for more ,none have been "put off for life" by aeros and the silly grins on their faces on landing tell the real story.
The pilots at the AEFs are some of the most professional and experianced people I have ever met and none of them need to show off as most have been there and bought the t-shirt,you would not believe the former ranks and background of some of them .I would trust any of them with my life and have done,even more I have trusted them with both my sons lives and would not hesitate in doing so again.