Primary Gliders?
Oh hell, why not re introduce primary gliders and let the young folks self launch themselves from the playing field with a length of bungee. Lord of The Flies style organisation, the strongest brutes launching the weedy ones into the air.
The survivors could then be wire launched behind a Rover Capri from a suitable length of Tarmac.
Character building, worked for the German Air Force, all their finest and brightest flew from the WasserKupper (Water Hill)....