But I think it would be hard to find any youngster who has not been up in some kind of aeroplane these days. If it is the experience of taking to the air on your own (which can be life changing in many ways) then the ATC will indeed need a lot of gliders - which is where I came in.
Not hard to find at all. There are plenty of parents struggling to make ends meet, for whom an overseas holiday or a joyride in this country are way beyond the family budget. We had two female Air Cadets visit our RAFGSA club last month who had never been in any sort of aircraft. The weather was rubbish, but a brief clear patch got them an aerotow each, which they loved.