FAA-sponsored safety seminars are used to provide safety training to pilots.
The effectiveness of the program has been debated, as voluntary attendance is often
low (estimated at 40% in 2002 compared to 45% during 1998, the last time attendance
was surveyed). Previous evaluations of the pilot population have been designed
primarily to provide a "snap shot" for comparison purposes. The objectives of the
present survey were to identify reasons why some pilots don't attend seminars, assess
the perceived effectiveness of the program, determine whether pilots believe the
program has had an impact on accident prevention, and to identify alternative
dissemination techniques and topics for future seminars that are of particular
interest to the pilots.
