About a month ago I sent a "Primary Flight Syllabus" to Hitech that I thought would help the neophyte learn the essentials of AHII.
I also suggested, similarly to Bogie603rd, that instead of a blanket 2 week free open trial, that Hitech change the policy to getting the first 5 days free in the TA, then 10 days free in any arena.
I also suggested that if the new flyer gets a "checkout" ride with an AH trainer, using the Primary Flight Syllabus, and passes the checkout ride, then the new flyer could get the remaining free days in any arena.
There's a tight rope of not wanting to discourage new users, and strongly encouraging them to make use of online info, TA, and AH trainers.
But I agree that a lot of new users who don't know how to take off, much less do anything else, are showing up in the MA.
Best Regards,
Cement