Captairprox,
thanks for the response, but maybe I wasn't clear in my posts earlier. I have a class 1 medical and am currently chasing my CPL with a view to then becoming an instructor. The likleyhood is that I will be financially restricted to working part time, but hey the majority of instructors supporting the flying clubs are part time.
I was merely commenting that I held a certain amount of sympathy, not shared by everyone, towards those who could not get a class 1 and therefore are restricted as to recieving remuneration.
I know the working for nothing thing is contentious, but not everyone has complete freedom with their choices, and the limitations they face should be respected rather than regarded with derision. In fairness, the increase in the numbers and the technological advances in microlights or ultralight aircraft means that more general aviation is likely to develop in this area, requiring more instructors, who could get paid on a ppl.
IMHO
Obs cop