Well said!
I've had anecdotal evidence from another school of would-be instructors turning up and saying that they were 'scared of teaching landings', would you believe!
With the downturn in PPL training, some FTOs seem to have been rather keener to turn out FI(R)s for commercial reasons than for the good of the industry. But others have upheld their high standards - the result being that the low-hour wannabe seeking only a method to fuel his hours-building aspirations goes to the 'easy touch' school which isn't so fussy about quality, perhaps.
Personally I think that the selection of prospective FIs should be more thorough and that their FI Skill Tests should be conducted by an independent FIE nominated for the task by the CAA. Rather than at a Bill & Ben FTO where Bill teaches one FI applicant, Ben teaches another and they swap over for the Skill Tests?
There aren't many FI jobs right now, hence industry is being more selective. So perhaps the law of the jungle rather than sound selection techniques will weed out the weaker FI(R)s who come knocking on the door?