I have a lot of problems with the training system today.
My PPL instructor did it for free (shock horror!!!). I paid the school and the school paid DCA for his services (as a 2nd div Public Servant this was required). I don't know what his instructional experience was although I recently read a book about the RAAF in Russia which referred to him having previous instructional experience 30 yrs before. Pretty demanding eg IF was triple check DG backtracking, line up hood down, flog around then verbal GCA stop and hood up, this is for RPPL.
No point in airlines as there was an age limit in those days
CPL theory I did on a bet that I could do them all first up (before I knew Neros and that was in another context). Not difficult then if you had a degree in hard science, now the problem appears to be, can you understand the question?
CPL trivial after PPL but with a different school (I couldn't say no to their offer to use my C150).
Sooo after a 20yr gap how impressed was I with instructors at Melbourne schools, how impressed was my younger wife.
We went with a UL school with a ex RAAF CFI instructor.