Originally Posted by
Edgington
PPL Instructing/Examining is not a way to make a living in the UK, it's still considered you are instructing for hour building or giving back to aviation after a career with the airlines. Plenty of places are still paying £25 p/h flying time, but expect you to work for 2 hours and then some. A Plumber, Joiner or Dustbin man makes more than that.
While I agree a plumber would make more, I disagree that an examiner is hour building on the basis that by the time someone starts to examine they do not need hours in their log book. Yes, new instructors are paid at a lower level as in any profession but experienced and qualified instructors are generally paid appropriately, at least at all the organisations I interact with they are.
That does mean that I accept when I receive training I know it is going to be expensive.