As a side note it really gets my goat that instructors aren't paid more, after all what industry other than ours has the new guys teaching the newest. That in my humble opinion is why we see such a degradation in training standards. Example for you did an assessment ( I am an examiner )on some guys wanting a PPLH skills test.. They had never done EOL's to the ground in fact hadnt even done an auto with the engine set at idle ( instructor didnt think it was a good idea ) hadnt done stuck pedal landings, never turned the aircraft to look behind before transitioning away. Didnt know what a power check was before doing a recce of a confined area. I could go on