Night Rider,
I guess it's up to the CAA and AOPA as to what they come up with..
.. immoral, what the CAA's rule making, never!
I know what you mean and I think it is essential that all students get the necessary standard of well trained/qualified/motivated instructors (for many reasons) but at the end of the day the FI course is what teaches you to become a FI, not the CPL course.
The last thread on this ever so thorny issue went on for well over 100 posts in the wanabee forum, so pls everyone lets not raise the topic again (pretty please).
I'm pretty pi^&$ off with the current situation myself, I'm halfway though ATPL groundschool with the prospect of spending £££ on training and with the prospect of the rules being changed just as I qualify... hence I've put all my training on hold whilst I sit back and wait for the powers to be to decide what is the 'best' route for NPPL FI's.
All the best
UKPPL.