-Promised a good friend over Beer and Chicken wings
-Has not used his CFI in the last 20 years
-Post nick name of "Sky God"
Come On! Do your friend a favor, find him a good flight school and send him there. If you fly for a living how, how often will you fly, how will you provide the ground school, how will you provide the proper supervision. And lastly, few flight schools provide airplane to free lance instructors. It hurts there employed CFIs and the bottom line.
If you really want to help your friend, become his mentor and be there to provide support and motivation!
In 1983 we charged $28/hour for a 1981 C-152 and $38/hour for a 1978 C-172. We charged $16/hour for the instructor. Even back then, We had customers complaining the prices are too high. Now are prices are $50/hr for the C-152, $70/hr for the old C-172 and $99 for the new one. CFI for $35/hr.