Its true to say that the need for hours building will always exist in an enviroment where fATPL supply exceeds demand so this proposal will not affect that problem at all.
What happens is that Johnny gets his fATPL sends off his CV can't get a job and needs to build hours .. so then becomes an FI .. that won't change.. all that will happen is that there will be more instructors cos it will be cheaper and quicker that the existing route...so the average wage will reduce.. supply/demand
It will attract many hobby weekend pilots back to the profession..
Also BigEndBob makes a good point about the retirement of many HMG types.. I was trained by ex RAF pilots with load of different types in their log book and excellent instructors they were too.
Sad to say this proposal will not address that issue.....
Professional people need a professional wage thats the real issue
- you Helicopter types are loaded anyway!
