1. The right to give remunerated flight instruction should be a Rating, not a Licence privilege.
2. Instructors should only instruct to the level of the Licence and Rating they hold themselves.
3. Theoretical knowledge should be 'adequate for the level of instruction given' rather than 'commercial level'.
4. There must be NO reduction of current instructional skill standards.
This would facilitate part-time PPL instruction given by experienced PPL holders who have neither the time nor inclination to become airline pilots. But it would offer an alternative to the current system rather than replace it. The instructional population would then consist of a mix of part-timers with second careers, plus youngsters on the traditional system.
However, there would be nothing to stop an aspirant airline pilot obtaining a PPL/FI Rating before embarking upon 'hours building', he/she would be faced with much lower initial capital outlay than under the current system and might also be able to save towards the cost of CPL/IR training as under the 'self-improver' scheme. A few years' PPL instruction might also improve the pilot's own flying standards and theoretical knowledge before CPL/IR training.