It's always struck me as being very strange, but in the UK the norm seems to be that instructors are only paid for flight time; it's wrong, but so are lots of things in life.
When I rule the world (which unfortunately is unlikely to happen):
- aircraft charge rates will be the same, whether dual or solo,
- FI charge rates will be shown separately on the invoice and will be for flight instruction and ground instruction, whether for the essential pre/post flight briefs, or the long briefs
- the FI charge will vary depending on the level being taught
- the FI will receive a fixed percentage of the charge rate and this percentage will be published
This seems to be a simple structure which has the advantage of showing the customer what superb value-for-money they are getting (in most cases
) yet
AFAIK there is nobody operating this way. Perhaps it's because there's a catch.
The most enjoyable places to instruct are those where there's a good "club" atmosphere and it's going to be difficult to maintain this if people feel there's a meter running. Skilfull management needed.
HFD