I totally agree with Flying Lawyer I for one would have paid more for being taught by a FI with more experience ( hope my FI isnt reading this ) my rate for instruction is £100.00 an hour or £450 for a daily rate which I think is reasonable. I asked a student I was teaching recently what he charged out in his profesion as a daily rate and he replied £650.00, its all down to your experience and reputation I suppose.
There are so many instructors out there that havn't been past the confines of the airport that they teach from, if you wanted more experience for flying a Hughes 300 / Enstrom then who better to fly with than Dennisk or a simular experienced instructor like Mike Smith they are definately worth more per hour !!