This is just something I was pondering on the drive back from London this evening...
Why are there (apparently) very few or no freelance flying instructors? I'm thinking along the lines of freelance driving instructors - they would own their own plane, manage their own finances and 'cut out the middle man' (the flying school) thus making a more reasonable living from instruction.
It would surely benefit the student too as quality of the instructor's teaching is his livelihood - if he doesn't get referrals he's going to be eating a lot of beans on toast. Therefore he's going to pull out all the stops to keep his clients happy rather than sitting in the right hand seat disgruntled and bored, wishing he was flying a 737.
Is there a legislatory reason why this isn't possible? Are airfields not willing to let freelance instructors practice there? Are there indeed actually many freelance instructors that I've just not heard about?
Apologies if I'm talking from my behind, I am just a lowly PPL student after all
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