Titter...titter...titter. Long may there be employers out there who exist to serve YOUR interests! You want the market forces to get the punters best value whilst simultaneously requiring market forces to be not a factor when employing transient hour builders -Mmmm.......

The situation is like it is for a reason - over-regulation makes cofa light aircraft ops horribly top heavy to operate leaving no dosh to slosh. Some light aircraft are burning £40-50 an hour in (75% taxed) fuel. On the quiet there is a bit of money being earned at the light end for now! If the schools were all rich i would say action was needed - but they are just not - so there!