Tried asking before. Boss had me on every angle sadly.
Why not pay instructors a salary? A: because they'll find any excuse not to fly and every excuse to still get paid.
And the self employed free lance instructors? A: because thay are self employed contractors, they get paid for what services they perform not for the pleasure of their company. Which is better? Get £45/hour for 50-70 hours a month or £100/hour and get no flying?
Made sense and is basic economics. Students dont want to pay much when learning but want saleries to go through roof once they go on line as instructors themselves. How much would you FI rating cost if you had to pay an extra £40/50 hour along they way?
Flight schools dont seem to have the same financial clout behind them as Charter companies. And the best explaination was that Instruction is regarded as a vocation (which means you'd better not be motivated by money when choosing as a career or career starting point)
Helped me appreciate that I was only there for a short time to get my experience up and by being cheap, hopefully I could get more quicker and therefore move on faster. It seems to have worked in the past and most people who complain as a young instructor are normally 1st ones gone at prospect of better job. High time instructors are rare at the best of times and I dont think they do it solely for the money
Just my humble 2c. I apologise if it rubs up anyone the wrong way. NB