Without FI's the industry dies, it's already in a parlous state with falling student take ups and an atrocious record of keeping people on board once qualified.
SAS
Ok, to be provocative, why is it a job for which you should get paid well or at all?
If a pilot does a FI course and wishes to teach for nothing is his teaching by definition any better or worse than yours?
If he has invested his own capital in a "nice" aircraft which he is willing to use for training, is the student getting a better deal than going to some crumby school?
Which of these students is more likely to stay on board once qualified?
In a capitalist economy you dont get paid by right for anything - you either get paid because the legislation protects your profession from every other Tom Dick and Harry who thinks they can set themselves up in the same business or because no one else is prepared to do the job, or you do it better than most.
There are lots of Tom, Dick and Harrys who at least think they can teach people to fly, and their are lots willing to do it for nothing because they think they will enjoy it, so the only thing that keeps the business going is the regulatory framework which protects even those who do it badly but have the right bits of paper.
If the regulatory framework changes so will the industry - dramatically - for the better - well who knows!
