I wonder why schools dont put together groups.
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from one of the countless previous threads on this subject
The best way to train pilots and to mentor them afterwards so they turn into people who can actually do something with that piece of paper, would be to assemble syndicates around the training planes, and when a syndicate has reached the required # (say 5 or 10 shareholders) the school flogs the plane to the syndicate, and buys a new plane. So, for every 5-10 pilots you trained
that choose to hang around afterwards, you get a new plane.
One of the challenges of the above is to market the product at people with a bit of money, whereas the majority of current student intake is relatively skint. This is what Cirrus do in the USA, obviously successfully, but this strategy is slagged as "elitist" in the UK.
The other challenge is the required sea change in management attitudes, to allow experienced PPLs to hang around afterwards, so they can buy the syndicate shares, mentor pilots, etc.
Unfortunately, this whole strategy would assume decent planes, not the usual junk used on the training scene, and this has been slightly screwed by the problems at Diamond. But in say 1-2 years' time, or perhaps today with the DA40-180, you could do it.