T, V + Receptionist +CFI +Canteen +2 engineers +1 Groundsman + 5 instructors = 13 staff by my reckoning. Say it goes down to 7 in the winter and the year = 10 jobs.
Speaking as one of the many many instructors who went through Welshpool and went from <hrs to 1,000hrs in a single season I regret the passing Welshpool Flying School.
As for a pittance I earned £10 a day retainer + £10 per Hobbs flying hour in 1999. I averaged 90hrs a month so that makes a more than pittance and more than I could have earned at other schools with my then qualifications.
The cost of living being low in the area means the remuneration at Welshpool was not bad at all.
And I was always paid on time, correctly and I never worried about the place going bust on me.
On the occassional bollock I dropped I was treated fairly and at Christmas TB bought us all a pint in The Oak.
The instructors that I know snipe at TB are of the sniping character one associates with their lack of attainment in their chosen career.
That said TB would never appear on my Christmas Card list!
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