Hi all,
Have you ever stopped to think why flying instructors are so badly paid? Well really, we've only got ourselves to blame. We're the ones that have been working hard for very little over the years. The flying schools have been getting away with murder!
A few years ago people did it to build their hours (old CPL route) but i'm glad to say times are changing. Its a difficult situation. Schools are reluctant to put prices up for fear of losing customers - thats understandable and I don't blame them for that.
What needs to happen is for instructors to stand together on this recurring issue of wages. Nothing is going to get better until we do!
If one school put its prices up by £20 per hour overnight they will probably lose customers but if if ALL schools increased there prices by £20 per hour it would make no difference!
What we need in the flying instructor world is a union.
Any other thoughts and comments appreciated.
