Quite so - what on earth are they teaching at flight instructor schools these days?
With the downturn in the airline industry, more people are trying to scrape hours by becoming instructors whilst 'hours building'. Some unscrupulous schools are churning out more and more instructors to meet a demand which simply doesn't exist. They're quite happy to train the instructor - but whether there will be any work for the novice FI is a different matter. What do they tell their instructor-students about the state of the industry?
Which other industry uses wet-behind-the-ears inexperienced people to teach the core skills required in that industry? Can you imagine a newly-qualified doctor getting an instant job in a teaching hospital?
Still, it's highly likely that, in a few years, PPL holders in €uroland will be permitted to receive remuneration for flight instruction. Which means that flying clubs will be able to employ experienced PPL holders, rather than airline wannabees with no real world experience.