Economics 101 for FF : barriers to entry
Dear FormationFlyer,
Whether the standards of instruction in the UK will go up through this remains very much to be seen. There is nothing that prevents the CAA from acting on its own behalf, if it believes the standard of instruction is faltering.
What is an absolute certainty is that instruction prices will go up, as competition gets stifled through the erection of additional costly barriers to entry into the flight instruction market.
What we really need is to take a step back, and reinstate the individual flight instructor as the authority in flight training, by getting rid of the RTF concept altogether. This would create a climate where flight instruction is encouraged and taken up by a lot more people.
In turn, it would lead to a bigger client base, and eventually, more pilots to join our community.
But I guess you work for Oxford Aviation or have a similar vested interest so this is going to be an empty discussion anyway...