Flydive. -Jenny etc.
Definitely with you regarding the crummy return on our investment.
BUT consider this - the punters can realistically only afford to pay so much per hour before there aren't any punters !
Our problem,in this beloved country of ours,is the cost of the juice we have to shove into our aircraft and also the cost of maintenance/spares amongst other things.
The easiest way to keep the price reasonable is to keep down the rewards for the instructor, and unfortunately there are dozens who are prepared to accept this.
Oh for the days of no VAT, Fuel Tax and even the Aviation Fuel Rebate that Clubs used to get in the Fifties/and,I think,Sixties in order to maintain a pool of trained pilots in the Country !
Such a large proportion of our costs is fuel these days, that unless the diesel comes in or some other source of cheap fuel becomes available,
the situation is unlikely to change.
There are a million young kids out there, deep into Airfix and Free-flight pylon jobs, who will follow just as we did and take anything to get a start in the flying game.
Sleeve.
