'By G' I think what yr facing is an age old problem these days, many years experience gained & unable to pass it on at the end of the day. When we really think about it after many years in the flying game what do we have to show for it? What can we sell? Nothing really other than pass on some of that experience by way of teaching & even that thins out in time. Unlike most other businesses where you work all yr life say building up yr own business & at the end of the day you have something tangible to sell, a pilots license isn't worth the paper it's printed on sadly!
Flying schools am sure would have to raise their prices a lot if the industry instructors where paid properly, then I guess the merry-go-round would come to a halt sooner than latter as no one could afford to learn to fly, bit damned if you do damned if you don't!
Well at least the George's of this world can perhaps leave a little of that wisdom behind by teaching/instructing even just one youngster & hopefully that will have the snowball effect
'BG' go buy a boat, still travels in knots so you will feel a little at home!
Wmk2