I am afraid I dont agree night rider,if a FI union insists on a minimum salary then there will be very little GA.
GA is already suffering at the hands of the environentalist due to alleged noise pollution. JAR and everything else adds a significant burden also, making the cost of GA flying in the UK more and more prohibitive.
You are right instructors should get more money when you consider there level of training, resonsibility and professionalism.
But there is no other industry like the aviation industry and at the end of the day you have a choice. Its not like you didnt know how poorly paid instructors were until you became one is it?
I am just a part time instructor and have only acheived about 250 instructional hours in the last 18 months, However I have had the priviledge of nearly £25,000 worth of flying which I have thoroughly enjoyed.
cheers
MJR
