I dont think that there is any shortage of any pilots at the moment. You place an add for an instructor in the Australian on Friday and I bet you get atleast 100 calls for that position. Sounds like they are trying to sell spots on thier next instructor course to me. Some Helicopter training schools are still using the old "most of the pilots flying now are Vietnam era and will be retiring in the next year or so and the knock on effect will really open this industry up!"
I first heard this classic around 6 years ago-still waiting for the mass recruitment to happen! I know it never will cos' the schools are pumping out far more than will ever need replacing. In saying that I would be selling my product to people using the same technqiues so I cant really blame them.
Hope I dont sound too bitter, Just trying to be realistic about the opportunities.
Cheers