I'm not actually a wannabe, I just come here to offer a little encouragement once in a while.
Back in the days when I had 150 hrs, enough to be an instructor, I had flown 12 types of aeroplane and coming to grips with aerobatics and formation flying. The thought of becoming an instructor was far from my mind; I knew so little myself.
Since then, I have had dicussions with 1000 hr instructors as to whether it is the throttle or the stick which controls the speed of an aircraft and how a constant speed unit works amongst other topics.
Needless to say, my view of the young, stepping-stone instructors may be a little jaded.
As Skytoddler says he loves the business enough to want to make his career of it and fight to protect his right to do so.
I wonder if he has ever considered the right of people who have other day jobs to pass on their experience and keep the already painfully high cost of private flying for the fun of it down.
Are the neggies out there soon going to insist that all airline pilots give up instructing so the new boys can get a look in? The blind leading the blind.
I'm not saying I've got the solution but you lot do come across as being a bit self-serving.
Now I'm settled with a job, I've started to think about getting an instructors rating.
Are you all suggesting that the customer should fly with a new boy, ink hardly dry on his rating rather than an experienced instructor who flies a variety of aircraft in various disciplines?