Wouldn't having unpaid PPL FI's , benefit everyone ?
a) A school who 'employs' a part time QUALIFIED PPL FI to assist the other instructors can make more profit and pass this on to the paid instructors
b) A part time UNPAID BUT QUALIFIED FI can cover when the other instructors want a day off to go out on the piss etc. (anytime you don't want to work, sick things like this...)
c) the part time instructor can fly for free.
Remeber also that at first PPL FI(R)'s don't have so many privileges (until de-restricted) eg. Cannot sign someone off for first solo etc.., so its unlikely they'll take your job.
I know lots of you resent the idea of people like Crash working part time as a FI for free, but would it be better for these people to become a full blown FI, work along side you and get paid, and increase competition ? Or even to work part time 'at the weekends' getting paid (as well as doing their other job) so reducing the number of hours you'll get?
There's got to be someway 'Professional and Private' instructors can work together for everyones benefit....