Bigger Threat to G.A. Pilots
Any G.A. Pilot who is concerned about pay and conditions should add their comments to the two PPL Instructor threads on D & G General Aviation.
Imagine this for a future senario:
Citizen PPL Instructor works M-F 9-5 in a job outside Aviation and brings home a comfortable salary that supports home & 2.5 kids.
On weekends, P/H & RDO's - works for free at the local Aero Club as a PPL Instructor ("Hey what a life. Build networks during the week and fly for free on weekends"!).
CPL Instructor works at another Flying School. Business drops due to popularity of free lessons. Rare Full-Time Instructing Job changes to Casual Position.
Further drop in business means that the job disappears or re-appears as an unpaid position due to Aero Club competition.
Concerned? - I am.
This idea is just nutty enough to get some Lobby.