Just a hunch this but I reckon the JAR could have dealt a nasty blow to the Instructional world.
Let me explain.
I am currently going through the modular pipeline to CPL. I don't know what the future holds, but I do like the idea of instructing.
Now that we no longer have the BCPL, you need the same time and money to get the CPL whether you wish to instruct or progress to ATPL. There is only £200 difference in the exams, so most I will assume will sit ATPL exams whilst they can.
At this point you have a choice. You can spent £5-6000 getting an FI's qualification, but that puts you at the base of the pecking with a limited skill base to offer an employer. Or you can spend £11-12000 and get a multi/IR ending up with a frozen ATPL and the potentiol to earn far greater money.
My concern is that the narrowing of the financial costs between FI and fATPL mwill mean that a lot of potentially good instructors will bypass the training world to seek better payment to repay the large investment they have to make. This is my dilema, and quite possibly the same for many others in that I am spending a lot of money, but I am struggling to figure out how I could pay it back through instructing. I may be forced to chase the jobs with greater remuneration.
Any thoughts/comments guys?
