VFR800
Most clubs are run so un-commercially as they are run by people who have romantic ideas of making a living out of aviation!
Anyone with a modicum of business nouse realises that there is no money to be made out of the sort of GA we are talking about on this forum.
Hence the reality that most schools/clubs are run by well intending people with a FI ticket, usually starting out with a vast injection of private funds.
As in most walks of life having the ticket and some dosh does not necessarily equip you to be a sleek entrepreneur or good manager.
Similar lack of success can be observed in a wide variety of other businesses ranging from the building trade to the NHS.
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