"SD" c o f l y i n g @ p c i s y s d o t n e t wrote in message

I would have to agree with you Robert, The student is paying for my
time. I have to eat and pay my bills also,

My instructor charges strictly off the Hobbes time to the point where I've
actually insisted on paying her more after a half-hour ground briefing
before the flight. (IFR) Other instructors charge the flat $35/hr
whether it's ground or air instruction, and while I've had instructors who
charge a lesser fee for ground time, I don't mind paying it 'cause I know
what their time is worth.

If people only knew that I spend 12 or
more hours a day at the airport and usually get about 6 hours of pay
for that time then they would be a little more understanding.

To me it's a screaming shame that the people who are teaching skills
absolutely necessary to a young pilot's career AND SURVIVAL would make more
money hawking fuses at Radio Shack. Supply and demand is truly the law of
the land.

-c