"Mike125" wrote in message
oups.com...
The CFIG issue is, "I won't do it for free - too much liabilty and
cost incurred getting my instructor rating. If you don't want to pay,
find another CFIG". That's putting it coldly but accurately. The new
CFIG hasn't decided what he is going to do but may teach for free if
the club picks up the cost of liability insurance.


Personal liability can be a big deal for CFIs, depending on your state's laws
and the CFI's personal exposure. At this stage in my life I am shy about
instructing...paid or not.

At minimum, your instructors should not be buying their CFI liability
insurance out of their own pockets. Does the club cover them?

The following is only my personal opinion: I see no problem with allowing
your instructors to charge students directly for their services, and keep the
club out of their financial arrangements. Your commercially rated tow pilots
could receive offset credit against dues and glider usage.

Vaughn (CFIG)