And pilots need to start DEMANDING a living wage, or just don't fly.
Students need to expect to PAY for training, $100 per hr for an instructor
is not unreasonable. This about how much you would pay any other
professional. How much would you pay a plumber. Then think about how
much you pay a CFI and gripe about it! NUTS.

The part that will always cripple any effort to raise the pay of flight
instructors (and pilots in general) is that flying is *fun*.

The reason lawyers make a lot of money is because being a lawyer sucks. The
reason plumbers make a lot of money is because being a plumber sucks. The
reason flying doesn't pay a lot is because flying is fun, and there are
thousands of us who willingly pay to do it.

I don't see folks lining up to pay $120 per hour to solder pipes, or fill
out paperwork, but there are quite a few of us paying at least that to fly.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"