On Apr 11, 10:14 am, "Morgans" wrote:

A professional working a full day should make a decent living, not a welfare
living.

That would be nice, but you have to keep in mind that entry level
jobs often pay a low wage. Flight instruction is an entry level job
in the airline pilot field. The position is mostly populated by
people building time in order to move to the next rung on the
ladder.

You can get qualifications for the job in less than a year, and
there are large numbers of people who are thusly qualified that will
do the job almost for free. This is not what most people think about
when they think of "a professional".

Don't get me wrong. I have a great respect for flight
instructors and the sacrifices they make, but I also realize that they
are in it for the experience and will drop flight instruction as soon
as the first freight dog job comes along.

True professional flight instructors do exist. I know several of
them. They charge about triple what the time builder charges and it's
worth it. The ones I know make a pretty good living from it. I've
never heard onen of them complain about low wages.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)