Originally Posted by todd1200

I understand what you're saying, and I don't want to beat a dead horse or hijack this thread, but do you really think current CFIs with no airline experience are going to be the ones who fix the problems (by not taking outsourced jobs at substandard wages) that airline pilots are facing ? When viewed from the perspective of a young, pragmatic (if short-sighted) CFI, the conundrum is not so clear. To my knowledge, no legacy carriers hire pilots with only CFI experience. I'm sure a lot of young pilots would rather instruct their way to a mainline job, but that just isn't a viable option. I think everyone can agree that the profession is a mess -- while I understand that it's important to recognize how it happend, I don't think arguing over whose fault it is is going to get it cleaned up any time soon.