Flying Ninja

That's pretty much the example that I expected. As I indicated, it's a PT gig, and there are only so many hours in a day and you can only offer up free training to so many people. Plus, you and I both know that you can't exactly advertise free flight instruction because when the flood comes in and you have to turn people away, you look like the douche. So I think the local mechanic is pretty safe from his livelihood...lord knows why anyone would depend on flight instruction as their primary source of income. There's hardly any money in it to begin with.

But I do appreciate you ringing in. I'm still waiting for the chief to ring in with his opinion as to why this is such a detriment to the profession. My guess is, he's got nothing except to say it's a detriment with nothing to back it up.