USMCFLYR,

I'm sure plenty of people are providing free IT services to their friends, relatives, colleagues, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc. I really can't say it has affected me whatsoever.

Without beating a dead horse here, I don't see what the big deal is with providing free flight instruction. Now if I was able to reach every person in the country, yes, you all have a point. But, considering I can only affect a single airport, well, like I said, I only have so many hours in a day to provide free instruction on a PT basis. I don't think the flight instruction industry will die because a few handful of people decided to do something out of the kindness of their hearts by effectively donating their time to give back to the industry what we love doing, and sharing that passion with those who might think it's a bit expensive to enter into.