Originally Posted by
LAfrequentflyer
There are exceptions. However, most of the FBO CFIs will take you for a ride - its in their best interest. Thats how they make their money.
-LAFF
Wrong - as usual.
Flight instructors make their money by doing a good job instructing their students and getting recommended to other students. When I was instructing, I made it my job to tailor the instruction to what the student needed - not which columns in my logbook I wanted to fill up that week. If you make your student happy, they will tell other people about you. An extra student is worth a lot more money than an extra .2 per lesson.