I am currently reading Greg Brown's excellent book written for especially new CFIs titled "The Savvy Flight Instructor." The book was written a few years ago and I just got reading the part on why it is important to provide adequate instruction and to charge for the services given. He tells a story of an instance when he gave an introductory lesson for a wealthy individual (who had a Mercedes). Following the lesson the client was surprised at having to pay a mere $79 an hour which included instruction. The client thought that Greg was a true professional and that he should be paid much, much more than that. Greg brings home the point that as CFIs we are indeed professional pilots and must not feel guilty about charging for our services. As a new CFI who just got out of training, I have to be honest, somedays I feel guilty and have a constant battle inside my head whether or not to charge that .2 or .3 hours of ground time. Just to be a nice guy, on most days I undercharge my students only because I was in their situation only a mere month ago. But reading this chapter reminds me that I am now a professional and that not once did a student ask me to give him/her a break on ground time. I would appreciate any thoughts on this matter. Did any of you CFIs go through the guilt trip that I went through? Now I am not saying that I am going to overcharge them, but I am definitely going to work on being fair, providing good instruction, and staying away from undercharging...