Originally Posted by Std Deviation

FSI hires professional teachers not "aces of the base." Same logic behind Tiger Woods hiring a swing coach. You never see the coach on the PGA tour. He's an expert at teaching people how to get better and learn the material. Although it's great to find both - a great pilot and a great teacher - that's rare. Usually you find one or the other.

If the going rate for teachers was the same as line captains in that aircraft, you'd see both