I definitely think instruction isn't exactly paying the bills like it used to... Certain schools seem to be doing well but the other 90% are struggling. It has taken twice as long for the current instructors sitting north of 1,000 hours to get to that point than it did the generation before them. I suspect it will triple and quadruple for those of us just now getting our CFI's... Unless you are one of the lucky persons that scores a survey, traffic watch, or skydiver job. Those aren't even usually advertised and are all word of mouth.