The motive to get into flight training just to tap into the latest uptick in demand is not really a good one. It has never been a very profitable business, more like a labor of love. The only exceptions that I know of are the high dollar academies and the few lucky DE's who they send people to.

There is a DE who shall remain anonymous who has reportedly given over 8,000 checkrides since 1993. At $350 a pop, you can do the math. He can knock or three out in a day and apparently does, every business day. I flew with him, he filed an instrument plan on my checkride so the show could go on. A major flight training school sends him endless business.