Certainly if an instructor gets paid and uses club facilities the club should be compensated.

I think there are plenty of business models out there that imply that paid instruction might be workable. Skiing, golf, tennis, all have "private lessons".

I doubt if anyone is going to get rich offering paid instruction. And, if the club suddenly noticed they had no new members in three years that would be a big hint.

However, I think there IS a market for it. There are many people (like me last year) who want to get in the hobby, DON'T think paying club dues and AMA dues is that big an imposition, and for many reasons would prefer a dedicated instructor in return for some amount of money.

I have to say in regards to Joe Emmons that a flat fee would need some sort of cap, there's a guy in our club who has been training for almost three years and still can't land.

Also, "lending" G2 would almost certainly violate the licensing agreement since you can play G2 without the CD. Help with FMS would be reasonable though...

GB