Wayne says;

"The hobby needs dedicated, helpful instructors not people looking to make a buck."

I say;

I'm looking for the manufacturer, the hobby shop, the plane builder who are not looking to make a buck! As a matter of fact, they could just give me the stuff, after all it's just my hobby!

Why is it OK for all the above to make a buck, but not the instructor?

Both of these threads started with a paid instructor as an option, not mandatory. You all seem to have lost sight of that.

And I'll bet most of the ones that would fight the paid instructor program are the ones that don't teach others!

Dan