Not that I believe that anyone could make a living as a paid instructor. But you are essentially saying that NO SHOULD be allowed to try because thats not the way its been.

Think about that.

20 years ago ARF didn't exist you made a commitment just in building that plane before you even met an instructor that alone servered to weed out the faint of heart or those not sure if this was for them. Today you can go from box to field in a weekend.

This means that many more people can try it simply because the planes are sold pre-made. That means more instructors and maybe even a higher newcommer turnover. These are not neccessairly bad things it just means that todays instructor has to realize that a higher percentage of students are going to drop out. Again I personnaly don't care if there are paid instructors or not. I just don't agree with most of the reasons why there shouldn't be