If you regularly accept money for instructing students, you have started a
business.
All I'm saying is
treat it like a business, and don't expect any special treatment.
Full-time or part-time, business is business.
Those who want to accept money to teach will find a way, I've no doubt.
Its already been established that there will likely be a market for it, and that's great!
The ability to run a small business in this country rocks! Choice rocks!
I don't think anybody is out to kill either.
Heck, I may come up with an RC-related small business Idea myself, some day.
Just don't try and play it off like it's something other than a business venture.
But it seems that those who already know how to fly have their minds made up that paid instruction is wrong, wrong, wrong and no amount of logic will change their minds - nevermind what the beginner may decide.
I don't feel that all paid instruction is "wrong".
It's not what I would choose, but there are evidently some who would.
Just don't try and fold it into a non-profit hobbyists' insurance organization.
(Or at least, let them create a separate branch for that, perhaps)
That's my main point, I guess.
But on that note, I'll bow out of this "discussion", as it seems to be stagnating.
I'll just agree to disagree on any further points and let it go. (Or at least give it a good try)