Dave Phillips wrote:I've let all my instructor and examiner rating lapse; it's just too difficult.
I did the same about 15 years ago let my SEP, MEP, IR instructor ratings lapse, then about 7 years ago I let the SFE/TRE go, all too expensive to keep current for little return.
Then about 18 months ago decided I had spent a lot time and effort getting those instructor ratings at the start of my flying career way back in 1988 so renewed the SEP, MEP, IR instructor ratings with a view to having some part time work as retirement from shuffling expensive aluminium around the world is getting very close.
Wether I will actually bother to do much instructing when I retire time will tell as I enjoy just going for a quite flight by myself in the rag and tube machine.