Gregg,
I hope that your Christmas went well. When searching for flight schools the quality of the instructors is definetly a major concern. Very few flight schools are able to keep flight instructors beyond when they are able to be hired by the airlines. The simple fact is that most pilots want to be airline pilots, not flight instructors. Airline jobs pay more and generally require less work and effort. The people who chose to remain flight instructors are few and far between. At any flight school you are going to find alot of new flight instructors, ATP is no exception. One of the ways that ATP works to maintain high standards is to have a very experienced chief pilot. He works to ensure that all of ATP's students are trained to the company standards and that the same policies are followed throughout the company. When you train for your own CFI license you will have to be instructed by a CFI who has held his certificate for two years or more, this is an FAA requirement.
I was a new CFI when I began instructing and I ended up with almost a 100% pass rate. Sometimes the new CFIs are the best because they are so highly motivated to do well and pass their knowledge onto new people. I hope this helps, thanks for the question.
Chris
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