"Bob Moore" wrote

Well, I sure as hell don't consider myself to still be a student.
Not after 20,000+ flight hours.

I propose that "being a student" is a state of mind. You certainly have
more time in walkarounds and flight planning than most of us will ever log
in the air. If you are happy with what you know, and what kind of planes
you can fly at this point in your life, then maybe it is safe to say that
you are not a student.

If on the other hand, you want to fly something different (like a
floatplane, or power assisted glider, or.... then you could once again
adjust your state of mind, to being a student.

Then along comes a new piece of avionics, and you have to study the manual
and learn how it works. Once again, you could safely say that for a period
of time, you are a student.
--
Jim in NC