40 hours a year? Heaven help them, and keep the weather away from
them. Flying is one sphere where there is absolutely no substitute for
skill and practice.
Looks like the average guy gets about 3 one hour (plus a few minutes)
flights per month. Wonder what shape the airplanes are in? Bet there's
a bunch of hangar queens, too. As for proficiency - in WW2 100 German
pilots shot down over 10,000 airplanes. Skill counts!
Walt BJ