Good points, all (except for the Robbie crack
). I was answering the question about what was easier for me to learn. But you are absolutely right, BR: after the initial learning period we hover all the time but rarely autorotate.
Personally I make it a point to grab an instructor and practice autos quarterly, rather than be one of those pilots that only does them during a biennial flight review. By shear coincidence, I'll be doing my first quarter 2021 practice tomorrow.