I can't remember the quote or even the source, but the gist of it went like this:
"There are three phases in a pilot's development.
The first is at about 100 hours, when a pilot thinks that he has got the game sewn up and is almost ready for a licence.
The second is around 300 hours, when the pilot reckons he knows all there is to know. He is truly dangerous.
If he survives the first two phases, he progresses to a stage where, at about 1000 hours, an amazing transformation takes place. When the pilot wants something to happen, it just does. No conscious effort is involved. Man becomes part of the machine, and if a surgeon picks up a scalpel and attempts to separate the pilot from the helicopter, he does not know where to start the cut."
or sumfing like that.
The fact that low-timers teach zero-timers is sad. It is an economical requirement in the civil world, but luckily in Oz the wannabe-instructor at least has to have SOME real-world experience before trying to pass on his limited knowledge.