I am a professional pilot, so I feel fully confortable flying. If I wasn't, I wouldn't buy an airplane that requires a professional pilot who devotes his life to knowing everything he can about airplanes. You just can't jump into a complex airplane like you do into an automobile and go for it.
What rubbish.
I have met many old timers in the USA who can fly an aeroplane like it is strapped onto them and into some really amazing places. I wouldn't fly into an unlit airport at night which has mountains next to downwind, mountains next to base and an unlit runway. I chatted to one old timer who used the lights of the gas station, and had done for the past 40 years.
Flying to some of these boys is second nature and they are often better pilots than many "professional" pilots who think they are god's gift.