I've the feeling that I've fallen into some parallel universe.
To navigate with only a map and a compass and to have this called "poor airmanship"!
The guy who said word to this effect (in today's complex airspace) has over 25,000 flying hours, including crossing the Atlantic in piston engined flying boats.
In the past, he has shared his knowledge freely on this forum and some of us listen to him and reflect on what he says, for he has forgotten more about flying than many of us here have yet learned.