Ignor.........What!
Areospace101
Let me guess, five years flying about Northern Europe in the Q400 as FO and with one company, type ratings .....................ONE.
I would think that 100+ flying a PA28 should teach airmanship, flight planning, weather appriciation, Situational awareness & a bit of commercial sense as well (Planning the cheapest landings & fuel stops).
In short done correctly the hour building part of a modular fATPL is a very inportant part of what is called "airmanship". This is an atribute that is sadly lacking in the new "integrated" pilots who seen transfixed by the FMC and it's magenta line.
Any one who thinks that 100 hours in a simulator is a substitute for 100 hours of flying in command of a light aircraft is away with the faireys, the only way to learn to the basics is to do it for real, that way it is real and "flight freeze" is not avalable to get you out of trouble.
Zerosum 69 What wise words.