On the flip side of the accident argument, how many jet hulls have been lost to erosion of basic flying skills/failure to monitor in the last decade?
Gazeem, a very good point. I know that keeping in touch with the basics over my flying career has made me a more competent pilot. Remember also the passing on of skills to the new generation of pilots.
Ok maybe there is a limit. We not advocating airline pilots having another full time job of instructing but, as I said before, a few hours a month teaching at the local flying club isn't, in my opinion, going to make any difference with respect to fatigue for the airline job.