Ah but Chuck, pilots now are just like they were then. A wise prophet by the name of Cat Driver
said it like this:
Let me think for a moment....yeh..it was thirty nine years ago when I got my captain check ride on the DC3 and I can assure you there was no shortage of experienced pilots then.
In fact it was just like today, pilots would sodomize a goat on the city hall steps at high noon to get upgraded.