DAR - thanks for that. I, too, was lucky enough to be knocked into shape by some wise old pelicans whose respect it was important to gain (purely selfish - you don't respect them, they'll just spit you out 'cause they can't waste their limited time, and then you've lost a golden opportunity).
I always knew I didn't know a lot, but I thought I knew a heck of a lot more than I actually did know (after all, I'd read and understood the books... no flight sims back then).
Thankfully I had the sense to realise, when these guys spoke (let alone when they flew) I really was at the bottom of the slope. That was 34 years ago, a lot of taildragger, aeros, and strip time ago... But, that learning mountain still stretches upwards in front of me. I guess it always will.
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