If you don't fly for a long time, even three or four months, your knowledge and ability will begin to lapse at an exponential rate. Getting back in the air will uncover some unpleasant realities. It doesn't matter who you are, you will be crap. You're likely to need a good few hours in the air with an instructor to regain competence and this will cost.
Surely it would be better to do a quick trip with an instructor every couple of months to keep your hand in, and that way if you DO get a shock sim-check with an airline you won't be totally useless. If you're going to fly as opposed to doing it FNPT2 then you'd probably come out the same or only slightly higher cost-wise.
Last edited by abracadabra; 8th Jun 2004 at 21:41.