Some pilots of large transport aircraft probably lose crosswind skills over time - if they ever had them in the first place. Depends on the type and whether it is tolerant to landing with drift on, and factors such as typical operating environment where crosswinds may be infrequent. Quite likely the latter is what causes crosswind skills to degrade.
Back in the day when simulators did not do the ground handling bit as well as some now do, it was common to have a period of base training circuits in the actual aircraft prior to going to line training.
Some pilots coming up from bugsmashers would have problems with the flare. A useful technique that worked when I was base training was to have them fly down the runway as close to the ground as they could get, all the while controlling speed at V approach and laying off drift to maintain the centreline. Occasionally the wheels would touch, which told them they were too low - "late on the round-out Hoskins". The aim was to get the wheels within a metre or two of the ground and just hold the aircraft at a constant height. The only way they could maintain height accurately so close to the ground was to look down and slightly ahead, certainly not at the far end of the runway which would be rapidly changing in aspect at over 100 knots of ground speed. After a few such passes, all they had to add to the skillset was to remove the drift and select idle thrust while holding the pitch attitude. As good as any autoland but more fun.
Last edited by Mach E Avelli; 21st Nov 2015 at 20:37.