[quote=And flew compass, ball, and stick (or whatever that old saying is). [/quote]

Needle, ball, and airspeed? I'm only old enough to rely on that in an emergency and I guarantee you that I would not look forward to doing it IMC in the 'real' world. Heard a guy on the radio kill himself and his family a few years back right before Thanksgiving trying to resurrect those skills. As much as we like to give ourselves a collective pat on the back for being able to do things 'old school', technology is a great thing.