These numbers are not the whole story though, as the old aviation saying goes: 'you can fly a thousand hours or you can fly one hour a thousand times.' Some pilots accumulate a lot of experience by taking off from their local airport for a sightseeing flight to return to the same airport after an hour or so. These pilots are very experienced in the local area, but rarely venture beyond. Other pilots go on what we call 'cross country' flights, i.e. flights away from the local airport to a distant destination. Such flights usually require more planning and more in-flight decision making from the pilot and are therefore more valuable for training and piloting purposes.

Greg has more than 500 hours total flying time, which he has accumulated both in Europe and the US. He has flown more than 420 hours in single engine aircraft and about 80 hours in multi engine aircraft in more than 10 types of aircraft. His total time includes 350 hours of cross country time and 400 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC).