Yep, believe me I respect rust. Unlike AKAK, for example, who trophies some kills he got on Scotch after his first week back from a year hiatus from the game.
After about a year of not flying, I came back to the game. I barely had a week in, maybe 10 hours of stick time, and SunBat went with me to the DA and we fought at least a dozen duels. Not only was it great fun, but it really was what I needed to sharpen very dull and neglected skills. Got spanked a few times, but by the end of the evening, I was getting comfortable again. Dedalos will get back on track pretty quick.