Perhaps it is true that pilot's who fly commercially too long (i.e. > 10yrs?) "forget" some basic flying skills. But based on the examples mentioned in the msnbc article I personally think the problem lies more in the fact that pilot's forget how to communicate. Crew coordination is a big part in pilot training (which as most of you will know goes on forever); but nevertheless I've heard of many examples of communication gone wrong (the Turkish Airlines crash being the closest to home for me).
