I was in the first class of Navy Signalman that didn't have to learn morse code or aircraft recognition. Many of our instructors claimed it was the beginning of the end and the loss of skills would be catastrophic. Well it wasn't. Within 6 months everyone was saying how great it was that morse code had been dropped.
The ATPL flight planning exam is way over the top and not relevant with regards to flight planning technology available today.
Much like morse code.