Thanks for that Megan,
For something like the Airbus, manual flying skills proven elsewhere, may not be enough for a non-perishable efficiency. I'd argue that the Airbus requires manual flying training due to confusion in flight display presentations. I think this has probably been mentioned, a few PLOC Airbus were from a crew that had been weened on Russian military aircraft. You may be a Mig ace, but having an Airbus endorsement not incorporating manual flying could be deadly on a low viz/ night go around, with mode confusion and the disconnection of the automatics.
Manual flying of an Airbus should be easy. A lot of guys struggle.