Originally Posted by Vessbot
From what I've seen in general, I would place more stock in the automation saving the pilot, than the other way around.
The problem Vessbot is that you haven't seen (do you fly?) all the saves that have been made by pilots but which don't get reported. AF 447 alone, I think I read that that event (or similar) had occurred 30 times previously, but with no dramas as the situation was recovered by the pilots. Bad design, pilot save. When finally pilots don't save it, much gnashing of teeth occurs blaming the drivers, who are themselves victims of Magenta Line policies of the regulators, operators and manufacturers.