Originally Posted by
hans brinker
The only reason we still have pilots is for when **** hits the fan, anything else can be automated.
Yes. But ironically due to the near-ubiquitous normal-case automation, these pilots have lost the ability to fly competently and confidently in normal situations... much less when the **** hits the fan. The only way for a pilot to justify his existence is to maintain that ability. Without that, we're already riding in drones.
The FO pushed the throttle up, let go, it went back to idle, and for the next 100 seconds all 3 of them sat there while the thrust was at idle, and the speed dropped to 83kts, 40kts below Vref.
Imagine the quote is "The FO put the yoke where he wanted, let go, it went back to the wrong place, and for the next 100 seconds all 3 of them sat there while [etc.]"