Originally Posted by
Vessbot
That's a self-defeating argument. The reason the avionics are handing the plane to the pilot is because they're unable to maintain that control by themselves. If they had enough ability to fly the plane, they wouldn't be handing it to the crew in the first place.
Unless I'm mistaken there are two recurring themes being repeated here which are (1) that the technology is fatally flawed and/or (2) most contemporary pilots are incompetent. Neither is true. Incidents like this are rare. It's too easy to call out Lion Air's relatively poor safety record and it's more than somewhat Luddite to be suspicious of automation. Despite the very low frequency of incidents, many of you seem to myopically think we are living in some kind of crisis of aviation, possibly because this forum focusses on incidents. The stats don't tell that story.
There is a lot to be learned from this incident, but please stop the drama because it's irrational and unscientific.