Originally Posted by
speedrestriction
if it was unsafe it would be proscribed by the regulators.
Sometimes sticking to the absolute minimum of regulation will not satisfy even basic safety requirements. For example take an ATR FO who has 1000h of C172 and 500h of multipilot experience, upgrade him into the left seat of the A380 at 1500h TT and after 10 sectors of line training, he can be PIC in a worldwide longhaul operation. Legal....yes. Safe.... no.
Every airline has its own view on minimum automation required and as professional pilots we should respect this. As said, passengers pay for a safe flight from A to B, nothing more and nothing less.