Often technology can work against us, this we have seen of late. I've flown pre computer to post computer or current A/C and can compare for good or bad but today's training pilots will never experience that but the question these days is.......does it matter? The question can open up a whole can of worms but at the end of the day future pilots won't have a choice! I enjoy both, commercially I have no choice however privately my own plane is old school, 6 pack and it keeps me connected to skills that will be lost forever one day!
What does the future hold for fully autonomous A/C? That depends on just how much control are we prepared to hand over, as humans we like to be in control, the insurance Co's will play a big part in that future!