Originally Posted by
anchorhold
It is one thing to lose your flying skills through automation, but my concern is that when pilots start their airline careers these days do they have the basic skills. Historically an considerable number of pilots would have 1500 hrs gained through the military, instructing, air taxi work. etc.. We now have co pilots in airlines who are not even qualified to fly a Cessna 152 and not encouraged to learn to fly aerobatics or steep turns in their basic training.
Yes you are adding another dimension to the already deteriorating hand manipulation skills, the lack of same in the first place!
Future pilots will be retagged " systems managers" there will be no need for any manual handling besides the very basics, welcome to what is fast becoming an industry where the skill set will shift entirely for good or bad!