[QUOTE=Monarch ManWhilst on my 777 transition course at EK many years ago I made it known to anyone who would listen that over reliance on AT would end badly, I was ostensibly told to shut up as I knew nothing about how wonderful the EK training machine was.
I can’t agree with you more as I received the same treatment for voicing my concern. Before the T7, I flew the 744 for 9 years and there it was manual flight = manual for thrust! Keeping the AT on during manual flight makes you lazy and complacent!