guy_incognito
Looks like You don’t really know what You are talking about.
1st example : when flying long haul around the world you do need to have a reasonably good level of academic knowledge about different weather systems in addition to many other aspects pertaining to true vs magnetic navigation and so on.
2nd example : when landing at sea level in ISA+35 you need to consider density altitude for your energy management and need to make considerations on brake energy and temperature to assess a suitable exit.
3rd example : when stuck at low level and the only available higher level is above your optimum and close to your maximum you need academic knowledge on how to interpret a weather chart, jetstreams and likelihood of turbulence according to northern vs southern hemisphere and so on.
These are just a few basic examples of our job and we could end up with hundreds of them highlighting how solid academic ATPL knowledge will improve safety. If you think that aviation worldwide is setting up an FMGC and calling for checklists than you are in for some not so pleasant surprises.