In modern automated aircraft and the environment like RVSM, CAT II/III the opportunities to keep safe levels of raw data flying are limited. Here the Airbus flight path stable concept helps because it doesn't demand the same levels of skills as say a 737. You just make what ever pitch and bank changes you require and the aircraft stays there. It trims itself and doesn't deviate due to speed or thrust changes. It's just a question of not loosing the scan. Only degraded mode like direct law which shouldn't normally extend beyond 3 or four minutes before landing you need to fly like conventional aircraft. And that in any case is practiced only in the simulator. Even engine failure after takeoff is automatically partly assisted leaving the pilot to do very little. This cannot be removed even in the sim for practice nor is it required. So the raw skill requirements are much less than ancient times, it cannot be denied nor is anyone unhappy about it.
Last edited by vilas; 1st Jan 2021 at 08:05.