Blind following of flight directors yet again

[pineteam]

Yes but at the same time, pilots flying exclusively with automation are the one crashing airplanes nowadays.
Decent hand flying skills and a good understanding of automation are both essential. Every pilot should feel comfortable to fly without FD and auto thrust at any phase of the flight and that can only be achieved by doing it a in regular basis during line operations. On
my last flight, the FO was really good at managing the automation and descent profile but disconnected the AP late ( around 600 feet, was over-controlling, followed aggressively the FD below 100 feet and ended with a sketchy landing.
I said it just before the last Indonesian 737 accident, and I say it again: Fatal accidents due to pilots being reluctant to hand fly will happen again and more frequently if nothing changes.