Originally Posted by
pineteam
Yes but at the same time, pilots flying exclusively with automation are the one crashing airplanes nowadays.
Please support with the list of accidents you have in mind. Indication how the conclusion is reached the flightdeck flew manually less than their regional average is appreciated.
One more idea. It is very likely that the US has the most hand-flying pilots in the world, as a group statistics. Why not have a list of N.American accidents and see how that goes.
Contrary to yours, my opinion is that people crash airplanes today not because they can't handle them, not because the tech breaks down down, but because the commander does not take the correct decisions. If true, manual flying is widely recognized as a task that increases mental saturation. The quote from S. Sullengberger's book about his gliding experience (see the blog post link by Alpine Flyer above) is revealing.
About the fact that today's pilots, again as a group, are less precise and less capable with their hand-flying - there's no argument i guess.