As each level of the safety net tier is removed the likelihood of an increase in accidents occurs.
There is no teacher for experience. Inexperience unfortunately leads to capabilities being confused with abilities.
I still see nothing wrong with flight planning face to face (or over the phone) and always loved to have a chat to the pilot that I'd be talking to somewhere over the gaffa ..
particularly after he'd recovered from a drama .. always a good thing to hear the dulcet tones of a survivor ..