I remember a chat with some Eagle pilots in AA one day before they arrived....
"Nah, we don't need them. The Bandit and Metro didn't have them so it's not necessary. Most of the guys (& girls) joining didn't use them in GA, so, nah, we don't need them."
Well, the two other chaps with me just sipped our coffee and changed the subject.... I mean, how can you counter that!
And these Eagle chaps weren't junior either!
I know what I'd like on a dark & stormy night, going into an NDB equipped (coastal) airfield on the West Coast or Wanganuivegas!
And that's a wee box of tricks!
However, on a more positive note!!
There will be no more purchases of Aircraft by the Air NZ Group without Autopilots.
Yup, someone mucked up big-time but they won't be retro-fitting them.
(Until they have to sell them 'cause no-one would want to buy them otherwise!)