An airline pilot may just push buttons but you can always point out what happens if the wrong button is pushed
Im being naughty here - playing devils advocate
On a more serious note:
1. you can always point out then why, if its just a case of pushing buttons, there are not more pilots out there.
2. Computers and gadgets have been known to fail due to mechanical errors so one needs to know what to do if this happens.
Generally, when I tell someone Im a pilot there first response is "But your a girl"
