Looking at this from another angle, I have recently completed line qualification for a Captain who, having been in modern glass twin-jets, now finds himself in command of the Lockheed TriStar once again.
Now, while the TriStar was the best there was in automation years ago, it surely is not as automated as many today (such as the B737NG this guy was recently flying), he did not present any problem whatsoever in going back to steam-driven gauges...with raw data NDB approaches the norm on most flights at the moment.
OTOH, this Captain had
lots of prior experience in older transport jets, so the transistion was a non-event.
Could younger guys cut the mustard, with minimal exposure to round dials/raw data?
Most likely not...therefore, perhaps they (and their 'overworked' Captains) had best stick to the automation plan, for better success.
Hey, the automatics never fail...right?
