At the time I had 100 hours PPL.
Somebody gave me the chance to play in an A320 sim.
First attempt I landed it no problem on 26L at Gatwick. Second time with a 20 know crosswind - OK it wasn't smooth, but I didn't crash the thing! Third attempt was into Funchal - result as attempt no.2 into LGW! Fourth attempt was taking-off and rocketing under some bridge in Lisbon at 500kts!
OK it was only pitch, bank and throttle, but its not that difficult and I do appreciate the fact that in the real World its a slightly different ball game, but if you have the aptitude I shouldn’t see why, with a bit of help from ATC/pilots over the radio for arming spoilers etc, the average PPL couldn't save everybody on board?