Nice bun fight
I do like a good bun fight and this one sees the guys who "manage" the aircraft using all the tools that the aircraft has to offer vs the people who reguarly hand fly the aircraft.
Surely what we need is appropriate use of the aircraft systems not de-skilling by automatics, I hand fly the aircraft as much as I can so as to retain my skills however a busy night at CGD is not the place for this just as a gusty day at Funchal is not the place to have the autopilot in more than half way dounwind.
As to wings level as long as you are speed stable and configerd for landing I can see nothing wrong with rolling the wings level at 500ft AAL as long as you are on the correct vertical profile.
The aircraft "managers" will no doubt disagree.