the petty job of steering the ship
That attitude,
right there, is a seven-word summation of the troubling state of our industry.
I would submit that the owners of the aircraft, and the passengers strapped in the back, would not find anything
petty in the control of the jet on that day.
I am not pointing fingers - my airline has lost quite a few hulls (and banged up a few more) in the landing phase, thanks to a lack of skills in
the petty job of steering the ship.
Hand-flying skills are more important now than ever. You can't wish that away....