I don't recall all the indicator or system faults I have encountered in the last 40 years, as I am pretty sure the majority of pilots in this forum, and in some situations hit the panic buttons: the one on the yoke and the one at the side of the throttles.
I agree totally. And I donīt get the point of all that system discussions. A failed RA indication is
nothing serious. I guess it happens more than once a day.
Loss of control is the number one killer since CFIT has been stopped by maps and EGPWS. And no envelope protection in any kind can stop this. There are already airlines operating, where it is mandatory that the FD is kept on at all times !! (itīs the best way of preventing pilots to watch the basic indications)
Just ask yourself after a FD approach:
Which pitch did i fly ? Which vertical speed did I fly ? Automation will NOT help
in reducing loss of control killings.