I love this part:
"After 22 years with Qantas, Jackson says experience in flying light planes or in the air force is superior to simulator training. "Those skills are still needed no matter how automated planes are."
Yet cheaper pilots, with fewer "real world" flying hours are replacing experienced pilots around the world, he says.
The importance of pilot skill was clear in the emergency landing of a US Airways plane on New York's Hudson River in January.
In this high-tech age we can't forget that the most important safety equipment is a well-trained pilot."
