.....mmm not really 411A, a stall recovery is without doubt the time to get rid of the automatics and fly the thing. However, in many other "what is it doing now?" situations the correct response is rarely to click out the automatics and fly the aircraft Usually a far better response is to go down a level of automation....if the LNAV is taking you somewhere strange, then go into heading....but keep the autopilot - it's there to help you in high workload situations.....