I think it's time pilots stood up against the discouraging of hand flying by airlines (I understand Easyjet discourages this, perhaps others do too?)
That is not true. easyJet, like most airlines takes a pragmatic approach to automation, recognises that over-use can cause erosion of hand flying skills and therefore encourages the practice of manual flying Where and When appropriate.
Back on topic I struggle to understand how you end up 7 miles away from the runway on a circle to land without things being pretty drastically wrong on the flightdeck. Its way outside the margins. Hopefully a formal report will provide the answer and I'm amazed that any country can get away with not publishing accident investigation reports.
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