departing london TMA with it's many level offs, heading and frequency changes on raw data might be bad "threat error management"
Indeed.
Seems that the post I made previously went over everyone's head.
What are the requirements for RVSM???????????
So it is impossible to hand fly from start to finish on most flights.
My point was that handing flying is great when the conditions are appropriate but all this talk of "I always hand-fly a complete sector every......" is happening when there is quiet traffic, relatively simple procedures and non RVSM etc which leaves most of the operators out.
There is a time and a place for hand-flying. However, the person responsible must do an informed assessment of the situation first.