"Perhaps a practical study of the human and the man-machine interface would be more worthwhile. "
Which is more-or-less where we came in - from post #21
"We have yet to learn to live with ‘aviation’ technology – we have to change, but in this change there may be more hazards. Combating these aspect requires thought and analysis – basic thinking.
For all of the human weaknesses, the human is still a powerful defensive aid – we can identify problems and deduce solutions. Do we teach pilots to think in these ways and adequately train them for the range of critical situations (stress, time dependent) which might be encountered?
Thus this problem is not only about technology, but the process of how to think – situation awareness, decision making – full circle back to airmanship, including skills and personal standards."
I too think we have way to go in embracing the new technology - it is STILL outstripping us as it was in the early A320 days."