I just watched Nova's show on AF447. And although nothing new was brought to light they concentrated on the question of modern aircraft being over sophisticated and pilots becoming reliant on automation and loosing hand flying skills. They also mentioned that modern air flight simulators could not reproduce authentic situations to practice some evasive measures. They finished thier conclusions that the AF 447 pilots may have become overwhelmed and didn't take care of "flying the plane..."
That is when it hit me. The argument should not be about too much automation, or Airbus vs. Boeing, but about proper, or improper training......when pilots are in deep **** they need to rely on their training....but if the training is not there to match the situation.....everyone is screwed!
It's their "use the force" moment!