OK Pantload, my neighbor thinks automation is the only way to fly an airplane because a computer can fly better than a pilot. He also believes SOP's are the only way to go and he is an airline pilot. Are you happy?
I do argue with him a lot but you don't want to hear any more of my version of the story. I'm retired and am of the old school that pilots should know how to hand fly proficiently and SOP's are a guide so the weak pilots don't kill anybody.