jd_ee,
Benefits of technology progress are so pervasive that IMO go without saying. Your reminder is welcome. It is also an opportunity of another reminder:
Somebody already said this on these threads a lot better than me: Technology progress changes the safety parameters practically in every field. Technology progress is manifesting itself not only in new systems, but in improvements of existing ones as well.
Would I be reading too far in your post, that your thinking is that existing automated systems don't need improvements? for an improved safety?
Originally Posted by
JD-EE
airtren and others, if meatware pilots are so darned good, why do you and the others believe the FBW aircraft are consistently showing very significantly lower accident rates when it has just been demonstrated that current levels of flight training have deteriorated significantly? Could it be that the automation actually provides a serious added benefit?