I had an autopilot disconnect the other day in an Airbus and the cadet pilot handed over to me-
"You have control"
"Huh...I have control"
Presses red button- "Priority Left"
" Master Warning Auto Pilot Two Disconnect"
" Sigh ....Master Warning Auto Pilot Two Disconnect, I have Control ECAM actions "
"No Actions, Clear Auto Pilot"
"Clear Autopilot"
" Status.."
" Well fcuk Status, Here are, Autopilot 2 is back in, you have control"
This was on ILS base to an aerodrome 7000ft AMSL. A normal pilot would have realized the rigmarole of that exchange and just re-engaged the autopilot from an light upset.
I'm sick of it. Cadets are being used to dumb down the RHS, putting extreme pressure on the Captain and negating a multi-crew concept, and their training is budgetary in itself. So, they are not getting an appropriate level of training to offset their lack of aeronautical experience.
Oh, and the same day I either took over a landing from the bloke or had to prevent a descent overspeed due managed mode blindness. I can't remember which, as taking over seems to be a regular event these days.