Article about lack of hand flying skills - FAA concerned

[Good memories]

Are we forgetting something?

Have we already forgotten the great decision making of :

The crew of the BA 747 at JNB
The crew of the BA 777 at LHR
The crew of the A 320 in the Hudson river ditching.
The crew of the A 380 in SIN
And probably many others we don't know about.

I never hand flew above Fl 300 apart from trimming the acft.

What about the Canarsie approach at JFK with x-wind or getting a 747 in at SMX at night and many other difficult airports .

Let's not overreact like the media and authorities. Enjoy the flying auto or manual and if I could choose a new profession I would be pilot again.