AJ, I retired 8 years ago at 60 and it wasn't that way then in my airline. We handflew a lot to be proficient at our jobs. We knew we couldn't trust the autopilot so when it threw us the airplane in a bank 100 ft above minimums we were not surprised but just recovered and landed the airplane. If you maintain your flying skills life is good, if you don't, good luck. Air France and others apparently don't agree with that logic.