z tread reminded me a 737 capt. i knew from my previous airline company. if its relatively short leg, he used to make us (FO) fly using raw data only. takeoff to landing no use FMC. it was tough and challenging bcoz most of us just jumped to the fancy automation of 737 after training school. it was indeed a big leap. being part of the younger generation in aviation, i admit MOST of us give little attention to z basics of flying. we r the ones who is gonna b tomorrow's captains and its worrying trend.