Slickster, that is all so true. Modern aircraft seem to be full of nasty technological traps.
The 777 has a Thrust Asymmetry Compensator (TAC), which puts the rudder in for you with an engine failure. While I was there, every other Base Check was performed with the TAC working. Easy peasy. But you only had one go per year of feeding in the rudder manually.
I don't recall who the operator was, but one of the first real engine failures on the 777 sent a big chunk of metal through the cowling, and straight into the TAC, taking it out!
The PH coped ok, but then he was probably (in those days) an old stick n' rudder guy.
Here's a case where the one day you need stall protection, it ain't working!