is certainly easier than ducking & weaving around traffic & weather OCTA & at CTAFs
On a 6500 Nm sector you will hit wx at some stage of flight. Most long haul flights cross the ITCZ at some stage.
My experience a few years ago with TFC OCTA was that most pilots dealt with TFC threats very badly. Especially in the West.
Very true about Automation and energy management: High levels of automation, paradoxically, often need a high level of operator knowledge and situational awareness to use properly and safely. Unfortunately, automation is often complex to understand and serves to degrade SA
