Sully was a good example of how the Hudson incident was an example of how piloting skills are very important and the automation that day was worthless because it couldn't handle it.
Sully did what all of us should be able to do but if the trend goes to automation and we forget how to really fly the next time will be a disaster.
First of all, the autopilot on US1549 was never engaged, so saying "the automation that day was worthless because it couldn't handle it" is pretty disingenuous.
Secondly, Sully's A320 remained in Normal Law (powered by the APU and RAT) throughout the ditching, with all flight control protections active until splashdown.
Great piloting yes, but he had some help.