Oh come on, Haughtney1. Next you'll be saying "AF447 was just one of those things that happens, get over it".
Canned handflying in the sim once in a while is so far removed from the skills you may need, like that A330 crew needed, that it is basically a WOFTAM.
Nope Bloggsy I'd never in a million years say that, I'm pretty sure that if the AF447 had reverted to basic pitch and power, theyd be alive today. A management bean-counter on the other hand would most likely say "its just the cost of doing business"
As for canned hand flying, well, thats how my outfit want it done
Of course the worm is S L O W L Y turning, the sim flying is a direct result of AF447 and other less serious incidents, but the flight Ops management where I work have deemed that it be done this way.