So as I say I don't see a pattern of muppets sticking the key into their G1000 equipped plane, taking off without a plan and crashing
They might not be crashing but they may be busting airspace.
TR maybe can't hand fly too well but he should know what the knobs in the 737 do.
Not every aircraft has a servicable AP Peter, will admit the swept wing operators are more adverse to going without it compared to the turboprop pilots. Everyday in europe there must 100's of aircraft flying with U/S AP's.
You really don't have a clue what happens in commercial aircraft what we can operate with and without and how much hand flying goes on.
Some cabin crew would say the knobs fly it
