Pilot Skills mixtures
I have 40+ years jets with mostly B737 Fkr 100 in the last 25
I have never flown an airbus but have played with the sim a little and thought about it afterwards
It seems to me that all pilots need a mixture of skills and knowledge which varies with their particular situation. We bring the our own set with us when we join a fleet and the trainers adjust it to fill the percieved need.
For the B737 it was mainly watch look act but I think the skill set required with an airbus changes subtly. I think the required skill set inclines much more to listen watch think think think.
The airbus was carefully designed to avoid pilots making stupid errors which most of will given a fair oppportunity under pressure. This results in a falacy that the aircraft can be designed to avoid mistakes.
Pilots then fall for this story, because in the main it is true, and then the one in a million situation strikes when you have fully aquired the "aircraft must be right" habit