Know what you are saying
"Loss of control in flight (LOCIF©) continues to be a major cause of fatalities in the aviation industry. From 1987 to 1996, LOCIF accounted for 32% of U.S. fatal accidents"
Would argue though if manual flight practice had not been driven out by management groups driven by short term safety stat meetings we would have a more capable pilot workforce.
I fly with people who put the autopilot in at flaps up no lights...and take it out again at minimums. When the AP drops out (for any reason) you can almost smell the fear. IMHO thats not right.