Originally Posted by safetypee
“I prefer steam gauges over tapes …” yes, so do I. But in a flight directed, autothrust environment the tape is sufficient, do we understand why.
No we don't. Those who falsely think they do are unaware or chose to ignore the proliferation of speed tapes in general aviation. No autothrust, autopilots or flight directors there. Not much problems, either.
Since "I" has been mentioned a lot, let me join the fray. I have flown round dials and I have flown tapes. I prefer well paid job with sensible roster and don't give an ATR about the dials. I can fly manual raw data on both without any problem.
Was this man or machine, or circumstance?
Machines and circumstances were similar. What do you think?
Originally Posted by safetypee
In general we don’t think about issues particularly clearly, perhaps a facet of modern life, but this limitation should not dictate a particular course of action – we should consider a wider view.
Beating the unclear thinking by widening the scope. Priceless.