sounds like the "new age" has arrived.pilots soon to be phased out in favour of computer systems mngrs.(the FMC used to be a person sitting at a small table, drawing lines on charts.i think he was called a navigator)
bitter balance
"all the prangs in Mac Jobs vol. of books have one thing in common - vastly experienced crews."
back in the good ol' days, you had to start at the bottom of the list, and work your way up.in the '60's,70's & 80's, this meant RHS piston bangers, then turbo props until you reach the Holy Grail- Jets! if you delve a little more deeply into the esteemed Mr. Jobs stories you may notice little gems like; Capt Collins was on his first trip to the Antartic when he encountered Whiteout/ Mt. Erubus. Palm 90, Air Florida B737 crashed into the Potomac River too iced up to fly,the capt had approx. 2400 hrs on type, but less than 8 tkof's "or" ldgs in "falling snow".the f/o ( former F15 pilot by the way) had only operated "twice" before in mod/sev icing. the B727 that CFIT'd at ngt/vis on a rushed appr. into Cincinatti ;the skipper had 14 yrs airline,8 yrs as capt. 14000 hrs (the usual- DC3/4/6 Convair etc.) but less than 25 hrs jet he was ICUS at the time of this accident. the point is, very experienced crews alright, but inexperinced in the phase of the operation in which they came unstuck. Fate is still the Hunter.