Pilots need to know how to read checklists and also handfly the plane. They just can't do one. We have seen some accidents recently that show how important airmanship is and not just being a checklist reader as previously said. Robots can do that but pilots can also fly an attitude and power to avoid AF447 type accidents. I know this is getting really boring but they should have not needed the captain in the cockpit to fix the problem. He would have fixed it.