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How did aviation get here? Over-reliance on automation?
You are correct. Another aspect of this is; Training is a necessary evil as far as the bean counters are concerned. It is another cost to the operation they have to endure. Therefore, much effort is spent trying to make the training "footprint" as small as possible. Less time away from the line is less money. We spend time teaching how to type in the box, not how to manage the automation. If we trained as we should an initial/transition course would be 1-2 weeks longer. Imagine the cost. Training managers bonuses are based on how much they are under budget. And so on and so on. Don't expect this to change any time soon. Just another part of this whole puzzle. The question is not necessarily over reliance on automation but maybe misunderstanding of how to use the automation.