MPN11:
2. Controllers know what aircraft type they're controlling. They are not, surprisingly, trained to know what the aircraft/crew can/cannot do.
Not surprisingly at all. The Pilot in Command is the final authority on what a given aircraft and crew can or cannot do. ATC deals in general procedures, the PIC deals in determining if he and his crew can handle the aircraft to comply with those procedures. If not, it's the PIC's responsibility to request an alternative.
If automation is making some of the decisions, and ATC is making some of the decisions, what the hell are we pilots doing?