TAG yes I think there is some truth in that, but surely the answer is to improve training rather than to get rid of the automation?
Training is a limited resource in practice. Why is it that we spend hours doing single engine stuff when (turbine) engines never seem to fail in reality, and much less time (and its not mandatory) dealing with the likes of partial automation? When you look at the causes of accidents, it seems to me that we don't really train to address them, we spend hours training in accordance with the legal requirements, on stuff that is never ever put into practice and never causes accidents. Something wrong there, too many legislators living in the past of unreliable piston engines, single pilot mandraulic ops etc!
Last edited by HeliComparator; 5th Sep 2013 at 17:44.