Originally Posted by
Capn Bloggs
Arguably more important. Which means Stick and rudder is lower on the importance list (in his opinion, of course).
Not the way I read it, but YMMV. To me it reads that *some* may argue understanding the automatics is more important, not necessarily that he would. And nowhere is it even implied that this would make stick-and-rudder unimportant.
Where did he say anything like "stick and rudder must be maintained to a very high standard?".
I would have thought that was a given. But he's categorically *not* saying that "handflying skills [are] not a priority", as the thread title implies.