Capt Jim Lovell said it was basic flying skills that allowed him and his crew to navigate their way back to Earth after an oxygen tank exploded during their voyage to the moon in 1970.
Recent air disasters such as Air France flight 447, lost over the Atlantic in 2009, and the Asiana Airlines plane which crash landed in San Francisco this summer indicate that pilots have become too reliant on autopilot, he added.
Apollo 13 commander: bring back traditional flying skills - Telegraph