energiser
"Spot on Ike.
The FMA (on the bus) is what the aircraft is *actually* doing, whereas the MCP is what you've *asked* for...the two are not always the same!!!"
No.
The MCP is what you asked the aircraft to do.
The FMA is what it is trying to do.
The instruments and looking out the window is what it is actually doing!
Critically important in my opinion.
Watching and understanding the FMA is not the end of airmanship.