Originally Posted by joema
It's ironic this accident is commonly attributed to "automation dependence", when in fact the pilot did not understand how theautomation worked. He wasn't over-dependent on automation which failed, rather he didn't understand theautomation, plus failed to use available automation modes, plus couldn't hand fly a visual approach
It is often suggested that older experienced pilots would dislike FBW and automation.But the new generation show that all the pilots need the same level of better FBW design and wide information from manufactors to reverse to handfly as soon as needed (young farts need first to learn handflying basics, in Asia, Europe, Russia,etc.)