So why not just program the aircraft to do what you want, hit "Go", sit back and enjoy a cup of Tea while the aircraft flies you to your destination and lands for you?
Exactly the problem the f/w world is facing right now with the "children of the magenta line" becoming Captains, even instructors, and stick and rudder skills atrophying.
Could it be this was part of the problem - it certainly sounds feasible, a simple lack hands-on IF skills from both crew.