Bottom line for pilots have been properly trained and work at fully understanding the electronic magic and maintaining their skills modern technology makes flying easier, better and most importantly safer.
BP
I totally agree but are you endorsing Adrian having two sets of minima one for a Mooney and one for a Cirrus?
Of course we set off with an autopilot I did in a steam driven Citation to Germany with 20000 feet of icing clouds a 200 foot overcast and RVR on minima with a STAR to fly. The autopilot packed in as did the FD WHAT DO YOU DO THEN? Do you say well if the autopilot was working I would come down to 200 feet but now its not I will miss at 500 because I am not capable of holding it all together hand flown down to 200 without an autopilot?
Pace