Olasek
huh??
Said nothing about an autopilot, said something about a digital watch.
You posted a link that should prove the point made by yourselve?. In that link a pilot is comparing flying the same route with an aircraft with old round gauges and
no autopilot to flying with glass cockpit
with autopilot and being more relaxed after the later flight.
your post, my bolding:
And modern tape readout is far better for such a "glance", comparing modern aircraft speed indicator with a consumer digital watch is a sign of ignorance, only a non-pilot can make such a comparison. The modern tape-based AI gives you a lot more information than just a 'number'.
This is another's pilot take on this topic:
http://airfactsjournal.com/2011/09/a...of-two-panels/
So again: what do you want to prove with this link?