Have to agree with Capot.
Nevertheless, after many years of PPRuNe-ing it seems that a major review of the automatics/pilot interface is long overdue, as well as recurrent training in manual flight and abnormal situations.
I've seen this sort of Horlicks in modern operating theatres and the results can be scary - thereas out in the bush, in primitive theatres, everyone is tuned to manual and knows what to do.