...whats needed is a return to flying. Fly the plane. Pure and simple. Airmanship is what will save this troubled profession. Sounds corny and old hat but its so true. Procedure last. SOPs enable 2 strangers to operate a complex piece of machinery. They have an importance but its tertiary.
Doesn't sound corny at all...but simply illustrates the problem with too much automation. In the end they inhibit basic airmanship.