Landing accidents make a big percentage nowadays. This does not surprise me. FD and autopilot don't help at the most demanding exercise.
Agree. Flight directors were designed as an aid to instrument flying. Instead we see time and again pilots blindly following FD commands regardless of the true attitude of the aircraft. Over the years, the FD has become God Almighty in the eyes of many pilots - experienced or inexperienced. They are mesmerised by it. To switch off the FD even in fine weather is practically a criminal offence in many airlines.
"Follow the bloody flight director" is a phrase too often heard in simulator training and as soon as you hear those words you know the check pilot or simulator instructor is just another automatics addicted tragic.
