Why not have the TOGA switch make a 'BZZZT!' sound when pushed after the Boeing autothrottle system has inhibited itself with one of it's famous 'indirect mode changes'?
Or how about when it's in Hold on approach below 1000'?
Not manly enough? Tell that to the passengers involved in a crash after the humans up front make one of their periodic cock ups. Personally I think attitudes to improvements in safety still have a long way to go.
It's a bit of a stretch to sue Boeing who designed the best system they could with the technology available at the time. But that doesn't mean it can't be improved with the benefit of experience.
Last edited by HPSOV L; 30th Aug 2017 at 09:10.