Blue Eagle,
Ah, but sometimes it
is whether the act of hand flying is relevant.
Case in point.
South asian airline with Lockheed TriStar equipment, and a newly joining Captain from the middle east...from an airline who used the a/p for autolands as normal ops.
OK, no problem....until this chap had to fly a non-precision approach...dark and dirty night, auto-throttle inop.
Co-pilot reported to flight ops that he ....'did not want to fly with this guy
ever as three stall warnings on final were quite enough...thanks.'
IF the practice is not exercised...the
ability goes away...very rapidly.
