Are older experienced pilots, who don't trust the fly by wire computer, more dangerous than

[Savannahmann]

23. The problem is this.

No one thought an Airbus jet would have Pitot trouble at altitude. If it did, the heater would melt the ice in a minute. No biggie, any pilot can fly for a minute right?

The real problem is when you are facing something not covered in step by step checklist style. There you have your experience to guide you. But if your experience is mostly watching a computer fly, then you will want to return to that instinctively.

Computers are excellent aides, but they are supposed to follow orders, not give them. Too many pilots are accustomed to doing what the computer wants. When it fails, or a situation not programmed occurs the pilot is supposed to fly the damned plane. But the pilot is trying to get the computer working instead of working the problem with the plane. This isn't the pilot not wanting the computer to fly. This is someone who needs the computer to fly.