You guys crack me up. If anyone thinks that the majors consider glass time more important than steam gauges, they're smoking crack. Any idiot can fly using all the fancy $hit I have in the seven three. But with 14 years at ALG on the DHC8 and a few at Silver in the 1900, that is way harder than what I do now! Transitioning to automation was really no big deal because you always have that situational awareness gained from years of experience without it. The biggest safety problems in aviation right now can be summed up in these two points: an over-reliance on automation coupled with a lack of basic flying skills. Asiana is a prime example. Just as was stated in a previous post, I'll take the guy who has plenty of stick and rudder time flying steam gauges any day and twice on Sundays over someone who is a glorified button pusher. When the crap hits the fan and you have to do BAI flying, the steam gauges person will win every time. Hands down.