Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

I guess its a good thing its not still 30 years ago. I hate guys who think they have to hand fly everything just to prove how big their balls are. I usually handfly the departure up to 10 or so but for an approach I'll let Jorge drive until he gives me a reason not to. Gives me more time to think about the big picture and maintain SA rather than trying to do the simple, mundane things that the autopilot does very well (like hold that heading and altitude and speed on a gusty day down low going into EWR).