I still think that the "Pay For Training" guy/gal is ruining this profession. Anyone can cough up the $ and can get any rating he/she wants, no matter the time it takes (unlike military pilots). Those that do the "PFT" (with the $60k - $100K loans) are plan ass dumb! (Have fun paying the loan back) All the automation works great, until it "breaks". Then it depends on the airmanship and experience of one's flying skills. Those that get hired at an airline with very low time ( 300 th and 100 multi), I bet really has not seen very mcuh that could or can happen.

My two cents.