chris writes:

Same here in NZ

In a car, I prefer manual transmission because it gives me better control of
the vehicle; with an automatic, you aren't the one who decides how to control
the gear ratio or clutch.

I'm not sure what the parallel would be for aircraft. I don't think autopilot
is it--that's more like cruise control. Perhaps those various systems that
"help" pilots, such as interconnections between rudder and ailerons that force
coordinated turns.

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