While all about you goes skewwhif fly the plane!
What Nesti said is not the reason or cause. To blame systems failures is simplistic.
The problem is that the exotic electronic systems of the aircraft need pilots who are totally on top of the system.
If you do not understand fully every system on your aicraft you should not be flying it!
To call pilots couch potatoes is a very big call Nesti. My brother is a check Captain for Qantas. They are continually looking at inherent systemic procedures that could lead to a fatal crash.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
The old adage that if you think safety is expensive wait till you have a major accident!
Here is a bloke that knows what he is doing. He did a barrel roll in a 707!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZBca...eature=related
Bert