I think making essential controls touch screen based is stupid for a variety of reasons, but I don't think physical levers would've changed the situation. Airp

I think making essential controls touch screen based is stupid for a variety of reasons, but I don't think physical levers would've changed the situation. Airplanes have crashed because pilots misinterpreted physical levers, switches, displays, and lights. There have been accidents where a (co)pilot was confused by the lack of power they themselves were physically applying with their hands. You can add synchronised force-feedback levers to every station, but that doesn't matter if your crew is too sleep-deprived to understand what those levers mean anyway. Not understanding the UI was only a small part in a huge shit show of problems that plagued the ship, and it was hardly the first time this sort of thing happened on that particular ship either.