`::::: Actually, the last two NTSB media briefings were pretty clear about it and specifically mentioned the A/T and the FD state, the reason being that the 777 A/T operating mode may also depend on the active FD mode: ``The pilot flying the plane had turned off his flight director, while the training captain had his flight director on``, Hersman said. The flight director computes and displays the proper pitch and bank angles required in order for the aircraft to follow a selected path.http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/07/ntsb_pilots_of_asiana_flight_214_relied_on_automatic_speed_control.html     `