[jonascord]

Listening to an A380 pilot, on the radio, he commented that with the Airbus, you fly the computer, with the autopilot, and the computer flies the plane. 100% fly-by-wire. That translates to dialing in the digits equaling speed, VS, selected cruise altitude, course, and watching the flight monitors.

Old joke: A pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to bite the pilot in case he tries to touch anything. It's closer to the truth than you might think.

[barmag25]

I’m sure these settings were saved in the computer because this is a regular flight. The programming would of had to been changed by someone.