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View Poll Results: Boeing or Airbus?
Boeing 46 77.97%
Airbus 13 22.03%
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Old 09-11-2009, 04:31 AM   #21 (permalink)
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I have never flown the Boeing. But I will throw in the MD80 as a favorite for me. I really enjoyed the plane.

I am now on the 320 and find it to be very easy and comfortable.

As long as it gets me where I am going and the company is making money, I am happy.
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Old 09-11-2009, 07:13 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I have never flown the Boeing. But I will throw in the MD80 as a favorite for me. I really enjoyed the plane.

I am now on the 320 and find it to be very easy and comfortable.

As long as it gets me where I am going and the company is making money, I am happy.
The -80 was/is an interesting comparison to the 737. The mode control panel took some revised thinking but once understood it was no big deal. The big thing about the -80 or even the -9 is the ability to decelerate and the very high extension speeds for slats and gear. The autopilot was not as good but still it was Cat III capable. Like the 727, on landing you didn't want to be trying to save a smash by pulling on the yoke.

But it is somewhat funny in that prior to the introduction of the 'bus, it was Boeing versus Douglas. ??
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Old 09-12-2009, 09:15 AM   #23 (permalink)
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But it is somewhat funny in that prior to the introduction of the 'bus, it was Boeing versus Douglas. ??
Exactly. It is like Ford vs Chevy or USC vs UCLA. No matter what, you will have some on both sides.

I am on a 319LR pretty often and I love that plane. It is the 320 cockpit with a great climb and we are good for FL410 on it (the 320 only does FL390). The 319LR is a hot rod for sure. It really gets up. The -80 though would come down when you wanted, the 320's... not so much.
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More mis-information. NOT an Airbus demo pilot.

ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-111 F-GFKC Mulhouse-Habsheim

But google the crash and you will find lots of the 'truth' out there.
I believe it was an Air France pilot and no I did not use Google .
May be old but the memory is still working .
And I prefer the whale .


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I have flown both and each has it's good points and flaws.... To actually answer the poll one needs to know exactly what we are comparing (not which aircraft models but traits).
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The big battles.

I'd prefer Boeings because they seem more pilot friendly.
The airplane to fly is the one which offers you the most amount of money combined with the best available schedule.
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The airplane to fly is the one which offers you the most amount of money combined with the best available schedule.
Well I'm still an 18 year old noobie flying 172's

But yeah I really don't know. When it comes to this "battle," I go by the visuals of the aircraft.
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Comparing apples to apples. I've been back and forth between the 777 and the A-320 for the last ten years. The only thing I like less about the 777 is the yoke. The 777 is hands down a better flying, better built, more reliable and more user friendly aircraft than the A-320. With that being said once you get used to the Bus it is not a bad machine to fly it's quiet, roomy and pretty simple to operate. I'd much rather be on a Bus than a guppy.

As far as the A-320 into the trees. It's real simple the guy did a low pass below 100' AGL he had the auto throttles engaged and thought they would maintain his selected airspeed. They won't at that altitude and by the time he figured it out and jammed the throttles to TOGA it was to late.

Do you know the difference between a chain saw and an Airbus? About 50 trees a second... Thanks I'll be here all night.
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...based on what assumptions or observations?
Based on my own visual observations and biased assumptions . I actually don't have a real preference...because I can't. As a passenger, the only difference I see is design.

When it comes to manufacturer vs manufacturer, the only ones I can actually speak in are the ones that involved Cessna, Piper, and Diamond.
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