Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
T I hear this statement all the time but it is from guys that have never flown an Airbus product. After flying both I love Boeing but they could learn a lot from Airbus.
Originally Posted by
Dorfman
T it's ok I will save a seat for you on the dark side. After flying the baby bus I can't imagine shoehorning my self into a 737 cockpit.
I have flown with enough ex "Boeing or I am not going" types to tell you, once you go bus you never go back. Well until bigger pays better.
I also know a couple of people that went to the dark side and said it was the biggest mistake of their career. I know you guys love it, and that's great. I don't like the complete lack of secondary inputs that the pilots brain is forced to do without. It's just not for me. I think it is an unsafe design. Sorry. nothing personal. I am really glad you guys like it. But mostly until you can figure a way to disable that damned idiot calling retard retard... I just can't.....
Originally Posted by
Claybird
If I were ever told "well, we're switching to the airbus guys", I'd say "thanks for the memories and good luck y'all. I'm retiring".
Plus, Boeing's one of the last bastions of american manufacturing (okay, outsourcing notwithstanding). And it's a damn fine product, too.
This.... probably.