Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
It always seems that those who have no actual experience flying an Airbus are the ones that dis it (not meant as a putdown T
). Having thousands of hours in both Boeing and Airbus I can say they both have their pros and cons.
Oh I didn't take any offense whatsoever. You are right, I have zero time in anything other than a jumpseat. The funny thing is that most of the "pros" I hear about the Airbus have to do with the tray table and size of the "office". I''m old school. I like needles that point to things. It was very hard for me to take the GPS navigation leap to fly the approach into Quito (which I have not done yet for real) with nothing but a pink line to follow. And really, I am not trying to get into an airplane versus bus argument. Personally, I feel that it was the design of the thing that led to the AF crash. I realize that it is a different way of thinking and "flying"... but I still challenge the bus drivers to convince me otherwise.