Originally Posted by
iceman49
The Airbus cockpit is not dangerous, but different, its about who is in the front end. re the thrust lever movement, the 737 that took it in at AMS had thrust lever movement, but incorrect analysis of what was going on.
Yes I would like feedback on stick movement, the manual flying skills are a problem across the board and will only get worse until it is emphasized more in training.
Originally Posted by
NERD
Totally disagree. You're either a decent pilot or not. I went from the Bus to the 88 and had no problem, and I ain't no Tim Martin
Maybe my experiences were just coincidences. But I doubt it. We see the similar issues with C17 bubbas who move onto other aircraft as they bring their back side of the power curve bad habits with them to the newer aircraft.
Iceman, the Airbus cockpit has several flaws and they do affect safety. The thrust levers are just one of them. The non-repeating control sticks are another.
The 737 crash had a lot more factors going on which led to that crash, not to forget a unknown technical glitch which went unnoticed with the airplane.
I would like to know has as a PM how do you really know what the PF is doing if you can't see or feel the control inputs?
Airbus has a history of bad things happen when their airplanes revert to alternate law, or whatever they call it.