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Old 03-12-2006, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Linebacker35
You can have the computer fly it or YOU can fly it. Like the info it gives the pilot is unmatched. You could landed a manual CAT 3(not that your allowed to) in the sim, because of all the extra info it provideds. You can manualy fly an airbus with the winshield covered up and still be able to land it if you wanted. I even tried a landing without looking out the front, just used the screens and it was dead on. The 767 didnt even come close the the flying ability of the A320.
The 777 (and presumably the 787) does all that kind of stuff too. But you can press a button and manually override a Boeing. You cannot override the bus; ultimately IT makes the decisions, and you're along for the ride.
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