LOL! I saw that one as well. I agree with your statement though. There are a lot of pilots that I have flown with that don't seem to get that flying is an "art". They know the books inside and out but don't have the ability to think outside of the box. This ability is what separates the good pilots from the great ones. Most planes don't crash because of a single failure that is addressed in a QRH. Most crash because of major/multiple problems or crew problems. Sometimes a great pilot can overcome these major/multiple problems.

But I digress. You really didn't answer my question about what the real difference with flying an Airbus vs. a Boeing is and why you dislike Airbus? Since I now know that you don't have a problem with foreign cars, I also know that your argument against Airbus is not just the patriotic (but ultimately useless argument for this thread) argument that you only buy US products. You seem to dislike the fact that a pilot is not physically "connected" to the elevator or ailerons. Is this true? If so, what do you feel about the fact that the 777, and soon the 787, will also not be connected directly to the controls? Or is it the fact that the Airbus computers "limit" your envelope?

Personally I liked the fact that my envelope was limited. It meant that if I got a GPWS, I could pull back on the stick as hard as I could and the Airplane would give me the max it could, just shy of snapping off the wings. In a Boeing, since I don't have a g-meter on my butt, I would probably tend to be more conservative with pull up because the fear of snapping a wing would be on my mind.

I'm kinda enjoying this thread. I've heard pilots for years say that they hate Airbus. But when pressed they admit that they had never flown one and they could never explain WHY they really didn't like them.