Originally Posted by aa73

I thought that you didn’t have to trim in the airbus? So let go of the stick in a turn and it maintains a perfect bank angle and altitude. Lots of skill involved in that... not. 737 keeps those old skills sharp. Airbus, the computer has the controls at all times, right? Unless in direct law.

And comparing uncommanded dives.. ya really wanna go there? How many have happened on the airbus? Qantas.. Lufthansa.. etc. Luckily with no fatalities as they happened at altitude.. but hey if they happened at 5000 like Lion I’m not so sure they woulda ended well.

Look, I’m not disputing the safety record of both aircraft, they are safe enough. Just pointing out that there is a reason Airbus pilots claim that it makes a great pilot just average. And that flying the 737 makes the job a heck of a lotta fun, and keeps your skills sharp, what with all the old school gadgets up there.