Originally Posted by Freds Ex

Not having a yoke killed 228 people on June 1, 2009.

The yoke itself isn't what's necessary for safety, side-sticks that move together could be. That and thrust levers that actually move.

Autothrust is also one of those Airbus engineering "solutions" that exists despite nobody asking for it and no problem existing with auto-throttles.

Airbus believes that the shared mental model should only exist between the autopilot and the flight data recorder and the pilots should not only be left in the dark but also not have much of a clue what the other pilot is doing.

So yeah, this isn't necessarily about wanting a yoke, it's about wanting an airplane that doesn't keep secrets.