Originally Posted by
Viper25
The airmanship chest beating by Boeing is very very overblown.
This! This chest thumping is so weird considering all them have the AP on 99% of the time. The plane that had the AP off the most was the 717 and it has the AT off way more than either of the Boeing/Airbus I've flown. All of them have a yoke/stick that takes your inputs and moves flight controls. The idea of S-turns/side steps being unsafe has more to do with the fact that they're not really needed.
Originally Posted by
CrazyEight
Except, its not. Ever seen a former F16 type or 320 FO upgrading on a 737 or even a 757? You either have or you haven't and the challenge is real. 100 hour OEs were not a thing a decade ago.
Lol wut? Former F-16 driver that's flown both of those, as well as a Douglas and Airbus with no issues. Then again, I also fly an old radial engine, tailwheel...now that's a plane I see airline pilots of all types have issues with.