I'm one of the few that finds some of the Airbus FBW logic and side-stick unnatural. I had a hard time adjusting to it and found myself saying left-right-down-down in my head to get it to do what I wanted to do. I still don't love it, but I deal with it.
There are many great aspects to the Airbus magic, but every now and then some of it still surprises people.cardiomd, when you asked about transition, I remembered reading this article a few months ago.
Lufthansa wing-strike probe queries A320 landing logic
I'm sure most of you have seen the video of this landing, if not I think it's still on youtube.