gatorbird, are you on the mec by chance? If you are, can you post up how the mec fought to get leave of absences granted for your pilots? I'm just curious. I dont want to get into a back and forth here, ranting and raving against each other, comparing airlines, just curious. And to answer your question, the Airbus is really easy to fly, especially with United's excetional training, it was even easier.