Originally Posted by
BEagle
Utter rubbish! Thousands of flights are made every day with non-linked FBW side-stick controlled Airbus aircraft - it is only the dimwits who don't bother to learn about the system, or to understand the discipline of take-over of control methodology, who have problems.
A bad workman, or perhaps 'ouvrier', blames his tools.
All valid, but let's just say that if it had had a moveable control column, the accident probably would not have happened.