Originally Posted by
Uplinker
I manage flying without thinking about any computer equations.
I know the FBW, (and auto-thrust* and GS Mini), are there. I know what they do and how they help me, and I know how to operate the side-stick without creating PIOs. Then I just fly the 'plane by feel, observation and experience, and it all works very well.
*older A330 auto-thrust can be 'lazy' near the ground in certain conditions but you simply deal with it.
That’s great. Other pilots like to know what’s going on under the hood. It doesn’t mean they don’t do exactly what you do operationally, ie fly the plane, they just have an interest in how it works as well.