7E7 said;
"Have flown the 320 series for 6 years and 4000 hours and always found the A/THR does a great job in all types of weather.
Airbus recomends using the A/THR in turbulence and the ground speed mini is excellent (takes a while to get your head round it if you've never come accross it before)
Some of the posts regarding A/THR on the A320 on this thread I can't see coming from genuine airbus pilots!"
I guess he has been lucky enough to be flying the one that works properly!
I have been on the Bus for 5 years and have always thought the autothrust SUCKS !!!
Our company allows manual thrust operations, and in windy conditions you find most guys (or gals) use selected speed or manual thrust.