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Old 20th May 2004, 21:44
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cactusbusdrvr
 
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After 9 years of FBW I'm back on the Boeing and while I do miss the tray table I enjoy the way the 757 flys. X-wind landings in the 320 are only a problem at first because of the change to direct law in the flare you get a little more sensitivity. I had to fly an approach in Direct Law in a winter storm with a 15 kt x-wind and it turned out to be a non event. Side sticks are very intuitive but you get more feedback from trimming and flying the aircraft. That being said, a lot of the F/Os I fly with are very happy to turn on the autopilot at 800' and keep it on until short final. Of course they are not as up to speed when ATC dumps them in hot and high or in the sim where they have to fly by hand but that's their own choice. I'd rather fly the plane myself.
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