How comes that you emphazise CRM together with A320? Do you still believe that A320 is somewhat not pilot friendly or does distract crews too much from their flying capabilities?
Airbus are very forgiving aircraft, also during an emergency. Remeber the Helios and just think what would have happened in a A320 - probably nothing except a short "ding" - "ECAM action".
I do not underestimate the enorm complexity in software architecture of an Airbus. Because this aircraft is so forgiving, lots of crews become reluctant and unaware. Heavy failures with electronical failures combined can become a problem, but just because people are less trained to fly a conventional aircraft.
btw there is no major difference in CRM anymore between Airbus and other modern equipment, B777, EMB170, Falcon 900...
Dani
PS: Venkmann, why did you build an A320 sim? There are so many products off the shelf. Or you could use a "real" sim for your study. Is this a technical or a psychological study?
Subtle failures are nowadays mostly recognized by the system itself, giving an advisory and pilots getting attention subsequently. The danger of subtle failures has remarkably reduced due to modern cockpit technology.