after reading your posts here my comments:
when you say autopilot, do you mean managed mode?
the 320 is fully computerized and I don't see how you can be in "Manual" as all joystick inputs are sent to computers.(elac,sec,fac)
the last mode of the autopilot is reversed mode.
I think the term "manual flight" doesn't exist in the A320 as you are always controlled, in any configuration, by some computers which transmit the electrical signal (from the stick/rudders) to the commands.
I understand the direct mode is a computerized simulation to make like if it is a conventional aircraft.Apparently they did a great job at Airbus(to simulate the B737...read comment of LFBB).
about the engines, it takes about 12-14 seconds from flight idle to full power.A flight instructor have demonstrated me this in the sim.the flight idle is slightly higher than the ground idle. is it the same in a conventional aircraft?
is there a website related to the A320' systems?
I know there is one for the 737...
Last edited by dartagnan; 28th Oct 2006 at 10:52.