Going off topic here sorry, but still to do with Airbus aircraft. Does anyone know what possessed Airbus to hide most of the circuit breakers on the A330- compared to the A320? Aren't the vast majority of CBs now located in the avionics bay below the flightdeck? Why?. .. .I think the sidestick was primarly introduced as a selling point. What better. The A320 was the only civil aircraft to have a sidestick. BANG it captures both the public and pilot imagination in a flash. What better way to get your new airliner in the news and furthermore something that the public can actually see for themselves rather than talking about the other 'clever' stuff such as C* law etc.. .. .ILS27R. . . . <small>[ 25 March 2002, 15:16: Message edited by: ILS27R ]</small>