Originally Posted by Lemurian
For D-cate in particular, this piece, written by the US-ALPA with the help of NASA could be an eye-opener. Please note that on all these manoeuvres, the Airbus showed a better performance than the Boeing, but for "subjective reasons", the test pilots still prefer the Boeing...Go figure.
Easy to figure out in a few words :
keep it simple !
Not looking for an equipment which does miracles but just something that behaves with consistency, something easy to read, nothing more.
Said many times before : Put on the market a more humble version of the 320 and you’ll have a fantastic equipment.
And if FBW Airbus was that ultimate tool that Bernard Ziegler always claimed it was, it would show immensely in the accident / incident database …