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"Originally Posted by DC-ATE
It appears to me that you A-320 drivers can't agree on just what goes on with your FBW systems during various phases of flight.
You are correct Sir.
The overall system is more complex than we think.
FCOM is fine (or is it ... ?)
Flight Crew Training Manual provides instructive reading.
In flight, a lot happens but time does not always allow to analyse properly.
Best option is the Flight simulator to take advantage of the frozen position and try to understand what's going on ?
There are so many possible combinations depending if you're flying manually or not, A/THR ON or OFF, FD ON or OFF, if you follow them or not, there are the numerous mode reversions, the mode protections ... and altitude AGL interfer as well ...
Anyway, a lot to check in your Flight Management Annunciator if you want to have a chance to monitor all these subtleties. No wonder not so much spare time to monitor the geese outside ..."
Thank you for that. It just makes me all that more uncomfortable thinking about the whole system. What ever happened to K.I.S.S.?
I flew the 737-300 for a spell and had to constantly tell the Co-Pilot (sorry, First Officer) to get his head out of the cockpit and FLY the airplane!