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Old 8th Jun 2001, 04:38
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bunyip
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When you criticise an American, even if your points are valid, they respond by attacking you. When you criticise an Airbus pilot you get the same response. In the end, there is no communication.
I do not fly the Airbus, and have never wanted to. I have seen it in the news since it came out, in mostly negative reports. It clearly is not as good as the Airbus supporters think it is, and not as bad as its critics say it is. But even if the truth is in the middle, it has faults (and so does the Boeing product).
My own home PC fails at the most arkward times, and since the A320 (etc) is ultimately flown by the computer with suggestions by the pilot, the pilot is bound to lose control of it once in a while.
The Boeing product takes this into account and if I need to, I can put that airplane wherever I want, whenever I want.
When I feel I am not as good as a piece of machinery made on a production line in Asia, I will be glad to fly the Airbus.