Originally Posted by ZFT
It really is a pity this is turning into an A vs B willy waving contest. If some people are naive enough to believe that a B777 can be manually and normally flown without (AIMS) computers or the B787 can be manually flown without computers – dream on.
fr8tmastr made an excellent reply
Its more than that, you can cross control the Boeing, (if you want to) you have to actually hold the yoke in a bank to do it. The guy sitting next to you knows exactly what you are doing as well because of the control in front of him is in the same position. The throttles move, its all about the feedback. The Boeing FBW "flies" just like all the other aircraft you have ever flown, obvious exceptions apply.
This has nothing to do with which company builds a better aircraft, it has everything to do with design philosophy.
On top of it, Boeing was not the one to pretend : "Even the doorman could fly their birds"
It gives an idea how the head of Airbus FBW engineering design was valuing the pilot profession …