BB
What do you fly and what was the cause of the AP and FD failure?
Just want to get a full picture of your example and that you are not using it as a way of trying to "back up" your argument.
protectthehornet
What do you fly these days? The airbus does hand-fly nicely by the way, don't be biased. I agree you have to look through the FD to learn the attitudes, however you tend to blow your arguments when you add your "own: way of doing things.
One thing I did like to do, when I was the PNF, I would set the FD to pitch for level flight cruise.
Separate FD's on different modes?
Guys this is not a willie waving contest!