Well luis, coming from a place where winds gusting to 60-70 knots are pretty regular events in the winter, I have a few issues with that.
With gusting winds, I will never let the autothrottles (Boeing, with visual cues and movement and all...) idle the engines on final approach, I will firmly override them in BOTH directions as needed.
I would not like any airplane to increase speed from 130 to 160 kts on its own, especially on a limited (e.g. slippery) runway. Maybe not a real issue on a light 319/320, but on a heavier airplane it is an issue.
Its all about speed management. And in the end its up to the pilot to manage it.
P.S. I do not want to turn this into a Boeing vs. Airbus debate, I have no Airbus experience.
Last edited by oceancrosser; 11th Mar 2010 at 08:43.