I've flown with a few Slasher types - they all invented flying, can do it better than you, don't need an FO and think Chuck Yeager was overrated. Comments like that usually reveal the world's biggest closet case too...
Anyway - back to aviation. The sidestick was originally trialled on Concorde 201, rather than the Airbus aircraft - the technology then being developed further for use in the A320 series. Interesting Fact...
I'm a Boeing pilot and recently flew an Airbus for the first time - I have to say, I'm converted (not officially). The sidestick is brilliant. The 737 now feels agricultural...