alcan60283
Not as simple a that. Direct Law is far more sensitive than what the pilot is familiar with 99.9% of the time, and is expecting. Going into Direct Law on an approach is straightforward enough to land successfully, but it happening in the flare will definitely lead to overcontrolling. I've flown both Boeing and Airbus and you could liken it in a way to the artificial feel system failing in the flare. Nothing to do with airmanship and down to a very unlikely but unfortunate dual failure which happens to Boeing's and Airbuses.
I don't buy into this Boeing/Airbus/My Dad's bigger than your Dad tripe. All aeroplanes kill people if you want to look at it that way!!
The Airbus is an extremely safe aeroplane. The Boeing is an extremely safe aeroplane. And this is thread drift!