Originally Posted by KAKG
Two questions...
First, did the bus make life as easy for the crew as other aircraft might have done?
Secondly, how did the crew feel about the aircraft and whether it was going to help them or frighten them? Like it or not, the bus has a reputation now, and it's one which makes even experienced and able pilots feel more concern than is appropriate when certain things go on. ADC-related problems are a specific cause of speeding pulses, even amongst the cognoscenti...
KAKG,
What on earth are you on about?
Pitch and power. Very simple in a 320 - easy numbers to remember, and easy to execute.
Now, I have only done unreliable airspeed in the sim (as we all have) but I had no special "feelings" for the aircraft at the time, nothing made me "frightened" and I have no idea what "reputation" the 320 series has, other than being an exceptionally capable, robust, useful and safe aircraft to operate.
You'll normally find that the people who go on about the Airbus are the ones who have never flown it.