Originally Posted by
bubbers44
Ok, even though my neighbor gave the Hudson river ditching credit to the autopilot...
OK, now either this is getting lost in translation or I'm seriously concerned. If this neighbour of yours flies the FBW Airbus and is not aware that the autopilot/FMC and the FBW architecture/FCU are completely separate entities, then I'd suggest remedial training!
So - last time, because this is offtopic. Hudson landing was FMC/AP off (i.e manual control), Normal Law (i.e hard protections active).
Originally Posted by
skip.rat
Clever it may be, especially the general ergonomics, comfort & system design, but as far as getting a kick out of flying them; well, it's rather like eating a toffee with the wrapper still on.
I dunno, looks like it can be fun to me!
[EDIT : The video is there as a bit of light-hearted fun, and as a demonstration of two of the Normal Law protections - it is certainly not meant to be considered a serious part of the discussion! ]