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Old 30th Dec 2012, 06:26
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Thus far there is no smoke (in the form of objective data) suggesting Airbus FBW is any less safe than the alternatives available. None. Neither you nor anyone else is capable of wishing such data into being, no matter how much you may want it to be so.
Would be interesting to see how many FBW related incidents (involving protections) are recorded for airbus vs 777 (the first Boeing FBW with protections).

For airbus there are at least 4 where it is questionable if the protections did not make matters worse.

As for your heroic statement that the EVA pilots correctly switched off ADR's... Since AF447 every airbus pilot will know how to get the aircraft in direct law!

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