Originally Posted by
Chris Scott
Only someone with command experience in a two-pilot cockpit can really appreciate the desirability of this traditional feature. (See my previous post of Jan 02 @1959Z.) It's particularly so when a trainee, or inexperienced copilot, is the PF.
Understood, but please humour me and try to explain. I'm not debating the desirability in this instance, I'm just not convinced - and it seems neither were the pilot engineering team at Airbus - that it's a necessity. I'm fairly well-versed in the Airbus perspective, all I'm asking is help in understanding the other side.