I refer you back to to post 1521 where I attempted to convey some of the issues. At the man machine interface level the Airbus is more than just a little different from conventional jets. If you are not convinced by my words let me quote from the Airbus Flight crew operating manual.
Direct law
The sidestick is directly coupled to the controls via the computers, but without any of the stabilization feedbacks. In effect this law turns the aircraft into a conventional aircraft.....
So Airbus themselves are pointing out that their aircraft are different from conventional aircraft and go on to warn pilots about the consequances of missing protections etc.
The aim of the technocrats to deskill flying was clear, paraphrasing one of them, it was to design an aircraft his doorman could fly. However what they also did was create a machine that can be extremely complicated in abnormal situations and where apparently experienced pilots seem to do inexplicable things.
Last edited by lederhosen; 29th Mar 2013 at 07:07.