I also like the fact that (unavoidable) design "flaws" of conventional jets such as the power/pitch couple and having to increase back pressure to stay level in a turn are absent in a FBW Airbus thanks to the fly-by-wire system.
Tell the AF447 pilots that...
Autotrim in a turn is merely a gimmick IMO. If you're flying it, you should be flying it, not toggling a joystick.
There seem to be a lot of "old school" pilots who like to wrestle with the controls
Exactly the skills that were required over the Atlantic that night...
Well, he did say rage against the machine!
