Hi John,
It was good to read a more technical explanation, than mine
Could you elaborate a bit on the factors affecting aerodynamic damping?
Regarding the Airbus FBW - my personal opinion is that its handling in gusty crosswinds is pretty appalling. Lots of rolling, partly due to slow response of the FBW and partly due to overcontol (one can argue that this is due to poor piloting technique, but the system is IMHO quite conductive to it).