Originally Posted by JoeyBalls
Seems to me (after having a few thousand hrs in the Bus) that this airplane was made for third world countries. It was made so educated, extremely low time guys could fly it. The problem is the automation & protections have gone way overboard and seem to have caused more trouble than its worth.
Have caused more problems than its worth? Well, the statistics seem to point otherwise. A quick look on AVHerald you can check how automation has saved the day numerous times.
Originally Posted by JoeyBalls
Do we as professional aviators really need ALPHA Prot?, ALPA Floor? TOGA Lock, Alpha Lock, etc..... Do we need to be told when to "retard" the thrust on landing? If you cant figure out that you need to add some thrust or you're going to fall out of the sky, or when you need to pull the power back on landing, you have no place in a C-152, let alone a transport category airplane.........
If history proves us something, is that professional aviators need those protections and many more.
By the way, what's your problem with Airbus automation anyway? I don't get it. People here are always expecting an Airbus accident, and when it happens everyone blames the plane first.
Its safety standard is above Boeing 737. The 737 even had a rudder design flaw which caused some crashes.
The only explanation for this is that pilots consciously or unconsciously hate the Airbus because of the automation and they don't have the full control of the airplane... Ironic when it's more than proved that the majority of the accident are caused by human error.
Regards.