Only speaking from memory, but wasnt there a 757 cfit in S America where a manouevre to the limits of the envelope would have meant them missing the terrain?
As for the ol' bus vs boeing debate - all the engineers ive spoken too are much more impressed with the Airbus build quality/quality of materials than with Boeing. Apocraphol (sp?
) stories over heavy landings seem to bear this out. As far as the actual flight laws, well they aint perfect but they are pretty good. As with all these things, training is all!!
I still think Boeing misseed a trick with the 777. Why have a bloody great yoke if it's only attached to electronic sensors?
Yours in entirely unbiased Airbus love
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