TopBunk:
OK, you sold me on the Boeing idea: when and where can I start the transition?
But, seriously: after Airbus and various McDonnells, fates have offered me a G5 to "play" with, and it's really a bit disappointing...
I mean the aircraft is great, and everything what's expensive is in there somewhere, but the actual "integration" of the various components (FMS, DFGS, AP, FD, ECAM...) is not very good. The books for the various components come from the manufacturers (Collins, Honeywell,....) and the interactions between systems are not documented precisely. That's where the "big" manufacturers, especially Airbus, have the edge. Granted, the 'bus takes some hard studying before you understand what it does, but somehow, somwhere in the "book" there is always an explanation, and it even makes sense, mostly...
I hear Boeing is also great on this chapter, so count your blessings, I guess...