Nothing to say about the CM but absolutely in agreement with Jhieminga's post. It may be hard to comprehend if you've not flown modern FBW but it's not just a case of replacing old style rods and bell cranks, it has allowed the designers to incorporate subtleties such as envelope protection, and heaven knows what else and also a whole host of autoflight modes and sub modes that might at best get a passing nod in the "flying manual ". Just about anyone who has flown modern FBW for any length of time will have been "surprised" by some subtle feature of the FBW that they have been unprepared for or never been told about.